who? even after watching the video.... who?

Never heard of him either.. but then i looked him up in case he was important.. apparently he was, for a short time.

See this link.. you will recognize the song

Link
still gets a 'meh' from me.. but i thought i'd help out.

real shaman: who? even after watching the video.... who?

Not a country fan, I see. At least not in the '80s.

Who? from here too.

A look at his Wiki page (new window) cleared up much of that as for a brief span of time he seemed to have things really going for him.

Going out at .477, while certainly nothing to aim for, is unusual though in the years of practice needed to get that far without passing out...

/some good music though
//not my normal style but worth looking up some other songs
///thanks subby

Whitley had some major country hits in the mid- to late-'80s. He was married to Lorrie Morgan.

The guy had a big problem with booze and was found dead one day from alcohol poisoning.

I'll drink to that.

what-the-fark-ever.

these same buffoons selected george w. bush, twice.

-and don't forget reagan and poppa bush.

good riddance to country music and american hypocrisy.

may they both rot simultaneously.

Bauer: what-the-fark-ever.

these same buffoons selected george w. bush, twice.

-and don't forget reagan and poppa bush.

good riddance to country music and american hypocrisy.

may they both rot simultaneously.

Don't confuse the slick, polished Nashville sound that is country today with the real country musicians of yesterday. Cash, Haggard, Jennings, the Statlers, Hank Williams, so forth.

Whitely, while talented, was part of that "Nashville Sound", so I don't give him a lot of credit. Sad story, just not really my kind of country.

who?

subby here. I knew this would bring out the country haters; that's ok, every music genre has detractors.

Closest paralell that quickly comes to mind is when Tupac died. Both were up and coming, both died too young, (and in very sad ways) and both deaths rocked their prospective music fields. Oh, and both get mocked by people who don't like their kind of music.

Whitley played in Ralph Stanleys' band and got started in bluegrass, so he's as 'country' as any of the aforementioned names, didn't wear a stupid cowboy hat, and had a lot more cred than most people you heard when he was alive (as well as now).

I remember hearing the radio announcement when he died. It shocked me, since he didn't seem the type. His wiki page says he used to drink perfume & nail polish to get drunk. That's hardcore.

Sad that he went out that way. He had some talent, but I was never crazy about his music. Just a personal preference thing. His style wasn't subversive enough to grab my attention. I'm kind of a weirdo when it comes to music. Actually, I'm kind of a weirdo in general...

Bauer
what-the-fark-ever.

these same buffoons selected george w. bush, twice.

-and don't forget reagan and poppa bush.

good riddance to country music and american hypocrisy.

may they both rot simultaneously

You sir are a farking moron!

This post made me feel older than all the arthritis and grey pubes in the world.

Only reason I know about him is that a friend back in Austin wrote Hard Livin'. All things considered, I reckon that song was about perfect for him.

Saw him 3 weeks before he died in Chattanooga at the Governor's Lounge. Good show. He was a little bitty feller though. maybe 5 ft and 120 lbs or so

Bauer: what-the-fark-ever.

these same buffoons selected george w. bush, twice.

-and don't forget reagan and poppa bush.

good riddance to country music and american hypocrisy.

may they both rot simultaneously.

1/10. You're trying way too hard.

Bauer: what-the-fark-ever.
these same buffoons selected george w. bush, twice.
-and don't forget reagan and poppa bush.
good riddance to country music and american hypocrisy.
may they both rot simultaneously.

Sterio type people very much moran?

I like both kinds of music, guns and NASCAR - I have voted in every election since 1972 - I have never voted for a Bush or a Reagan.

/From the South
//Imperial Beach that is
///BKOM = Country AND Western

He should have waited about ten years. Lorrie Morgan wasn't even 30 when he died, and still had about ten years of hittability left at that point.

CheddarPants: He should have waited about ten years. Lorrie Morgan wasn't even 30 when he died, and still had about ten years of hittability left at that point.

She'll be 50 in June, and still looks pretty good.

20 years

*facepalm*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q999TfiOd8Q&feature=related

Whiskerwits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q999TfiOd8Q&feature=related

That's some great early footage. Thanks.

Keith Whitley came along when, dammit, someone had to be anti-Nashville at a time when Billy Ray Cyrus was topping the country charts.

My mom was a fan of both Whitley and Lorrie Morgan. I remember her telling me about how severe his drinking problem was; apparently Lorrie used to tie Keith's leg to her own when they went to bed, to keep him from getting up in the night and drinking. Very sad.

arealrascal: Keith Whitley came along when, dammit, someone had to be anti-Nashville at a time when Billy Ray Cyrus was topping the country charts.

I see where you're coming from but your timeframe is off a bit. Cyrus didn't hit til 3 years after Whitley died. Speaking of anti-Nashburg, Dwight Yoakam and Steve Earle were also making their initial jumps on the scene during Whitley's heyday. Gary Stewart was still around, too. Yeah, there was some crap, but that's true in any arbitrary stretch of time.

John Buck 41: arealrascal: Keith Whitley came along when, dammit, someone had to be anti-Nashville at a time when Billy Ray Cyrus was topping the country charts.

I see where you're coming from but your timeframe is off a bit. Cyrus didn't hit til 3 years after Whitley died. Speaking of anti-Nashburg, Dwight Yoakam and Steve Earle were also making their initial jumps on the scene during Whitley's heyday. Gary Stewart was still around, too. Yeah, there was some crap, but that's true in any arbitrary stretch of time.

I was a sophomore in college when Whitley died. I was into some of the "new country" stuff that was bringing about a resurgence in popularity at the time. I saw Dwight Yoakam in concert that same year when his opening act was Clint Black, someone no one had heard of yet.

That era of fresh new, throwback country didn't seem to last too long before things started turning toward the likes of Faith Hill and Shania.

Recoil Therapy: Going out at .477, while certainly nothing to aim for, is unusual though in the years of practice needed to get that far without passing out...

Holy gang fark in a VW beetle, .477? That my friends is hard farking core.

Bauer: what-the-fark-ever.

these same buffoons selected george w. bush, twice.

-and don't forget reagan and poppa bush.

good riddance to country music and american hypocrisy.

may they both rot simultaneously.

Yeah, bad troll.

Lest you forget that reagan actually turned the country around from economic disaster and led one of the largest growth periods the middle class has ever seen, and poppa bush unleashed the internet for the world stimulating the economic growth for clinton, lets see how saint obabma does, so far, not so good. If you are going to troll at least get your facts straight.


Also not a huge fan of modern country music but the 80s were ok, after that they were pretty bad.

John Buck 41: subby here. I knew this would bring out the country haters; that's ok, every music genre has detractors.

Closest parallel that quickly comes to mind is when Tupac died. Both were up and coming, both died too young, (and in very sad ways) and both deaths rocked their prospective music fields. Oh, and both get mocked by people who don't like their kind of music.

Whitley played in Ralph Stanleys' band and got started in bluegrass, so he's as 'country' as any of the aforementioned names, didn't wear a stupid cowboy hat, and had a lot more cred than most people you heard when he was alive (as well as now).

Keith Whitley did have country street cred (heh), but he was also a part of the whole Nashville music row machine. Producer driven, the songs were brought to him, he didn't really write any of his hits.

Not saying he wasn't talented, because one of his last songs was "Tell Lorrie I Love Her", which was a great song, and showed a promising glimpse of what Keith Whitley could've done if he had been allowed to.

That aside, he still had a great voice for country, and the songs he recorded were all pretty damn good for 80s country.

JMO, of course.

FirstNationalBastard: John Buck 41: subby here. I knew this would bring out the country haters; that's ok, every music genre has detractors.

Closest parallel that quickly comes to mind is when Tupac died. Both were up and coming, both died too young, (and in very sad ways) and both deaths rocked their prospective music fields. Oh, and both get mocked by people who don't like their kind of music.

Whitley played in Ralph Stanleys' band and got started in bluegrass, so he's as 'country' as any of the aforementioned names, didn't wear a stupid cowboy hat, and had a lot more cred than most people you heard when he was alive (as well as now).

Keith Whitley did have country street cred (heh), but he was also a part of the whole Nashville music row machine. Producer driven, the songs were brought to him, he didn't really write any of his hits.

Not saying he wasn't talented, because one of his last songs was "Tell Lorrie I Love Her", which was a great song, and showed a promising glimpse of what Keith Whitley could've done if he had been allowed to.

That aside, he still had a great voice for country, and the songs he recorded were all pretty damn good for 80s country.

JMO, of course.

I think he was just comparing it to modern flash driven country music, but then again most of the music industry has sucked lately.

Who?

FiendishFellow05:

Whitely, while talented, was part of that "Nashville Sound", so I don't give him a lot of credit. Sad story, just not really my kind of country.


No he wasn't. Are you on crack?

John Buck 41: subby here. I knew this would bring out the country haters; that's ok, every music genre has detractors.

Great find, thanks for posting.

/always thought Earl Thomas Conley sounded a lot like KW

My God the ignorance is rampant here tonight.Keith was a simple man from Kentucky who sang some of the best and last real country music.He died twenty years ago.There is no correlation between Reagan,and Keith Whitley.Why not just shut the fark up? The narrow minded, the ignorant,and the uneducated seem to get a cheap rush out of pissing on a mans grave.I don't offer posted opinions on Kanye West or these one named girl singers who all sound very similar...because I won't judge their talent on one farking video.Stupid neo-con wanna be liberals.

professordumbledorf: My God the ignorance is rampant here tonight.Keith was a simple man from Kentucky who sang some of the best and last real country music.He died twenty years ago.There is no correlation between Reagan,and Keith Whitley.Why not just shut the fark up? The narrow minded, the ignorant,and the uneducated seem to get a cheap rush out of pissing on a mans grave.I don't offer posted opinions on Kanye West or these one named girl singers who all sound very similar...because I won't judge their talent on one farking video.Stupid neo-con wanna be liberals.

A little over the top, but I agree in general.

/Hates people who rag on music they no nothing about.

Bauer: what-the-fark-ever.

these same buffoons selected george w. bush, twice.

-and don't forget reagan and poppa bush.

good riddance to country music and american hypocrisy.

may they both rot simultaneously.

Ask any real Cowboy's fans think of Lorrie Morgan...

/paging Di Atribe

Dr.Knockboots: Never heard of him either.. but then i looked him up in case he was important.. apparently he was, for a short time.

See this link.. you will recognize the song

Link
still gets a 'meh' from me.. but i thought i'd help out.

Was our first dance at our wedding.

I would bet that having to repeatedly perform that crappy song for a living drove him to drink himself to death.