Keith Whitley

Keith Whitley (b. July 1, 1955 in Sandy Hook, Kentucky - d. May 9, 1989 near Nashville, Tennessee) was an American country music singer.

Early life

Whitley learned to play a guitar at a very young age, and became involved with a regional television show when he was eight years old. He and his friend Ricky Skaggs formed a bluegrass band, which landed both of them their first break in 1970 when they joined Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. Whitley was singing lead for the band by 1974.

Related Topics:
Ricky Skaggs - Bluegrass - 1970 - Ralph Stanley's - Clinch Mountain Boys - 1974

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1978, he joined J. D. Crowe and the New South as lead vocalist and guitarist. Critics were by then praising his very twangy country vocals, and these reviews eventually caught the attention of RCA Records, who would sign him to a contract in 1984.

Related Topics:
1978 - J. D. Crowe - RCA Records - 1984

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~