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Jackie Keith Whitley (July 1, 1954 – May 9, 1989) was an American country music and bluegrass singer and songwriter. During his career, he released only two albums but charted 12 singles on the Billboard country charts, and 7 more after his death.
Loretta Lynn Morgan (born June 27, 1959) [1] [2] is an American country music singer and actress. She is the daughter of George Morgan, widow of Keith Whitley, and ex-wife of Jon Randall and Sammy Kershaw, all of whom are also country music singers.
Gill began writing the song following the death of country music singer Keith Whitley in 1989. Gill did not finish the song until a few years later following the death of his older brother Bob of a heart attack in 1993. Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless both sang background vocals on the record.
He said Keith Whitley’s passing of alcohol poisoning in 1989 was a wake-up call for him. “I stopped at a bridge down here at the Harpeth somewhere and threw all my stuff into the river. I ...
Garth Brooks and Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame Museum Honor Keith Whitley's Giant Legacy
The album includes renditions of Keith Whitley's songs by various country music artists, as well as an original composition called "Little Boy Lost", co-written and performed by Daron Norwood. The album also contains four previously unreleased Whitley demos from 1984 that were enhanced by the album's producer, Blake Melvin.
The song was later covered by Keith Whitley as a duet with his wife Lorrie Morgan. Posthumously released in July 1990, it was the only single from his Greatest Hits album. This version peaked at number 13 on the country singles charts and won the Vocal Event of the Year at the Country Music Association awards. [2]
Greatest Hits is American country music artist Keith Whitley's first compilation album, released a year after his death. It was released in 1990 by RCA Records.It peaked at No. 5 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA.