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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.
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.
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]
Garth Brooks and Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame Museum Honor Keith Whitley's Giant Legacy
Also being ushered in are the late country star Keith Whitley — another figure that many would have like to have seen getting in much sooner — and arguably the most famo.
When Keith Whitley heard it, he loved it, and was not going to let it get away. [1] Earlier, he had recorded another Overstreet-Schlitz composition that became a No. 1 hit for another artist - Randy Travis' "On the Other Hand." Whitley did not plan to let "When You Say Nothing at All" meet the same fate. [1] [2]
The song was covered by Alan Jackson for Keith Whitley's 1994 tribute album, by Kellie Pickler for the deluxe edition of her 2008 self-titled second album, and by The Voice Season 6 contestant Jake Worthington for his audition song and fan-chosen final performance.
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 ...