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Keith Whitley
Jackie Keith Whitley 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 seven more after his death. Born in Ashland, Kentucky, Whitley grew up in nearby Sandy Hook. He began his career there in 1970, performing in Ralph Stanley's band. Establishing himself as a lead singer in bluegrass music, Whitley moved to Nashville in 1983 and began his recording career there. His first top-20 country hit single, "Miami, My Amy", was released in 1986. In 1988, his first three singles from his second studio album Don't Close Your Eyes, the title song, "When You Say Nothing at All", and "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" were number-one hits. During the final years of his life, Whitley struggled with a lifelong alcohol addiction. He completed his sessions for his follow-up album, I Wonder Do You Think of Me, before dying of acute alcohol poisoning in 1989 at his Goodlettsville home at age 34. The album's "title song", along with "It Ain't Nothin'" and "I'm Over You", were released as singles after his death. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Don't Close Your Eyes
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When You Say Nothing at All
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I'm Over You
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Somebody's Doin' Me Right
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I'm No Stranger to the Rain
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Albums

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Second Generation

2005
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Don't Close Your Eyes

1988
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The Essential Keith Whitley

1996
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Sad Songs And Waltzes

2000
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L.A. to Miami

1985
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Super Hits

1996
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Kentucky Bluebird

1991
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16 Biggest Hits

2006
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I Wonder Do You Think of Me

1989
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RCA Country Legends

2002

Videos

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Don't Close Your Eyes (Official Video)

Keith Whitley • 65M views
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Between an Old Memory and Me (Official Audio)

Keith Whitley • 1M views
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I Never Go Around Mirrors (Official Audio)

Keith Whitley • 394K views
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When You Say Nothing at All (Official Video)

Keith Whitley • 56M views
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Some Old Side Road (Official Audio)

Keith Whitley • 200K views
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I'm No Stranger to the Rain (Official Video)

Keith Whitley • 14M views
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Kentucky Bluebird (Official Audio)

Keith Whitley • 1.9M views
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Tell Lorrie I Love Her (Official Audio)

Keith Whitley • 586K views

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Country Gold

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Playlists by Keith Whitley

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Album: Don't Close Your Eyes

Playlist • Keith Whitley • 21K views

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