Keith Whitley was a solid sounding voice and hit #1s on the charts with songs people could relate to. His final studio album, I Wonder Do You Think of Me was to me a masterpiece. May 9, 2019 @ Kat Harper Lockwood, Frank E. "Singing in Rain". Didnt Garth say he was hesitant on accepting his nomination to the Hall because he believed Whitley should of been in before him? Then in 2010, the accusations against Charles Harlan became even more severe, with the doctor being blamed for numerous botched autopsies resulting in false murder convictions, including a man convicted for stabbing and murdering his cousin, when the deceased died after having a seizure and falling on a glass table. But your comment, I like to think Keith would have been the leading force for traditional country music into the mid to late 90s with Strait, Jackson, and Travis. makes the very assumption I referenced in my post. But, pieces like this one are what grab my heart and stick with me. 10:13 pm, I think he is the best singer of all time and we can learn from him and his songs even though he is not with us anymore dosent mean that we should not go on and not have fun doing what we all know and love doing sing together, Nick Brown Keith loved his life, his music, and his family. Will be passing through Tri-Cities later today. On the morning of Tuesday, May 9th, 1989, Whitley spoke to his mother briefly on the phone, and then was visited by his brother-in-law Lane Palmer at his home in Goodletsville, Tennessee, near Nashville. His vocals matured so much from the LA to Miami album to Dont Close Your Eyes. I think Keith Whitley may be one of the biggest What-ifs in country music history. All I know is we lost a damn fine voice. May 8, 2019 @ Men are not walking around with a childs brain in an adults body (in MOST casesdont get me wrong there) helplessly stumbling off cliffs or touching hot stoves without their mommy wives to chaperone them. Before Lorrie Morgan left on her flight, Keith Whitley gave her a greeting card with a note in it, but Lorrie would not open it at the time. He was singing on a Charleston, West Virginia radio station within a year. It was an absolute tragedy. He was there. alcoholism is just that, the alcohol takes over and the person isnt able to control the impulsive behavior. Joan Shedeck I love Jamey and respect how he carries on great traditional music. I wouldnt publish a statement of fact based on an inference from an article. With your Gene Watson and Vern Gosdin comparisons, I would love to see them get into the hall of fame as well on their talent, career achievement and influence. As a journalist, trying to balance recollections of past events can be very difficult. TilBillyHill And, they are details I only learned through your posts and the links you included. L.A. to Miami, released in 1985, would give him his first Top 20 country hit single, "Miami, My Amy". The drugs may have contributed to the singers death, Harlan said, but the cause was drinking too much alcohol in too short a time. Your articles about Keith are much-appreciated. May they only make you that much stronger and able and wise. I have always been a fan of Keith Whitley.. He was also known for making gruesome remarks to families and colleagues about deceased individuals, and reportedly kept body parts in jars around his office, home, and rental property. Salina Journal (KS) Thursday, October 27, 1988. Cocaine and Valium were also in Whitleys system, according to autopsy results released later. May 8, 2019 @ To me, Vern and Keith are the 2nd and 3rd greatest country singers to stand behind a mic (Jones the greatest ever, period), and are often overlooked and underappreciated due to lifes circumstances. Tell Lorri I Love Her is so sweet and pure. Thanks again for writing this terrific article!!! That didn't stop the singer from releasing a second album the next year. No argument there. In 1988, his first three singles from his 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. 9:41 pm. His later singles, "I Wonder Do You Think of Me", "It Ain't Nothin'", and "I'm Over You", were released after his death. 6:02 pm. To blame Lorrie for his alcoholism and accidental alcohol poisoning is cruel and preposterous. %%EOF You think she would have stayed home..it is a shamesuch talent is gone.ioved all of his songs..i even sing a few of his songs..he was awesome.when a Dr tells your not to leave someone side you do not do it.. Now thats some big bullshit. His influence on a long line of country artists is undeniable. King Honky Of Crackershire His brother in law Lane was an extremely shady character imo. Assuming he means it, and it sounds from those comments that he does, thats impressive. The music world mourned the loss of Whitley, and his wife Lorrie Morgan coped with the loss by recording an album as a tribute to her husband, per Country Music Alley. May 9, 2019 @ . His death came as a shock to the music world, especially when his cause of death was finally revealed to the public. My view was coming from a different world conducting investigations with civil and/or criminal implications. We still listen to his records/Cds. I got chills reading the card. He left the medical examiners post in 1994 after three separate women accused him of sexual harassment. May 8, 2019 @ I cant imagine any more disrespectful or shameful a response to Keith Whitleys death these many years later than to be bringing up what Lorrie Morgan did or didnt do. "On the Other Hand" was pitched to Whitley before Randy Travis released the song as a single and when Whitley's version wasn't released as a single, Travis released his in 1986, as did George Strait with "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her". I am the founder of the Down Home in Johnson City, Tn. Whitley survived his reckless teen-age years and battled his stubborn drinking problem to become one of country musics emerging stars, along with Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam. We loved him then, we love you now, we will always love you for you Keith. Whitley had been an . The album produced hits for Whitley as well, including a duet with Earl Thomas Conley, named "Brotherly Love," which peaked at No. These are the disturbing details found in Jackie Keith Whitley's autopsy.#JackieKeithWhitley #CountryMusic #Musician Read Full Article: https://www.grunge.com/671690/disturbing-details-found-in-jackie-keith-whitleys-autopsy-report/ In the book, Morgan goes into some fairly lurid details of Keith Whitley's life and death, including accusations of infidelity, and how she couldn't even trust Whitley around alcohol-based toiletries or beauty products due to his addiction, even having to tie his legs to hers at night so he wouldn't sneak out of bed to drink, and how she would have to sometimes accompany him when he used the bathroom to make sure he wouldn't guzzle something on the counter or beneath the sink. Induct him already. In a week, Lorrie would be releasing her debut album on RCA Records, Leave The Light On, and had tour dates booked to promote the new release. He is buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery outside Nashville. At the Whitley tribute Thursday night, Garth stated it was time to right a wrong and get Keith in the HOF, also stating his belief that Keith was the second greatest voice in country music only to Jones. It was his time.. We might be able to change the venue but we can never change the time..you can wonder the what if forever but things happen the way they are meant to.. Lorrie being there wouldnt have made a difference..not cold n cruel Just truth.. Ardith Kessler Sorrygot a paragraph out of place in cutting/pasting. I guess thats the debate with music or art. Small amounts of cocaine and Valium were also found in his system. His body of work and the fact that it caused the resurgence in the popularity of country music 4 the 90s is why hes why hes being inducted to the Hall of Fame, BRYAN DENNIS May 10, 2019 @ back in 1976 and that is where Keith and I first met when he was fronting J.D. The result was a song Whitley had optioned for his previous album called I Wonder Do You Think of Me, and was to result in his next album release. Joe Tank Leach Sometimes folks personal demons get the best of them. It is such a shame to lose such a great artist while so young. Blessed be, Convict charlie Keith Whitley was 33 years old. In 2022, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.[2]. This, of course, is pure speculation from a person who knew/knows neither of them. She loved him with everything she had. She then heads off to Alaska of all places and he died shortly after. I think the interview is pretty clear when she opened the card, but I agree theres also some ambiguity there. "Keith Whitley". Have to credit Pandora for introducing me to Darrell Scotts recording, which led to learning he was the songwriter. In another incident, he drove his car off a 120-foot (37m) cliff into a frozen river, escaping with only a broken collar bone. Not at all. May 8, 2019 @ Keith Whitley had agreed to drive his wife and partner Lorrie Morgan to the Nashville airport to see them off on a promotional trip to Alaska. It was a matter of life and death, Whitley said. The article specifically is discussing how she was seeing the card in light of what had transpired since he gave it to her. This heavily padded memoir details her three and a half years with Keith Whitley (her pathetic but gifted second husband, who drank himself to hillbilly heaven in 1989). Dear Lord, he drank hairspray?! He was considered country musics next superstar. 1 singles since it was released last year, including last months Im No Stranger to the Rain., The title song was nominated by the Academy of Country Music for song and single record of the year. I had never seen the entire note that Keith gave to Lorrie that Sunday afternoon he drove her to the airport. But, it was a great show even from the nosebleeds of Thompson-Boling arena in Knoxville. Lane Palmer left Whitleys Goodletsville residence at approximately 8:30 a.m., planning to return an hour later for the golf excursion. 11:43 am. About 2-3 years old when his dad died. It doesnt matter what he was doing or where he was.. Two new songs were added to "Greatest Hits": The first, "Tell Lorrie I Love Her" was written and recorded at home by Whitley for Morgan, originally intended as a work tape for Whitley's friend Curtis 'Mr. It was like a ticking timebomb, Lorrie Morgan recalls. The question I have is What if through one way or another had Lane managed to resuscitate Keith to a point where he be transported by an ambulance to the hospital?, Ronald Stoner "I'm Over You" also was in the Top 5 in early 1990, reaching No. endstream endobj 57 0 obj <>>>/Filter/Standard/Length 128/O(xn?!b}D>,)/P -1340/R 4/StmF/StdCF/StrF/StdCF/U(1 9po )/V 4>> endobj 58 0 obj <><><>]/ON[75 0 R]/Order[]/RBGroups[]>>/OCGs[74 0 R 75 0 R]>>/OutputIntents 54 0 R/Pages 53 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 59 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> endobj 60 0 obj <>stream think maybe he was born in Ashland hospital? June 29, 2020 @ I myself like the traditional songs, sound. [citation needed] Stanley opened the door of the club and heard what he thought was the Stanley Brothers playing on a jukebox. Now, I do believe he would have a leading force. If you havent seen it, check out Jon recording his version of the song on Youtube. On May 12th, 1989, more than 500 mourners attended Keith Whitleys funeral where long-time friend Ricky Skaggs presented the eulogy, and spoke specifically about the ills of drug and alcohol abuse. You are sooooo right. 4:54 pm. I recall a Tracy Lawrence interview from 1993 where he said that if hed survived, hed have been bigger than Garth. Garth was a whole different kind of beast when it came to album sales, but I think Whitley definitely would have entered the 90s with the same status as Strait, Yoakam, or Travis (meaning that I dont think he wouldve been swept away in the wake of the Class of 89/90). In Lorries book, page 201 states she opened the letter as soon as the plane was in the air. The police found 23 cans of empty Budweiser, an empty bottle of Scope, and four half consumed bottles of hair spray in the bedroom that Keith passed away. 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