Keith Whitley

American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born July 1, 1954, Ashland, Kentucky – died May 9, 1989, Sandy Hook, Kentucky.

He began his career in 1970, when he and his friend Ricky Skaggs joined Ralph Stanley's band The Clinch Mountain Boys. That same year, Keith and Ricky recorded a duet album. In 1973, he worked with Jimmy Gaudreau in a short-lived band called The Country Store. In 1975, he returned to Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys as lead singer and guitarist. In 1981, he worked with J.D. Crowe & The New South. He embarked on a solo career in 1985 and hit the charts with his RCA single, “Miami, My Amy” in 1986. He died on May 9, 1989 of alcohol poisoning.

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