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“Jackie Keith Whitley” (b. July 1, 1954 in Sandy Hook, Kentucky d. May 9, 1989) was an American country music singer.
Early life
Whitley learned to play a guitar at a very young age, and became involved with a regional television show when he was eight years old. He and his friend, Ricky Skaggs, formed a bluegrass band, which landed both of them their first break in 1970, when they joined Ralph Stanley’s Clinch Mountain Boys. Whitley was singing lead for the band by 1974 at the age of 20.
In 1978, he joined J. D. Crowe and the New South as lead vocalist and guitarist. Critics were by then praising his vocals, and these reviews eventually caught the attention of RCA Records, who would sign him to a contract in 1984.
Solo years
Whitley’s first solo album, ‘’A Hard Act to Follow,’’ was released in 1984. However, the songs off of the album didn’t get much airplay. Critics regarded the album as too erratic; while Whitley was working hard to achieve his own style, the songs he produced were inconsistent, and because of this, the follow up album would be more with pop sounds and a new producer as well who had been in the music buisness for sometime and had several hit records under his belt with other artists Blake Mev...
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When You Say Nothing At All
Don't Close Your Eyes
I'm No Stranger To The Rain
Miami, My Amy
I'm Over You
I Wonder Do You Think Of Me
It Ain't Nothin'
Ten Feet Away
I Never Go Around Mirrors
Homecoming '63
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