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Jackie Keith Whitley (July 1, 1954 – May 9, 1989) was an American country music 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.
May 2, 2021 · The cause of death for Keith Whitley was officially ruled alcohol poisoning by local medical examiner Charles Harlan on May 10th—a day after Whitley’s death. The singer’s blood alcohol level was reported to be .47, or almost five times the amount to be declared intoxicated in Tennessee.
May 9, 2024 · Keith Whitley died on May 9, 1989, but his music lives on. The traditional country singer's smooth baritone-tenor marks his best songs from a half-decade worth of records and many more years...
Nov 29, 2021 · Country singer Jackie Keith Whitley died at 33 years old due to alcohol poisoning.
May 10, 1989 · Keith Whitley, who battled a drinking problem while becoming one of the brightest young stars in country music, was found dead at his home here Tuesday of accidental acute alcohol poisoning,...
May 13, 1989 · Whitley, a rising star of country music, was found dead in bed at his suburban home Tuesday. He was 33 years old. The Davidson County medical examiner, Dr. Charles Harlan, said an alcohol...
May 8, 2019 · Keith Whitley died from alcohol poisoning a few years later, on May 9, 1989. He was 33 years old and had been married to Lorrie Morgan for about three years. Keith Whitley didn’t know his...
Just a short clip of Keith Whitley's funeral on May 12th, 1989. People spotted in this include Ricky Skaggs, Sharon White, Ralph Emery, Lorrie Morgan, and Keith's band mates.
May 10, 2016 · He died May 9, 1989, at the age of 33, cutting short a career that, at the time, seemed destined for so much more musical greatness than he had already experienced. But Keith Whitley was...
It's a bizarre yet accurate statement that can be made that says that the past two years has seen the revival of Whitley's legacy make an artist who died when he was only 34, somehow...