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Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan were a country music power couple in the late '80s. The two were married in 1986, until Keith's tragic passing in 1989 from alcohol poisoning at the young age of 33 ...
May 26, 1989 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lorrie Morgan will grieve for the rest of her life about the tragic death of husband Keith Whitley. But she knew Whitley's addiction to alcohol was 'always a ticking...
May 2, 2021 · Welcome to Episode #5 of Country History X, which looks to tell the history of country music, one story at a time. This is story of the tragic life and death of Keith Whitley who died at the age of 34 due to alcohol abuse, and the conspiracy theories that surrounded it, told through the eyes of his widow Lorrie Morgan. Editor’s notes:
Last year the Opry held a special star-studded tribute to Keith Whitley, featuring his widow Lorrie Morgan and their son Jesse Keith Whitley, along with Garth Brooks, Ashley McBryde, Mark Wills ...
May 9, 2024 · It's not an easy day for Lorrie Morgan. She's mourning the passing of icon Keith Whitley 35 years later in a moving post. Even after all this time, it's still difficult for her to accept he's gone.
May 8, 2019 · Keith’s manager, Don Light, had warned her early on. But Whitley has always treated Lorrie Morgan well. She insists he never said a negative word to her, or raised his voice at her during the entirety of their marriage. It was himself that Whitley would regularly put in harm’s way. “It was like a ticking timebomb,” Lorrie Morgan recalls.
Feb 17, 2024 · Lorrie Morgan has posted a video on her socials of her performing an emotional rendition of her late husband Keith Whitley’s 1988 chart-topping country hit “Don’t Close Your Eyes.”In the ...
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