Keith Whitley died 30 years ago today

Amen. Keith Whitley was a great one!

32 years ago today :)

Thank you Keith, you've been a companion through so many rainy days...

What a dude.

I still sing Dont close your eyes.

so the guy downed a ton of whiskey in an hour before golf?

"On the morning of Tuesday, May 9, 1989, Whitley awoke, had a brief phone call with his mother and was later visited by his brother-in-law, Lane Palmer. The two had coffee and were planning a day of golf and lunch, after which Whitley planned to start writing songs for Lorrie Morgan and him to record when she returned from her concert tour. Palmer left at approximately 8:30 am,[8] asking Whitley to be ready to leave within an hour. Upon returning, Palmer found Whitley unconscious on his bed and called an ambulance. Whitley was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The official cause of death was acute ethanolism (alcohol poisoning).[3] Davidson County Medical Examiner Charles Harlan stated that Whitley's blood alcohol level was 0.47 (the equivalent of 20 1-ounce shots of 100-proof whiskey"
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imagine the music if he hadnt sad

Born in “Sandy Hook”, Kentucky . . .

One of his last TV appearances on YT... He looks so tired and wasted but still giving it all :'(

Love Keith's music. Gonna sit on the porch, watch it rain, have a drink or two, and listen to some Keith. Sounds like a good Mother's day to me.

Back in '87 or '88 I had the opportunity to watch Keith in concert at a VFW hall or something in Delavan Illinois. The opening act was Tommy Overstreet. Tommy was a legend I grew up listening to. Was a great night of country music, new and old together. Sad to see both guy gone.

Wow.. 34? Such a shame am shocked. Didn't even know what he looked like till this thread.

cheers for the vid.