http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37770&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rssKeith Whitley was born country and he died country. At the age of four, Whitley brought home first place awards singing in talent shows. By age eight he'd picked up a guitar. Most impressively, at age thirteen, Whitley and a young Ricky Skaggs formed a Bluegrass band; they joined Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys soon after. Whitley played with that group and other country and Bluegrass musicians until he cut three records with the New South in 1978. He landed a deal with RCA records four years later and released his solo debut, <I>A Hard Act To Follow</I>, which featured Honky-Tonk songs with slivers of rock. Today, the album is considered an integral part of the New Traditional family tree. Behind the varied production on every one of his recordings reveals a man with a soulful voice and a strong love for country music. Whitley continued to make commercially produced albums that he was generally unhappy with, battling alcoholism concurrently. His battle ended May 9, 1989, when he died from acute alcohol poisoning. - Eric SheaNew Traditionalen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:06:32 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37770&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Keith Whitley was born country and he died country. At the age of four, Whitley brought home first place awards singing in talent shows. By age eight he'd picked up a guitar. Most impressively, at age thirteen, Whitley and a young Ricky Skaggs formed a Bluegrass band; they joined Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys soon after. Whitley played with that group and other country and Bluegrass musicians until he cut three records with the New South in 1978. He landed a deal with RCA records four years later and released his solo debut, <I>A Hard Act To Follow</I>, which featured Honky-Tonk songs with slivers of rock. Today, the album is considered an integral part of the New Traditional family tree. Behind the varied production on every one of his recordings reveals a man with a soulful voice and a strong love for country music. Whitley continued to make commercially produced albums that he was generally unhappy with, battling alcoholism concurrently. His battle ended May 9, 1989, when he died from acute alcohol poisoning. - Eric Shea http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432428&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 1432428 tra.1432428 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 Super Hits alb.106211 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/3/0/9/1819035_170x170.jpg 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 true When You Say Nothing At All tra.1432428 220000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432428&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432428&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2530187&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 2530187 tra.2530187 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 Don't Close Your Eyes alb.313347 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http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/7/0/1360768_170x170.jpg 1997-03-01 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Some Old Side Road tra.3062969 208000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3062969&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3062969&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432765&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 1432765 tra.1432765 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 Don't Close Your Eyes alb.313347 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/7/0/1360768_170x170.jpg 1997-03-01 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true It's All Coming Back To Me Now tra.1432765 169000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432765&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432765&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432578&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 1432578 tra.1432578 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 Don't Close Your Eyes alb.313347 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/7/0/1360768_170x170.jpg 1997-03-01 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Would These Arms Be In Your Way tra.1432578 192000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432578&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432578&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432591&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Tue, 7 Aug 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 1432591 tra.1432591 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.139994 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/9/9/1379938_170x170.jpg 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 true Til A Tear Becomes A Rose - (w/Lorrie Morgan) tra.1432591 213000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432591&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432591&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432422&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 1432422 tra.1432422 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 Super Hits alb.106211 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/3/0/9/1819035_170x170.jpg 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 true Miami, My Amy tra.1432422 205000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432422&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432422&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3060556&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Tue, 7 Aug 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 3060556 tra.3060556 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.139994 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/9/9/1379938_170x170.jpg 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 true I'm No Stranger To The Rain tra.3060556 216000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3060556&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3060556&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432605&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 1432605 tra.1432605 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 Don't Close Your Eyes alb.313347 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/7/0/1360768_170x170.jpg 1997-03-01 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lucky Dog tra.1432605 118000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432605&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432605&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9764635&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 9764635 tra.9764635 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 16 Biggest Hits alb.9756184 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/3/8/1328391_170x170.jpg 2006-04-11 00:00:00.0 2006-04-11 00:00:00.0 true I'm Over You tra.9764635 182000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9764635&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9764635&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432611&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 1432611 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Somebody's Doin' Me Right tra.9764636 227000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9764636&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9764636&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432618&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Traditional Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Keith Whitley on Rhapsody Online 1432618 tra.1432618 Keith Whitley art.37770 0.99 Sad Songs & Waltzes alb.218485 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/6/1/1651626_170x170.jpg 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 1982-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Where Did You Learn To Love Like That? tra.1432618 149000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432618&variant=play&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1432618&variant=data&rws=%2Fkeith-whitley%2Ftop-tracks.rss