“I’m No Stranger to the Rain” was the fifth and last single released from Keith’s second album “Don’t Close Your Eyes” (which has been certified gold). This would be the last single that Keith would release before his death and it was the last song he would get to see go number one. He would later have two more posthumous number one hits on his third album, I Wonder Do You Think of Me (which has also been certified gold).
It's true lol I never been into country but I can see the immense difference when I hear it. Older country songs remind me of a true cowboy out in the west riding horses etc lol falling in love. Newer country makes me think of men in big ford trucks, drinking beer, and falling in love. I personally love the deeper voices like Conway twitty. 😊
Keith could sing his ass off. He could sing those low notes as well as a high tenor, incredible range and tone. He was a professional touring musician with a nationally known band at 15! 15! If he’d lived, he’d have been another Haggard or Jones. Even still, he’s a huge influence and favorite of just about everyone.
Thank you, I've always loved Keith's songs, his voice is superb. I'm 51, and I agree, MOST of the songs played on country stations these days are just pop songs with some country lyrics. Just because someone wears a cowboy hat don't make him a cowboy. I've noticed in newer songs it's more about the instruments, not the lyrics (because those are all the same), and to me, if you can't hear the lyrics of a song, it's not a good country song. Country songs can and do have great instrumentation, but it shouldn't overshadow the actual song, the part that is sung. If the instruments are so loud you can't make out the lyrics, it's just a pop song.. Play her some Marty Robbins (El Paso, or My Woman, My Woman, My Wife), or there are literally hundreds if not thousands of artists from the 50's through the 90's who's worst song would still sound better than most of what's on today's country stations.
You should do 'Go rest high on that mountain' by Vince Gill It's a song he wrote about Keith Whitley and Vince's brother both whom died of substance abuse issues.
Lorrie was finally making it big, Keith begged her not to go on tour. With her record company threatening to sue her if she didn’t, she went on tour. It is speculated it is during this time Keith recorded "Tell Lorrie I love her " and, he passed away while she was on tour. Keith binge drank himself to death (alcohol poisoning). They were still very much in love and married. Sited: Life and Times of Keith Whitley on RU-vid.
Hi, actually, on the life and times of Keith Whitley, his sister Merry said that the loss of his brother Randy probably contributed to his alcoholism. He died in a moter cycle accident in the early 80's. Also, keith released four albums. His first one was a minni LP with 7 songs witch didn't do well on radio. His second full album was the breakthrough. The song that was his breakthrough was called Miami, My Amy. Then the third album was the one don't close your eyes witch was released in 1988. His fourth and final album was releasedin 1990 and called, I wonder do you think of me.
I call the new country crap. County rap. Keith Whitley was the real deal. The cool thing about this song is he didn't write this. When Keith heard this he said it was his story so he recorded it. Being from Kentucky myself I miss Keith and listen to him frequently
Just before time song's time period, country music was going through a huge pop evolution. The disco era of the late 70's led into the "rhinestone cowboy" pop country period of the early 80's. A lot of folks thought real country ( Willie, Waylon, Hank & George Jones) was a thing of the past. Then a.who!e generation of neo-traditionalists (Randy Travis, Alabama, Keith Whitley, Reba, George Strait etc) came out in full force, singlehandedly saving traditional County music and, subsequently paving the way for new artists like Garth, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson & Trisha Yearwood to be able to use their traditional country roots to create a whole new sub-genre of .music called "Today's Country Music". And we're glad they did. Today's artists owe a lot to the those who laid the tracks for them, making it possible to do what they do.
He has a song called, "Tell Lori I Love Her." Which they found after he passed. It's a raw recording, believed to be while he was alone at home (you can kinda hear the TV in the background in the beginning.. The lyrics are very ominous. I think I also read that his career only lasted 4 years before he passed.. Sucks to think about all of the great music we lost out on. Though that's a selfish thought.
Keith could have had a nice long career in country. He was about to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was a married to Lorrie Morgan who was already established in country music. Lorrie comes from a musical family whose dad was George Morgan who was already a member of the Opry.
My buddy Carson Chamberlain played that steel guitar for him. He could play anything well, last I heard he was a producer in Nashville. Produced Allan Jackson.
Where today we say the names of Brooks, Straight and Gill if Keith had lived we would be saying the name Whitley.. He would be up there with Cash, Twitty, Hag, Williams and Jones... Keith Whitley was that good.
RIP Keith a true country legend I understand alcohol addiction I'm currently fighting a downhill battle against alcohol myself it's no fun but it gets you through the hard times and if I had to pick my favorite modern country singer I'd definitely say Colby Yates or Cody Jinks
Yall should do a review on how close Keith's voice is to Randy Travis and the same song environment. Yeah, Keith left us too soon and Randy had his stroke on 2013. Both Country Legends.!🤠👍
Kieth Whitley had a severe drinking problem, he used to drink cologne or anything with alcohol in it just to take the edge off, it got so bad to where his wife chained their feet together at night so she knew if he tried to get up to start drinking. And one day his wife was on vacation and he drank so much he passed out all of the next day and when he woke up he felt fine and had a cup of coffee and 2 hours later he was dead.
Also this was keith whitleys last song its hidden message i guess u could say is about quitting alchol and ironically he died shortly after the release because of alchol
Yeah we all know modern country that makes it into the mainstream is junk designed to catch the ears of miley cyrus fans or something, but there's still great country being made. I hear it all the time, maybe because I'm a Texas guy. But there's good stuff out there and I think it's kinda making its way back to the radio..hopefully. Let me know if you want any recommendations, new, old, traditional or outlaw type country or whatever.
lol that's nostalgia speaking. The 80s were one of the worst decades for country. The neo-traditional movement of the late 80s and early 90s was successful because it was a backlash against the overwhelming pop influence that had been steadily encroaching in country through the 70s and 80s.
The dude is totally right about modern country. It’s not country. As Charlie Daniels said, I’m not saying you can’t make it but I’m saying don’t call it country.
I don't totally hate new country when you look for True Country within new country there's some good stuff out there but if someone is going to tell me they like new country over the classic soul that older country has I don't even want to hear it
i might be mistaken but i think he was a heavy drinker since he was a little 14 year old playing in bars and at the time of his death he was trying to stay sober, his wife Lorie Morgan just went on tour to support one of her most successful albums, his brother in law or friend (i can't remember) was with him that morning and they made plans to go golfing later and he told Whitley to be ready to go in 1 hour. evidently Keith's idea of getting ready meant relapsing like kurt cobain might have, his buddy showed up an hour later and he was unresponsive with like a blood alcohol level of .47 according to Wikipedia which cannot be right it's like half of his blood was alcohol unless I'm not understanding bac correctly, but if that is right I would think you'd have to do a hell of a lot more than 20 shots, figure you have nine pints of blood so does that mean he had 9 pints of blood and another 9 pints of 200 proof? or did 4.5 pints of his blood get evaporated and replaced with liquor? poor guy, he had a f****** great voice not to mention that great guitar player, and one thing you said was that was before country had sold out, that is a false statement, imo, i personally love kenny Rogers but many diehards might say that "lady" was quite the money grab sell out maneuver, from what I've heard the country music industry was selling out even at the time of Hank Williams I basically shunned him from Nashville or some something like that I can't quite remember but the music industry in general is relatively greedy, think about it you got a bunch of creative artists making awesome music and then a bunch of suits taking all that money and screwing them over in any way they can
There's some new country that's good, but hardly any of it from major labels. Look for Texas Country artists like Roger Creager, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, or Pat Green's early stuff before he signed with a Nashville label. Love - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UeBAPC9g3qU.html Carry On - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Kh9lEY8ONGE.html Somewhere Down in Texas - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zgwyEHrh-q8.html Country from the 70s through the early 90s sounds the best to me. Today's so-called country that you hear on the radio is overproduced, commercialized garbage.
Lol You're right. Modern "country" isn't country. They over commercialized it, and changed it up to try to pull in a larger audience. Now every artist they put out is pretty much made from the same cookie-cutter mold, and they tend follow a trend of singing the same terrible songs about partying.. I think some refer to it as "Bro Country." I'm 29, and I can't really listen to much of anything after the 2000's. I've found some non-mainstream gems here and there though. Like Jason Isbell and John Moreland.
I like Trace Adkins but a lot of these new artists and newer "country" songs are NOT true country. Good country music is something you can two step, polka or waltz to. Ok some line dancing too...lol.
New Country???....Ya mean Bro Pop aka Jackimg up a tailgate..cracking a beer..with some lame ass rap mixed in.. Johnny Cash,Merle,Conway,Johnny Paycheck,Waylon,George Jones,Charlie Daniels and Pride,Keith Whitely,Joe Diffie,Johnny Horton,Patsy Cline, Hank Sr.ect ect ect are all turning in their graves cause of these lame no talent sum of beaches..their are still awesome artists but they don't get radio play check out Whitey Morgan and 78's, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson
The older you get the more you appreciate many things that you once took for granted! Today's music it sterile and impersonal like the digital relationships of today. Handwritten letters with scent of author were worth the two week wait over the two minute odorless text!
