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Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960 – November 20, 2005) was an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. During his 25-year career, he released more than a dozen albums, had two songs in the top 50 of the Billboard mainstream rock charts and received two Independent Music Awards.
Aug 31, 2018 · Chris Whitley died at 4pm on Sunday, November 20, 2005. He was 45 years old. Both his brother and Buerger believe that at the end he was at last at peace. “I was alone with him in his room,” Buerger recounts. “I held him, lay on his chest and told him how much I loved him.
Nov 22, 2005 · Chris Whitley, who skirted the edges of alternative rock in the 1990s while creating his own spectral brand of American music, died November 20th of complications from lung cancer. He was...
Feb 27, 2012 · Hard living with the law. : (. It's not just an aching blues song, it was a way of life for Whitley and an anthem for the outlaw, a litany of heartache and struggling to be free. Chris spe...
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Dec 20, 2014 · The new issue of Classic Rock includes a look back over the all-too-short life of Chris Whitley, the Texan troubadour who took the blues into dark and strange new places, influencing everyone from Joe Bonamassa to Johnny Lang along the way. Here are ten essential tracks from this most tragic of cult artists.
Nov 22, 2005 · Chris Whitley was a versatile musician who blended roots rock, blues and alt-rock in his 11 albums. He passed away in 2005, surrounded by his family and girlfriend, according to his Web site.
Nov 24, 2005 · Chris Whitley, an innovative songwriter and guitarist who played traditional blues as well as hybrids made with the sounds of electronic dance music, died on...
