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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.
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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...
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.
Jul 6, 2020 · Dust Radio: A Film About Chris Whitley (2017) If anyone knows how to reach the people who made this wonderful documentary, please let me know so they can get paid. In the meantime, please feel...
Nov 22, 2005 · Chris Whitley, a chameleon singer-songwriter who oscillated between roots rock ’n’ roll, blues and alt-rock, has died. He was 45. Whitley passed away Sunday evening, according to a...
Nov 23, 2005 · Chris Whitley, a singer who mixed rock and roll with blues and alternative rock, has died of lung cancer aged 45. Whitley earned critical and commercial success with his 1991 album Living...
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...
Nov 23, 2005 · Musician Chris Whitley has died. His first album, Living with the Law, featured his biggest single, "Big Sky Country." Whitley's career spanned a wide range of styles, from pop, grunge and jazz...
Nov 20, 2005 · A rootsy, blues-influenced rock guitarist who spent his career on the margins of mainstream acceptance. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1980s - 2000s. Born.
