Keith Whitley — Where to Listen on the Radio

Keith Whitley is a country and neo-traditional country artist from Sandy Hook, United States, active since 1955. ArtisFind has detected 2 plays of Keith Whitley on 2 radio stations in the United States, most recently on 113FM Radio - Route 66 41d ago. The song heard most often on air is “Don`t Close Your Eyes”.

Jackie Keith Whitley (July 1, 1954 – May 9, 1989) was an American country music and bluegrass singer and songwriter. During his career, he released only two albums, but charted 12 singles on the Billboard country charts, and seven more after his death.

Born in Ashland, Kentucky, Whitley was raised in the nearby town of Sandy Hook. He began his career there in 1970, performing in Ralph Stanley's band. Establishing himself as a lead singer in bluegrass music, Whitley moved to Nashville in 1983 and began his recording career there. His first top-20 country hit single, "Miami, My Amy", was released in 1986. In 1988, his first three singles from his second studio album Don't Close Your Eyes, the title song, "When You Say Nothing at All", and "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" were number-one hits. During the final years of his life, Whitley struggled with a lifelong alcohol addiction. He completed his sessions for his follow-up album, I Wonder Do You Think of Me, before dying of acute alcohol poisoning in 1989 at his Goodlettsville home at age 34. The album's title song, along with "It Ain't Nothin'" and "I'm Over You", were released as singles after his death.

In 2022, Whitley was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.