Keith Whitley died on May 9, 1989, after suffering alcohol poisoning, but his musical legacy carried on even after his death. Whitley scored his fourth No. 1 hit with “I Wonder Do You Think of Me” on ...
The news of Whitley's death on May 9, 1989, shook the country world, especially when the cause of death was discovered to be his alcohol dependency. He had reportedly spent the weekend partying and ...
Keith Whitley remains one of country music’s greatest “what-if” stories. Releasing just two albums in his short lifetime, Whitley helped lead the charge on the 1980s New Traditionalist revival of ...