Country History X: The Death of Keith Whitley (#5)
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2021
- The tragic life and death of Keith Whitley who died at the age of 34 due to alcohol abuse, and the conspiracy theories that surrounded it, told through the eyes of his widow Lorrie Morgan.
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I MET KEITH ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WAS IN THE BAND THIS REPORT IS THE TRUTH AS I HAVE HEARD IT THANK YOU FOR REPORTING THE TRUTH ABOUT KEITH. WE ARE WORKING TO GET HIM IN THE HALL OF FAME. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS REPORT.
I’m glad he finally got in the hall of fame, it was long overdue. Whitley will always be one of my favorites.
Just think of the treasures this disease robbed us of.
@@cheddar2648 amen my friend
Thank you for the respect in your story. Keith saved country music. It’s been A lot of years since 89 but I cry every time I think about it to this day
Keith Whitley's untimely death of alcohol poisoning at age 34 was one of country music's greatest tragedies. He'd already reached the top and he still had more to prove to us musically. He was a great singer, songwriter and showman. I don't think anyone could ever top him. I just hope soon that he'll make it into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He deserves that more than anything.
@Eternal Hexa can't wait!
Amen
Still Miss this guy may he rest in peace !
I grew up hearing this music. As a 8 year old boy, I knew nothing about these lyrics, of Whitley, his trials, and so on. Thank you for this. What a stellar voice that graced this Earth briefly. Godspeed him home.
He would be just 67 now and an elder statesmen of country music. So sad he isn't alive now. Today's country music isn't at all like it was then but there are millions of fans that clamor for the old stuff.
All celebrities that have passed this hurts the most. From his love to drinking to cheating songs no other singer has known me as well as Keith Whitley.....the greatest voice in country music IMO.
i feel the same way about keith 100% it just seam like he knew the way my life was going
Ricky Nelson's death was shocking to me. I was very young and had 2 uncles who closely resembled Ricky. It felt like a family member had died in that plane crash. My family were sitting at the dinner table when we heard. I got up and went to my room, and I cried.
@@charliesiler5913 not to make light, but are you saying your life was/ is like a country song?
@@rebeccav9969 I remember that day well. I was home on Christmas leave from boot camp. I always liked Ricky's music but have become to really appreciate his voice a lot more lately.....Lonesome Town is such a great song. 👍
@@mdmejia67 mad mad world, garden party, the only version of summertime I can tolerate (LOL), hello Mary Lou- good bye heart, poor little fool, traveling man... my growing up music.
The greatest ever!! No doubt about it. His music will never die
I'd like to say, it's not how he passed, but what he did for country music, his voice. The wonderful songs i fell in love with. That's how i chose to Remember KeithWhitley
Sure his death was sad but think of all he gave us in the short time he was here on earth.we are still playing his music, still loving his voice, that handsome face.i look at it this way, sometimes we are sent a angel to touch our lives, teach us a lesson, leave a mark in this world. I think Keith did that. I was young but when i heard his voice i went wow, he's special, he's going to be huge, he's going to make a huge impact in country music. He was indeed one of a kind. Now i look back think, what if he not been born, we would of heard all the great music, that wonderful voice. He was a Sweet Innocent Soul, that left a Huge mark in Country Music.. maybe he was not meant to be here long, so I'm not asking God Why. But i say Thank you Father God of most High.you sent us a Angel to give us some Beautiful Songs. Only you know why. So who am i to question you. Hence we are still talking about him still listening to his music. That's a Testiment of God Goodness. I'm sure you had a reason. So it's not how long he lived or how he died, but the fact he lived and left a one of a kind Legacy. Maybe he came to do what you sent him to do. His son is part of that Legacy. Out of all the Bad things I've heard. There's so many Good things he did. How he influenced so many after him. So his life was not a Bad thing. Though we see it as he was only here for a little while, look at what he did, the people he touched. That voice, the wonderful songs, the love that created a son, yes we know more now that he has passed. So we have all learned something. Ok he wasn't perfect, he made mistakes, but don't we all. We live and learn. I'm Greatful for what he left, the mark he made. It's not ours to Ask Why, but to say Thank You, for there being a Keith Whitely. 🙏 to Keith i say Thank You, you did make a difference. You left a Legacy that is very much Apperciated. You was one of a kind. Rest in Eternal Peace Keith. Whitely, you are not, nor will you ever be forgotten. 🕯💕💫✨🦋🌻💖. Love,Respect and Positivity Always. I'm still a fan. Neita james. 💖👣.
Whitley's life mirrored Hank's..... Needless to say, the best died young #HankAndKeith
WE LOST A TRUE ICON , AND ONE OF MOST BELOVED COUNTRY MUSIC ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. HE HAD A BEAUTIFUL VOICE, AND A BEAUTIFUL SOUL. HE'S NOW IN HEAVEN SINGING FOR OUR SAVIOR JESUS, AND HIS BEAUTIFUL ANGELS. KEITH WHITLEY AND EARL THOMAS CONLEY DIDN'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR THEY MUSIC. I LOVE THEM BOTH. MARYANN PETERSON 💘
Alcohol kills its a shame he's gone too soon 😔
It don't only make me sad he died it pisses me off. Such a great talent flushed down the drain. It's not fair..
Nice job with this video. Thanks for sharing!
With Lorrie's divorce record, I believe these 2 would have eventually divorced, had he lived longer.... she said in an interview while married to Sammy, that she finally got it right. They divorced. I think she's on her 5th now (as of March 2022). Her marriage to Keith has been overly- romanticized because he died (IMO). If I'm counting correctly, they were together about 3 years.
That said, I've always loved Keith's voice and song choices! ❤
@James greene maybe going through changes in her life she needed different love at different times.
6 it is!
So far.....
Lorri is a gold digger... a user!!
@@garyr7027 No. Like so many other talented, beautiful individuals born to "celebrities" who were "managed" by corporations w/ agency ties, she was exploited by men early. Affiliated "physicians"/"coroners" were known for supplying all kinds of drugs, committing acts of sexual abuse, pedophilia, and covering up crimes or implicating convenient "patsies" for crimes during autopsies; a pattern that continues across the US. Lori was as dysfunctional as the overwhelming number of young girls today who were taught that sexual attention from a male = love. And, for the record, the term "gold digger" was coined by agencies to dismiss female victims and justify financial, psychological, even physical abuse by male narcissists. No respectable parent would ever want a daughter to involve herself, much less marry, any male without the intelligence and or (legal) means to support her and a family. That is called self-respect and more young ladies should have it. Lori also had/has loads of talent to make it on her own.
I THINK SHE IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO REPLACE KEITH SHE CANT DO THAT.
Saving Country Music : Many years have passed since Keith left us! We're still trying 2 git over it after all these years I'm in tears writing this message. We don't wanna hear about it bcus it still hurts us!
Loving the show
He would have been 68 today. Hope he’s having a great birthday in heaven.
Funny... i personally heard on a radio interview from Lori Morgan herself say Troy Aikman was her most hurtful loss.... good then. She's a gold digger, she was betting on her and Keith's marriage not lasting long, and knew he was climbing that ladder of success. Be pissed off at me all you want... it's the truth.
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I had tickets to his next show at Tumbleweeds in Stillwater Ok.
Still love his music and his voice is amazing.
Whitley I believe was another person that was in doubts of himself. Things were going well but when you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, it is a constant fight within yourself. I think had he lived, he would eventually would have got control of his life, to live to the fullest. Alcoholism is a sickness and it takes a lot to conquer, if you can.
He was an amazing singer and I believe nothing meant more to him than his wife and kids, but your devils taunt you and make you feel like no one, until you believe it and give in to their wants. R. I. P..
I think the song Miami, My Amy was meant to cash in on the buzz around the show Miami Vice at the time
He was well on his way to being a superstar
He was a superstar
35 years ago today Keith left this world 🌎 💔 😢. RIP KENTUCKY BLUEBIRD 🙏
Now, this is the first video I've watched from you. And I will also say that I'm glad you don't leave stuff out.(purposely, anyway) Everything you said are facts . The only fact that you don't have is the most important one: what was Keith thinking about at that point! One can shrug it off and say it's irrelevant. But wouldn't his direct thoughts lead to the outcome. For example, you said what was found by the bed and then said the equivalent was 24 shots roughly . State facts and let people draw their own conclusions... thanks... d.
I heard that he had cheated on Lorrie and felt so guilty about it that he literally drank himself to death. I also heard that one of the items he drank during his drunken stupor was anti-freeze. Is it true? I dunno, but to go on a binge that hard and in such a short time, nothing else can explain it.
I watched my cousin go thru hell with her alcoholic husband (who was a nice guy and even nicer drunk) who pretty much lost his military career and brought their family to the brink of poverty. He died from a non-alcohol-related stroke-induced car accident at the age of 29. I will never get involved with anyone who has a drinking problem.
@James greene wow! I'd never heard that about cheating, or his last 3 days. Tragic. Like I said in a separate comment.... had Keith not died soon soon, they would eventually have divorced (IMO), Lorrie's marriage/ divorce history is pretty busy!
@James greene thank you for sharing that. Subject is moot since his death, but it's still interesting to learn about. People talk like the 2 of them would always be together...I disagree... I wonder as I mature, whether we are created to be monogamous in the first place. Faithfulness to one partner is RARE!
I worked the county hospital in Dallas, we kept a bottle of whiskey in the narcotic lock up. Alcohol is the only thing that can be fatal when withdrawing from. They can go into D.T.'s and die. They will see, or feel spiders. Often they came to the hospital after drinking aftershave, for some reason it was almost always AquaVelvet. Anything with any type of alcohol in it. Many were found under bridges, homeless. They broke my heart. But, even THEY would tell you: they made their own choices, followed their own desires.
Some things feel so good, you shouldn't try them once. Alcoholism and drug addictions are slow suicides, choices one makes. The Bible says it has a "bite (or sting?) like an adder". Which drink will be the one that tips you over the line?
Learn from others mistakes- people make very profound statements when they are dying as a result of violence.
Years ago In Dallas we had even more specialized training into handling trauma in the ER due to rival gang members coming in for retaliation, hospital lockdowns, shotgun and stab wounds, etc.
At the center of most every death, the common denominators: drugs, alcohol and greed.
As long as the world gives them excuses for their behavior, they're going to keep blaming everyone but the right one.
So the whole thing about him drinking stuff like cologne is true then? I’m not doubting the source of those stories, merely that I can’t get my head around how someone who wasn’t a bum on the street resort to drinking such dangerous stuff? I remember when Amy Winehouse died from Alcohol poisoning and everyone had the same shell shocked reaction
@@rebeccav9969 The music industry is no different than the movie industry. It was/is dominated by corporations affiliated with US agencies which have targeted/used individuals, especially those recognized for their beauty/talent/intelligence, from an early age for their own purposes; that includes Lorrie, no different from figures like Angelina Jolie, Amber Heard, Marilyn Monroe, the Jackson kids, etc. Corrupt physicians (MD's, quacks, etc.,) affiliated with the same agencies have even been exposed in documentaries like in Athlete A, involving gymnasts and biographies like the one based on 50"s pinup star Candy Jones. The "industry" also kept their "stars" supplied with drugs/alcohol (eg.Elvis, Michael, George Jones/Tammy Wynette, performers living in Laurel Canyon in the 60's/70's), via those same "doctors" and insiders, including those hangers-on who are financially dependent on the individual's success/failure. As families have become increasingly destabilized, Lorrie is similar to all the other young, dysfunctional females who have also been conditioned to associate sex with love/approval from men.
Oh good grief. Leave the poor man alone and leave Lorrie alone also. All of this "I was told or I heard" is nothing but gossip. Nobody knows what goes on within the walls of a person's house. People badmouthing them are pathetic. Get a life.
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. I MEAN MY GOD KEITH IS GONE LET THE GUY REST IN PEACE.AND ALL THIS GOSSIP TO,SO WHAT IF THE GUY CHEATED HE SURELY WASNT THE FIRST GUY TO EVER MESS UP. ALL THIS GOSSIP SAYING I HEARD THIS OR I HEARD THAT.. HE WAS ONLY HUMAN. R.I.P KEITH.
@James greene Let's try this again. I live very close to Keith's house in Kentucky...not his house in Tennessee. No matter what Lorrie says, I have heard enough people badmouthing her and Keith to last me a lifetime. The bulls*t that keeps coming out of people's mouth around here and even for so many years is idiotic. I don't care what her book says. Enough is enough. She's not responsible for his death ( the most common thing you'll hear) and the stuff said about Keith is disgusting and I'm not repeating that. Bottom line...Keith is dead and Lorrie isn't. It's way past time for people to shut up. The vast majority of people around here are still protective of them and we don't tolerate anyone bad mouthing them. They need to find someone else to gossip about.
You're welcome.
Lorrie's legacy was revealed who she is by the amount of marriages and divorces she went thru... it's not gossip if she actually proved who she really was by it. Proof is in her actions not in hear say.
@@garyr7027 Who are you to judge a person trying to deal with grief? I have been married and divorced three times...OH NO! Horror of all horrors!! The only thing mine mean is that I couldn't handle seeing my Grandma go decades without my grandpa who I didn't get to meet. I swore the I would not die alone like her. Bottom line is that the number of marriages, what's truly inside a person or if they squeeze toothpaste from the bottom is none of our business. Surely there's someone else you can fixate on. Put your attention on my three marriages...I'll answer any questions you have...or am I not "important" enough for you to get your boxers in a wad?
@@larynanntapp6333 she's a gold digger, she married money everytime. From her own words, and this is FACT, she got with Keith because she liked how he sung and how good he sounded.... she seen the bank and walked right in.
He was took from us to soon s th I'll luv his music today
Just a thought, altho Keith Whitley and Kurt Cobain had vastly different musical styles, perhaps what they had in common was difficulty in handling sudden fame and troubled marriages.
Dang I was gonna make a similar comment about Kurt Cobain. The problem with fame and signing to a major label is that it comes with the proviso that you have to play to a professional standard every time? What ultimately did for Kurt was one of those awful 90s intervention jobs where everyone threatens tough love if they don’t clean up. That Keith died also died alone the comparison is there in that they must of felt like they had nobody in the world to turn to. I’ve tried getting clean for family and friends and it just doesn’t work. Great Artists like Keith and Kurt are all about their craft and imo they can’t be doing with the perceived normal person syndrome and detest folk who have no right to judge em. We can all dislike their drinking and drugging but we’ve no right to judge them as ultimately Keith sounded like a nice person
You believe Lori on hairspray and mouthwash as much money as he had.BS
Exactly. If anyone has lived with an alcoholic in their immediate family for years, it would be very, very difficult to accept the story we're told regarding Keith's death. Furthermore, why does Keith not appear inebriated in any footage of him on talk shows or performing? Surely, if he was such an alcoholic that he would resort to drinking random concoctions such as hairspray and water or cologne, then he would show his poor judgment, at least, every once in a while, and get a little sloppy in front of the camera. However, we never see this. What we DO see, is a gentle soul with a voice that stands the test of time, outliving many others.
Many of his band mates have confirmed he would drink shampoo and other items containing alcohol. They would have no reason to lie about it.
@@hghtms4632 i have met people who would drink rubbing alcohol .so i guess it could happen .i dont understand the craving but you never know
My husband interduce me too Kieth Whitley I loved he's music irony is my husband died in 2007 of almost like his 😢
Introduced me to Keith,, I loved his music. You should reread what you write!!
Bogus doctor aside, I don't see his death as all that surprising or suspicious, his past with alcohol abuse is widely known. The guy drank perfume, mouth wash and hairspray when out of options...........every bit as sad as it ridiculous. Some people just don't know when or how to stop and its not just booze, look at how many people have eaten themselves into heart attacks, or blow all of their money to the point where they're penniless and obviously there are plenty of cases where drug abuse was the culprit.
I couldnt have said it better .thank u
THATS TRUE I KNOW FROM FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE
@@philiplea7267 Hi Philip! Did you ever see the interview Lorrie did on The Geraldo Show in 1997? She confirms a women was in bed with Keith when he was dying. It was also implied in Lorries book that her drug dealer "Sammy" was also over the house that morning(where the packet of cocaine came from). So that means at least two other people were Keith that morning. Just wandering if that matches up at all with information you were given? Thanks in advance for responding! Jim
@@jim-qg2jm Np I know that he had cocaine in his system I also know that his mgr. was the one who found him. I have never heard that account of events but I haven't really asked about too many details.
I knew the band member he told me the same thing that story is correct.
Why did brother in law come st 11:30 instead of when said would hour after he lefy
And man said brother in law just stopped by to see hiim found him dead. Doesn't add up. Was supposed golf hours earlier fishy
he couldn't wake Kreth up and he went to do something and came back this was normal for Keith to sleep it off.
She didn't open a card from him for a week? Telling
Sad
The word I got from musicians in Nashville was Keith found out she was banging her bus driver and when confronted told Keith not to be there when she got back. Keith said I won’t be.
What an awful thing to say about someone you don't know. You sound like a groupie wanna be.
Thanks for the detailed story Trigger even it is difficult to
Process
I had heard the same thing, I guess Lori and Keith are the only ones who will ever know. I know there will never be another voice like his.
The word that was being spread around from a few other Musicians in Nashville was "Keith" found out that "Lorrie" was ''Banging Her Bus Driver''
When Confronted about it, she told "Keith" not to be there when she got back.
"Keith" Said: I Won't Be.
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He was 33 not 34