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unusual facts about Keith Whitley


Savin' the Honky Tonk

"Would These Arms Be in Your Way" was originally recorded by Keith Whitley on his 1988 album Don't Close Your Eyes.


Garth Fundis

Active since the 1970s, Fundis has produced albums for several country artists, including Alabama, Don Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Sugarland, and Keith Whitley.

Homecoming '63

"Homecoming '63" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Royce Porter, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley.

Jackson County, Kentucky

David "Stringbean" Akeman, country music star who was born and raised in Annville
Freddie Langdon
Randy Hayes (guitar player in the Keith Whitley Band)
Woody Brooks (has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno)
Andrew N. Johnson, Prohibition Party's 1944 nominee for vice president of the United States

Miami, My Amy

"Miami, My Amy" is a song written by Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran and Royce Porter, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley.

Paul Overstreet

He also co-wrote "When You Say Nothing at All" which was a Number One hit at the end of 1988 for Keith Whitley, and later a Top Five hit in 1995 for Alison Krauss, and revived later in 1999 by Ronan Keating of Boyzone.


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