Keith Whitley

Even today, nearly 30 years after his death, Whitley continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters.

It was on this date, May 9th, in 1989 that country music lost a legend when Keith Whitley passed away at the age of 33. A songwriter and singer whose music is still loved today, and serves as an inspiration to so many contemporary country acts...

Gotta say that we love when it's Tuesday and a new Tip the Hat video from Randall King pops up in our newsfeed. King's been staying busy on the road, but carved out a few minutes this week to tip his hat to a couple of his heroes, Keith Whitley and Paul Overstreet...