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Five Quick Facts – Keith Whitley

Keith Whitley

Our Country Legend today was Born in Ashland, Kentucky, July 1st, and grew up in nearby Sandy Hook, Kentucky

Growing up, he and his friends would pass the time drinking bootleg bourbon and racing their cars down mountain roads at dangerous speeds.

This country legend retains a persistent influence on country artists, including Tim McGraw, Ronnie Dunn, and Dierks Bentley.[

On May 9, 1989, this country legend was pronounced dead. He was 34. The official cause of death was alcohol poisoning.

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

 

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