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  1. Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960 [1] – November 20, 2005) [2] was an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Whitley's sound was drawn from the traditions of blues, jazz and rock and he recorded songs by artists from many genres.

  2. Aug 31, 2018 · Chris Whitley died at 4pm on Sunday, November 20, 2005. He was 45 years old. Both his brother and Buerger believe that at the end he was at last at peace. “I was alone with him in his room,” Buerger recounts. “I held him, lay on his chest and told him how much I loved him.

  3. Dec 20, 2014 · The new issue of Classic Rock includes a look back over the all-too-short life of Chris Whitley, the Texan troubadour who took the blues into dark and strange new places, influencing everyone from Joe Bonamassa to Johnny Lang along the way. Here are ten essential tracks from this most tragic of cult artists. Big Sky Country.

  4. Chris Whitley - Living with the Law. It's not just an aching blues song, it was a way of life for Whitley and an anthem for the outlaw, a litany of heartache and struggling to be free. Chris...

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  5. Nov 22, 2005 · Chris Whitley, who skirted the edges of alternative rock in the 1990s while creating his own spectral brand of American music, died November 20th of complications from lung cancer. He was...

  6. Nov 23, 2005 · Chris Whitley, a singer who mixed rock and roll with blues and alternative rock, has died of lung cancer aged 45. Whitley earned critical and commercial success with his 1991 album Living with...

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  8. Of all Whitley's expressive albums, Rocket House seemed to be his most experimental. For Chris, that meant a glimpse into the future.

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