Keith Whitley-"I'm No Stranger to the Rain" (Nashville Now-Widescreen)

[Rheems1]

Who is that playing bass? I know that Dave Pomeroy played on the album with this song on it but that guy on the bass (and in the video) sure doesn't look like Dave Pomeroy to me!!

[clewi1091]

Is that Kelly Back playing guitar?

[MAMsMom97]

@clewi1091 That is Lou Toomey. He replaced Randy Hayes in Keith's band Miami sometime in late '87-early '88. He went on to play for Brooks & Dunn.

[MrIloveboobies95]

hell yeah KW is the man, thats a mean perm mullet hes got goin on. i may grow one

[lakenormanusa]

Keith owned! - He was a binge drinker. He couldn't drink a beer. He would guzzle an entire bottle of vodka. He wanted to get to the edge in 10 seconds flat. A disease that took away an amazing talent way too soon.

[crb2011]

RIP God bless you Keith!!!!

[surrynet]

Keith and Hank Williams was 2 of the greatest singers ever, it's ashame they let alcohol take over their lives. Could you imagine how much they would have accomplished if they could have gotten help with their problems. They would probably be untouchable in thei song witing and singing. Rest easy Keith you have fans forever.

[Amtrak507]

you really have to wonder where country music would be today if was still around

[bowlin3483]

just signed the petition to put keith in the hall of fame

[grebel82]

Poor Keith, he looks soo tired here....yet still sounds untouchable, extraordinary....

[caharris1974]

I'll always carry this particular memory of Keith with me. I didn't get to see it the night it aired, but I was home the next day (the one time, in hindsight, I was happy that I was suspended from school for a couple of days!). I loved to hear Keith sing....and knowing this was likely his last TV appearance makes it all the more bittersweet. 21 years, and his music is still as timeless as ever. Thanks for sharing this for all the true KW fans.

[guitarpicker28]

You can look in eyes here and tell he flat wore out. I have been there myself I recognize it. Just as I have in many other performers.

[shannymo88]

Thanks for sharing this. It might not be the best quality, but it's one of the very few videos I could find of him performing this song...and as someone else said, they don't make 'em like that anymore!

[dayroemer]

its all good friend.It's all about the effort and love of Whitley.Man I miss that dude.He was good.Another lost soul on that lonesome lost highway.Even Lori Morgan as good lookin as she was couldn't change him.

[MartinGuitarLover1]

man what a voice this guy had, Great talent

[possumholler6]

you must be blind and deaf oh my the state of this upload

[MAMsMom97]

@possumholler6 Geez, not so harsh! Real KW fans up till now hasn't complained. I posted it until I could locate the videotape this footage is on and I can convert it to digital, and then it would be reposted.

[justmemother]

They don't make 'em like that anymore...

[princessofhesse]

real country, you are so right, it just doesen't exist anymore, i grew up in Texas right in the heart of the outlaw country world....waylon and jerry jeff and, my hero, Steve Earle...and i loved Keith, too, and Very Gosdin..yeah, just honest, beautiful voices...bless Keith and his family...

[bowlin3483]

gosh. this is when country music was real. keith whitley is an amazing country singer. RIP keith whitley. RIP real country music

[jamiegobangbang]

Real country is still here as long as Jones and Haggard are around!

[bigbucks182002]

What a great singer who didn't know how much the world loved him and his music.

[blackwater5]

Wow! Real live Country Music. No tanktops, no wholly jeans, no Jimmy Buffett wanna be's, no setting fire to the stage, no Gibson Les Paul's (no offense Mr Paul, RIP) and no headset microphones. That's the single coil sound of country music I remember and miss so much. I just might come back if they quit trying to play southern rock that I heard in the 1970's.

[bowlin3483]

you've got that right. country music has lost its tradition and its a shame too. its a shame that such a talented singer died at such an early age. keith whitley is awesome and may he RIP

[DennisSmithersJr]

One of the greatest singers to ever stand in front of the microphone.

[mdlman583]

Sacrificed by Brothers

[toterola451]

This song has gotten me through a few tough patches. Sometimes it's easier to take when you can listen to somebody who's been where you are. Sláinte.

[tejastrojan]

Wow! This takes me back to middle school, I listened to Keith Whitley every damn day man!!!

[kjsongster]

we love u keith!!!!

[migamorse]

Story of my life sacrificed by brothers crucifed by lovers but throught it all i withstood the pain

[garcam1949]

this song touches me deeply. i have some of the same demons keith had but i have been luckier.

[catmechanic29]

awesome song love keiths music

i know some of his family

i was raised right outside of sandy hook kentucky like 3 miles from where keith was born and raised

[dobrojack]

after all this time hes been gone it still gives me a big smile and goose bumps. miss you keith, your one of the last real country voices.

[sicemonachicken]

How long before his death was this recorded

[MAMsMom97]

About 6 or 8 weeks. Thanks for all your great comments. It's great to see that Keith is continuing to inspire a new generation of fans.

[sicemonachicken]

Hey sharon, i have a queation about this song, i am a musician and play steel guitar. When Keith recorded this song he does in in the key of E, i wonder when he played live if he did it in a different key. I love the guitar intro but its so hard to play..and in the official music video to im no stranger to the rain...i had a quick glimpse and saw that keith was using a capo on either the first or fourth fret but was jw, if he played it in a different key live

[sicemonachicken]

never mind keith is in the key of e, he is capoed on the second fret playing out of the D position which means hes in e thank you though

[masonb82]

Hi Sharon - first, thanks for posting another video by the Great One. I had never seen these and your other new vids, and seriously, just when I think Keith can't impress me any more, he goes and totally blows me away again!

I have a question for you: do you know what happened to the official video for I'm No Stranger to the Rain? I love watching Keith pick guitar on the intro! It used to be on Youtube, but I can't find it anymore.

Thanks again for keeping his memory and music alive.

[MAMsMom97]

Thanks for stopping by! Keith consistently delivers... even now. (LOL) I think countrygerry had the video for INSTTR on her channel, but then she lost that account and started a new channel. I don't think it's on her new channel yet. I tried to convert my VHS copy of his home video "I Wonder Do You Think of Me," to DVD, but my machine wouldn't let me. Her's would, tho. But anyway, thanks again.

[carsbuff]

now this is a great whitley song!

[CarolynnSayle]

Yes is is a great song

[pmb003]

great video posting

oh, please accept my friend invite,

been having youtube troubles

Phyllis