Josh Kear-"May 9th, 1989 (The Day Keith Whitley Died)" (written by Kris Bergsnes/Josh Kear)

[BrennyShepp]

i have a fan page for keith Pm For the link!

[lno71]

Keith was no stranger to the rain and when he met lorrie at Homecoming 63 it was love ten feet away. He finally found somebody that was doing him right and he said tell lorrie i love her. Keith told lorrie i have some bad news the Lord has summoned your Kentucky Bluebird home. Lorrie asked Keith why and he said Its all coming back to me now, I must go and share with others in heaven this brotherly love and take my rest but remember i will never be over you

[Idolfan21785]

There Will NEVER Be Another Keith Whitley

[rifsm1]

R.I.P. Keith

[gp1117]

I was lucky enough to see Keith play the Saturday night before he died at the Armadillo Ballroom in Brazoria Tx, What a great Show, His death make me realize how short life can be, I loved him then and still do

[MMYZF600R]

I this this was a great song. and josh has a great voice

[blackcavalier]

I remembered Nancy Turner at WUSN 99.5 fm broke the news, Still have a hard time believing the way he died. I miss him

[TheLadyblackjack]

A very beautiful song. A wonderful tribute to one of the greatest singers any genre of music has ever know.

[lno71]

Truly awesome job by the singer/songwriter of this song capturing the spirit in song and words of a man that was truly loved by many of his peers and people in general. Keith was so loved by his country fans and peers alike. He was a precious gift sent by god for only a season but what a gift he was. He blossomed and god picked him and his work was over. No matter what we think about the situation with his death god is still in charge and he has the last word. He was a friend, Love ya K.W.

[slinky5217]

This tribute song is unreal. I didnt even start listening to country til 93 and he is by far my favorite

[SIGNALSTAT]

rest in peace 21 years ago today may 9 2010.

[engine22emt]

a great song about one of the greatest singer

[bluegrassman776]

great song. great tribute

[SIGNALSTAT]

is this picture of the house where he lived when he died.

[boomer4927]

I refuse to promote the name Josh Josh brolin and all the other joshes Oh am i gonna get threats from the jewish whitehouse Freedom ?? Ha! Just another word.

[virginiatforever]

This video and song is so well done but just breaks my heart.

[bergsong]

Josh Kear is the singer and also co-writer!

[thomasgordy]

Yeah???

And how would YOU know???

(big smile!!!)

[MAMsMom97]

I'm sorry, but this was the information I received, and when Kris first commented on this video I made to help preserve Keith's memory, he did not mention that there was anything wrong with the spelling of his name, so apparently it did not bother him like it apparently did some others. I will fix it if space allows.

[thomasgordy]

I met Keith Whitley and his manger, Merle Kilgore (co-wrote "Ring of Fire") before I moved to Nashville in 1989, where I met this great writer...

Kris BERGSNES

Please note the spelling...perhaps you could correct your title as well as editing/updating the video description, as people don't always read comments and Kris & Josh can get full credit.

BTW, Kris is one of the most humble writers I've come to know in Music City.

Gordy Thomas

[kindredsoul79]

Oh hell....a tear hit my eye when I heard the last words of this video. "I would like to, to still be doing what I'm doing twenty years from now." May, 9th 2009 is 20 years.

[gabbylove1982]

He died on my birthday! Poor Lorrie Morgan, thats so sad!

[y5ranch]

j. keith whitley we will always miss u

[bergsong4]

That's Josh Kear singing. He also wrote before he cheats and Bama Breeze to name a few. This is the only song we wrote.

[MAMsMom97]

Kris, I really did respond to your comment, but I guess it didn't send. I so appreciate your stopping by and offering more information on this great song. Would you be able to provide more information on this song, such as when you wrote it or when this demo was recorded, or anything else you can add? Again, many thanks, and God bless!

[Jarrod441]

wow keith was way b4 my time but he is and always will be the best male singer ever. i love all his songs and this song is one of those songs that u wish u had wrote but awesome song

[marcie99]

i remember finding this video months ago........ and so glad i happened upon it again totally by accident and so glad i did as i love keith whitley. every song he ever did.. this song is so beautiful about him.. it touched me as much tonight as first time i found this vid of yours! thank u!!

[MAMsMom97]

Wow, what a nice compliment. Thank you so much for stopping by and for never letting Keith out of your heart.

[airwolf2374]

God had taken another talent way too soon!!

[MAMsMom97]

Way too soon for us, but God is always right on time. It's not for us to know why, and after almost 20 years I still don't know why, but we can't charge God foolishly. Sorry for the delay in replying to your comment. Thank you very much for stopping by.

[xxlonestarxchickxx]

he was a great singer :)

[bamfmommyx2]

"Tell Lorrie I Love Her" has significance to me, as well. The love of my life and I spent every Wednesday night on the dancefloor at our favorite place before he left for Iraq. He would always request that song. On my first visit back to "our place" after he passed, our song came on, and I could feel My Love whispering in my ear..."tell her that I love her..."

[bamfmommyx2]

This song is amazing. My mom was at his last concert. She still considers it being one of the most touching moments in her life to hear an angel one last time before he got his wings...

[AerinAlanna]

I fell in love with Keith's music the first time I heard "Don't Close Your Eyes"...and the first time I cried to a country song was when I heard "Tell Lorrie I Love Her," especially when I found out shortly afterward that he had died young.

I suppose I'm another one of the "new generation" that grew up with old country music, but this eighteen year old grew up with the Statler Brothers and Crystal Gayle, so it's not "old country" to me--it's good country.

[mskerripa]

this song is so awsome

[thatguitarguy97]

I never did get to see Keith live I wasn't born till 1992 but my dad always listin to him. I love his music Keith you are the best. Rip Keith we miss you

[MAMsMom97]

I so love reading these comments from a new generation of Keith Whitley fans. Reading about how he still has an impact on a newer generation of country music fans never gets old, never. Thank you so much, and don't forget to sign that petition. Check my channel for the link.

[wldmtnkat]

I cried my eyes out the day that I heard the news that Keith was gone. I was pregnant with my second son when he died. I named my son Keith in honor of one of the best singers ever. RIP Keith I still miss your beautiful voice. Thanks so much for posting this.

[MAMsMom97]

Thank you for such a touching story. My dear friend cherrie68 named her daughter Whitley in honor of Keith, too. Thank you for stopping by, and while I'm at it, thank you for the sweet things you said about the Whitley duet I put together and the video Jim made using the track. I'm really touched by the impact it's had on those who really never followed Keith. Thanks again!

[liltuffy71490]

i wasn't born yet when he died but i know that day this world lost one of the greatest country singers alive. his music is what i listen to when i wanna hear all around great country. its sad that we will never have any new music from a great artist.

[willhuffdaddy]

My favorite country singer. It took a while to appreciate what keith meant to country music. Funny how he became more popular when he died.

[JulNess26]

I never heard this song till today...this is an awesome song. I remember that day. So sad..

[rifsm1]

anyone have the chords for this?

[slxstrlng]

this song is so awsome, i can hear it as a number 1 on radio...nice job

[sheriff923]

I just had to share this with my friends. My friend Taylor (slxstrlng) passed this one on to me. Very awesome song here!!! Steve Howard

[MAMsMom97]

Thank you so very much for sharing this with your friends. I don't take the credit at all for this, I just put some pics together to give the eyes something to do while you listen to a great tribute to the greatest country singer ever. Thanks again. -Sharon

[sherrywine1941]

Great Tribute to Keith, great video!! (5*)

Thanks Sheriff for the share. Sherry

[MAMsMom97]

How sweet, thank you!

[Sailor8285]

MM97 very moving video,thanks for having it here for all of us. Sheriff thanks for this awesome share! Peace,sailor8285

[MAMsMom97]

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks to slxstring & sheriff who shared it with all of you. It truly is a powerful song. I hope to have more great demos soon, along with the 2nd installment of "KW101 2008."

[rifsm1]

I'd like to hear one of the greats cover this song.........jus an awesome song. Brings me to tears. I was riding int he back of my dads truck thru the country when the radio announcer told of keiths death. I was jus a kid but it tore me up. He was my favorite singer and no one's been able to come close to the man. Keith you are the king!! Heavens got a great voice up there singing :)

[MAMsMom97]

Thank you for sharing with us your story of how you found out. Keith's death, for our generation, was like the Challenger explosion, the 9/11 attacks, and the death of Princess Diana, not necessarily in that order and all to different degrees. I think most of us remember where we were when we heard about those events. Thanks again for the great comment!

[badboyfromky2000]

Absolutely Awesome!

[ghostwritingknight]

I'll never forget this day in 1989. Keith Whitley will always be remembered.

[JediDude38]

Can't believe that it been almost 19 years since he passed ... The voice still rings true ... Great job all around on the vid and tune ...

[TP5683VP]

WOW...such a great singer, an a surprising video.

[bluegrassgreat776]

keith was the best no doubt

[cowboysoldier21]

This is good a song and he earned this tribute and I really liked Keith Whitley

Thanks for this song

My fav song this define my life

"I'm No Stranger to the Rain"

[theanswer71]

Awesome.... great job !!  Thanks MamsMom97

[MAMsMom97]

Thanks for stopping by! Isn't this a great song?

[tistic25]

This video is amazing, and even more so the song/singer!! Can you please tell me how I can find this song on cd?? I've looked everywhere!

[MAMsMom97]

The only place you can find this is on the Keith Whitley Blvd. group page on Yahoo! They have the song as a free download. I made the video myself to the song, and I don't know anything about the song or the singer. Thank you so much for the kind comment and for stopping by!

[MAMsMom97]

I found out from Bill Arnold last night that this song was written by the singer Kris Bergnes. This song was pitched to Bill during the recording of his 2003 CD. I hope to have more info from Bill soon. Were you able to get the song from the Keith Whitley Blvd. Yahoo! page yet? If not, I can help get it for you. Just contact me.