Sandy Hook's Reaction to Keith Whitley's Death

[lissa42186]

@sherrillwallace Mississippi ain't sandy hook KY by god

[LindaFayLeslie]

miss you

[BLUTundGermany]

My dad lives down in Greenup,Ky we all love him there also! Sandy Hook is a great place and god bless Keith Whitley

[Bellamorra55543]

please sign the petition...Country Music Hall of fame......we have got to do this.....

[kyhuntter]

that was in my father resturant the frosty freeze they show first in this video. And thats me at 0:45 with keith holding a guitar wiht keith in my faters resturant I was 8 years old and I can for some odd reason rember that whole day. This was around the time dont close your eyes album reached #1 and a couple of singels reached the top also.

[ti19691]

Keith was more than great and i am a raging alcoholic how can you go from

lucid to almost 5 times the legal limit in a hour did anybody look at fool play

and dont give me the he drank 409 defense if he did..... he needed help

for a long time before that ,,,,,,,, and then i say shame on you but one has to fix ones self i just think the alcohol level for 1 hour is a lie

shame on you

[tallman281830]

Keith Whitley was a great country singer!

[cinelliott46]

Keith Whitley's death was a shock to all of the world. Keith you will never be forgotten. Your music will live on forever in our hearts. We miss you.

[hillnic]

WOO

[dscottkerr]

Lot's of bluegrass around there in Eastern KY, and Southern, WV. (where I'm from)

[kyhuntter]

im from sandy hook and keith and his family and everybody else that lives in sandy hook is the best and nicest people you will ever meet

god got him one hell of a singer when he came and got keth whitley.

GOD BLESS KEITH WHITLEY

[mountainpick14]

Ive saw that main street many times! im from west liberty thats just a few miles from sandy hook!

[TomHarkins]

Wanna watch a great video in memory of Keith Whitley? Check out youtube video "Keith How Many".

[MAMsMom97]

I agree, friends. Ernie Thacker's song "Keith How Many" is the #1 greatest tribute to Keith ever laid down on a disc. I have the studio version, and the lyrics are absolutely beautiful!

[ROEU812]

That was an awesome tribute to Keith....could you please post the studio version on youtube for us? Thanks

[MAMsMom97]

I am giving it some serious thought. If I can, I will contact Ernie's sister and get permission to post it. Thanks!

[shroomy2004]

ppl i live in sandyhook , ky to this day and we all knew and loved keith and miss him R.I.P Keith we miss u

thanks everyone 4 keeping his music alive

[shroomy2004]

ppl i live in sandyhook , ky to this day and we all knew and loved keith and miss him R.I.P Keith we miss u

thanks everyone 4 keeping his music alive



[xxlonestarxchickxx]

wow!! keith whitley was great!!

[Coltondb]

Just amazing.. Keith was an inspiration to so many and still is! It is hard for me to think that people would listen to his music and not enjoy it. Wonderful video..Simply amazing.

Thanks for posting

[tyoung317]

Thanks for the post, Keith was so talented, it just appears to me a lot of great singers come from hills...

[RedRoo13]

Keith had the greatest country voice of all time. No one sang with the raw emotion of the great Keith Whitley.... that is what made him so great. No slick productions, just a very talented man that projected his feelings to the listeners, the way very few can. God bless you Keith. MAMsMom97: Ignore the ignorant. They can't appreciate greatness. They don't have a clue. God bless you, too.

[MAMsMom97]

Your comment was just what I needed today. I assure you, the wonderful, positive comments left for me about how Keith affected their lives far outnumber the kind that son8god8damn left, and I take great consolation in that. The nasty comments still shock, that never goes away even after all this time. But I'm so thankful that I've been able to not only use this outlet to express myself, but to have been accepted by members of Keith's family has been a blessing. Thanks, & have a blessed day.

[son8god8damn]

im not saying he cant sing its great. all im saying is he call us worthless shit.. ill never forget that night at the bar with um.. said he had to get away from all the scum in sandy hook..what a true friend he turned out to be lol...

[BigBoiJC]

how do you know he was talking about everyone?

[MAMsMom97]

I don't believe he was, I refuse to believe that. The 3 times I've traveled the 400 miles to Sandy Hook, I've always found the locals to be very kind and accommodating to out-of-towners. It's a shame people like Judge David Blair forgets all the good things Flo & Dwight have done to bring revenue to your area by drumming Flo out of her job at the Visitors Center & changes the locks on her office door 'cuz she won't give him press in your local paper everytime he lets a fart. THAT's a true friend

[TobiasLuciaStarr]

How interesting! I had no idea this was out on the web. It's been years since I've seen a clip like this. I'll have to tell my grandma she's on YouTube (Daisy, the lady speaking at the first part).

I was five in '89 when he died and I can remember crying. Fay, his mother, and my grandma had always been best friends.

I lived in Sandy Hook for about 23 years out of my 24 year old life, and I only recently moved away. It's a small town, but it has it's own moments. =)

[MAMsMom97]

Wow! Daisy is your grandma? Cool! I'm making another pilgrimage back to Sandy Hook on Labor Day weekend. Does your grandma still keep contact with Faye since she moved to Carter County?

[psychodrama5150]

Every May 9, I wear my Keith Whitley t-shirt and play his greatest hits album, while walking. That's how I pay tribute to Keith, his music, and his legacy that will live on forever. Thank you for posting this video.

[son8god8damn]

uh huh if you knew the truth.. he shit on his hometown. and called us scum after he hit it big time. he sucks.. oh how he die again??? haha yeah wat i thought..

[MAMsMom97]

You're pathetic. Don't you think his family gets on YouTube and watches these videos and the responses left on them, or don't you care? You apparently don't. You apparently don't have any respect for yourself, much less for the good people that makes Sandy Hook a great place to visit. Even the username you hide behind shows me you don't even respect God!

[BigBoiJC]

yeah dude...that makes you a real big person...knock on the dead like that.

[son8god8damn]

lol his mom is looney she runs people off the road while driven. if any1 lives here they will know hahaha.. last time i seen her she was at frosty freeze

[MAMsMom97]

I thought this video was about Keith and how the town felt about him, not about his mother's driving skills. She doesn't even live in Sandy Hook anymore, so chances are it was probably a long time ago that you saw her there.

[kywildcatsfan1972]

yeah country music died may 9 1989. keith whitley the best country music singer there ever were

[caddyshackman]

So who owned Keith Whitley? Not Sandy Hooks. Keith owned his own demons.

But he was a Hell of a talent that certains would pass by Sandy Hooks, BUT never forget it. I for one, am glad I know about Sandy Hooks! And that's thanks to Keith Whitley and his wonderful legend! Thanks for listening.... :)

[jrr5206]

its sandy hook not sandy hooks

[Tyler845]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[RebelGibson]

Sniff,...Sniff....:{

[MAMsMom97]

Well said... uh, I mean sniffed. All kidding aside, Keith's nephew's comment and the way his smile disappeared and his face turned sad really said it all. Didn't he look like a young Keith? The eyes, the cheekbones, etc.?

[RebelGibson]

your right MAMsMom97, his nephew does look alot like him....

[kywildcatsfan1972]

let's face it country music died may 9 1989 it died when keith whitley did because he was real country music.

[MAMsMom97]

You're absolutely right. Even tho I continued to work in country music up until the fall of '91, I just couldn't relate to anything that was released post-May 9th. As many others did, I compared everything released after that date to Keith's material, and nothing measured up. I don't reckon I'll ever see another artist in my lifetime that will have the impact on my life that Keith had and continues to have. Thanks for your comment.

[BigBoiJC]

Question....are Bob and Ricky related?

[MAMsMom97]

I don't know much about Bobby's dad. But there's no denying that's Mary's boy! He looks so much like Keith--Look at those cheekbones, that smile!