Keith Whitley - I'll Be Your Stepping Stone

[JimShelt]

This song was wrote by Bozo Darnell which is my wife's grandfather.

[bzfgt]

I mean the picture is, I don't think this is actually on that album though. I think this is from "My Home Ain't In the Hall of Fame"

[bzfgt]

It's JD Crowe and the New South "Live in Japan"

[Themaricafe]

Just LOVE this song!!!

thanks a lot

[1985jsn]

Keith puts so much feeling and heart into everything he sings. The world lost him way too soon! I love Keith's music!

[tkfromiva]

There are 2 people somewhere who need a psychiatric evaluation. Or maybe just hearing aids...

[md65000]

"If you got outbid on a rare Keith Whitley album on E-Bay, you didn't really want it" -- that's very funny and very well said !!!

[scotiadawg]

smooth and pretty! that's good bluegrass.

[blanton63]

I love it. Thanks for sharing it!

[BATENKILL]

Son!!! Keith was a beast

[TheHammerheart]

I have to assume the picture correlates to the recording (I recognize J.D. Crow but others might have never heard of him). You should've stated, for the potential Keith fans, who he was with when he made this recording and named the band in the picture so folks will know.

[DieGwinners]

WE LOVE ALL KEITH SONGS - HE IS THE BEST SINGER -

LOVE AND RESPECT FROM GERMANY

[jrdixon51]

Good with Ralph, Great with JD Crowe and the new south, and infamous solo

def.an all time great

[rumbolt123]

yea whitley was good he had it

[supernan1011]

one of my all time favorites.keith was one of a kind.never be anyone else to match him.

[rumbolt123]

didn,t mr jones write this song

[larrylea2]

Isn't it just really hard for a LEGEND to ever die? I think Keith will live on for many years to come, if only through his music as so many GREAT ones before him!

[RedistaNashville]

I love Keith no matter what he's singing!

[oldbluegrasskurt]

what a great song, and sung so very well by a man that we will all miss untill we see him again . thanks for posting it.

[esacnitsuj1]

Yet another GR8 Keith Whitley song! :-)

Thanks to ALL on here who're keeping his Memory & Spirit going on!

I hope 4-Ever & A Day :-)

[Jdc070770]

Vintage stuff........... I love it.

[IamMcD]

Awesome vocals, the greatest country singer had he lived he would have eclipsed the others that he paid humble homage to. A singers singer, no doubt.

[bigmrclean]

Keith whitley was absolutely unreal..ARG such wasted talent..I wish so much he could've lasted a bit longer...he was just getting going. On the other hand we're not promised another breath and I'm sure he's singing with the Good Lord right now.

[jdsaratoga]

Sunshinemaui......couldn't have said it any better,,,,,"The toxic Lorrie Morgan"......that was awesome.

[rumbolt123]

it,s a very nice song to sing wasn,t it wrote by mr jones

[philharveyjr]

Sonny Garrish plays steel on this album....no doubt as an answer to the Osborne Bros. using Hal Rugg on their albums in the late 60's & 70's.

[swellcat66]

Wrong.

Personnel: . . . Doug Jernigan (steel guitar, dobro) . . .

[philharveyjr]

@swellcat66

I stand corrected........

[rumbolt123]

yes it,s just the best great song

[krazymagic]

I really love Whitley's vocals in this song. I come here everyday now to listen to this atleast once lol. Thanks for sharing it.

[Vaultcracker2]

haha me too. I listen every day over and over.

[scottro72121]

What year was this song recorded by Keith? I would really like to have this album

[sunshinemaui]

@scottro72121 It's by JD Crowe & The New South with Keith on vocals - before he moved to Nashville, permed his hair and hooked up with the toxic Lorrie Morgan.

[PHYSCO331]

keith the Elvis of country just listen

[jrat92]

Damn right my friend! Elvis of country. Just a shame he had to leave us so soon.

[grebel82]

thanks for posting this...i am a huge fan of the voice..His control is second to none It doesn't matter what style he's singing where can I get this era of material?

[jrat92]

The greatest singer who ever lived. I bet he's up in heaven right now singing with the angels.

[dogsee1]

he died drunk as hell, and he is in heaven?? and i am going to hell because i wear dresses?? damn..strange world isn't it??

[waylons26]

God you gotta love Keith. I was raised on bluegrass, and have always loved his bluegrass sound on into his country.

[jaygatsby1]

dadgummit redline - not a dr. ralph fan? i guess i sorta discovered keith in reverse. the song that drew me in was the clinch mt. boys' version sharecroppers son.....the vocals were stunning and singularly soulful to me.....marvin gaye/sam cooke-esque....in a different way of course. as soon as i heard it i thought - who's that guy! i knew immediately he was a rare talent.

[buckbuck666]

LOL

[redlinemando]

These are really what I think were the best years of Keiths vocals. His country stuff just didn't always seem to have the same emotional intensity as the grassier stuff did. The Clinch Mtn. Country Album is some of Keiths best vocal work, if you can get over Ralph's obnoxiosly loud banjo and whiny tenor vocal which usually is not very complementary to Keiths voice. The only Ralph albums I have are the ones with Keith & some with Ricky Skaggs. I don't bother with the rest

[TruegrassBoy]

Kieth Whitley! Always perfect intonation and deep feeling! Wonderful!

[hd28nvocals]

thank you for posting..all the way up to Nova Scotia, Canada we all Love Keith.He has that Keith tone no other can reproduce.God Bless

[PaulinaRena]

We've loved Keith ever since we heard his first song years ago. Here in Kentucky we are so proud of all the great music he gave us. His voice just got better as the years went by. He always stayed perfectly on pitch - maybe the best singer to ever have that distinction. All of his songs are great but his romantic ballads have always been my favorites.Everything he has done has been a winner. I like this song - pure country as it should be - just a wonderful sound. Thanks for posting. - Paula

[bayocntry]

RickyroxNC-, it could be Ricky Skaggs thats him in the picture on the left if I'm not mistaken. I love this style of Keith better than any!

[bohlly]

The guy on the left is Wendy Miller.

[bayocntry]

Wendy Miller- O yes Thanks ,It could have been Ricky ,but I needed a closer look

[RickyRoxNC]

WOW that's the Best .....i was wondering who the tenor singer waz ,but Keith's voice would make any tenor singer sound good!! thanks for posting

[AllenShadd]

I am pretty sure the tenor singer on this is Jimmy Gaudreau.

[pickertoo]

hey you got to love keith,s hardcore honky tonk music that was the best keith whitley everrrrrr stuff like that stuff and miami my amy and honky tonk heart and all those songs where the best ever u got to love keith whitley man

[livetoskateaz]

whats cool is that my wifes uncle wrote this song his name was john wesley buckner and he gave the song to bozo arnel who did it first its about wesleys ex wife

[cornforkpicker334]

keith's time with jd crowe was great. i got the live in japan. i love every song

[lindacrnll]

awesone

[littlejunior17]

Keith singing lead for J.D. crowe band simply was better than everything I ever heard! Looking back I agree he should have stayed with Bluegrass! R.I.P. Keith, we miss you!

[bulbheadmyass]

I agree, littlejunior17, would have loved it if Keith had stayed in bluegrass.

[funability1]

Unreal,period! Thank You for posting :)

[thebluegrassfools]

OMG! What a band, they were the greatest! Oh, Man, how we miss Keith so much! What a shame, he was such a great bluegrass +. If only he had stayed in Bluegrass music, and away from Nashville, and Lori. We would still have him. Thanks for sharing this. He does a much better job on this than even George!

[rockinredneck57]

Maybe so, but Ricky has said he had a drinking problem from the time he was a teenager. He certainly hid it well. What a talent he had. The singing, of course, not the hiding the drinking. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Keith was one of the best.

[TexasTea2008]

Man! what a great singer ..I havn't heard him in awhile .. Tanks For posting !

-Rob,

[haze61151]

I'm curious to know where you got the photo of me and the Crowe band.That's from my personal collection.

[snowmanpolice]

Dude, you gotta post Lady it's on the same album one of Keith's best!!!

[wrint]

it's a nice version of this song. I do prefer the George Jones version from the late 60's

[MAMsMom97]

Thanks for putting on this great track from J. D.'s "MHAITHOF" album! One of my faves! If there's anything I can do to help you out with anything, don't hesitate to let me know. I'll try my best, and you have my word.