Keith Whitley ~ I'm No Stranger To The Rain

[starlightdove1]

Missing Keith Whitley........This man could sing! This is what country should be like. Story telling and folk songs! Bring old country back!

[kangafizzle]

I said this before.. Keith is speaking true pain. His songs were from the heart. Kurt Cobain was another artist that could rip your heart out with his music. Look at Keith in this video, then search Kurt (nirvana).. Deep, Deep but simple lyrics. These artist spoke truth.....

[waylontdog]

Brad, Kenny, Toby...take a listen to this voice. I hope you cash your checks wearing a ski mask, because Mr. Whitley made possible what you are enjoying today. THIS is country music, and THIS is talent. Cover-boy looks might make you money, but it doesn't mean you're talented. God bless you, Keith. Country music died with you.

[jenko701]

This reminds me of my father , He loved Keith . Time gos by fast ,Take a breath.

[TDseptimus1]

Other than this song I still have to say the best song he did was "When you say nothing at all" I love what Allison Krauss did but the original was the best

[jpbtr]

man thay say willie an the boys this rite here was one of the boys even befor this song its like the voice if u know music u understand

[53Pokey]

How could you give this a thumbs down?

[shannonstables]

I saw Keith Whitley when he was 16 years old in a bluegrass band. He was with Ralph Stanley. I have fond memories of bluegrass festival with my family when I was a kid.

[amk0171]

We lost a good one when you left us, Keith. Your voice is beautiful and true country.

So thankful to be able to view this. Good memories, for sure.

[donpilkinton]

As fate would have it, real country music is gone with Keith Whitley and now all we have left to listen to is this bullshit so called country music we hear today. I call it "gossip country".

[londonhighschool01]

I like the video to this song , cause I was only 6 years old when he died . It's still the best song by Keith , EVER !!! 

[SarahMeyers1000]

i love this song:)

[esacnitsuj1]

Another person keeping Keith's Memory Alive & Going :-D

I have 2 on my channel, but some are dedicated to mostly Keith Whitley & I still miss him, but when I get to missing him, I bring up a video, watch it, then I'm fine.

I have Keith in a lot of my many playlists. Thank ALL who keep Keith's Talent Going & Going. YouTube is a veritable Jukebox! :-)

[RitchardKirkHuffman]

Wow, what an Amazing talent. This song never hit home with me till recently so I posted a cover of this song on you tube as a tribute. Thanks Keith for the music, RIP.

- Ritchard Huffman

[1978blueGREEN]

@RitchardKirkHuffman I don't know where you are from or how you were raised, but I'll say this...to use Keith Whitley's hard work and fame to promote your own agenda is outrageous. I want to listen to Keith and read his fan's comments without your half-hearted "Wow" and self promotion. You should know better my friend. Maybe you should have some respect. No wonder this song didn't "hit home"with you until recently.

[margovallen]

Love this song! Keith Whitley RIP.

[Tysen37075]

Yall should hear his son he is great his name is Jesse Keith Whitley and he is one of my best friends

[princessofhesse]

@Tysen37075 such a nice comment, tysen. i'm glad Jesse is carrying on his daddy's legacy, we all miss Keith, that's for sure. Best to Jesse and his Mama from us all.

[Kimberliss42]

Thank God we can hold on to these oh, so talented artists.. New country is just flat-out the pits...

Too bad Keith had to leave us before giving us more..

[roasted420]

When he passed on, Country Music as we know it went with him. He could've had it all....

[rtutor2461]

Three dislikes - CRAZY people in this world do dumb stuff- three examples

[cupcake11111s]

how long after this did he die

[CHICKENTRUCK100]

Slap who don't like this

[babigirl672003]

we love and miss you Keith Whitley

[1980kyboy]

my dad bought a house off keiths sister mary back in 1990. i was just 10 years old.  im 30 now and for the first time in 20 years i went an visited keiths mom. Shes 92 years old, a great lady! He has a great family! I was flattered when she said "honey my keith would have loved you. your a good boy and your good to me. you come visit me anytime" so i go every week to visit. love keith whitley!!

[whitbomb1]

Put the whole concert up!!!!!!!

[weiserbud67]

now THIS is PURE country!!

[michaeljfaulkner]

too many country music songs glamorize getting hammered these days, when we lose alot of great people to it. the music isnt country its trash. it has no substance. this guy was good, sad.

[vgstratplayinman]

Its sad he died early, he wouldve been right up there with George Straight and Alan Jackson had he been able to put out more music. One of my uncles drank and smoked his self to death, and one that is in the process of doing it. Its sad to see a problem like that end a career like this. Of coarse ive never climbed that fence so i dont think bad of Whitley because everyone has a problem with something. But ive been to one too many funerals because of alcohol, and it WILL get you.

[princessofhesse]

depression goes hand in hand with addiction, i believe. i am a recovering addict who has long battled depression, i know when i was using it was a frantic attempt to stay a little ahead of "the black dog". you think the alcohol, or narcotics, or whatever is going to make it all easier to live with, but it only compounds the great feelings of loss and pain deep in your soul. I lived through it, but it's a journey that never really ends. Many, like Keith, were not so luck.

[flipspiceland64]

After viewing many of his videos, his eyes in this one, his lack of motion, passion, and laconic performance seem to indicate a deep depression.

If I just listen to him, without watcing him, he still sounds great.

[southpawredneck]

This is my all time favorite song of this. He was such a talented songwriter. I loved listening to that deep voice. A troubled soul who lost his fight with the Devil.

[kitki91]

Omg i love this song soo much....but the first time i heard it i thought it was Randy Travis lol

[scraps270]

the man was physically and mentally worn out . tryin to keep up concert dates. gettin home. drug and alcohol demons take a fast toll . theres a long list of great artists that checked out early its a damn shame. lets hope we can learn from this great singer how fragile we really are

[electrical15]

You can never compare any other country music singer to Keith Whitley. He had so much emotion in every song.

[DCBrown40]

Come on people live a little Keith Whitley was livin and maybe it wasnt perfect.Believe me nothing ever is .Yes you  say he was an alcoholic!Well ok maybe he was didn't know the man personally.I would never hold that against him!Look at what he did in his life if 1/100000000000 people could do this then the world wouldnt be a bad place at all.If he wasn't Keith Whitley then he wouldn't be Keith Whitley let the man rest in peace because he sang these songs for you and me AMEN

[lambet2]

Idc I was just saying he didn't die from drugs

[kadrmas21]

I am a huge Keith Whitley fan, 26 years old and miss him and his music terribly. It saddens me that so many of the folks who for whatever reason hate Lorri Morgan decide to say that she somehow 'turned Keith into a drunk' and other nonsense. First off, if you know anything about Keith Whitley, you would know he was an alcoholic long before he ever met Lorri Morgan. Part of Keith's problem was Keith's fault, but not all of it. He had a problem, he needed help and didn't get it. He wasn't a bad

[jbub338]

@kadrmas21 lorrie morgan is way better than alison krauss

[gcobbutube]

Let's argue about drugs and alcohol, k? Anyway, this is someone whose music inspired me, lifted me and helped me though some bad times. I can't say that about every band I've worked with or heard live. RIP

[trailbikerharo]

keith looked like he was arguing with lori before he went on stage. his whole demeaner in this video if you look at his eyes. you can tell somethin is goin on with him. he looked sad mad. i been there a time or 2.

[11mcmoseley]

This ain't no (insert 2000-present country artist's) fake music....this is true kentucky blue....best country you can get

[mama3183]

Keith was a Legend.. It's just so sad.. he didn't live long enough to see how big he became.. He got the recognization, he so desperately craved..

He will ''always'' be, first and foremost.. my Favorite Country Singer of ALL Time!

[lambet2]

@ the thomasmoon he never used drugs get ur facts straight

[princessofhesse]

@lambet2 okay, just to clarify, alcohol is a drug, they are all drugs, pills, liquor, injections, whatever, and this comes from an old lady who used for 15 yrs, relapsed 3 times and now,hopefully, am back on the track....but, don't ever believe, just because it's legal,that liquor, and prescription stuff, won't kill you. we have too many examples of that....

[djbonitamorhgan]

get his autobiography people, he did use cocaine and abuse prescription meds and was an alcoholic. I absolutely love his music, but stop posting things you are ill informed about, you sound like a dipshit name calling people when you are wrong.

[rumbolt123]

isn,t he great just to bad he pasted away god bless him

[GIG2UAMEN]

intereseting song...cool voice...nice song

[beckasha83]

Dude sounded just as good live as he did on cd. :) He had a really unique voice.

[terryrf60]

the demands of rca killed keith

[wvClifton]

A flawless performance.

[TheThomasmoon]

A true waste of talent that's what using drugs will to a person

[lesman36]

@TheThomasmoon he mostly used alchol. keith was never a drug user you dammed idiot.

[TheThomasmoon]

@lesman36 OK smartass why don't you go ask Lorrie Morgan about that and i'm no fucking idiot bitch

[BRVFD125]

I agree with bowlin3483 Country music ust is not the same, it may be the coming of the times but you just can't beat the steel guitar and some of the vocals of the older country music singers.

[Desolation007]

whats better? Hank Williams - Mr. Weatherman , or Keith Whitley - I'm no stranger to the rain? It's heads or tails for me ! both fit the whiskey bottle.

[mrmak09]

this song reminds me so much of my daddy. love you dad

[CARDINAL701]

What a great song by a truly great artist......we really need him back. Great pedal steel work.

[AdCbSc070105]

This was Country...not like it is now. The 80's and early 90's were the BEST!!!! RIP Keith!

[djjonesable]

First of all, everybody dies. Second, country hasn't gone all rock and roll. It has gone down the shitter and will never return. Noone will be able to bring it back. It is gone. GOD has nothing to do with it.

[toterola451]

I think this was only a month or so before keith passed. Such a shame...

[sexydanyell]

@toterola451 awwww sad.... i heard this on the country channel that playes dif music on the tv . loved it... didnt even know he was dead till today...wow!!!

[InvisibleSkyDaddy]

In a time when Country music was dying, Kieth Whitley was trying to keep it alive. Sadly, Country sank into a black hole of overproduced pop crap. If Kieth and Hank were alive today they would be drinking even heavier.

[0624mel]

Awesome.  Hey check out this other version....great vocals...youtube.com/watch?v=4­D5gnS6VzHY

[crazyme1957]

thank you for posting this.

[MPDCSCOUT135]

Someone asked the question,Why did an amazing singer have to leave?

He is an exceptionally talented individual,there is no doubt!I am grateful to be blessed with this gift from God!

Perhaps God desires that we be grateful for the music and for the example of Mr. Whitely s humanity,and mortality.

Like the rest of us,Somebody had to be Mr.Whitely!

[rattycharge1]

One person rated this thumbs down and is a goddamn idiot!

[inge1936]

@rattycharge1

some are born stupid and they will die stupid

[1975chrisk]

yes keith was a great singer and a great ky person , grew up and went to school with his nephew great people they all are .if you all ever get to sandy hook ky there is a cemetery there that the town but a life size of him there it is nice

[1forhershey]

It makes me feel balanced, hearing music as sensible as Keith's.

[EquinoxMCSE]

I call todays county Bubble-Gum_country, cause it's ok for a while, after it just looses it's flavor, classical country is still around and people yearn for it....

[fishn4beer]

we're not made like that anymore

[rattycharge1]

Hell Yeah brother....

[esacnitsuj1]

It's so nice to see so many people keeping Keith Whitley's Country Legend going on!

He is gone from us, but Keith is definately remembered :-)



[freebird1294]

good music died with him

[honeybeezsting]

I sure do miss Keith's down home country style.  He was so talented. RIP Keith still love you.

[jdh501]

This has always been my favorite Keith Whitley song. Listen to that beautiful even rhythm with his great understated voice. Most modern so-called country music sounds uneven, choppy, too electrified, and not enough sweet, steel guitar, like hard rock with a southern accent. If I want that I'll listen to classic rock. We miss Keith.

[bjx101]

like i've said theres no greater singers than the great old timers.

[jenin417]

Great song!! Touches my heart every time I hear it.

[RimbaudsMoon]

Greatness!

[TexasRowdyRebel]

This is such an awesome song. KW we miss you. I bet he is rolling over in his grave, because of the crap they pass of as country on the radio today. sad sad sad

[wvClifton]

Awe inspiring.

[JMJones09]

RIP Keith you are a LEGEND! I wish country would go back to its roots!

[JohnTron84]

It hurts me soo much to see Keith singing on the verge of tears...I can feel his broken heart aching for something more than this world had to offer. He was truly one of a kind in his time here, a Man who has been an inspiration to me for as long as I can remember. God Bless you Keith, see you in Heaven someday, of that I am sure.

[PhatFarm60]

Why did he have to die so early!? He was destined to be the next George Jones or Johnny Cash

[savscott]

He looks very thin here and no spark or energy. This was the year he died so he was probably on then way out physically. Voice was still A+++

[salinagrrrl69]

While traveling from KC to Clinton Mo I picked up KTTS out of Springfield Mo & this tune was playing. What a joy! What a further joy in that I heard for the first time a new song - 'Riding Fence' by Cris Ledoux.

Little did I know - The Loss I tell you the DAMNED LOSS!

[MrKyleMac]

31 and fifth that

[bowlin3483]

gosh. why did such an amazing singer have to go!!!! i'm so upset that country music has lost its tradition and gone all rock n roll. i'm 16 years old and i love classic country. this is when country music was real. RIP real country music. RIP keith whitley.

[chkjns]

@bowlin3483 - interesting comment and true from your young perspective. I and millions of others LOVED this sound back then, yet this was part of a style called crossover or 'pop' country - it had a much more upbeat sound and frequently used a bossa nova beat to achieve that.

This is 'classic' country for me, too, yet 'purists' of country hated this sound for not being 'true' to what country had been up until about 1975.

It's complicated as we listen through the ears of different times!

[PhatFarm60]

So true, THIS is real country music to us, the children of the 80's. But I remember my grandfather hated this new stuff, especially Garth Brooks when he first came out.

[money2380]

@bowlin3483, I agree, I'm 15 and its shit what they play now. Its too bad that people don't realize the good music, the original country that should've stayed

[2redneck]

@bowlin3483 If the new counrty was a little southern rock, I wouldnt have a problem. But, it sounds more like Pop and rap, and gay ass boy bands like the rectal faggs (rascal flatts) and those wastes of space big and rich and their butt buddy fag boy troy. Someone needs to shoot the talent scouts for country and find some new ones that dont have their heads shoved up their asses.

[davimaelovescountry]

@bowlin3483 couldnt agree anymore im 14 and love the 90s country, now its it aint worth anything. All we need is george strait, traviss tritt, neal mcoy, brooks and dunn, garth brooks, shenadoah,and of course keith whitly and all the other 90s.

[princessofhesse]

@bowlin3483 my friend, i am so happy to hear a young person (i am an old lady, 54!!) who realizes what good music is...there isn't much of it in country now....and i don't even call it country....i was born and raised in TX and grew up with real country...Waylon and Jerry Jeff and, my hero for so many reasons, Steve Earle...check him out, too, and his son, Justin Townes Earle, is another great talent and Joe Pug....well, there is sitll hope for good music, hang in there....

[kix96fan]

@bowlin3483 the sad part of it all is the good die young and the bad live forever so you know what that means

[GaddyMark]

@bowlin3483 Damn right, i hate new country, this is what i grew up on. Never will come back ,

[TheChunksaw]

@bowlin3483 i was just having a conversation with my grandpa about how sad it is that kids your age dont know about the greats like keith, and lorrie morgan, and so on... thank you for proving me wrong!! there is hope after all!! lol

[KYBUCKMASTER]

i would give anything if he was still alive, maybe country would still be country if he was.

[MrStrongarms]

to bad he drank himself to death could of made alot of great songs

[lee102780]

Kinda sounds like the HAG...

[golfcartpro]

man could sing, great voice

[bulldog0046]

This was to me true country music. I am only 29 years old, and this is what I call country music. Keith will be missed.

[jaxdawg07]

I'm 30 years old and I second that notion.

[nordyke1]

17 years old and third that one

[aj11382]

27 and fourth on that.

[bowlin3483]

16 and i fifth that notion

[GaddyMark]

@bulldog0046 hell yeah i just turned 30, this is what is real country. Feel it

[mongo5888]

We all miss you Kieth..............

[GeorgeStrait1986]

he should be the poster child of the dangers of binge drinking!! R.I.P. Keith

[chessse]

Oh,man!! Keith was THE MAN! Too much! And look at that steel guitar at 2:35 ~ 2:43 COUNTRY MUSIC,GENTLEMEN!!!

[Elkins2424]

not many people know it but this man was already a star bluegrass singer with ralph stanley before his country career even started.

[bowlin3483]

yep. he did a lot with ricky skaggs too.

[MrJTpicker]

Absolutely great country voice.

[carsbuff]

best singer ever

[48snowbird]

lori did a good job on the beachboys song don't worry baby....

[ul7r05]

Wow I've always heard the duet of "When you say nothing at all," with Allison Krauss, and after doing research about him, and listening to his singles, oh my god. His voice is probably past George Strait in my opinion. Wow powerful voice, and great lyrics. I can't believe his death so soon, due to alcoholism. RIP Keith, your a complete beast on vocals man.

[clarabellsnotgrass]

Every time I see Lori Morgan I want to slap her across the face. Ever notice how every song she did back then was "I'm Leav'n" or '"I've Had it" (U get the idea) and he's singing "Tell Lori I Lover Her" and songs like this? I hate her.

[ThiefTimeless]

finally found ....

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[jaxdawg07]

Thanks for posting this priceless classic.

[highschoolrocknroll]

thats so crazy they got ritchie valens to play lead guitar!

[mmeekison]

It's not a question of wether he loved his fans or not, He had a sickness. Poor Keith, So sad- Such talent!!

[stummergirl]

one of my favourites

[Im4hm]

Thanks for this video. One of my country favorites.

[freebird97hd]

actually he told in some interviews that he drinks sometimes before a performance because of his stagefright. At 1:03 and 1:46 u can really tell. Hell i wouldve too, i hate gettin in front of people. Loved the guy and his music, miss him

[bayocntry]

No it was probably the spot lights. Kieth loved his fans way too much to give a performance after doing that.

[freebird97hd]

u can tell hes a little under the influence, u can see the pain in his eyes

[freebird97hd]

love it  my favorite