Keith Whitley Interview-1988

Keith Whitley interview with Shelly Mangrum to promote his "Don't Close Your Eyes" album.

My eternal gratitude to Troy (waylonhoss) for setting me up with the clip... almost 17 years ago!

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Music

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• Keith
• Whitley
• Lorrie
• Morgan
• country
• Don't
• Close
• Your
• Eyes

[swtnnastyx10]

i find it so strange that keith supposedly had such an alochol problem, years before he died. yet every interview and show he's articulate and focused. makes me wonder

[MAMsMom97]

Wonder no more. He was a binge drinker. He would go for weeks without taking a drink. So, 90% of the time he was very articulate & focused. He came into alcohol during his years with Ralph Stanley. It's a widely known fact that, when one would come off stage, a lot of times people would hand you a drink, & it was available. A teenager, eventually, will give in to it if it's offered enough times, b/c it's hard not to when they see their idols doing it.

[kc7fys]

What did she mean, "Don't close your eyes?"

[MAMsMom97]

"Don't Close Your Eyes" was the first single & video off the album of the same name that Keith was there to promote. It wound up being his 1st #1 song & the 1st of 5 straight #1's for him & the #1 country song of 1988 in both Billboard & Radio & Records magazines.

[katienhank]

Keith in a tannin bed....who would of thought? Love ya and miss ya Keith.

[MAMsMom97]

Mmmmm, don't EVEN get me started!!! :P

[mankind2112]

I remember hearing about Keith passing, I was a kid seems like yesterday.

[LupusMCTD]

I can't believe how long Keith has been gone.

God Bless him I sure do miss his music

[Bellamorra55543]

induct Keith Whitley into the Country Music Hall of Fame...put sentence into your search engine and it will take you to the petition.....PLEASE ....let his beautiful voice live through the years...only we can speak for him now.....

[superbeavo]

Shelly Mangrum was smokin' hot in the big '80s! Hmm, wonder what her hair looks like these days!

Oh, Keith was good too!

[swtnnastyx10]

@MAMsMom97 so when you say binge drinking what do you mean? he would get drunk for what a few days or a week, or like weeks at a time? i'm not being salacious i'm just trying to understand my issues as well as his thanks so much for your help

[SIGNALSTAT]

yea she sure is flirting with keith. lol

[drum3433]

No direspect for Keith but my search was for a video of Shelly, Boy did I have a crush on her!

[1dillontaylor]

i like when he says "get some color" you can tell hes really from the country. a great singer

[terry49r]

I love Keith Whitley and I could make a meal out of Shelley Mangrum.

[tigerdog1954]

I was at work at newspaper office that I wrote for when the news came over the AP Wire Service Was a big shock- I have all of Keith's lps on vinyl and some 45s