Chris Whitley
Sign in to saveAmerican blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1960-08-31
- Died
- 2005-11-20
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Cruel Reality : Part 2
- Cruel Reality
- A Cruel Reality : Part 3
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 58,006
- Total plays
- 847,809
Tags
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Chris Whitley (born Christopher Becker Whitley on 31 August 1960; died 20 November 2005) was an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. During his 25-year career he released more than a dozen albums, had two songs in the top 50 of the US Billboard mainstream rock charts and received two Independent Music Awards. Whitley's sound was drawn from the traditions of blues, jazz and rock and he recorded songs by artists from many genres. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chris+Whitley"
Key dates
- Born
- 31 August 1960
- Died
- 20 November 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- ATO Records
- Official website
- www.chriswhitley.com
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Categories
1960 births2005 deaths20th-century American guitarists20th-century American male musicians20th-century American singer-songwritersAmerican blues guitaristsAmerican blues rock musiciansAmerican blues singersAmerican male guitaristsAmerican male singer-songwritersAmerican rock guitaristsAmerican rock singers