Chris Whitley
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Whitley was born in Houston, Texas. Though relatively unknown to the mainstream, he worked with many top named musicians throughout his career. In 1991, U2/Peter Gabriel producer Daniel Lanois and his protégé, Malcolm Burn, recorded Whitley’s debut album Living With the Law (Malcolm Burn also produced 2005’s Soft Dangerous Shores). In 2000, Whitley worked with Chris Wood and Billy Martin from the famed trio of Medeski, Martin and Wood, on the Perfect Day album. Others like Dave Matthews and Bruce Hornsby also appeared on 2001’s Rocket House.
Whitley played a unique brand of confessional acoustic and electric blues, mixed with inspired modern rock. His lyrics often contained overt sexual references and sometimes bordered on the surreal. An avid fan of jazz saxophone legend John Coltrane, Whitley was a master of the National / Dobro, made famous by many of the great Mississippi delta blues players of the 1930’s. Whitley also appeared in the concert documentary Hellhounds on my Trail - The Afterlife of Robert Johnson, with Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green, jam band Gov’t Mule, and blues guitarist Keb’ Mo. In addition to recording his original material, Whitley has also guested on albums by Mike Watt, Rob Wasserman, Cassandra Wilson, Dave Pirner (of Soul Asylum) and Shawn Colvin.
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Living With The Law
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Dirt Floor
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Terra Incognita
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Din Of Ecstasy
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3rd Annual Chris Whitley Celebration in VERMONT!!!
23 Apr 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/dustradio
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3rd Annual Chris Whitley Celebration in VERMONT!!!
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Jeff Lang and Chris Whitley Album Released!!!
23 Apr 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/dustradio
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