NASHVILLE — Keith Whitley seemed destined to become a country star with his haunting, soulful baritone honed by his roots in Kentucky bluegrass. “This is not a fairytale ending.”They were married in 1986, and their son Jesse Keith Whitley was born shortly after. His son Jesse Keith Whitley, now 31, will also be singing during the concert. “People still get chills all the time listening to those records,” Jesse Keith Whitley said. “He is the one guy from the ’80s that’s still not … in the Country Music Hall of Fame,” Brooks told the AP.

Source: National Post May 03, 2019 17:14 UTC