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Chris Whitley
Sign in to saveAmerican blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Cruel Reality : Part 2
- Cruel Reality
- A Cruel Reality : Part 3
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1960
- Active to
- 2005
acoustic bluesalternative folkamericanabluesblues rockcontemporary folk
Discography
- Living With the Law1991
- Poison Girl1992
- Din1995
- Din of Ecstasy1995
- Liberation Or Death1995
- O God My Heart Is Ready1995
- Terra Incognita1997
- Dirt Floor1998
- At Martyr’s2000
- Perfect Day2000
Member of
- A Noh Rodeo1984–1989
- A Noh Rodeo1984–1989
- A Noh Rodeo1984–1989
- Chris Whitley & The Bastard Club
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 58,006
- Total plays
- 847,809
Tags
bluessinger-songwriterblues rockrockindie
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"
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- ATO Records
- Official website
- www.chriswhitley.com
- Image
- Chris Whitley 1998.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chris Whitley
- date of birth
- 1960-08-31
- date of death
- 2005-11-20
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- name in native language
- Chris Whitley
- birth name
- Christopher Becker Whitley
Sources (3)
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