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November 23, 2005
RIP Chris Whitley
Blues/Rock/Americana singer-songwriter Chris Whitley was one of my favorite musicians of the past 15 years. I saw him live many times, and he never failed to amaze me for his brilliant guitar playing, striking honesty and heartbreakingly beautiful songs. He died November 20 of lung cancer, but his music lives on. And though their lives ended of their own accord, it is my hope that one day Chris's music will be embraced much like that of Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley, who are sadly more beloved now in death than they were in life.
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- Dirt Floor (Dirt Floor, 1998)
- Perfect Day (Perfect Day, 2000)
- Firefighter (Live at Martyrs', 2000)
- Serve You (Rocket House, 2001)
- Automatic (Live) (Wouldn't It Be Beautiful?, 1999)
- Living With The Law (Weed, 2004)
- Dead Cowboy Song (War Crime Blues, 2004)
- Chain (Rocket House, 2001)
- Breaking Your Fall (Hotel Vast Horizon, 2003)
- Phone Call From Leavenworth (Weed, 2004)
- Big Sky Country (Living With The Law, 1991)
- Accordingly (Dirt Floor, 1998)
- I Forget You Every Day (Weed, 2004)
- A Day Is Long (Soft Dangerous Shores, 2005)
- War Crime Blues (War Crime Blues, 2004)
- Spoonful (Perfect Day, 2000)
- Dust Radio (Weed, 2004)
- Narcotic Prayer (Live at Martyrs', 2000)
- Weightless (Weed, 2004)
- Wild Country (Dirt Floor, 1998)
iTunes unfortunatley does not carry Chris's three Columbia releases: his achingly perfect 1991 debut Living With the Law, the Hendrix-inspired noise of 1993's Din of Ecstacy and the pop-blues of 1995's Terra Incognita. Hopefully they will be added sooner than later. For now, I hope this will do.
Posted by Queuetipp at November 23, 2005 08:52 AM
