Chris Whitley died on Sunday, November 20th of Lung Cancer. He died at home, surrounded by the people he loved the most - his brother, his daughter and his fiancée.
I had the pleasure of watching Chris perform only once, at Club Cafe in 2004. He was painfully, shockingly, thin, mumbled when he spoke to the audience and brilliant on the guitar.
It was not one of his better performances. All of three or four his instruments were out of tune, making in necessary to adjust between each song. The highlight of the evening was when he exclaimed to the audience “Oh the drama of watching a musician tune his fucking guitar!”
My heart is a little bit broken tonight by the news. Rest in peace, Chris Whitley.
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