keith whitley

Love is in the air.

Sept. 9, 1989, was a bittersweet day for friends and family of the late Whitley.

He is perhaps more cherished by the current generation of country stars than he was when he died in 1989.

He left such an incredible legacy.

Country music is coming together to honor his legacy.

He dug deep into the legend's catalog.

The Boot rounds up a list of 50 country, Americana, alt-country, bluegrass and folk songs that everyone should hear at least once in their lifetime.

William Michael Morgan may be in his early 20s, but the "I Met a Girl" singer has an old soul, which is apparent on his recent cover of Keith Whitley's "Don't Close Your Eyes."

May they rest in peace ...

The 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards aren't scheduled to air until April 7, but we already know some of the top acts that have won. In a special announcement on Friday (March 22), the ACMs revealed the winners of some of the special off-camera awards, including huge stars like Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton.

Keith Whitley has to be one of my favorite country artist. My favorite all-time country song is "Don't Close Your Eyes" by Keith. It was one of the first records that I played on the radio! If you want to hear more Keith Whitley and all the best country from the '70's, '80's and '90's, then tune in Saturday mornings to the KNUE Gold Rush show with John Moore!

This morning on the KNUE  "Gold Rush" John Moore played my all-time favorite country song - Keith Whitley "Don't Close Your Eyes." I just had to look up Keith's greatest songs and videos and share them with you. Don't miss the KNUE "Gold Rush" with John Moore every Saturday morning from 8am - 1am on KNUE.