May 9 is a sad anniversary for country fans: the 31st anniversary of revered singer/songwriter Keith Whitley’s passing.To commemorate his father, Whitley’s only son and namesake, Jesse Keith Whitley is self-releasing the mid-tempo country rocker “Try to Change My Ways,” which premieres below.
Its is the first single from Whitley’s forthcoming album. Whitley’s mom is country singer Lorrie Morgan. His father died in 1989 from alcohol intoxication shortly before Whitley turned 2.The first time Whitley heard the song, written by Kirk Roth and Robert Kemp, it resonated with him, especially such lines as, “My blood runs through these Kentucky hills/stand for the stars and stripes and always will.”“I immediately thought about my dad because.
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