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    • Jul 1, 1955
    Keith Whitley is born in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Married to Lorrie Morgan in 1986, his rich vocals dot some of the most expressive singles of the late-1980s, although his career is shortened when he dies from alcohol poisoning in 1989. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022
    Mar 8, 1984
    Keith Whitley records "Turn Me To Love." Thirteen years later, it appears on the soundtrack to the movie "SwitchBack"
    Mar 28, 1984
    Keith Whitley records "Ten Feet Away" and "Miami, My Amy"
    Aug 29, 1984
    Keith Whitley signs a recording contract with RCA
    Oct 6, 1984
    Keith Whitley and The Judds make their "Hee Haw" debuts. The show also features music from Roy Acuff and Lee Greenwood, who sings "God Bless The U.S.A."
    Mar 8, 1986
    Keith Whitley, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams Jr. and his manager, Merle Kilgore, all appear on "Hee Haw"
    Apr 12, 1986
    Lorrie Morgan and Keith Whitley play the Grand Ole Opry on the same night. Whitley asks her out for the first time
    Apr 13, 1986
    Lorrie Morgan calls ex-husband Ron Gaddis and tells him she's had a change of heart about trying to get back together. Instead, she has a first date with Keith Whitley: Wendy's hamburgers in Nashville's Centennial Park
    Jun 27, 1986
    Keith Whitley records "Hard Livin'" and "Homecoming '63" in Nashville
    Nov 22, 1986
    Keith Whitley marries Lorrie Morgan at Nashville's Calvary Methodist Church. They hold a reception at the Opryland Hotel, then head for a honeymoon in Florida
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