Chris Whitley
Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960– November 20, 2005) was an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. During his 25-year career he released more than a dozen albums, had two songs in the top 50 of the Billboard mainstream rock charts and received two Independent Music Awards. Whitley's sound was drawn from the traditions of blues, jazz and rock and he recorded songs by artists from many genres. He died in 2005 of lung cancer at the age of 45.
Early life
Whitley was born in Houston, Texas and learned to play guitar when he was fifteen. His father was an art director and his mother was a sculptor. During his youth he lived in Dallas, Texas, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Mexico and Vermont. His parents "grew up on race radio in the South" and their musical tastes—including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix—influenced Whitley.
Career
During the early 1980s Whitley was busking on the streets of New York City and collaborating with musicians Marc Miller, Arto Lindsay and Michael Beinhorn. He was given a plane ticket to Ghent, Belgium in 1981, and lived there for six years, recording several albums and playing with the bands Kuruki, 2 Belgen, Nacht Und Nebel, Alan Fawn, and A Noh Rodeo.
Chris Whitley (ice hockey)
Chris Whitley (born February 21, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the North American minor leagues before competing in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Whitley attended Lakehead University in the Canadian Interuniversity Sports from 2004–2009 and obtained several awards including OUA MVP, OUA First Team All-Star and First Team All-Canadian. Chris competed in the Detroit Red Wings rookie tournament and later attended the Red Wings training camp in 2009.
He had a four-year minor pro hockey career that began with the Allen Americans of the then Central Hockey League in the 2009–10 season. He finished that year with a 31-8-4 record and led the Americans to a league final where they eventually lost to the Rapid City Rush in 6 games. During the 09-10 season Whitley earned two AHL call-ups with the Texas Stars and the Lake Erie Monsters. With Lake Erie, Whitley started one game making 37 saves and earned a 6-5 shootout victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins.
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ALBUMS
- On Air released: 2008
- Dislocation Blues released: 2006
- Soft Dangerous Shores released: 2005
- War Crime Blues released: 2004
- Weed released: 2003
- Hotel Vast Horizon released: 2003
- Long Way Around: An Anthology 1991-2001 released: 2002
- Rocket House released: 2001
- At Martyr's released: 2000
- Perfect Day released: 2000
- Dirt Floor released: 1998
- Terra Incognita released: 1997
- Din of Ecstasy released: 1995
- Poison Girl released: 1992
- Living With the Law released: 1991
On Air
Released 2008- The Old Man And Me
- Drifting
- Kick The Stones
- Clear Blue Sky
- Light Rain
- She's Alright
- New Lost World
- To Joy (Revolution Of The Innocents)
- The Crystal Ship
- Fourth Time Around
- Vertical Desert
- Hotel Vast Horizon
- Scrapyard Lullaby
- Phonecall From Levenworth
- From A Photograph
- Shadowland
- Well...All Right
- Velocity Girl
Born: 1960-08-31
Died: 2005-11-20
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Can't Get Off
by: Chris WhitleyI ain't got no pride in my pants
I ain't got no poise or plans
Hear me out with your hands
It's nothing major, sister
I can't get off
Yeah, nothing major
I ain't got no acid love
Ain't got no problem to solve
I'm doing my best to dissolve
Well, it's nothing major, sister
I can't get off
I can't hang out, sister
I can't get off
I been watching it go by
Well, I been gone so long
[Incomprehensible]
Entertain religion of law
Slave morality and the norm
You know it
I'm doing my best to conform
Well, it's nothing major, sister
I can't get off
It's nothing major, sister
I can't get off
But I been watching it go by
Well, I been gone so long
I want to hear the new word now, now, now
I been watching it
I been watching it go by
I been gone so long
I want to hear the new word now, now
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