Brilliant song writing!! Just a slow drag straight through the blues! "I forget you everyday" enough said! Miss you Chris Whitley. RIP
@lynnschnekenburger72705 ай бұрын
Fu*ckin' brilliant, just brilliant !!! Thanks for posting. Takes me back to West 86th Street, Vancouver, 1991. To say it was a great show is an understatement!!!!
@switthoft9 ай бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you once again. It really is magical to experience this music again.
@dwaynejessome17289 ай бұрын
Thank You
@jayconway73907 ай бұрын
Thanks. My brother played harmonicas with him in NYC during the times these songs were put together. My brother had a cassette recording of Kick the Stones done as a duo in a metal shower stall… it was killer wonderful… Pete lost it… trust me it’d be priceless today. Chris and my brother stayed in touch but only played together a few times after the Living With the Law album was released. Chris was a treasure… sad how the money is distributed among the talent out there.
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
7 ай бұрын
I saw 'conway' in your username, so as soon as I saw 'brother' and 'harmonica' I was flying - so wonderful to 'meet' you. And what wouldn't I give to hear a shower-stall KICK! Richard Vink - a member of our Facebook group - recalled your brother (and his fellow band mate?) in NYC late '80s/very early '90s: "there were some really musical Sundays back in the late 80's into 1990 ... Chris was doing a matinee at hole in the wall called mondo cane on Thompson early with peter Conway on harp who was also in my band Sam japan." Brian Kramer also recalls your brother playing in his band during the same time period.
@jayconway7390
Ай бұрын
@@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley hi I’m techno-illiterate please send a note with contact info. I’d love to share some stuff or even better, put you in touch with Pete directly. I play harmonica as well but not as well as my younger brother, Pete, he is fricken GOOD - ask Sarah McLachlan, he plays on her song Black …both recording at Daniel Lanois’ studio in NOLA at the same time. Sarah stiffed him the $125 for the song….not good considering the bread floating around for recorded music at the time. Pete only played on Whitley’s first album… did stuff in Europe with him on a couple occasions as well as with The Holmes Brothers - made a movie in Czech Republic - CBS bought it and buried it - Title: Just like Amerika ( pretty sure that’s it). Hope this catches up with you … not sure how to best reach me
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
Ай бұрын
@@jayconway7390 Thanks for your reply, Jay. I prefer not to post my email publicly here, but would love to connect. If you're on Facebook, you can reach me via the All Things Chris Whitley group I created there: facebook.com/groups/allthingschriswhitley either by posting or by messaging. Or check out my blog of the same name and post a comment to which I will reply with contact info: allthingschriswhitley.com Looking forward to more stories, preferably NOT about artists stiffing your brother ...!
@XOY3219 ай бұрын
Talk about landing fully formed. All those years grinding it out was key. The vocal/musical power here is outrageous.
@folkdemon9 ай бұрын
this is great. Thank you.
@basanova33829 ай бұрын
Luv this song 💙 🎵🎶☮️
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
9 ай бұрын
Me too! wp.me/p3GDKV-hK
@BuckeyeInNC9 ай бұрын
i almost want to say that this is easily my favorite from LWTL but it wouldnt be "easily" cuz i love the LP start to finish
@user-gm7bp2rr8n6 ай бұрын
Круто! Взбудоражили все мои женские клеточки!!!😊🤦♀️
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
6 ай бұрын
Had to translate your comment, but, yes, Chris's music does "excite [one's] female cells!"
@geraldhugley36189 ай бұрын
Who was he opening for here? I saw him in ‘91 in Portland, OR. Can’t remember who he was playing with?
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
9 ай бұрын
Tom Petty - Here's a bit re how that happened: "We’d gotten word that in the fall of 1991 Tom Petty was going on tour and was looking for an opening act. Usually the way this works is that the headliner’s artist manager looks for an up-and-coming act that is already established and therefore can help sell tickets on their own-especially needed when you are playing large arenas. I was the head of Columbia’s Artist Development Department at the time and I knew if somehow I could get Chris on the Tom Petty tour that it would be a big leg up for him in getting thousands of people to know who he was. My only shot was to get Tom Petty a copy of Chris’s album in hopes that he would be so blown away by this new artist’s music that he’d choose Chris even over a sure bet of someone who was in a better position to help with ticket sales. I was banking on the fact that Tom was a musician and lover of music first, and that the commercial concern would be a second consideration. I knew someone who knew someone who knew someone, and was able to get the album to Tom. You can imagine the pressure that Tom and his manager, Tony Dimitriades were under by the many agents and record company presidents in the music biz for Tom to take out one of their priority artists. But low and behold, Tom heard the record and was so moved that he chose Chris Whitley as his opening act. That takes guts, resolve, belief, and most important, putting the music first. The decision blew minds in the music business and in the artist community-it was a great positive message about music and art." from classicsdujour.com/tom-petty-cant-believe-hes-gone/
@RolandDuke
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Katie for all the colossal CW posts, I saw this tour in Houston, wasn’t it Into the Great Wide Open tour? Anyway, I was wondering who helped Chris put this touring band together for this tour? That’s not Dougie playing drums right? Anyways thanks again.
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
9 ай бұрын
Chris's bandmates are Alan Gevaert: bass (Chris's brother-in-law from Belgium). Louie Lepore: guitar, Gene Vellocette: drums Malcolm Burn: keyboards (Malcolm produced LWTL). Dougie didn't collaborate with Chris until they began working on Din of Ecstasy - he's shared numerous memories of his time with Chris at the All Things Chris Whitley group on Facebook, including this statement about drumming for Chris: "I felt like I waited my whole life to play with Chris...Don't want to be cornball or anything, but...that's how it felt the first time we started up playing." @@RolandDuke
@RolandDuke
9 ай бұрын
@@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley I really appreciate the time and knowledge you’re passing on to everyone!!! I may have to rejoin Facebook just for that group!!
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
9 ай бұрын
@@RolandDuke If you want to avoid FB, you can still find a lot of CW info on my All Things Chris Whitley blog: allthingschriswhitley.com/ including playlists, links to tons of articles, photos, etc. Here's a post I completed to honor Chris on his birthday last year: allthingschriswhitley.com/2022/08/30/the-life-and-music-of-chris-whitley-a-timeline/ and another about his iconic guitar: allthingschriswhitley.com/2014/01/23/mustard-chris-whitleys-iconic-national-guitar/ and a guide for new members of the ATCW FB group with links to other resources: allthingschriswhitley.com/2016/05/10/quick-guide-for-new-atcw-group-members/ That last one includes links to the FB group posts when Danny Kadar blew our minds by releasing the 'raw mix' of Din of Ecstasy. Oh, and did you know that a limited # of that album are being released on vinyl next month?
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Brilliant song writing!! Just a slow drag straight through the blues! "I forget you everyday" enough said! Miss you Chris Whitley. RIP
Fu*ckin' brilliant, just brilliant !!! Thanks for posting. Takes me back to West 86th Street, Vancouver, 1991. To say it was a great show is an understatement!!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you once again. It really is magical to experience this music again.
Thank You
Thanks. My brother played harmonicas with him in NYC during the times these songs were put together. My brother had a cassette recording of Kick the Stones done as a duo in a metal shower stall… it was killer wonderful… Pete lost it… trust me it’d be priceless today. Chris and my brother stayed in touch but only played together a few times after the Living With the Law album was released. Chris was a treasure… sad how the money is distributed among the talent out there.
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
7 ай бұрын
I saw 'conway' in your username, so as soon as I saw 'brother' and 'harmonica' I was flying - so wonderful to 'meet' you. And what wouldn't I give to hear a shower-stall KICK! Richard Vink - a member of our Facebook group - recalled your brother (and his fellow band mate?) in NYC late '80s/very early '90s: "there were some really musical Sundays back in the late 80's into 1990 ... Chris was doing a matinee at hole in the wall called mondo cane on Thompson early with peter Conway on harp who was also in my band Sam japan." Brian Kramer also recalls your brother playing in his band during the same time period.
@jayconway7390
Ай бұрын
@@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley hi I’m techno-illiterate please send a note with contact info. I’d love to share some stuff or even better, put you in touch with Pete directly. I play harmonica as well but not as well as my younger brother, Pete, he is fricken GOOD - ask Sarah McLachlan, he plays on her song Black …both recording at Daniel Lanois’ studio in NOLA at the same time. Sarah stiffed him the $125 for the song….not good considering the bread floating around for recorded music at the time. Pete only played on Whitley’s first album… did stuff in Europe with him on a couple occasions as well as with The Holmes Brothers - made a movie in Czech Republic - CBS bought it and buried it - Title: Just like Amerika ( pretty sure that’s it). Hope this catches up with you … not sure how to best reach me
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
Ай бұрын
@@jayconway7390 Thanks for your reply, Jay. I prefer not to post my email publicly here, but would love to connect. If you're on Facebook, you can reach me via the All Things Chris Whitley group I created there: facebook.com/groups/allthingschriswhitley either by posting or by messaging. Or check out my blog of the same name and post a comment to which I will reply with contact info: allthingschriswhitley.com Looking forward to more stories, preferably NOT about artists stiffing your brother ...!
Talk about landing fully formed. All those years grinding it out was key. The vocal/musical power here is outrageous.
this is great. Thank you.
Luv this song 💙 🎵🎶☮️
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
9 ай бұрын
Me too! wp.me/p3GDKV-hK
i almost want to say that this is easily my favorite from LWTL but it wouldnt be "easily" cuz i love the LP start to finish
Круто! Взбудоражили все мои женские клеточки!!!😊🤦♀️
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
6 ай бұрын
Had to translate your comment, but, yes, Chris's music does "excite [one's] female cells!"
Who was he opening for here? I saw him in ‘91 in Portland, OR. Can’t remember who he was playing with?
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
9 ай бұрын
Tom Petty - Here's a bit re how that happened: "We’d gotten word that in the fall of 1991 Tom Petty was going on tour and was looking for an opening act. Usually the way this works is that the headliner’s artist manager looks for an up-and-coming act that is already established and therefore can help sell tickets on their own-especially needed when you are playing large arenas. I was the head of Columbia’s Artist Development Department at the time and I knew if somehow I could get Chris on the Tom Petty tour that it would be a big leg up for him in getting thousands of people to know who he was. My only shot was to get Tom Petty a copy of Chris’s album in hopes that he would be so blown away by this new artist’s music that he’d choose Chris even over a sure bet of someone who was in a better position to help with ticket sales. I was banking on the fact that Tom was a musician and lover of music first, and that the commercial concern would be a second consideration. I knew someone who knew someone who knew someone, and was able to get the album to Tom. You can imagine the pressure that Tom and his manager, Tony Dimitriades were under by the many agents and record company presidents in the music biz for Tom to take out one of their priority artists. But low and behold, Tom heard the record and was so moved that he chose Chris Whitley as his opening act. That takes guts, resolve, belief, and most important, putting the music first. The decision blew minds in the music business and in the artist community-it was a great positive message about music and art." from classicsdujour.com/tom-petty-cant-believe-hes-gone/
@RolandDuke
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Katie for all the colossal CW posts, I saw this tour in Houston, wasn’t it Into the Great Wide Open tour? Anyway, I was wondering who helped Chris put this touring band together for this tour? That’s not Dougie playing drums right? Anyways thanks again.
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
9 ай бұрын
Chris's bandmates are Alan Gevaert: bass (Chris's brother-in-law from Belgium). Louie Lepore: guitar, Gene Vellocette: drums Malcolm Burn: keyboards (Malcolm produced LWTL). Dougie didn't collaborate with Chris until they began working on Din of Ecstasy - he's shared numerous memories of his time with Chris at the All Things Chris Whitley group on Facebook, including this statement about drumming for Chris: "I felt like I waited my whole life to play with Chris...Don't want to be cornball or anything, but...that's how it felt the first time we started up playing." @@RolandDuke
@RolandDuke
9 ай бұрын
@@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley I really appreciate the time and knowledge you’re passing on to everyone!!! I may have to rejoin Facebook just for that group!!
@KatieDewitz4ChrisWhitley
9 ай бұрын
@@RolandDuke If you want to avoid FB, you can still find a lot of CW info on my All Things Chris Whitley blog: allthingschriswhitley.com/ including playlists, links to tons of articles, photos, etc. Here's a post I completed to honor Chris on his birthday last year: allthingschriswhitley.com/2022/08/30/the-life-and-music-of-chris-whitley-a-timeline/ and another about his iconic guitar: allthingschriswhitley.com/2014/01/23/mustard-chris-whitleys-iconic-national-guitar/ and a guide for new members of the ATCW FB group with links to other resources: allthingschriswhitley.com/2016/05/10/quick-guide-for-new-atcw-group-members/ That last one includes links to the FB group posts when Danny Kadar blew our minds by releasing the 'raw mix' of Din of Ecstasy. Oh, and did you know that a limited # of that album are being released on vinyl next month?