Chris Whitley is a mixed media by Meijering Manupix which was uploaded on November 12th, 2014.
Chris Whitley
Original painting of Paul Meijering edited in photoshop of Chris Whitley - an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. During his 25 year... more
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Chris Whitley
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Meijering Manupix
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Mixed Media - Original Painting Of Paul Meijering Edited In Photoshop
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Original painting of Paul Meijering edited in photoshop of Chris Whitley - 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.
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 tastesincluding Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrixinfluenced Whitley.
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November 12th, 2014
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