Articles/Reviews Chris Whitley: Rocket House Rocket Man: Chris Whitley takes off with his best record in a decade Blues with a Scratch Cowboy no more: Whitley rides in new directions Blues breaker: Chris Whitley’s ongoing battle against type Chris Whitley takes a new stand Adventurous, inviting: Chris Whitley’s new album takes a melodic turn Houston … Continue reading
Ray Quinn. owner of Martyrs’ in Chicago, where Live was recorded over three nights (August 12 -14) in 1999, posted this to the ATCW group: “When we made that recording, Chris asked me what he should call it. I said: “Just call it Martyrs’ “. A couple months later, Kenny called to be sure it … Continue reading
Articles Perfect Day review Boston Globe Harmonic Convergence (Acoustic Guitar, December 2000) The Dark Heart of Love (Jazziz, 2000) Chris Whitley Seeks the Inspiration to Redefine (JamBands, 2000-10-15) No source interview from the Dust Forums Album Review (Billboard) Album Review (Chicago Tribune) Album Review (NY Times) Album Review (People Magazine) Album Review (AllMusic) Album Review … Continue reading
Rain of Clay Based on the ATCW group discussion, this is an original CW composition – although possibly a jam in which Chris improvised the lyrics. Interesting to note that all live performances of this song occurred in the the latter half of February 1992. Tivoli (Utrecht, Netherlands) 1992-02-18: Batschkapp (Frankfurt Germany) 1992-02-24: The … Continue reading
