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
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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