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.
performer: "Living with the Law" / writer: "Living with the Law"
Gaz Bar Blues
2003
performer: "Perfect Day"
Cathouse
2002
TV Movie documentary performer: "Automatic" / writer: "Automatic"
Pigs Will Fly
2002
writer: "Crystaline", "Laxe 01", "Dislocation Blues", "Please Please", "Breaking Your Fall", "Gum", "Frisco 01", "Fine Day", "Tijuana", "Laxe 02", "Velocity", "Velocity Girl", "Under the Bridge", "Frisco 03", "Laxe 06", "Laxe on the Run", "Crystaline reprise", "Fleamarket", "Piñata Baseball Bat", "Laxe 05", "Bridge Song", "Laxe 03", "Fine Day film version", "Frisco 02", "Crystaline film version" - uncredited
Chris Whitley: Scrapyard
2001
Video documentary short writer: "Long Way Around", "Poison Girl", "Living with the Law", "Big Sky Country", "Home is Where You Get Across", "God Thing", "New Machine", "WPL", "Narcotic Prayer", "Gasket", "Dirt Floor", "From One island to Another", "Firefighter" AKA "Little Torch", "Serve You", "Radar"
Knockaround Guys
2001
performer: "Living with the Law", "Moment of Calm" / writer: "Living with the Law", "Moment of Calm"
So I Married an Axe Murderer
1993
performer: "Starve To Death" / writer: "Starve To Death"
Q ja tähdet
1993
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Thelma & Louise
1991
performer: "Kick The Stones" / producer: "Kick The Stones" / writer: "Kick The Stones"
Composer
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Year
Status
Character
Dust Radio: A Film About Chris Whitley
2017
Documentary post-production
Pigs Will Fly
2002
Chris Whitley: Scrapyard
2001
Video documentary short
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dust Radio: A Film About Chris Whitley
2017
Documentary post-production
Himself
Chris Whitley: Scrapyard
2001
Video documentary short
Himself
Hellhounds on My Trail: The Afterlife of Robert Johnson
$2 Million
