Chris Whitley
Colin Irwin, The Independent, 29 November 2005
HE WAS ALTERNATIVELY described as a rock'n'roll troubadour, a "nu blues" artist, an alt country pioneer, a slide guitar master and a trailblazing singer-songwriter who drew on everything from jazz to grunge, but Chris Whitley never fitted into anybody's pigeonhole.
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