Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan were a country music power couple in the late ’80s. The two were married in 1986, until Keith’s tragic passing, 37 years ago today, in 1989. Keith died from alcohol poisoning after years of battling the bottle, beginning when he was just a teenager. Though Lorrie was initially warned about Keith’s alcohol problems by his manager, Don Light, she hoped against her better judgement that her love for him would be enou…
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