Video: Jesse Keith Whitley's Amazing Cover Of 'Don't Close Your Eyes'

Mar 25, 2019 by apost team

30 years after the death of legendary country music singer Keith Whitely, his son is still making sure that his father's legacy lives on.

Jesse Keith Whitley was born in 1987 to the senior Whitley and his wife Lorrie Morgan. As the only son of two talented musical artists, Jesse was destined to inherit these same gifts. Jesse has proved over and over again that he was indeed blessed with this talent.

The young man regularly takes to the stage to perform solo or even sometimes with his mother. Jesse is also known to play some of his late father's songs while performing.

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In 2016, Jesse delivered an extra special performance when he sang at the Grand Ole Opry. Although storms outside caused the power to flicker off and on, Jesse just used this as an opportunity to remind the audience that it must be his dad's spirit with them.

It was only fitting that the song that Jesse chose to sing was one of his father's greatest hits, "Don't Close Your Eyes."

Listening to this beautiful song, it is easy to hear echoes of Keith in Jesse's voice. The power and emotion are all still present in Jesse.

After you have had the chance to watch the touching performance, be sure to spread the magic to everyone else that you know. We all know that Keith is looking down from above as Jesse does his thing on the big stage.