Christopher Clay Austin (February 24, 1964 – March 16, 1991) was an American
country music singer. Austin was signed to
Warner Bros. Records in 1988 and charted three singles on the ''Billboard''
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States.
This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart. His highest-charting single, "Blues Stay Away from Me," was included on the 1989 compilation album ''New Tradition Sings the Old Tradition''. Austin also co-wrote
Ricky Skaggs' 1991 single "
Same Ol' Love
"Same Ol' Love" is a song written by Chris Austin and Greg Barnhill, and recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in December 1991 as the second single from his album '' My Father's Son''. The song reached number ...
."
Austin was most known for playing guitar and fiddle for
Ricky Skaggs's and
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed " the Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 single ...
's road bands. Austin toured with McEntire until an airplane carrying Austin, six other members of McEntire's band, and her road manager crashed into a nearby mountain after taking off from an airport in
San Diego, California, killing all on board.
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1964 births
1991 deaths
American country singer-songwriters
American male singer-songwriters
People from Boone, North Carolina
Warner Records artists
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
20th-century American singer-songwriters
Singer-songwriters from North Carolina
Country musicians from North Carolina
20th-century American male singers
Accidental deaths in California
Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1991
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