Chris Austin

{{short description|American musician}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chris Austin

| image =

| birth_name = Christopher Clay Austin

| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|2|24|}}

| birth_place = Boone, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|3|16|1964|2|24}}

| death_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| instrument = {{flatlist|

• Vocals
• guitar
• fiddle}}

| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 1986–91

| label = Warner Bros.

| past_member_of = Reba McEntire

| website =

}}

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 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."

Austin was most known for playing guitar and fiddle for Ricky Skaggs's and Reba McEntire'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.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=35|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}