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Legendary Memphis musician Alex Chilton died Wednesday evening in New Orleans, according to his friend and bandmate, Jody Stephens.
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The Memphis Commerical Appeal is reporting that pop
hitmaker, cult hero, and Memphis rock iconoclast Alex Chilton...
has died. The singer and guitarist, best known as a member of '60s pop-soul act the Box Tops and the '70s power-pop act Big Star, died today at a hospital in New Orleans. Chilton, ...
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Memphis Music Legend Alex Chilton Passes Away At 59
rockandrollreport.com - 3/18/2010
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Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Alex Chilton, singer and
guitarist of Big Star, one of the most influential...
rock groups to emerge from the early 1970s, has passed away at the age of 59. Chilton reportedly suffered a heart attack today in New Orleans, just days before Big Star were ...
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Big Star Singer and Cult Icon Alex Chilton Dead at 59
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The Rock and Roll Report —
... Crushing news today from the Memphis Commercial Appeal: Alex Chilton, the legendary singer, songwriter, and performer, died today. Chilton was in New Orleans and was scheduled to play in Austin this weekend with the reunited Big Star as part of SXSW. According to the paper, he complained of feeling ill and was taken by paramedic to the hospital. Cause of death has not been confirmed, but the Commercial Appeal reports that it is believed to be a heart attack. Chilton was 59. We’ll update with further details when available. ...
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Frankly, we're beside ourselves. Info here. Big Star - Nighttime (Mp3) ...
Memphis Music Legend Alex Chilton Passes Away At 59
Nightwatcher's House Of Rock —
The Memphis Commerical Appeal is reporting that pop hitmaker, cult hero, and Memphis rock iconoclast Alex Chilton has died. The singer and guitarist, best known as a member of '60s pop-soul act the Box Tops and the '70s power-pop act Big Star, died today at a hospital in New Orleans. Chilton, 59, had been complaining of about his health earlier today. He was taken by paramedics to the emergency room where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death is believed to be a heart attack. His Big Star bandmate Jody Stephens confirmed the news this evening. ...
Big Star Singer and Cult Icon Alex Chilton Dead at 59
The Rock and Roll Report —
... of the most influential rock groups to emerge from the early 1970s, has passed away at the age of 59. Chilton reportedly suffered a heart attack today in New Orleans, just days before Big Star were scheduled to perform at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. Chilton had been complaining about his health earlier in the day, and was eventually taken to a New Orleans hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Big Star drummer Jody Stephens confirmed Chilton’s passing, Memphis’ Commercial Appeal reports. “Alex passed away a couple of hours ago,” Stephens said. ...
Artists and Friends React to the Death of Alex Chilton
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... Ardent Studios owner John Fry: “It’s obvious to anybody that listens to his live performances or his body of recorded work, his tremendous talent as a vocalist and songwriter and instrumentalist.” ...
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Guitar Legend Alex Chilton Passes Away
theguitarfiles.com 3/18/2010 — Influential guitarist Alex Chilton, who shunned the spotlight so much despite his considerable accomplishments that you may not be able to place the name, has passed away. The singer and guitarist was just 59.
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He was 59. The cause of death is believed to have been a heart attack. RIP Alex Chiton of Big Star . You will be missed.
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Alex Chilton died after apparently suffering a heart attack Wednesday at age 59.
As the founding member of the Box Tops and seminal band Big Star, Alex Chilton's influence resonates throughout pop rock history. With a string of hits like "The ...
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Big Star had the chiming, buzzsaw guitars , the perfectly arching pop melodies that sharpened youthful yearning to a razor's edge, the agile rhythms and the ...
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Alex Chilton 1950 – 2010 —
Music Ramble
R.I.P. Alex Chilton; he passed away on March 17th from heart problems.
The Box Tops recorded some of the best blue-eyed soul of the sixties. “The Letter” was their first international hit; lead singer Alex Chilton was only 16 at the time.
Other hits followed…”Neon ...
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alex Chilton's passing is very sad news indeed. From the Box Tops, through his tenure with the criminally under appreciated (in their time) Big Star and beyond with his solo work, Chilton made music of very high quality. When an older friend passed #1 ...
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He's not all wrongâI've never heard acoustic guitars sound richer, deeper, or more gorgeous than on a vinyl copy of #1 Recordâbut the perfection of ...
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Alex Chilton Dies —
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Alex Chilton, who made his name with Box Tops and Big Star, has died at the age of 59 from a suspected heart attack.
The singer first had success in the 1960s with soul rockers Box Tops. Their biggest hit was The Letter, which was a number one single in America in 1967, when Chilton was just ...
Alex Chilton: 1950-2010 —
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Alex Chilton was barely old enough to drive when his Memphis-based band, The Box Tops started issuing hit songs like "The Letter," "Cry Like A Baby," "Soul Deep" and "Neon Rainbow" with Chilton delivering lead vocals.
After The Box Tops dissolved in 1970, Chilton worked as a solo act and ...
Alex Chilton, 1950-2010 —
Pop Culture Dish
Singer-musician Alex Chilton, who experienced mainstream success in the 1960s with The Box Tops and later achieved cult hero status as one of the founders of Big Star, died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack at the age of 59. As the teen-aged lead singer of The Box Tops, Chilton belted out ...
Alex Chilton 1950-2010 —
Gonzo's Music-o-Rama
We've lost another great. According to a number of sources including the New York Times , Alex Chilton died of a heart attack today at 59. Two concurrent events in college introduced me to Alex Chilton: a friend of mine turning me on to The Replacements, and another friend putting Big ...
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