Posted on 03/17/2010 9:03:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, known for his influential work with bands the Box Tops and Big Star, has died. He was 59.
Chilton's longtime friend John Fry says that Chilton died Wednesday at a hospital in New Orleans after experiencing what appeared to be heart problems.
Fry, the owner of Memphis-based Ardent Studios, says he has spoken to Chilton's wife and that she's very distressed. Fry said: "It was just a sudden and unexpected event."
Chilton had been scheduled to perform with Big Star on Saturday at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.
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Gulke says: "Alex Chilton always messed with your head, charming and amazing you while doing so."
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You can mess up yer heart for good with the cocaine you take in your youth. Keith Richards seem immune but others that hung with him destroyed themselves with drugs such as Mick Taylor and Gram Parsons.
Jimmy Miller too who produced the Stones who was half brother of Judith Miller the NY Times reporter who is actually kind of conservative. Their father was Bill Miller a NY and Las Vegas niteclub owner and impresario. Connected guy, Jewish btw.
On a side note, its cool to see a few fellow Mats’ fans on the Free Republic.
You betcha! There's more than a few of us here. Over the years I've had some great exchanges with other 'Mats fans on FReep, trading memories of shows across the country.
I sure miss them, but in a way I'm glad they haven't done a reunion show. I doubt they could recapture the energy of their 80s shows, when they were a bunch of boozed-up unknowns out to kick everyone's a**es. The last time I saw then, in Lousiville in 1990, they had already started falling apart. It was sad.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
I love the tune "lost my job"
His 1970s band Big Star has been way overrated by the Rolling Stone (both albums in the top 100, some ridiculous BS like that), but some nice pop came out of that guy. Condolences.
RIP.
sometimes the RnR HOF have no clue.
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