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Alex Chilton Dead – Rock Musician Alex Chilton Dies Aged 59
Rock Musician Alex Chilton Dead: Rock Musician and Influential singer Alex Chilton, has died aged 59. Alex Chilton, singer/guitarist of the massively influential power-pop act Big Star has died. He was 59.
According to BBC News, Chilton died in hospital in New Orleans after experiencing what appeared to be heart problems, a friend said.
The musician topped the charts as a teenager and formed rock band Big Star in the 1970s. He also enjoyed a solo career spanning many genres of music.
Chilton had been due to perform with Big Star at the South by Southwest music festival in Texas, on Saturday.
Musical gift
Brent Gulke, the festival’s creative director, paid tribute to Chilton.
“[He] always messed with your head, charming and amazing you while doing so,” he said.”His gift for melody was second to none, yet he frequently seemed in disdain of that gift.”
Bands including REM, Wilco, Teenage Fanclub and Primal Scream credited Big Star as an influence.
As a teenage singer for the pop-soul outfit the Box Tops, Chilton topped the charts with the band’s song The Letter in 1967. Their other hits were Soul Deep and Cry Like a Baby.
Big Star, which he formed in 1971 with guitarist/co-songwriter Chris Bell, drummer Jody Stephens and bassist Andy Hummel, brought less mainstream success but made him a cult hero.
John Fry, the owner of Memphis-based Ardent Studios and a long-time friend of Chilton’s, said he was taken to hospital on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell.
Influential singer and guitarist Alex Chilton Died
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