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Alex Chilton, Big Star's Biggest Star, Dead at 59

5435 days ago
E! OnlineYou may not be able to place the name, but you'll definitely recognize the voice. Mega influential singer and guitarist Alex Chilton has died at the age of 59, after a music career... more info

Alex Chilton, RIP

5435 days ago
Brooklyn VeganBig Star @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple in November (more by Lori Baily) Alex Chilton, the pop hitmaker, cult icon and Memphis rock iconoclast best known as a member of 1960s pop-soul act the Box Tops and the 1970s power-pop act... more info

Influential singer/songwriter Alex Chilton dies at 59

5435 days ago
Live Daily(LiveDaily.com) Singer/songwriter Alex Chilton [ tickets ], who achieved early fame as a member of the Box Tops before helping to form the highly influential '70s pop act Big Star, has died at the age of 59. more info

Alex Chilton, Big Star Frontman, Dead At 59

5435 days ago
VH1 NewsCult rock icon Alex Chilton, leader of the influential 1970s power-pop band Big Star, died on Wednesday in a New Orleans hospital at age 59. more info

Alex Chilton, Big Star Frontman, Dead At 59

5435 days ago
MTV.com NewsInfluential rock musician was scheduled to play at SXSW this week.By Gil Kaufman Alex Chilton Photo: Frank Mullen/ Wireimage Cult rock icon Alex Chilton, leader of the influential 1970s power-pop band Big Star, died on Wednesday in a New O... more info

R.I.P., Alex Chilton

5435 days ago
Pop CandyLast night the festive atmostphere here at South by Southwest was interrupted when news broke that Alex Chilton had died. As part of the Box Tops and Big Star, the Memphis artist made a massive impact on pop music. He went on to influence a generatio... more info

Remembering Big Star's Alex Chilton

5435 days ago
Guardian MusicMy life has been guided by Big Star and the music of Alex Chilton. Here are some of my favourite memories …March 3, 1990A tired-looking man is on stage in a half-empty pub in Leeds. He looks well into middle age, but he's not yet 40. He's playi... more info

Alex Chilton of 70s band Big Star dies

5435 days ago
KNVA TV, Austin TXSinger and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59. more info

Rob Sheffield Remembers Ultimate Indie Cult Hero Alex Chilton

5435 days ago
Rolling StonePhoto: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Classic Alex Chilton live moment: 1987, long after midnight, a sleazy rock bar in Roanoke, Virginia. When the man strikes up his best-loved song, the Big Star classic “September Gurls,” some drunk idiot celebrat... more info

Shorties (Alex Chilton, Books Every Man Must Read,and more)

5435 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyRIP, Alex Chilton of Big Star and the Box Tops. Remembrances by Ben Greenman, the Guardian, the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, Arts Beat, Entertainment Weekly, and Greg Kot. Made Man lists five books every man must read. This 2010 Pavement tour page... more info

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