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Influential singer/songwriter Alex Chilton dies at 59

5394 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
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Alex Chilton, Big Star Frontman, Dead At 59

5394 days ago
VH1 News — Cult 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
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Alex Chilton, Big Star Frontman, Dead At 59

5394 days ago
MTV.com News — Influential 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
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R.I.P., Alex Chilton

5394 days ago
Pop Candy — Last 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
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Remembering Big Star's Alex Chilton

5394 days ago
Guardian Music — My 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
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Alex Chilton of 70s band Big Star dies

5394 days ago
KNVA TV, Austin TX — Singer 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
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Rob Sheffield Remembers Ultimate Indie Cult Hero Alex Chilton

5395 days ago
Rolling Stone — Photo: 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
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Shorties (Alex Chilton, Books Every Man Must Read,and more)

5395 days ago
LargeHeartedBoy — RIP, 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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Top Stories: March 18, 2010

5395 days ago
Rolling Stone — • Big Star’s Alex Chilton Dead at 59 • News Ticker: U2, Smashing Pumpkins • Jimi Hendrix’s Last Days: The New Issue • Best New Bands of 2010 • Dixie Chicks Team With Eagles for Tour • Phish Announce Big Summer Trek • Frank Black Tal... more info
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Alex Chilton lead singer of REM favourites Big Star dies

5395 days ago
The Mirror — Alex Chilton, frontman of cult US rock band Big Star, has died aged 59. more info
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