Aquarium Drunkard — One of indie-rock’s most important pioneers and songwriters died today. Alex Chilton, founding member of Big Star, died at the age of 59. It is especially sad given that Big Star was only two days away from a major performance at the South by Sout... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Philippe Brizard Alex Chilton, cult guitar player, singer and composer, is dead at 59. 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 ac... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — NEW ORLEANS - 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

Topix — Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with Big Star, died Wednesday. more info

Detroit Free Press — NEW ORLEANS -- 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 ex... more info

The Mirror — American singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, known for his influential work with the Box Tops and Big Star bands, has died aged 59. more info

Gigwise — At a hospital in New Orleans... more info

All About Jazz — 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 Big Star, died Wednesday at a hospital in New Orleans. The singer, songwriter and guitarist w... more info

Twangville — Alex Chilton passed away this evening (yesterday) in New Orleans.  The former Big Star and Boxtops frontman was 59.   The Boxtops had a hit in 1967 with the Top 40 classic “The Letter”.  Big Star never came close to commercial success du... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Alex Chilton, who burst out of Memphis in the late 1960s with the Box Tops, singing “The Letter” in the smoke-gravel voice of a grizzled R&B veteran even though he was just teenager at the time, has died in New... more info