Rolling Stone — • Vic Chesnutt Dies at 45 • News Ticker: John Mellencamp, Pussycat Dolls • U2 Announce Remix Album for Fan Club • Ringo Talks McCartney Collabo on Y Not • Fox Near Deal to Extend Idol • Weekend Rock List: Best Videos of the Decade • New... more info

NME — Michael Stipe and Kristin Hersh pay tribute to songwriter more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Sadly Vic Chesnutt, 45, Athens, GA singer-songwriter known for his songs about death and black humor, died on Christmas Day at a local Athens hospital. Vic was in a coma since earlier in the week after taking... more info

All About Jazz — VIC CHESNUTT 1964 - 2009 Delta Spirit Singer, songwriter, guitarist Vic Chesnut died on Christmas Day, December 25, 2009. According to Twitter reports from Chesnutt's close friend Kristin Hersh, Chesnutt slipped into a coma after attempting to com... more info

Undercover, Australia — REM singer Michael Stipe and singer songwriter Patti Smith have paid tribute to the late Vic Chesnutt who committed suicide this week. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Vic was our Keats, our Nina Simone. There will never be another like him. - Guy Picciotto, Fugazi It’s funny the things we tend to remember, or I should say, the things I tend to remember. The minutiae. The first time I heard the name Vic Chesnutt ... more info

Topix — Vic Chesnutt, the folk-rocker whose sometimes dark reflections on life were influenced in part by a car wreck that left him paralyzed, has died. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Talented musician Vic Chesnutt of Athens, GA passed away yesterday (December 25, 2009). From the New York Times: He had been in a coma after taking an overdose of muscle relaxants earlier this week, said the family spokesman, Jem Cohen. In a two-deca... more info

Rolling Stone — • Vic Chesnutt Dies at 45 • U2 Announce Remix Album for Fan Club • Ringo Talks McCartney Collabo on Y Not • Fox Near Deal to Extend Idol • Weekend Rock List: Best Videos of the Decade • News Ticker: Kanye West, Paul McCartney • Aerosmit... more info

Rolling Stone — Vic Chesnutt, the Georgia-based singer-songwriter known for his darkly comic songs, died yesterday in Athens, Georgia, after spending several days in a coma caused by an overdose of muscle relaxers. Chesnutt, who was confined to a wheelchair after a ... more info