Jay Reatard Remembered by Peers on First Anniversary of His Shocking Death

Filed under: Between the Notes Even before he died Jan. 13, 2010, at the age of 29, Jay Reatard was a mythical figure: Paul Bunyan with a Flying V. The Memphis garage rocker lived hard and worked even harder, and he was as famous for his prodigious output as he was his onstage punch-ups and overindulgent partying. Despite this reputation for bad behavior, Reatard's death -- the result of an apparent cocaine and alcohol overdose -- came as a shock to friends and fans alike. Months earlier, in ...

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