Alex Chilton R.I.P

[UpForGrabs]

Lead singer of The Box Tops, but more importantly - lead singer of Big Star.

Dead of a Heart Attack at age 59.

This sucks so freaking much. Never had one of my musical idols die.

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[JimDocker]

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Genius.

Do you reckon the guys from Teenage Fanclub listened to him much ?

Elliot Smith was another huge fan and did a great cover of Thirteen.

RIP Alex

 

[UpForGrabs]

Can't really go through this thread without this gem from The Replacements;

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Follow the lead of Paul Westerberg and never travel far without a little Big Star.

 

[E Shed]

Radio City & #1 are like The Bible of Guitar Sounds, Songwriting & Arrangement for me. Never get taken off my iPod, everything else comes & goes, not BigStar.
RIP Alex.

 

[2Sewell4School]

I posted this in a thread on general discussions about coincidences.

I bought a Pleased to meet me by the Replacements yesterday and had a discussion about Big Star with a colleague from work due to Alex Chilton track.

Had a listen to a Big Star mix cd i've had for years last night too and now this!

Weird.

Very influential, RIP

 

[Lach72]

Got the live Cd Alex and Jody Stephens did with Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer at Colombia university....awesome stuff

 

[sherrinorburley]

His voice as a 16yo singing the Letter is amazing.

Produced perfectly the Gravest Hits & Songs The Lord Taught Us recordings with The Cramps.

13 is a fantastic ballad i never tire of.

Big Star.

 

[abercrombie]

Children by the million wait for Alex Chilton to come 'round.

RIP

 

[smasha]

O maan.

That's so sad.

Another legend gone.

What a band Big Star were.

Brilliant songs.

 

[smasha]

His voice as a 16yo singing the Letter is amazing.

Produced perfectly the Gravest Hits & Songs The Lord Taught Us recordings with The Cramps.

13 is a fantastic ballad i never tire of.

Big Star.

Guitar sounds like it's in the living room.

Great song.

 

[smasha]

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[Lach72]

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Genius.

Do you reckon the guys from Teenage Fanclub listened to him much ?

Elliot Smith was another huge fan and did a great cover of Thirteen.

RIP Alex

How good is Thirteen?

So Chris Bell, now Alex

 

[fitzmantle]

Some people make money, some become famous but not many people can make a more beautiful song than 13.

I massively ignored Big Star when I was young while friends were into them, its my loss.

 

[placebo]

Aw damn. That's really really sad.

 

[chesson]

Talk about sad.

If you haven't already, listen to The Box Tops version of Whiter Shade Of Pale.

http://www.siblingshot.com/2010/03/william-alexander-chilton-december-28th.html

 

[Fossie 32]

Bad news. Must have been only 60 ish

RIP

 

[sherrinorburley]

Must be shared.
When TV hosts were funny and appreciating a great song, teenagers cool.

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[mansize rooster]

damn
only really got into Big Star this year
Top Band.

 

[mansize rooster]

could not sleep last night.
was you tubing some classic live big star and came across this..


looks great huh

 

[eldorado]

Missed this thread the first time round...

yep, very sad, too early.

For the Big Star fans out there, search the net for tribute albums to Big Star, there are some crackers.

The best is probably Big Star Small World

 

[GreatBradScott]

September Gurls is one my favorite all time tunes.

 

[mansize rooster]

not alex.. but his old mate chris bell
R.I.P
heartbreaking song

 

[JimDocker]

not alex.. but his old mate chris bell
R.I.P
heartbreaking song

Thanks for that.
Despite being a big fan of Big Star, I have never listened to any of Chris Bell's solo stuff.

I will change that.