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Alex Chilton 1950 - 2010
His Big Star bandmate Jody Stephens confirmed the news of Chilton’s death from Austin, Texas, where the band was set to play at the annual South By Southwest Festival.
Memphis-born Chilton had his first hit at 16, with the Box Tops classic 'The Letter'. After the band wound up in 1970, Chilton founded Big Star with songwriter/guitarist Chris Bell, bassist Andy Hummel and drummer Jody Stephens.
In 2003, all three Big Star albums – #1 Record, Radio City and Third/Sister Lovers – were included in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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Alex Chilton (born William Alexander Chilton, on December 28, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer best known for his work with the pop-music bands the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial sales success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops was not repeated in later years with Big Star and in his indie music solo career on...
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