Sunday, March 21, 2010

Alex Chilton of Box Top and Big Star fame passes away

From Wikipedia:

Chilton was taken to the hospital in New Orleans on March 17, 2010, complaining of health problems, and died the same day of a heart attack.[3] He is survived by his wife, Laura, son, Timothy, and sister, Cynthia.[1][4] He had been scheduled to play a concert with Big Star at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas on March 20; the show will now take place as a tribute to Chilton, with guests joining the surviving members of the band.[

Here's a great tribute song by The Replacements entitled "Alex Chilton." RIP.

It's a nice live version by Paul Westerburg of The Replacements. He doesn't sing the original lyrics or all of it.

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