Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Music I'm A-Goin' Home: Big Star's Alex Chilton dies at 59
Posted by Chris Davis on Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 11:01 PM
Chilton recorded early singles for The Cramps at Ardent Studio in Memphis. He recorded their first LP Songs The Lord Taught Us at Sam Phillips' Phillips Recording Studio.
The Replacements song "Alex Chilton" from the Jim Dickinson produced Pleased to Meet Me is an homage to its namesake who plays guitar on the album.
In the 1980s, Chilton played guitar with Tav Falco's Panther Burns.
Alex Chilton died today, Wednesday, March 17th, of a heart attack, one week before a scheduled concert at SXSW in Austin, Texas. He was 59.
More to come.
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Posted by
Packrat
on March 18, 2010 at 7:42 AM
damn shame. I love his music and was really looking forward to the show at the Shell. RIP Alex.
Posted by
clydeparke
on March 18, 2010 at 8:21 AM
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