Alex Chilton died of a heart attack last night. He was 59 years old. Chances are you have no idea who he is, and if you do it’s because you’ve heard the song “Alex Chilton” by The Replacements (but that’s a stretch too.)
He first grew to fame singing with The Box Tops, a blue-eyed soul group, who had a number one single with “The Letter.” In 1972 he formed the power pop group Big Star with Chris Bell. The group released #1 Record that same year to little fanfare but many good reviews. They released two more albums, both largely ignored by the public, before disbanding.
I won’t go into any more detail about Alex Chilton, the man who launched 1,000 indie bands. If you want to find out about him you’ll have to do what everyone else who loved him did; search and listen for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNKSs1J38EA
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