Alex Chilton

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Alex Chilton

Alex Chilton (born December 28, 1950 in Memphis , Tennessee , † March 17, 2010 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) was an American songwriter , guitarist , singer and producer . He was best known as a member of The Box Tops and Big Star .

Life

As a youthful singer with the Box Tops, he achieved international commercial success in the 1960s with the song The Letter , which was nominated for two Grammys . He has also released on independent labels such as Last Call Records, New Rose , Razor and Tie and Bar / None. Michael Pilz wrote about him: "For many he was a leading figure because he [... after The Letter ...] consistently managed to be ignored by industry and the masses." Karl Bruckmaier wrote: "He wants to be a big star and so on is also the name of his new band, Big Star not Popstar, a British one-man invasion that begins in Memphis, Tennessee and does not go anywhere - except in the hearts of a few thousand fans. "

His compositions have been covered by numerous colleagues, including The Bangles , Jeff Buckley , Garbage , Kristin Hersh , Placebo , Elliott Smith , This Mortal Coil , Yo La Tengo and Teenage Fanclub . The Replacements wrote a song about him, Alex Chilton , which appeared on their 1987 album Pleased to Meet Me . Chilton's other well-known songs and interpretations include Thirteen (with Big Star), and In the Street, which was covered by Cheap Trick in 1999 for the television sitcom The Wild Seventies .

Chilton, who lived in New Orleans, was rushed to the hospital on March 17, 2010 because he complained of health problems. He died the same day, presumably of a heart attack . He left behind his wife and a son.

Solo discography

  • Singer Not the Song (EP) (Ork, 1977)
  • One Day in New York (Trio Music, 1978)
  • Bangkok / Can't Seem to Make You Mine (Single) (Fun, 1978)
  • Like Flies on Sherbert (Peabody, 1979)
  • Bach's Bottom (Line, 1981)
  • Live in London (Aura, 1982)
  • Feudalist Tarts (EP) (New Rose / Big Time, 1985; re-released in 1994 on Razor & Tie)
  • Lost Decade (Fan Club, 1985)
  • Document (Aura, 1985)
  • No Sex (EP) (New Rose / Big Time, 1986; re-released 1994 on Razor & Tie)
  • Stuff (New Rose, 1987)
  • High Priest (New Rose / Big Time, 1987; re-released 1994 on Razor & Tie)
  • Black List (EP) (New Rose, 1989; re-released 1994 on Razor & Tie)
  • Best of Alex Chilton (New Rose, 1991)
  • 19 Years: A Collection of Alex Chilton (Rhino, 1991)
  • Clichés ( Ardent , 1994)
  • A Man Called Destruction (Ardent, 1995)
  • 1970 (Ardent, 1996)
  • Acoustic By Candlelight (Knitting Factory, 1997)
  • Top 30 (Last Call, 1997)
  • Cubist Blues , with Ben Vaughan and Alan Vega (Discovery, 1997)
  • Loose Shoes and Tight Pussy (Last Call, 1999) - aka Set (Bar / None, 2000)
  • Live in Anvers (Last Call, 2004)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Memphis music legend Alex Chilton dies ( Memento from March 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Alex Chilton was an idol against the crowd and industry obituary on www.welt.de from March 18, 2010
  3. ^ Karl Bruckmaier: The Story of Pop. (Page 327) Murmann, Hamburg 2014; ISBN 978-3-86774-338-9
  4. ↑ Rock Icon Dies at 59 ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Obituary on www.myfoxmemphis.com from March 18, 2010

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personal data
SURNAME Chilton, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Memphis , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 2010
Place of death New Orleans , Louisiana