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Statesman | 9 hours ago

SXSW Panel: I Never Travel Far Without a Little Big Star

...of the 2009 box set Keep Your Eye On The Sky, the panel was nearly cancelled in the wake of frontman Alex Chilton's death on Wednesday, as was Saturday night's scheduled Big Star...

Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | 1 day ago

Panel explores black agenda

...took to the floor Thursday morning to offer a statement on the passing of rock musician and singer Alex Chilton, who died of an apparent heart attack Wednesday in New Orleans at...

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Houston Chronicle | 1 day ago

Musician Alex Chilton remembered as independent spirit

...artists from REM to Elliott Smith. The Replacements acknowledged Chilton's influence with their song Alex Chilton. Perhaps in a nod to a career that often flew under the radar,...

South Bend Tribune | 1 day ago

Chilton's influence pervasive

...artists and diehard fans when they wrote a song called "Alex Chilton" in 1987. AP File Photo/JACK PLUNKETT Alex Chilton of the 1970s rock band Big Star performs at the South...

New York Times | 2 days ago

Alex Chilton, Influential Rock Singer, Dies at 59

...impact, died on Wednesday in New Orleans, where he had been living since the 1980s. He was 59. Alex Chilton in a 1995 concert with a reunited Big Star. The latest on the arts,...

washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago

Alex Chilton dies at 59; led influential Box Tops and Big Star bands

...and performing under his own name. The Replacements acknowledged Mr. Chilton's influence with their song "Alex Chilton." Perhaps in a nod to a career that often flew under the radar, the...

AP Online | 2 days ago

Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies

...but R.E.M. counted Chilton as an influence, the Replacements name-checked him with their 1987 song "Alex Chilton," and his band still provides a template for musicians today. "In my...

New York Times | 2 days ago

Alex Chilton, Rock Musician, Dies

...that moved more hearts than retail units - who sang in their song "Alex Chilton": "Children by the million / Sing for Alex Chilton / When he comes 'round / They sing, 'I'm in love / What's...

"He was proud of his songs, he was proud of 'Thirteen' and 'September Gurls,' but he was always kind of frustrated," Ms. Chilton said. "He wanted people to know of other things, other than Big Star. "

Alex Chilton, Influential Rock Singer, Dies at 59 International Herald Tribune - Culture | 1 day ago

Los Angeles Times | 2 days ago

RIP Alex Chilton, American Music Man

...and "Soul Deep"--all of which were Top 40 nationally. I had a couple Alex Chilton experiences, but will share one. Around 1978, when Chilton was in LA mixing the first Cramps recordings...

Chicago Tribune | 2 days ago

Singer, guitarist Alex Chilton dies

...they wrote a song called "Alex Chilton" in 1987. "Children by the millions sing for Alex Chilton when he comes 'round/They sing, 'I'm in love, what's that song? / I'm in love with that...

Chicago Tribune | 2 days ago

Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton dies; known for influential work with Box Tops and Big Star

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59. Chilton died at a hospital in...

Chicago Tribune | 3 days ago

Influential singer, guitarist Alex Chilton dies in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59. Chilton died at a hospital in...