Alex Chilton, singer and guitarist of Big Star, one of the most influential rock groups to emerge from the early 1970s, has passed away at the age of 59.Chilton reportedly suffered a heart attack today in New Orleans, just days before Big Star were scheduled to perform at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas.
3/17/10,
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/17/big-star-singer-and-cult-icon-alex-chilton-dead-at-59/+ R.I.P. Alex Chilton
http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-alex-chilton,39312/
+ Vinyl Cave: A tribute to the music of Alex Chilton, 1950-2010 (GOOD OVERVIEW, GREAT ARTICLE!)
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=28557
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