Alex Chilton from Big Star dies of heart attack at 59. Wednesday, Alex Chilton died of a heart attack in New Orleans at age 59. Chilton was a singer and guitarist of Big Star, an influential group that was mostly popular in the 1970s. Although Chilton’s official cause of death has not been released, friends say that he suffered from a heart attack. Big Star was scheduled to perform Saturday night in Austin, Texas.
Big Star’s drummer Jody Stephens said Wednesday, “Alex passed away a couple of hours ago,” Stephens said. “I don’t have a lot of particulars, but they kind of suspect that it was a heart attack.”
Chilton’s career began when he was in his teens as a member of the rock group Box Tops. The group had a combined sound of the Beatles with the Beach Boys. Chilton also became an incredible songwriter.
Big Star had several hits during their short time together, including: Radio City, September Gurls, and Thirteen. Albums included # 1 Record, 1974’s Radio City, and Third/Sister Lovers.
In 2000, Chilton said this to Rolling Stone: “It’s not like I’m a ‘big star’ constantly getting noticed, but I do get recognized.” “What’s nice is that the people in my neighborhood just know me as Alex. It’s funny, because I spent so much of my life moving from place to place and I went through a few dark periods, but in the last few years I’ve kind of settled down.”
Chilton left behind wife, Laura and son Timothy.
See a few of Big Star’s videos below.
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Source: Rolling Stone
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