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Big Star singer Alex Chilton dies aged 59
« on: March 18, 2010, 21:51 »
Influential singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who enjoyed a cult following with rock band Big Star, has died.

Chilton, 59, died in hospital in New Orleans after experiencing apparent heart problems, a friend said.  He topped the charts as a teenager with the Box Tops before fronting Big Star in the 1970s. He also produced punk band The Cramps and had a solo career.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8573975.stm
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