Alex Chilton Dead in New Orleans at 59
I knew Alex from high school and have been trying to listen to all his non-Box Tops stuff the last few weeks for the first time in my life, which makes this strange for me.
Read about it in the Memphis Commerial Appeal and in Rolling Stone.
Read a good history of Alex's career in Wikipedia.
UPDATE: Alex Chilton's life in New Orleans was a mystery, and that's how the Big Star singer wanted
