Alex Chilton (Memphis, Tennessee, December 28, 1950 – New Orleans, Louisiana, March 17, 2010) was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer, and producer, best known for his work with the pop-music bands
The Box Tops and
Big Star. Chilton's early commercial sales success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for
The Box Tops was not repeated in later years with
Big Star and in his
indie music solo career on small labels like Last Call Records, New Rose, Razor and Tie, Bar/None, and others, but he did draw a loyal following in the
indie and
alternative music fields. Chilton said in th…
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