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Comment on Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton by Al M

Al M — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:57:53 +0000

When Chilton played First Avene in the early eighties, a friend of mine who drummed for that show let me in on a secret: CBS music put out a shitty little cassette called “60’s Top Vocal Greats (BT15880) in 1981 that had re-recorded version of old hits. The Box Tops are represented by The Letter and Cry Like A Baby, which Chilton sings in his 1981 voice. Not a tremendously inspired performance (as you could guess), but it was a cool find for a Big Star fan at the time.

I was one of the lucky ones in that I heard about Radio City when it first came out via multiple positive articles in ‘Stereo Review’ of all places. Thank you Alex for turning my head around with your music.

Comment on Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton by erik

erik — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:38:35 +0000

a huge loss for the music world…Not to steal any thunder from this site, but there is some interesting info on “man without ties” page…a great comment/response from westerberg, news regarding Chilton, and an upcoming interview with Paul in Spin

Comment on Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton by DOm

DOm — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:14:27 +0000

So weird… Last night I listened to ‘Please to Meet Me’ all the way through for the first time in like, 5 years? Number 2, such a great tribute. Thank you Alex and thank you Westerberg, T. Stinson, C. Mars.

Comment on Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton by Pam

Pam — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:51:58 +0000

I spent a cool evening with Alex in the early ’90s when he was playing a gig at the Knitting Factory in Soho. At that time the owners lived in a large apartment above the club & so did a friend of mine who worked for them. We stayed up most of the night talking, playing, enjoying cocktails, food & some herbal refreshment. I ended up falling asleep in the bedroom they kept for visiting artists. I woke up around noon with everyone gone except Alex, who was snoring lightly on the sofa in the great room. I thought this was a very sweet, gentlemanly thing to do, not kicking me out of his rightful bed. No diva he. I’ll always remember his kindness & wit.

Comment on Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton by Children by the Million Wait for Alex Chilton « Happy Valley News Hour

Children by the Million Wait for Alex Chilton « Happy Valley News Hour — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:59:51 +0000

[...] here’s Paul Westerberg’s tribute to the man. This Replacements song was my first real introduction to Chilton beyond just a name I knew in [...]

Comment on Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton by Dave Lifton

Dave Lifton — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:45:23 +0000

My tribute to Chilton can be found here:

http://www.wingsforwheels.net/?p=1385

Comment on Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton by Jay

Jay — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:19:27 +0000

The place I work at was sponsoring the Big Star show in Austin this weekend. Very surreal.

Comment on Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton by Jodi

Jodi — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:54:24 +0000

That is an awesome story!

Comment on Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton by Donna Farmer

Donna Farmer — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:52:06 +0000

The first time I met Chilton, I was so moved I felt I should give him something as he’d given me so much. I took off my ring that spelled out ELVIS in rhinestones. I loved the thing and he looked puzzled, but it had to be done. Probably ended up in a trash can, but like Replacements, Al Green, and many others, those that make the music that etches into your life deserve a personal thanks.
Thanks, Alex Chilton, you moved me.

Comment on Video Tuesday: (on Sunday) A Song For Paul Westerberg by Jonathon Hackett

Jonathon Hackett — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:54:37 +0000

I’m not up on the RSS Feed wackiness, so I just check this site four times every day like I do with the rest of my bookmarks. That way, when it is updated, it’s like winning at bingo or getting a toy.