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17th March 2010 Charles J. Brown
10:53 pm

R.I.P. Alex Chilton


Alex Chilton, one of the world’s great — and perhaps least known — pop songwriters died today, at age 59.  I love almost all his songs — from when he was with the Boxtops, when he was leading Big Star, and when he was solo.  But my favorite, well, that’s a no-brainer.

When my daughter Kate was born last September, this December boy sang “September Gurls” to her — well, not the whole song, but enough to make Molly smile. It’s a beautiful, bittersweet song that, as Paul Westerberg once sang, should have had “children by the million listen[ing] to Alex Chilton.”  Why that never happened is one of the great mysteries of rock-n-roll.

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  1. 1 On March 18th, 2010, Greg said:

    Oh, wow. Between this and Jim Dickinson’s passing in August of last year, the last six months have left a huge hole in Memphis music’s living heritage. (Remind me to loan you “It Came from Memphis” by Robert Gordon.)

  2. 2 On March 22nd, 2010, Charles J. Brown said:

    Oh god I LOVE Robert Gordon — and don’t have any in my collection.

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