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Chilton grew up in a musical family. His father, Sidney Chilton, was a jazz pianist and saxophonist who sold industrial lighting to support his family. [4] A local band recruited the teenaged Chilton in 1966 to be their lead singer after learning of the popularity of his vocal performance at a talent show at Memphis's Central High School.
Alex Chilton in 2009 during a Big Star performance at Hyde Park. Big Star's first post-reunion studio recording was the song "Hot Thing", recorded in the mid-1990s for the Big Star tribute album Big Star, Small World. [25] As with their prior studio release, however, the tribute album was delayed for years due to its record company going under.
Loose Shoes and Tight Pussy is the last studio album by American pop-rock musician Alex Chilton, released in Europe in 1999. [6] [7] It was released in the United States in 2000 under the title Set. [8] It was subsequently released on a double CD with one of Chilton's previous albums, Clichés.
The Box Tops began as The Devilles, playing in Memphis. By January 1967 the group was composed of founding member Danny Smythe (drums, background vocal) along with newer arrivals John Evans (guitar, keyboards, background vocal), Alex Chilton (lead vocal, guitar), Bill Cunningham (bass guitar, keyboards, background vocal; son of Sun Records artist Buddy Blake Cunningham and brother of B.B ...
A Man Called Destruction is a studio album by American pop rock musician Alex Chilton, released in 1995.. The album consisted of six songs written by Chilton, and six cover versions including Jan and Dean's "The New Girl in School", which had featured as the B-side to their "Dead Man's Curve" single.
High Priest is the third solo album by American pop rock musician Alex Chilton, released in 1987. [1] It was his first full-length album since 1979's commercially disastrous Like Flies on Sherbert. Chilton fronts a solid band of Memphis/New Orleans studio musicians.
Like Flies on Sherbert is the first solo album released by American pop rock musician Alex Chilton.He had previously recorded a collection of songs in 1969 and 1970, ultimately titled 1970, but this was not released until 1996.
"Back of a Car" is a song credited to Alex Chilton and Andy Hummel that was first released by Big Star on their 1974 album Radio City. According to Hummel, Chris Bell contributed to writing the song as well.