Celebrity history is filled with people who are victims of their own success. Rock and roll history has produced a curious corollary: musicians who fall victim to their own legends. Alex Chilton is ...

Some singers spend years trying to find their voice. Alex Chilton seemed to arrive with his fully formed. In 1968, the 17-year-old Memphis singer possessed a deep, gravelly rasp so startlingly mature ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Rock snobs describe Chilton as one of ...