William Alexander Chilton
(December 28, 1950 – March 17, 2010)
was an American musician,
best known as
the lead singer
of the rock bands
and
Big Star
Chilton's early
commercial success
in the 1960s
as a teen vocalist
for
the Box Tops
was never repeated
in later years with
Big Star
and in his subsequent
indie music
solo career
on small labels,
but he drew an
intense following
among indie
and
alternative musicians.
He is frequently cited as
a seminal influence
by influential rock artists
and bands,
some of whose testimonials
appeared in the
2012 documentary
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me.
