Cerf, Martin, 133, 177
Cézanne, Paul, 19
Chance, James, 292
Channing, Carol, 90
Chantelles, 38
Chapman, Beth, 180, 189
Chapman, Bill, 37
Chapman, Phil, 211
Character Analysis (Reich), 192
Charles, Ray, 28, 31, 32, 237, 286
Charles II, King, 5
Chatham, Karen, 148, 149, 189
Cheap Trick, 2, 305
Cheetah, 61, 62
Cheetah, 168
Chernikowski, Stephanie, 199–200, 203, 205, 207, 208, 217, 221, 267–68
Chertow, Randy, 232
Chessmen, 104, 106
Chess Records, 184, 195
Chez Flames, 298, 300, 302
Chicago Sun-Times, 2
Chicago Tribune, 302
Chilton, Alex:
astrology as interest of, 100, 145, 148, 160, 192, 258, 259, 274, 293, 306
athleticism of, 25, 26, 33
birth of, 14
cab driving job of, 249, 253, 254
cabin plans of, 292, 305
character analysis as interest of, 192
childhood of, 14–17, 18–26
cottage of, 305, 306
dance classes attended by, 25–26
death of, 1, 2, 309
dishwashing job of, 256–57
drinking and sobriety of, 29, 32, 35, 47, 131, 153, 157, 166, 190, 192, 196, 198, 207, 213, 217, 221, 240, 246, 254, 255, 256, 258, 271, 272, 277, 291, 292, 310
early teen years of, 27–36
family background of, 5–11
janitor job of, 258, 259
memorial concerts for, 2
at Memphis State, 109
moodiness and temper of, 32, 40, 47, 149, 158, 243, 274
music in childhood of, 3, 15, 20, 21, 24–25
in New Orleans, 2, 3, 255–64, 270
in New York City, 98–103, 194–208, 213, 217, 221
police beating of, 161
Reid’s death and, 16, 21–22, 132
at school, 23, 25, 26, 31, 35, 39–40, 46–47, 53
seizure suffered by, 175–76
tennis playing of, 25, 75, 119
tree trimming job of, 259, 260
Chilton, Alex, music of:
Alex Chilton: One Day in New York, 219
“All of the Time,” 185, 186, 195
“Baby Doll,” 216
Bach’s Bottom, 244, 245
“Bangkok,” 208, 210, 212, 216, 218, 229, 290
Blacklist, 289
“Can’t Seem to Make You Mine,” 210, 212
Clichés, 298, 300, 302–3
“Come By Here,” 283
with the Cossacks, 203, 219
“Dalai Lama,” 283
discography, 319–24
with the Dolby Fuckers, 131–32, 141
Electricity by Candlelight, 312–13
Feudalist Tarts, 275–77, 279
“Free Again,” 96, 97, 185, 195
“Girl After Girl,” 238
“Guantanamerika,” 289
guitar playing in, 30–31, 52, 64, 75–76, 89, 99, 101–3, 134–35, 138–39, 159, 188, 228–29, 274, 277–78
“Hey! Little Child,” 237, 238
High Priest, 282–87, 289
“Hook or Crook,” 213
“Like Flies on Sherbert,” 215
Like Flies on Sherbert, 214–16, 218, 220–23, 228, 229, 231, 237–39, 240–41, 253, 273
“A Little Fishy,” 194, 204
Live in London, 244
Lost Decade, 277, 286
“Lost My Job,” 260, 266, 273
A Man Called Destruction, 3, 301–2
“Martial Law,” 220
“My Rival,” 188, 193, 204, 215
1970s recordings, 93–94, 96–97
19 Years: A Collection of Alex Chilton, 292–93
“No Sex,” 279, 299
No Sex, 279
“Paradise,” 273, 277
“Rock Hard,” 213, 215, 222, 238, 290
Set, 305
“Shakin’ the World,” 199
“She Might Look My Way,” 193–94, 204
Singer Not the Song, 195, 197
“Take Me Home and Make Me Like It,” 183–86, 195
“Tennis Bum,” 220
“Thing for You,” 283, 287
“The Walking Dead,” 183, 184
“Waltz Across Texas,” 238–39
“Windows Hotel,” 194, 204
with Yard Dogs, 219
see also Big Star; Box Tops
Chilton, Cecelia (sister of Alex), 9, 12–17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 31, 159, 255, 288–89, 308
birth of, 12
Reid’s death and, 17
Chilton, Charles (son of John Marshall), 6, 7–8
Chilton, Charles (son of Thomas), 6
Chilton, Harrison Randolph (great-grandfather of Alex), 8
Chilton, Harrison Randolph “Jack” (uncle of Alex), 9, 10, 11, 12
Chilton, Howard Sidney (grandfather of Alex), 7, 9–10
Chilton, Howard Sidney “Sidney,” Jr. (father of Alex), 10, 11, 15, 17, 21, 25, 26, 28, 35, 75, 95, 98, 173, 255, 274
Alex’s Box Tops deal and, 49, 63
Alex’s seizure and, 176
Brown and, 12
death of, 256
guitar and lesson with Manker given to Alex by, 30, 31, 283
Harbert house of, 209
heart disease of, 14, 20, 256
in lighting business, 13, 209, 289
Lindamood and, 13
Mary Evelyn’s meeting of, 11
in Memphis, 13–17
in Midtown Memphis, 17, 18–26
as musician, 10, 11, 12, 19, 49, 52, 95, 209, 265
in New York, 202
as parent, 17, 20, 23–24, 32, 53
progressiveness of, 22, 23
Reid’s death and, 17, 21–22
salons and soirees of, 19–23
in World War II, 12, 13
Chilton, Howard Sidney, III (brother of Alex), 15, 17, 21, 40, 48, 74, 93, 110, 140, 192, 253, 276, 288, 304
birth of, 13
death of, 295, 312
Chilton, Jack, 9
Chilton, John (emigrated to America in 1660), 5
Chilton, John (Honorable), 7
Chilton, John (Sir), 5
Chilton, John (son of Thomas), 6
Chilton, John, II, 5–6
Chilton, John Marshall, 6
Chilton, Kate “Daughter,” 9–10, 13
Chilton, Laura Kersting (second wife of Alex), 308, 309
Chilton, Mary Evelyn Reid (mother of Alex), 10, 11, 15, 17, 21, 22, 74, 75, 95, 220, 237, 255, 258–59, 270, 282, 286
Aldridge and, 165
Alex’s police beating and, 161
Alex’s seizure and, 176
birth of, 11
death of, 288–89
Ellis and, 98
gallery of, 18–19, 33, 50, 63, 95
Harbert house of, 209
Lindamood and, 13, 22
in Memphis, 13–17
in Midtown Memphis, 17, 18–26
in New York City, 12–13
as parent, 15, 17, 20, 23–24, 32, 53
progressiveness of, 22, 23
Reid’s death and, 17, 21–22, 176
salons and soirees of, 19–23, 95
Sidney’s meeting of, 11
Chilton, Reid Magruder (brother of Alex), 12, 15–17, 20, 21, 26, 159, 168, 260
birth of, 11
brain injury of, 14, 16, 161
death of, 16–17, 132, 168, 176
in school, 15–16
Chilton, Robert Hall, 6–7
Chilton, Robert Lee, 7
Chilton, Sarah Norton, 6, 8
Chilton, Susan Brooke Greene “Suzi” (first wife of Alex), 56–57, 60, 70, 78, 79, 81–82, 83–84, 97, 98, 121, 142, 154, 209, 257
Alex’s separation and divorce from, 92, 96, 98, 104
Alex’s marriage to, 81, 83, 97
pregnancy of, 75
suicide of, 295
Chilton, Sydney Norton, 7
Chilton, Thomas (son of John II), 6
Chilton, Thomas (son of Thomas), 6
Chilton, Timothee Alexander (son of Alex), 81–82, 121, 142, 209, 215, 257, 287, 295
birth of, 81
Chilton, William, 6
Chrisman, Gene, 49, 52, 67, 68
Christgau, Robert, 72, 90–91, 125, 152, 197, 199–200, 238, 245, 276
Christie, Lou, 277
Christmas Past, 104
Cinemabilia, 194
City Paper, 275
Civil War, 6, 7, 8
Clambake, 272, 311
Clapton, Eric, 101, 138, 175
Clark, Dick, 70
Clark, Rick, 184–86
Clash, 211, 260–61
Clayton-Thomas, David, 88, 154
Clifton, Gail Elise, 144, 149, 214, 219–20, 228, 247, 252
Clifton, Marcia, 220, 252, 253
Clinton Riot, 7–8
Cloud, Harold, 88
Coasters, 15, 16, 20, 168
Coca-Cola, 61–62
Cochran, Eddie, 185
Cogbill, Tommy, 49, 52, 66–68, 79, 81, 88
Cohen, Mitchell, 200
Cold of the Morning, The, 214
Collins, Mick, 291
Columbia Records, 123, 130, 136, 137, 151–52, 301
Coman, Rene, 257–65, 270, 273–75, 279–84, 292
Commercial Appeal, 131, 150, 240
Cooder, Ry, 168
Copeland, Miles, 233
Copeland, Randy, 106
Copland, Aaron, 101
Corbijn, Anton, 244
Cossacks, 203, 219
Costello, Elvis, 237
Counting Crows, 298–99
Country Rockers, 297
Cowan, Frederick, 222
Cox, Candy, 243
Cramer, Floyd, 38
Cramps, 3, 204, 207–8, 209–12, 215, 221, 228, 233–35, 242, 253, 258, 291, 311
Cray, Colonel, 15
Creem, 90, 133, 158, 229–30
Crews, Don, 41, 48
Crime and Punishment (Dostoyevsky), 160
Cropper, Steve, 30–31, 168, 171, 173, 274
Crowe, Cameron, 133, 135
Cubist Blues, 300
Cunningham, B.B., 50
Cunningham, Bill, 50, 51, 69, 70, 80, 84, 87, 88, 103, 182, 303, 307
in the Jynx, 29, 33–34, 50
Cunningham, Buddy, 50
Cunningham, Skip, 72
Cutting Edge, The, 278–79
Danceteria, 241–42, 265, 266
Dando, John, 119, 124, 145–47, 152, 153, 155–57, 159
“Dark End of the Street,” 42, 169
Daugherty, Jay Dee, 204
Davies, Ray, 2, 307, 308, 309
Davis, Clive, 130, 136, 137, 151, 155, 184, 194
Davis, Jefferson, 7
Davis, Johnny, 265
Davis, Watson, 118
Dawson, Walter, 240
dB’s, 221, 230 241, 263–64, 266, 267, 276, 284
Dead Boys, 199, 200
Dean, Jerry, 222, 223
“Dear Alex,” 284
“Death Cab for Cutie,” 180
DeNicola, Drew, 171–72
Densmore, John, 153–54, 247
desegregation, 22–23, 49
DeShannon, Jackie, 188
Destruction, 301
Devilles, 36, 37–44, 47, 49, 86
renamed the Box Tops, 48, 49
Devo, 199
Diamond, Neil, 80, 91
Dickinson, Jim, 29, 41, 52, 68, 85, 97, 139, 167–70, 172, 173, 178–83, 188, 210, 213–17, 219, 222, 223, 225–26, 228, 235, 238, 246, 258, 262, 272, 273, 284, 294
Dickinson, Mary Lindsay, 188, 216, 220
Diddley, Bo, 10
Different Light, 284
DiMartino, Dave, 158
Dingwalls, 244
Discophonic Scene, The, 54
Disc-O-Teen, 60
Dixie Flyer, 211
Dixie Flyers, 168
Dixie Fried, 168, 214
Dixon, Willie, 69, 153
Doctors Without Borders, 309
Dodge, Candy, 262
Dolby Fuckers, 131–32, 141
Doors, 55, 56, 69, 72, 153–54
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 160, 296
Dowd, Tom, 174
Dream Syndicate, 249, 259, 275
Duckworth, Jim, 246–47, 249–50, 252, 253, 256
Dudes, 189
Dumptruck, 275
Dunn, Donald “Duck,” 31
Duran, Van, 166
Durand, Frank, 233, 247
Durand, Jackie, 247
Durand Mysterion, 282
Durham, Phillip, 247
Duritz, Adam, 298–99
Dusty in Memphis, 68
Dworkin, Richard, 3, 298–99, 301, 302, 306
Dylan, Bob, 25, 33, 34, 79, 206
Eagles, 181
Easley, Doug, 291
Easley, Ron, 247, 249, 250, 252, 253, 282–84, 286, 287, 292, 299, 301, 302
Easley Recording, 291
Easter, Mitch, 210, 217, 218, 276
East Village Other, 102
Easy Rider, 176
Eaton, Bruce, 9, 10, 16, 31, 39, 131, 138, 140, 143, 233, 244–45, 249, 250, 309
Eby, Mark, 221
Eden, Dawn, 285
Edmonds, Ben, 133
Edmunds, Dave, 138
Eggleston, Rosa, 21–23, 148
Eggleston, William “Bill,” 21–23, 98, 140, 143–44, 148, 151, 155, 171, 174, 180, 193, 195, 199, 214, 216, 225, 226, 254, 265
Eight-Eyed Spy, 249
Einstein’s Dreams (Lightman), 150
Elektra Records, 195, 199, 203, 205, 207, 215
Elliman, Yvonne, 173
Ellington, Duke, 28
Elliot, Michael, 182
Ellis, Vera, 97–103, 104, 109–10, 117, 129, 139, 142, 148
Emerick, Geoff, 182
EMI, 218, 220, 221, 267
Emmett the Singing Ranger Live in the Woods, 168
Emmons, Bobby, 49, 52, 96
Eno, Brian, 211, 221
Entertainment Tonight, 285
Entertainment Weekly, 292
Epic Records, 155
Erickson, Roky, 267
Esquire, 90
Esquires, 62
Eubanks, Tom, 106, 107, 110, 115–16
Eureka Springs, Ark., 19
Evans, Gil, 273
Evans, John, 36, 38, 40, 42–43, 46, 48, 51, 64, 140, 303, 304
Fabares, Shelley, 25
Falco, Tav (Gus Nelson), 3, 126–17, 219, 225–30, 232, 233–34, 236, 237, 241, 242, 246, 247–48, 250, 256, 258–62, 267, 272–73, 282, 289
Fall, 242
FAME Recording Studios, 41, 51
Family Tree, 189
Fan Club, 277
Fantasy Records, 218
Faulkner, William, 18
Feathers, Charlie, 134, 231
“Feel Alright,” 120, 122
Feelies, 200
Feiden, Bob, 184
Felstedt,
Steve, 269
Fenwick, Syd, 237
Fields, Danny, 100
Fieldstones, 246
Fleshtones, 278
Flippo, Chet, 133
Floyd, John, 247
Fly, 165
Flying Burrito Brothers, 96, 294–95
FM radio stations, 120, 121, 152, 181
Folk City, 99, 102, 311
Fong-Torres, Ben, 312
Fonoroff, Lloyd, 196, 204–6, 213
Ford, Charles Henri, 13
Ford, Fred, 273, 283
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 7
Fort Worth Teen Fair, 55, 62
40 Watt Club, 261
Fouratt, Jim, 241, 242
Frame, Pete, 133
France, Deer, 199
Francher, David, 31
Franklin, Aretha, 41–42, 52, 67, 168
Free Range Chicken, 297
“Fresh Air,” 285
Freund, Elsa, 19
Fricke, David, 268–70, 271
Frith, Simon, 133
Fritts, Donnie, 71
Fry, John, 67, 85, 86, 88, 90, 96–97, 105–9, 113–16, 119, 120, 123, 126, 127–28, 130–32, 137–39, 141–45, 151, 161–64, 167–71, 175, 177, 178–79, 181–83, 186, 187, 219
Fun, 212
Fusion, 133, 152
Gail and the Joy Boys, 247
Garrison, Doug, 265, 266, 270, 273–75, 280, 282, 283, 285, 286, 288, 289, 292, 298, 301
Gassner, Amy, 149, 220, 226, 237, 243
Gentry, Bobbie, 57
Gentrys, 37, 43, 64, 103, 133
Gibb, Robin, 158
Gilbert, Noel, 45, 173
Ginsberg, Allen, 246
Glauber, Karen, 297
“Girl Like You, A,” 279
Godlis, David, 198–99, 212
Goolsby, David, 31
Gordon, Robert, 21, 99, 131, 151, 219, 297
Gories, 291, 292
Graflund, Danny, 175–77, 180, 183, 185, 187–89, 195
Grammy Awards, 68, 71
Gravest Hits, 233
Green, Jim, 229
Greenberg, Jerry, 97
Greenbriar Boys, 102
Green Day, 247
Green on Red, 249
Greene, Suzi, see Chilton, Susan Brooke Greene “Suzi”
Gregory, Bryan, 204, 209–10, 236
Gross, Terry, 285
Groupie, 58
Guided by Voices, 287
Guidotti, Bobby, 90
Gun Club, 256
Gutch, Frank, 120
Hagedorn, Doug, 221, 230, 231, 233
Hahn, Kristof, 291
Hall, Rick, 51
Ham, Pete, 155
Hampton, John, 209
Handel, George Frideric, 140
Hare, Marcia, 143
Harris, Bruce, 155
Harrison, George, 67
Hayes, Isaac, 119, 121, 151, 217, 273
H-Bombs, 210, 217
Hebb, Bobby, 35
Heineken, 305
Hell, Richard, 183, 194–96, 199
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