Big Star News: Big Star to Pay Tribute to Alex Chilton

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Big Star’s scheduled homecoming performance at Memphis’ Levitt Shell in Overton Park this Saturday, May 15, has been turned into a tribute to Alex Chilton. The group’s founding member died of a heart attack in March. Big Star’s final lineup�"original drummer Jody Stephens and latter day members John Auer and Ken Stringfellow�"will be joined by a range of guests during the performance, including former Big Star bassist Andy Hummel, R.E.M guitarist Mike Mills and The Raconteurs guitarist Brendan Benson. Hummel, one of the band’s co-founders, joined Big Star for the first time in thirty years at a Chilton tribute...