I wrote last year: In Memory of James Victor Vic Chesnutt (November 12, 1964 – December 25, 2009). He was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didnt come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists covering his songs. Chesnutt released 17 albums during his career, including two produced by Michael Stipe, and a 1996 release on Capitol Records, About to Choke. His musical style has been described by Bryan Carroll of allmusic as a skewed, refracted version of Americana that is haunting, funny, poignant, and occasionally mystical, usually all at once. Injuries from a 1983 car accident left him partially paralyzed; he used a wheelchair and had limited use of his hands. On December 25, 2009, Chesnutt died from an overdose of muscle relaxants that had left him in a coma in an Athens hospital. Chesnutt had attempted suicide three or four times [before]. It didnt take. (Wiki) Vic Chesnutt - Flirted With You All My Life youtube/watch?v=5NBzR2wflX0 A song from one of my favorite records (Is The Actor Happy?): Vic Chesnutt - Sad Peter Pan youtube/watch?v=_b3hsLq1dR8 From Salesman And Bernadette: Vic Chesnutt - Square Room youtube/watch?v=-XLQ9-Vil-w Here he sings with his good friend Kurt Wagner: Lambchop - The Saturday Option w/ Vic Chesnutt youtube/watch?v=QqIlvYC7lNs
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