A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, From Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man (53 page)

“He turned thirty-six”
:
HGW interview with Lisa McGaughran.

“Carole King’s piano style”
:
HGW interview with George Reinecke.

“embarrassed about that stuff”
:
HGW interview with Garrison.

“We did our first gig”
:
HGW interview with Ben Vaughn.

“met his match in Annabelle”
:
HGW interview with Ron Easley.

“Timothee looked like”
:
HGW interview with Randy Reeves.

“Especially in Europe”
:
HGW interview with Garrison.

Chapter 25: Let’s Get Lost

“I looked at a lot of books”
:
HGW interview with AC.

“Just kind of living around”
:
ibid.

“Now I listen to his new compilation”
:
Holly George-Warren, “Go Ask Alex,”
Option
.

“I don’t have any feelings”
:
HGW interview with AC.

“five or six minutes”
:
ibid.

“Howard had been sick”
:
HGW interview with Adele Brown Tyler.

“We didn’t drastically reinterpret”
:
Parke Puterbaugh interview with Jon Auer.

“We met Alex for the first time”
:
HGW interview with Ken Stringfellow.

“From doing the Micros”
:
HGW interview with Richard Dworkin.

“We booked an Amsterdam venue”
:
HGW interview with Stringfellow.

“that’s when I found out”
:
HGW interview with Richard Dworkin.

“this gigantic production”
:
ibid.

“The fans in Japan”
:
Futsal1958. “Alex Chilton Interview—part 1.”

“Suicide came up”
:
HGW interview with Ben Vaughn.

“I’m not searching to appeal”
:
Puterbaugh interview with AC.

“Alex asked me to play”
:
HGW interview with Dworkin.

“Alex was really excited”
:
HGW interview with Stringfellow.

“I couldn’t imagine”
:
HGW interview with Gary Talley.

“I didn’t like the way”
:
ibid.

“Alex was not a disciplined person”
:
ibid.

“I’m more settled now”
:
Jonathan Valania interview with AC.

“It seemed I had all the things”
:
ibid.

“Alex was much more interested”
:
HGW interview with Stringfellow.

“A dony is a reference”
:
HGW interview with Jody Stephens.

“We all worked”
:
HGW interview with Jon Auer.

“He was very polite”
:
HGW interview with Ray Davies.

“It was very impromptu”
:
ibid.

“Being fifty is a very different thing”
:
Valania interview with AC.

“Big Star was one thing”
:
Bruce Eaton interview with AC.

“Playing songs is ageless”
:
Ray Davies,
Americana
.

Interviews

Conducted by Holly George-Warren

Agnelli, Lauren, 2010

Aldridge, Lesa (see Hoehn, Elizabeth)

Alexander, Gordon, 2010, 2012; via e-mail 2011, 2012, 2013

Auer, Jon, 2005

Ball, Charles, 2011

Benjamin, Kent, 2013

Benno, Marc, 2011

Blake, Norman, 1992

Blavat, Jerry (the Geator), 2012

Buffett, Bill, 2012

Burns, Stephen, 2010

Caccamisi, Russ, 2012; via e-mail 2012

Carson, Wayne (see Wayne Carson Thompson)

Chernikowski, Stephanie, 2011, 2012, 2013

Chilton, Alex, 1992; additional conversations 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2004

Chilton, Cecelia, 2010

Clark, Rick, 2011; via e-mail 2013

Clifton, Gail Elise, 2013

Cobb, Pat Day, 2011

Coman, Rene, 2010; via e-mail 2013

Cowsill, Susan, 2012

Davies, Ray, 2011

DeNicola, Drew 2012

Densmore, John, 2011

Dickinson, Jim, 2002

Dickinson, Mary Lindsay, 2012

DiMartino, Dave, conversation and via e-mail 2013

Draper, John, PhD, 2012

Duckworth, Jim, 2012

Dworkin, Richard, 2012

Easley, Ron, 2010

Eaton, Bruce, 2011, 2012; via e-mail 2013

Eggleston, Rosa, 2012

Eggleston, William, 2010

Ellis [Poag], Vera, 2013

Falco, Tav, 2011

Fry, John, 2011, 2012

Garrison, Doug, 2010, 2012; via e-mail 2013

Godlis, David, 2013

Gordon, Robert, via e-mail 2013

Graflund, Danny, 2013

Hill, Adam, 2012

Hill, Clifford, 2013

Hodges, Day, via e-mail 2012

Hoehn, Elizabeth (Lesa Aldridge), conversation 2010; interview 2013

Holsapple, Peter, 1992; written remembrance of AC 2012

Hull, Robert, 2012

Ingui, Charlie, via e-mail 2012

Jesperson, Peter, 2012

Jobe, Paul, 2012

Johnson, Robert, 2013

Johnson, Ross, 2010, 2013

Jones, Danny, 2012

Klein, George, 2012

Knox, Nick, via e-mail 2012, 2013; written remembrance of AC 2013

Kowalski, Fran, 2012; via e-mail 2013

Krieger, Robbie, 2011

Kugel, Bernard, 2013

Lamere, Elizabeth, 2012

Lancaster, Jim, 2013

Leffler, Louise, via e-mail 2012, 2013

Lightman, John, 2012; via e-mail 2013

Lindsay, Mark, 2011

Love, Gerry, 1992

Mache, Candace, 2012

Mache, Robert, 2012

Manning, Carole Ruleman, 2010

Manning, Terry, 2013; via e-mail 2013

Manzarek, Ray, 2011

McGaughran, Lisa, 2010; via e-mail 2011, 2012, 2013

McGinley, Raymond, 1992

Miller, Ron, 2011

O’Brien, Michael, written remembrance of AC 2012; conversation and via e-mail 2013

Oldham, Spooner, 2010, 2012

Paul, Chris, via e-mail 2012

Penn, Dan, 2012

Philips, Binky, 2012; written remembrance of AC 2013

Phillips, Bill, 2013

Prophet, Chuck, 2013; written remembrance of AC 2010

Puterbaugh, Parke, 2011

Rainer, Pat, 2012, via e-mail 2013

Reeves, Randy, 2013

Reinecke, George, 2010

Reinecke, Randy, 2012

Richards, Vernon, 2013

Rigby, Will, 2010; via e-mail 2011, 2012, 2013

Rosenthal, John, 2011

Ryan, Ruth, RN, 2013

Sasfy, Joe, 2013

Schaefer, Swain, via e-mail 2012

Schiffer, Robert, 2013

Sclavunos, Jim, 2013

Scoppa, Bud, via e-mail 2013

Selvidge, Sid, via e-mail 2012

Siddons, Bill, 2011

Sims, Jamie K., 2011

Smythe, Danny, 2013

Spake, Jim, 2010

Sprouse, Brian, 2013

Stamey, Chris, 1992, 2010; via e-mail 2012

Starks, Amy Gassner, 2010, 2012; written remembrance of AC 2011

Stein, Seymour, e-mail interview 2013

Stephens, Jody, 1992, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012

Stinson, Tommy, 2013

Stirratt, John, 2013

Stringfellow, Ken, 2005, 2012

Sykes, Keith, 2011

Talley, Gary, 2011, 2013; via e-mail 2013

Thompson, Dixie, via e-mail 2010

Thompson, Wayne Carson, 2011

Tiven, Jon, 2012

Turley, Calvin, 2010, 2012; via e-mail 2013

Tuttle, Dale , 2012

Tyler, Adele Brown, 2012; via e-mail 2013

Tyler, Dan, 2012

Vaughn, Ben, 2012; written remembrance of AC 2010

Vega, Alan, 2012

Williams, Paul, 2010; via e-mail 2011, 2012

Wisley, Max, 2013

Wynn, Steve, 2013

Young, Reggie, 2011

Conducted by Bruno Ceriotti

Caccamisi, Russ, 2010

Cunningham, Bill, 2010

Smythe, Danny, 2010

Talley, Gary, 2011

Conducted by Daniel Coston

Hummel, Andy, 2009

Manning, Terry, 2009

Stephens, Jody, 2009

Conducted by Drew DeNicola

Dando, John, 2010

Hampton, John, 2011

Hoehn, Elizabeth (Lesa Aldridge), 2010

King, John, 2010

Marsh, Carl, 2010

Smith, Diane Wall, 2011

Conducted by Bruce Eaton

Chilton, Alex, 2007

Hummel, Andy, 2007

Conducted by Russell Hall

Chilton, Alex, 2000

Cunningham, Bill, 2000

Dickinson, Jim, 2006

Conducted by Barney Hoskyns

Chilton, Alex, phone conversation 1999

Clark, Rick, 1999

Dickinson, Jim, 1999

Fry, John, 1999

Holsapple, Peter, 1999

Rosebrough, Richard, 1999

Scoppa, Bud, 1999

Stamey, Chris, 1999

Tiven, Jon, 1999

Conducted by Bernard Kugel

Chilton, Alex, 1977

Stamey, Chris, 1977

Conducted by Parke Puterbaugh

Auer, Jon, 1993

Boggs, Thomas, 1987

Breeze, Jeff, 1993

Chilton, Alex, 1987, 1993

Dickinson, Jim, 1993

Mulvihill, Mike, 1993

Robinson, David (KCOU), 1993

Stephens, Jody, 1993

Talley, Gary, 1987

Conducted by Josh Rosenfeld

Chilton, Alex, 1987

Conducted by Jonathan Valania

Chilton, Alex, 2000

Dickinson, Jim, 2000

Fry, John, 2000

Hoehn, Tommy, 2000

Stephens, Jody, 2000

Panel Discussions/Interviews

Michael Gray and Chips Moman,“Poets and Prophets: Salute to Legendary Country Songwriters.” Country Music Hall of Fame, 2012.

Booker T. Jones, Country Music Hall of Fame, Americana Music Festival & Conference, 2012.

John Hampton, Robert Gordon, and Jody Stephens, Americana Music Festival & Conference, 2012.

Alex Chilton and Ben Sandmel, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 1997.

Alex Chilton and Jerry Dean, University of Texas, 1978.

Big Star panels at SXSW, 1997, 2004.

SXSW panel, “I Never Travel Far Without a Little Big Star,” on Alex Chilton, 2010.

Chris Stamey interview (via Skype) of John Fry and Jody Stephens, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2011.

Radio Interviews of AC

WLIR, Hempstead, Long Island, 1974

WLYX, Memphis, 1975

KUT, Austin, 1978

NPR,
Fresh Air
, 1991, 2001

Interviews Available on YouTube/Internet

The Cutting Edge
, MTV, with Alex Chilton, 1985, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=105yeWrjoEc.
Entertainment Tonight
, with Alex Chilton, 1987, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoNcZRkwbCA.

The Loft, Berlin, with Alex Chilton, 1990, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKYiEFF85cs.

Futsal1958. “Alex Chilton Interview —part 1.” Online Video Clip. YouTube, 6/18/2010.

Futsal1958. “Alex Chilton Interview —part 2.” Online Video Clip. YouTube, 6/18/2010.

Futsal1958. “Alex Chilton Interview — part 3.” Online Video Clip. YouTube, 6/18/2010.

“I’m Just Dead, I’m Not Gone: Life and Times of Jim Dickinson,” SXSW panel, 2013, http://sxsw.com/music/news/panel-podcast-im-just-dead-im-not-gone-life-and-times-jim-dickinson.

“The Replacements—
Pleased to Meet Me,
Warner Bros. Promo Interview,” 1987, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyNTxZ_gt10.

UN Media Documentary Projects. “So Wonderfully Connected.” Online Video Clip. University of Mississippi Media and Documentary Projects, 4/17/2012.

Films

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
. Directed by Drew DeNicola and Olivia Mori. Magnolia, 2013.

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
. Directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville. Tremolo/Concord/WNET, 2007.

The (R)evolution of Big Star’s Album “Third/Sister Lovers.”
Edited by Drew DeNicola. Unreleased; screening at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 14, 2011.

Liner Notes

Anonymous.
1970,
by Alex Chilton (Ardent, 1996).

Bell, David.
I Am the Cosmos
, by Chris Bell (Ryko, 1992).

Bell, Max.
Alex Chilton: Live in London
(Aura/Fuel, 1981/1992).

Clark, Rick.
Big Star Story, by Big Star
(Ryko, 2003).

Cost, Jud.
Cry Like a Baby,
by the Box Tops (Sundazed, 2000).

———. Dimensions,
by the Box Tops (Sundazed, 2000).

———. The Letter,
by the Box Tops (Sundazed, 2000).

———. Nonstop,
by the Box Tops (Sundazed, 2000).

Gordon, Robert.
Live,
by Big Star (Ryko, 1992).

Gordon, Robert, John Fry, Bob Mehr, and Alex Palao.
Keep an Eye on the Sky,
by Big Star (Rhino, 2009).

Hibbert, Tom.
Document
, by Alex Chilton (Aura, 1985).

Mehr, Bob.
Free Again: The 1970 Sessions,
by Alex Chilton (Omnivore, 2011).

Palao, Alex, John Fry, Steve Rhea, Richard Rosebrough, Tom Eubanks, and Jim Dickinson.
Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story,
by Big Star and Various Artists (Big Beat, 2008).

Playlist: The Very Best of the Box Tops
(Arista/Legacy, 2013).

Sullivan, Darcy, with Alex Chilton and Cheri Pugh.
19 Years,
by Alex Chilton (Rhino, 1991).

Tomlinson, Pete.
Third/Sister Lovers,
by Big Star (PVC, 1982).

Vargon, Jeff.
Electricity by Candlelight,
by Alex Chilton (Bar None, 2013).

Books

Bangs, Lester.
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
. New York: Vintage Books, 1988.

Bonomo, Joe.
Sweat: The Story of the Fleshtones, America’s Garage Band
. New York: Continuum, 2007.

Booth, Stanley.
Rythm[sic] Oil: A Journey Through the Music of the American South.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1991.

Bowman, Rob.
Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records.
New York: Schirmer Books, 1997.

Brackett, Nathan, and Christian Hoard.
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004.

Chase, John Churchill.
Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children, and Other Streets of New Orleans
. New York: Collier Books, 1979.

Chilton, Mary Louise (Tarr).
A Genealogical History of the Chilton Family.
Charleston: Jarrett Print. Co., 1941.

Christgau, Robert.
Rock Albums of the ’70s: A Critical Guide
. New York: Da Capo, 1981.

Davies, Ray.
Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road: The Story
. London: Virgin, 2013.

Davis, Clive, with Anthony DeCurtis.
The Soundtrack of My Life.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2013.

DeRogatis, Jim.
Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America’s Greatest Rock Critic
. New York: Broadway Books, 2000.

Devlin, Albert J., ed.
The Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams
. Sewanee, TN: University of the South, 2004.

Dickerson, James L.
Goin’ Back to Memphis: A Century of Blues, Rock ’n’ Roll, and Glorious Soul.
New York: Schirmer Books, 1996.

———
.
Mojo Triangle: Birthplace of Country, Blues, Jazz, and Rock ’n’ Roll
. New York: Schirmer Trade Books, 2005.

Dickinson, Jim.
The Search for Blind Lemon.
Unpublished manuscript. 2009.

Eaton, Bruce.
Radio City
. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009.

Eggers, Dave.
Zeitoun
. New York: Vintage Books, 2009.

Escott, Colin, and Martin Hawkins.
Good Rockin’ Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll
. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1991.

Falco, Tav.
Mondo Memphis
. Creation Books, 2011.

Fletcher, Tony.
All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: Music from the Streets of New York 1927–77
. New York: W.W. Norton, 2009.

Flip
magazine editors.
Flip
’s Groovy Guide to the Groops!
New York: Signet Books, 1968.

Gambaccini, Paul, Tim Rice, Jonathyn Rice.
British Hit Singles
. London: Guinness, 1993.

George-Warren, Holly, and Patricia Romanowski, eds.
The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll,
3d ed. New York: Fireside, 2001.

Gordon, Robert.
It Came from Memphis
. Boston: Faber and Faber, 1995.

———
.
Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
. New York: Bloomsbury, 2013.

Guralnick, Peter.
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
. Boston: Back Bay Books, 1999.

Hall, Ron.
The Memphis Garage Rock Yearbook
, 1960–1975. Memphis: Shangri-la Projects, 2003.

———
.
Playing for a Piece of the Door: A History of Garage & Frat Bands in Memphis 1960–1975
. Memphis: Shangri-La Projects, 2001.

Handy, Stella Pickett.
Colonial Families of the Southern States of America: A history and genealogy of colonial families who settled in the colonies prior to the revolution
. Madison, MI: T.A. Wright, 1911.