It’s true. In the event that you’ve ever wanted to know what the House of Representatives do all day, now you can: Sit around and talk about Big Star’s singer-songwriter Alex Chilton. Kinda like us, ...

Alex Chilton, the singer and guitarist who had a No. 1 hit as a gravel-voiced teen with "The Letter" and went on to influence a generation of musicians through his work with Big Star, died Wednesday ...

Alex Chilton, whose ’60s fame as lead vocalist for the hit-making pop band the Box Tops was succeeded by leadership of the massively influential ’70s group Big Star, died Wednesday in New Orleans of ...