At age 59 in New Orleans, most likely a heart attack. Now, apparently most younger people know om Big Star, but those of us in our mid-s50s remember him as the 16 year old singer of "The Letter" & "Cry Like A Baby" with his group, the Boxtops. Not to mention "Sweet Cream Ladies", a leaaser known paean to hookers. Actually saw him perform at an oldies show in the 70s, he was quite pissed off that they made him sing "The Letter" twice, instead of something newer from Big Star.
Way too young to go,
Rock on, Alex, rock on...
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