voc, g, 1964-2009 US, Jacksonville, Florida
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Rock
A.k.a. James Victor Chesnutt
Born November 12, 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida. Died in Athens, Georgia on December 25th, 2009. Vic Chesnutt was a singer-songwriter living in Athens, Georgia. A car crash at age 18 left him partly paralyzed, and he performed in a wheelchair. A regular of the 40 Watt Club scene, he was spotted by Michael Stipe who produced his first two albums. In 1996, Chesnutt was exposed to a wider audience with the release of the tribute album Sweet Relief II: Gravity Of The Situation (The Songs Of Vic Chesnutt), the proceeds from which went to the Sweet Relief Fund. The album consisted of Chesnutt covers by famous musicians including Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins, Madonna, R.E.M. and Live. A prolific songwriter, Chesnutt worked with Lambchop, Widespread Panic (as Brute (2)), Elf Power as well as Bill Frisell, Guy Picciotto and members of A Silver Mt. Zion. On December 25, 2009, Chesnutt died from an overdose of muscle relaxants that had left him in a coma in an Athens hospital.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Athens X Athens | Cicada Rhythm, Ruby The RabbitFoot, Randall Bramblett, Vic Chesnutt | 2015 | Single |
Skitter On Take-Off | Vic Chesnutt | 2009 | Album |
Daytrotter Session 6/2/2009 | Vic Chesnutt W/ Elf Power | 2009 | Album |
At The Cut | Vic Chesnutt | 2009 | Album |
Mitte Ende August | Vic Chesnutt | 2009 | Album |
Dark Developments | Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power And The Amorphous Strums | 2008 | Album |
North Star Deserter | Vic Chesnutt | 2007 | Album |
Ghetto Bells | Vic Chesnutt | 2005 | Album |
Silver Lake | Vic Chesnutt | 2003 | Album |
Left To His Own Devices | Vic Chesnutt | 2001 | Album |
Merriment | Vic Chesnutt | 2000 | Album |
Backburner Bits: Tempting Morsels From Future Releases | Vic Chesnutt, The Possibilities, The Roach Bros., Rob Veal | 1999 | Album |
Until The Led | Vic Chesnutt | 1999 | Single |
The Salesman And Bernadette | Vic Chesnutt | 1998 | Album |
Vic Chesnutt | Vic Chesnutt | 1998 | Album |
MSN On Air | Vic Chesnutt | 1997 | Album |
About To Choke | Vic Chesnutt | 1996 | Album |
Ladle | Vic Chesnutt | 1996 | Single |
The Doris Days | Tom Leach, Vic Chesnutt featuring Star Room Boys | 1996 | Single |
Key Of F | Vic Chesnutt | 1995 | Compil. |
Is The Actor Happy? | Vic Chesnutt | 1995 | Album |
Watching The Sleeping Man | Vic Chesnutt | 1994 | Single |
Drunk | Vic Chesnutt | 1994 | Album |
West Of Rome | Vic Chesnutt | 1992 | Album |
Little | Vic Chesnutt | 1990 | Album |
West of Rome- Sampler | Vic Chesnutt | Album |