Vic Chesnutt

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Vic Chesnutt is a singer-songwriter resident in Athens, Georgia, who writes witty alt-country music.

Vic Chesnutt was born in Jacksonville Florida, USA in 1964 … Adopted … Moved to the state of Georgia aged 5. His favourite song was “Kawliga” (by Hank Williams ). He started writing songs … Maternal grandfather played country guitar and wrote songs while his grandmother wrote lyrics … Favorite song; “Garden Party” by Rick Nelson … Started playing trumpet age 9 … Mentor was band director Randy Edgar … New favourite songs; “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” (written by Bobby Ressell), “Delta Dawn” (by Larry Collins and Alex Harvey) and “The Night Chicago Died” (by Peter Robin Callander).

At age 13 Vic felt the need to listen to rock’n’roll…Ordered 8-tracks for a penny: Styx, Kiss, Doobie Brothers, taped Steve Martin over Kiss … Went to town to buy a rock’n’roll record … ‘Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band’ … Bought a ukulele from the Sears catalogue age 15 … Learned Beatles songs, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan … Age 16 played trumpet in a cover band called Sundance with a bunch of 30 year olds … Parents gave Vic a guitar for Christmas in 1980 to help him get over John Lennon’s murder … Sang “Whip It” by Devo on stage with Sundance … Velvet Underground … King Crimson … Coma … Tape to tape home recordings … Age 17 meets Johnny Cash … (read more)

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Add this track to your playlist Everything I Say full track	6:52	4,673	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Warm full track	2:59	4,240	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Glossolalia full track	3:31	3,988	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist You Are Never Alone full track	5:44	3,682	Buy mp3

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1	1	Add this track to your playlist Warm full track	2,335
1	2	Add this track to your playlist Everything I Say full track	2,301
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Glossolalia full track	2,068
–	4	Add this track to your playlist You Are Never Alone full track	1,898
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Wallace Stevens full track	1,771
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Fodder On Her Wings full track	1,669
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Splendid full track	1,497
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Rustic City Fathers full track	1,482
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Over full track	1,393
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Debriefing full track	1,329
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Marathon full track	1,303
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2	16	Add this track to your playlist Gravity of the Situation full track	356
–	17	Add this track to your playlist What Do You Mean? full track	352
1	18	Add this track to your playlist Stay Inside full track	349
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