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Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1971 by Alex Chilton (vocals, guitar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). They have been described as the "quintessential American power pop band", and "one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll". [1]
Jul 9, 2013 · John Lightman (bass player, Big Star 1974): After the Box Tops, he was offered all kinds of money to do all sorts of things, and he said I’m going to do my own thing. I’m gonna write my songs; I’m gonna play guitar; I’m going to record them where I want to record them.
Jan 30, 2019 · It did, however, open the door for his replacement, John Lightman, to write his own small chapter in the Big Star saga. With Live on WLIR, a wild, mood-swinging set Big Star recorded at New York’s Ultrasonic Studios city for a radio broadcast via one of the city’s most progressive stations, Lightman’s minor part takes on greater weight.
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Dec 15, 2020 · Recorded for a radio broadcast shortly after the release of Radio City, this album captures Chilton, Stephens, and bassist John Lightman live to two-track at Ultrasonic Studios in New York in front of a dozen or so faithful fans. The sound is fantastic: tight, raw and intimate.
John Lightman later replaced Hummel in Big Star. Released in February 1974, the new album had a title as optimistic as the band’s first record — Radio City . The record did boast “September Gurls” – a song that could be considered the closest thing to a hit the band ever had – which in the years since has been covered by the ...
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When Andy Hummel quit, Chilton and Stephens toured briefly with John Lightman on bass, and that Big Star trio is documented on Big Star Live (Rykodisc), a recent resurrection of a 1974 live radio broadcast on WLIR‑FM.
