March 18, 2010
(thanks, Lance)
Tennessee representative Steve Cohen speaks about his friend, Alex Chilton.
More Alex Chilton memorial coverage at the All Songs Considered blog: Remebering Alex Chilton at SXSW 2010.
Shearwater's songs about man's relationship with nature boom and swoop with epic grace and grandeur.
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