Together only four years, Big Star's shiny, jangly guitar pop illuminated the way to Power Pop paradise for generations. Bands such as R.E.M., the Replacements, the Posies, and Teenage Fanclub have cited Big Star as a primary influence. In 1993 Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies backed Chilton and Jody Stephens for a reunion show. Steven Ray was the band's original guitarist; Alex Chilton, former singer for the Box Tops, soon replaced him. Tired of butting heads with Alex Chilton, Chris Bell left the band in 1972. He died in a car crash in 1978.
 
 
 

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