Video: Vic Chesnutt - Independence Day / THEY SHOOT MUSIC

Vic's songs are among my very favorites to sing and bang out on guitar, and his music has always been life-affirming in the truest, least sentimental sense. Hope he finds peace. Coming soon maybe: posts not involving death.

Constellation Records reports that Vic Chesnutt has passed away. This is a terrible loss and I'm really heartbroken. I've long been a fan since a teenager and have loved his work with Thee Silver Mt. Zion on North Star Deserter . From They Shoot Music Don't They

We're saddened this Christmas Day by the news that singer Vic Chesnutt passed away at the age of 45 in Athens. For more on Chesnutt's life and legacy, be sure to read the New York Times' obit . We'd like to pay tribute to Vic by posting this video of Independence Day that Chesnutt and his band performed on a Vienna rooftop back in October 2008... Vic Chesnutt - Independence Day Previously on HT : Review - Vic Chesnutt @ Somerville Theatre [...]