Chris Bell
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Though singer/songwriter Alex Chilton is thought of as Big Star’s leader, his Lennon/McCartney-esque creative partnership with Chris Bell guided the band through its first two cult classic albums. Infighting led to Bell quitting Big Star, rejoining, then quitting again. Sadly, Bell lost control of his car while driving on Dec. 27, 1978, crashed into a pole and died instantly. He was 27.