Vic Chesnutt (November 12, 1964 - December 25, 2009) was a
singer-songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist who lived in Athens, Georgia, United States. Around 1985, Chesnutt moved to Athens and joined the band, The La-Di-Da's. After leaving that group he began performing solo on a regular basis at the 40 Watt Club; it was there that he was spotted by
Michael Stipe of
R.E.M.; Stipe produced Chesnutt's first two albums,
Little (1990) and
West of Rome (1991). In 1992 Chesnutt was the subject of a PBS documentary, Speed Racer. He also had a small role in the 1996 Billy Bob Thornt…
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