Today is the second anniversary of Alex Chilton's untimely passing. Last year I posted a handful of the records that Alex covered. Today, I offer a few more of those songs that he lovingly interpreted over the years. Some you know, some you might not, all of them great. For more of these, tune into the archive of my March 14th show on WFMU's Rock 'n Soul Ichiban: HERE

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"Take It Off" mp3
by Groundhog, 1969.
out of print



"Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu" mp3
by Slim Harpo, 1968.
available on The Excello Singles Anthology



"Tip On In (part one)" mp3
by Slim Harpo, 1967.
available on The Excello Singles Anthology



"Alligator Man" mp3
by Jimmy Newman, 1962.
available on Cajun Country Music of a Louisiana Man



"Waltz Across Texas" mp3
by Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours, 1965.
available on Definitive Collection



"B-A-B-Y" mp3
by Carla Thomas, 1966.
avaliable on The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968



"Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)" mp3
by Benny Spellman, 1962.
available on Fortune Teller

top photo: Alex Chilton Onstage, CBGB, 1977. by Godlis