Sunday, 24 May 2009
This is sad to watch and type out. Jay wrote and produced some of my absolute favorite songs on some of my
Video: Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett of Wilco stopped by the Austin Music Network
Video: Jay Bennett and Jeff Tweedy “Cars Can’t Escape” I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
Video: Wilco performs California Stars from Sessions on W. 54th
Video: Wilco performs Kingpin 5/29/99 Calaveras, CA
Video: Wilco – Austin City Limits 8-6-99
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Previously: Jay Bennett :: Whatever Happened I Apologize
Previously: Jay Bennett – The Magnificent Defeat
Myspace: Jay Bennett
MP3: Jay Bennett – “I Don’t Have The Time”
MP3: Jay Bennett – “Talk and Talk and Talk”
May 24th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
What? Details?
May 24th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
What happened? I’m shocked.
May 24th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
this is heartbreaking.
May 24th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Jim DeRogatis article:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2009/05/jay_bennett_dead_at_age_45.html
May 24th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
No, no, no. I’m red-eyed and blue.
May 24th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Thank you for the music, Jay Bennett.
Go back to sleep now
My darlin
And I’ll keep all the bad dreams away
Breathe now, think sweet things
And I’ll think of all the right words to say
May 25th, 2009 at 9:07 am
With all of the changes that have gone on with Wilco it is easy to forget his importance to the band. Having seen them live 8-10 times with Jay his stage presence was right up there with Jeff. His switching of instruments and his skill at playing all of them truly heightened the shows.
While all wilco records are great in my opinion, seeing the leaps made from AM to Beingthere to Summerteeth is amazing. So, all I can say is that Jay without a doubt was highly responsible for my favorite music, RIP.
May 25th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Greg Kot blog (scroll down for Bennett musical highlights and story.
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/
May 26th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Truly a great loss to the music world. Bennet’s latest release continued to show his musical genuis and he will be missed. Regardless of how he and Jeff Tweedy didn’t get along, Bennet made Wilco a much better band.
RIP Jay.
May 26th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Greg Kot, author of Learning How To Die, will speak at Boswell Book Company in MKE tonight!