mtv.com - 5/26/2009
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Multi-instrumentalist died Sunday at age 45. By Gil Kaufman
Jay Bennett
Photo: MySpace
Whether hunched over an acoustic guitar, a cigarette dangling from his lips, or pulsing behind a keyboard, lost in the music, Jay Bennett cut an imposing figure. During his tenure with Chicago alt-rock icons Wilco , Bennett — who died in his sleep of as-yet-undetermined causes on Saturday night at his home in Urbana, Illinois, according to his former label — often sported a ...
blogs.suntimes.com - 5/25/2009
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Jay Bennett, a rock musician with deep ties
to Chicago best known as a former member of...
Wilco, died early Sunday morning in downstate Urbana, where he had been running a recording studio, according to a spokesman for his...
Jay Bennett, dead at age 45
leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com - 5/25/2009
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Jay Bennett was a master in the recording
studio, the type of talent who could pick up...
almost any instrument and make music on it. On stage, he could be a whirling, chain-smoking, dreadlocked dervish. As a key member of Wilco and a prolific artist ...
Jay Bennett dies at age 45: Ex-Wilco member and musician ...
bittenandbound.com - 5/25/2009
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bittenandbound.com —
Jay Walter Bennett was a guitarist, singer-songwriter and
founding member of Titanic Love Affair and later a...
member of Wilco. He died in his sleep at the age of 45 on May 24, 2009. Titanic Love Affair created three albums in the 1990’s. Bennett left that group and joined Wilco in ...
Jay Bennett Dead at 45, Former Wilco Member 1963-2009
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Former Wilco Member Jay Bennett Dies at 45
TFL Scandalist —
... this past month Bennett sued the band for breach of contract, claiming he was due money from royalties from both the album and the documentary film about Wilco, “I Am Trying To Break your Heart.”
In a statement yesterday, Tweedy remembered his former bandmate, saying, “We will miss Jay as we remember him — as a truly unique and gifted human being and one who made welcome and significant contributions to the band’s songs and evolution.” [NY Times/MTV News. Photo: Redferns/GettyImages]
Buzz Bites — 5/26/09: THERE’S MORE TO WOMEN THAN BOOBS AND BLONDE HAIR, LARRY KING!
MTV Buzzworthy Blog —
... ready for your very own Weezer-branded “Snuggie.” Do you think he’s really serious?! ( The Tripwire ) + If it’s hard for you to believe that 25-year old Mandy Moore was recently married to singer Ryan Adams , then you’re not the only one who’s getting used to it. ( People ) + FInally, former Wilco (who Mandy Moore namechecked in a recent Buzzworthy video interview ) band member Jay Bennett passed away in his sleep this past weekend. ( MTV News )
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feeds.b5media.com 5/25/2009 — Jay Bennett , a multi-instrumentalist and former member of the band Wilco , has passed away Sunday morning.
It was reported on The Undertow Collective’s website :
We are profoundly saddened to report that our friend died in his sleep last night. Jay was a beautiful human being ...
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chromewaves.net 5/25/2009 — Chicago Sun-Times I’ve spent the night following some terribly sad news that I was hoping wasn’t true, but apparently is - former Wilco guitarist and songwriter Jay Bennett passed away this weekend. It’s unfortunate that Bennett ...
Jeff Tweedy on Wilco's New Album, Tour
spin.com 4/20/2009 —
Wilco kicks off a 21-date U.S. tour in support of their new record June 12 in Cincinnati. Check out the full schedule below.
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The Tripwire 5/26/2009
It was only three weeks ago we reported Jay Bennett’s claim against his former bandmates in Wilco for breach of contract and unpaid artist’s royalties. Now those claims and any disputes between him and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy ...
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