Jay Reatard Found Dead in Memphis Home
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Renegade punk rock singer Jay Reatard was found dead in his midtown Memphis home last night. Our sister paper the Village Voice has collected a few remembrances of the raucous, trouble-hungry singer.
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal has the scant details surrounding his death.
More info after the jump. What a fucking drag.
His final tweets:
Who the hell was Jay Reatard, you ask? Watch this:
Waiting For Something - a short documentary about Jay Reatard
Jay Reatard | MySpace Music Videos
His stellar version of Beck's "Gamma Ray" stomps the original dead:
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