RIP Vic Chestnutt

Folk singer songwriter Vic Chestnutt has passed away.

The 45 year old Athens, Georgia native was reportedly in a coma due to a suicide attempt, as tweeted by one of Chestnutt’s close friends, The Throwing Muses’ Kristin Hersh. Chestnutt has been wheelchair-bound since the age of 18 because of a car accident.

Chestnutt was a very well respected and prolific artist. He released more than a dozen album in the early 90s and have collaborated with some of the best music artists, among them Michael Stipe, Elf Power, Lamb Chop, and Van Dyke Parks. Sweet Relief II, a 1996 tribute album, saw different artists like The Smashing Pumpkins, Madonna, Garbage, Indigo Girls and Sparklehors, cover Chestnutt songs.