- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Vic Chesnutt (1964-2009)
- Creator:
- Dixon, Al, 1971-
- Date of Original:
- 2003-09-15
- Subject:
- Chesnutt, Vic
Musicians--Georgia--Athens
Singers--Georgia--Athens
Guitarists--Georgia--Athens
Composers--Georgia--Athens - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Vic Chesnutt. Athens singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt was at the forefront of the contemporary folk rock movement in America. His expressive, raw vocal style featured a prominent southern accent. "Vic has somehow turned pronunciation into an instrument," John J. Sullivan wrote in the Oxford American. "He's constantly resurrecting and warping syllables that we have, through habit or sloth, nearly elided into oblivion.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/people/vic-chesnutt-1964-2009/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Vic Chesnutt (b. 1964)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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