Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt was an American poet, songwriter and performer of folk rock,
Americana and alternative country. An accident when he was 18 left him partialy
paralysed and he performed in a wheelchair until his death at the age of 45 from
an overdose. Director Peter Sillen made a documentary short for America's PBS
television network titled 'Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt' in
1994 that conveyed Chesnutt's impressionistic view of the world as he recorded
his second album 'West of Rome'. His 2010 album 'At the Cut' went to number 14
on Billboard's Americana/Folk Albu...
