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Jay Bennett & Edward Burch — The Palace At 4am (Part I)

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) May 18, 2004 10:36 am
This collaboration between ex-Wilco member Jay Bennett and Edward Burch was first completed in 2002, but only just released here in Canada. We didn’t know what we were missing. Given Bennett’s Wilco pedigree, one would expect a somewhat similar alt.country sound. This is partly true, as some songs, like "My Darlin’" became part of the...
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Jay Bennett Died Of Accidental Overdose

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 23, 2009 3:39 pm
Former Wilco member Jay Bennett died of an accidental pain-killer overdose. The Champaign County coroner's office ran tests that indicate Bennett died of an overdose from fentanyl, which is usually prescribed to treat chronic pain, according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper. Bennett, who was a member of Wilco from 1994 to 2001, died in his...
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Jay Bennett Remembered As Coroners Investigate His Death

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By CHARTattack Staff May 29, 2009 10:39 am
It will probably be at least two weeks before a cause of death for former Wilco member Jay Bennett can be determined. Bennett died in his sleep at his Urbana, Ill. home early Sunday morning at age 45. Toxicology and histology tests analyzing tissue samples must be completed before coroners will be able to piece together what happened to the...
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Twelve Reasons Jay Bennett Was Cool

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) May 25, 2009 11:21 am
Jay Bennett — a recording engineer, producer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who made news earlier this month when he sued former Wilco bandmate Jeff Tweedy — died in his sleep early Sunday morning in his home in Urbana, Ill. He was 45. An autopsy will be held to determine the cause of death. But rather than dwell on the passing of...
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Jeff Tweedy Responds To Bennett's Lawsuit

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By CHARTattack Staff May 6, 2009 11:04 am
Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy has responded to the lawsuit filed against him on Monday by former bandmate Jay Bennett for money that the musician/producer believes he's owed from his time in the group. Tweedy issued this statement through Wilco's publicist: "I know exactly as much as everyone else does. I've read the news and I honestly have no...
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Wilco War: Bennett Sues Tweedy

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) May 5, 2009 10:59 am
Former Wilco multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett has sued the Chicago band's frontman, Jeff Tweedy, for unpaid royalties and other payments. Bennett was a member of Wilco from 1994 to 2001 and his breach of contract lawsuit states he worked as a sound engineer and performed instruments on the group's Being There, Summerteeth, Mermaid Avenue,...
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Jay Bennett Survives Magnificent Defeat To Release New Album

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By Max Hayman (CHARTattack) July 21, 2006 5:00 pm
Former Wilco multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett will continue his prolific ways with the Sept. 26 release of his new solo album, The Magnificent Defeat. The Rykodisc LP follows a pair of 2004 releases, Bigger Than Blue and The Beloved Enemy. The 13 tracks on The Magnificent Defeat were culled from more than 70 written by Bennett over the last...
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