Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., a punk/post punk musician who performed under the stage name Jay Reatard has died at the age of 29. (It’s been a bad week for both punk and soul)
The Commercial Appeal of Memphis (via the New York Times) says a roommate found Lindsay in his bed at his Memphis home early Wednesday. An investigation has been opened into his death and an autopsy has reportedly been performed but the cause of death not yet determined.
Lindsay was very prolific and has a discography of 22 albums — the New York Times calls him “a creative tornado.” He began his recording career at age 15 and has played with various bands, including the Reatards, the Lost Sounds, the Bad Times and the Final Solutions. He released his first solo album, Blood Visions, in 2006 and his second, Watch Me Fall, in August of 2009. He also released a single almost every month in 2008, compiled on Matador Singles ’08.
The Times says he is survived by his mother, Devonna May; his father, Jimmy Lindsey; and three sisters, Leslie Lindsey, Stephanie Duncan and Gara May.
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