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Date of Birth
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12-November-1964
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Place of Birth
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Jacksonville
(United States of America, Florida, Duval County, Area code 904)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Vic Chesnut, Vic Chestnut, Vic Chestnutt, Vic Chessnut, James Victor Chesnutt, Chesnutt, Vic, James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt
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Profession
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Songwriter, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Film Score Composer
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James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists covering his songs.
Chesnutt released 17 albums during his career, including two produced by Michael Stipe, and a 1996 release on Capitol Records, About to Choke. His musical style has been described by Bryan Carroll of allmusic.com as a "skewed, refracted version of Americana that is haunting, funny, poignant, and occasionally mystical, usually all at once".
Injuries from a 1983 car accident left him partially paralyzed; he used a wheelchair and had limited use of his hands.
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