UPDATE: Singer Vic Chesnutt Has Died

A spokesman for Vic Chesnutt's family has confirmed that the singer died on Christmas Day after overdosing on muscle relaxants earlier this week. And his friend Kristin Hersh has set up a website for donations to help his family deal with some of the staggering costs of his recent hospitalizations.

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