Jay Bennett, ex-member of band Wilco, dies at 45

// May 25th, 2009 // News

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Jay Bennett, a former member of the band Wilco, has died at age 45, according to his record label. “We are profoundly saddened to report that our friend died in his sleep … Jay was a beautiful human being who will be missed,” read the posting Sunday on Undertow Music Collective’s Web site. Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy said in a statement Monday he was “deeply saddened” by Bennett’s death. Tweedy said Bennett made significant contributions to Wilco’s songs and the band’s evolution. He said Bennett would be remembered “as a truly unique and gifted human being.” Bennett died at his Urbana home early Sunday, friend and fellow musician Edward Burch told the Chicago Sun-Times in a story

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