Pylon's Randy Bewley dead at 53
Guitarist Randy Bewley (photo: top left) of the legendary Athens, GA band Pylon died yesterday after a heart attack and subsequent car crash. He was 53.
Formed in 1978, Pylon, along with their kitschy brethren the B-52's, launched Athens post-punk. Their distinctive, angular style was highly regarded within the tight-knit world of early '80s underground rock, especially on the East Coast, and they toured nationally opening for U2. Pylon disbanded shortly after the release of their second album Chomp.
R.E.M. has often cited the band has a major influence, covering Pylon's "Crazy" as a Fables of the Reconstruction era b-side.
The Pylon compilation Hits was released in 1989 and the band reformed, opening for R.E.M. on the Green tour and recording a new album before breaking up again in 1991. There was a New Year's reunion concert in 2005. The band had been playing sporadically since.
"We are so very saddened to hear the news of Randy’s passing,” R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe said in a statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Pylon have always been an inspired catalyst to R.E.M. and the Athens music and art scene, and beyond.”
--Patrick Whalen
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Let me add that he was driving on Barber Street in Athens when he suffered a heart attack. According to the band's statement, his van drifted off the road and overturned. He was admitted to Athens Regional Medical Center and lapsed into a coma; he died two days later on February 25 when he was removed from life support.