Vic Chesnutt, (November 12, 1964 – December 25, 2009) folk-rocker, paralyzed by a car wreck at the age of 18, died on Christmas Day, 2009. He was 45. According to Rolling Stone, “Chesnutt gained national prominence thanks to 1996’s Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, which featured Smashing Pumpkins, R.E.M., Garbage and more bands covering his songs to raise money for the Sweet Relief charity, which aids musicians in need of health care.” Chesnutt had recently struggled with medical bills totaling in the tens of thousands, even though he had health insurance, and lived his last days in fear, as he was being sued by the hospital.