Born in Memphis, Chilton was a pop star at 16 - the gruff voice behind The Box Tops, who topped the charts with “The Letter” and “Cry Like A Baby” in the late 1960s.

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane. Ain’t got time to take a fast train. The opening lines of “The Letter” by the Box Tops are among the most urgent to have ever blasted out of an AM radio. The ...