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Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and MikeHeidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums forRockville Records, before signing with Sire Records and expanding to a five-piece. Shortly after the release of the band's major label debutalbum Anodyne, Farrar announced his decision to leave the band owing to a soured relationship with his co-songwriter Tweedy. Uncle Tupelosplit on May 1, 1994, after completin ...read more
Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and MikeHeidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums forRockville Records, before signing with Sire Records and expanding to a five-piece. Shortly after the release of the band's major label debutalbum Anodyne, Farrar announced his decision to leave the band owing to a soured relationship with his co-songwriter Tweedy. Uncle Tupelosplit on May 1, 1994, after completing a farewell tour. Following the breakup, Farrar formed Son Volt with Heidorn, while the remainingmembers continued as Wilco.Although Uncle Tupelo broke up before it achieved commercial success, the band is renowned for its impact on the alternative country musicscene. The group's first album, No Depression, became a byword for the genre and was widely influential. Uncle Tupelo's sound was unlikepopular country music of the time, drawing inspiration from styles as diverse as the hardcore punk of The Minutemen and the countryinstrumentation and harmony of the Carter Family and Hank Williams. Farrar and Tweedy's lyrics frequently referred to Middle America and theworking class of Belleville. « hide |
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