I've been downloading all my Uncle Tupelo to my Ipod today and figured I'd share a little about them on here.
Uncle Tupelo was a group that not a lot of people have heard of, but had a lasting effect on music. They combined the energy and noise of punk music with the lyrics of country music. They are credited with helping to create what is called alternative country today. Both main members of the band deny their influence and claim that there were others doing the same that they were.
The group consisted of Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy and Mike Heidorn. Farrar and Tweedy shared lead singing duties and both wrote their share of the songs the group did. Heidron was the drummer.
The group lasted for less than a decade. After the collsapse of the group Farrar went on to form Son Volt and Tweedy Wilco.
This video is supposed to be their first tv appearance. It looks like one of those local tv shows so it's very likely it is. They are doing "Graveyard Shift" here.
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