Uncle Tupelo
3,141,820 plays (216,628 listeners)
Belleville, St Louis, United States (1987 – 1994)
Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar , Jeff Tweedy , and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums for Rockville Records, before signing with Sire Records and expanding to a five-piece. More…
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- Tags:
- alt-country, americana, country, indie, alt country
- Similar to:
- Son Volt, Golden Smog, Whiskeytown, Drive-By Truckers, The Bottle Rockets
