Jeff Tweedy

Played together in the Plebes and the Primitives with high school friend Jay Farrar, before dubbing themselves Uncle Tupelo in the mid-1980s. Wife, Sue Miller, previously ran the Chicago rock club Lounge Ax, where Uncle Tupelo often performed. Formed Wilco with former Uncle Tupelo members John Stirratt, Ken Coomer and Max Johnston after that group disbanded in 1994. Made his studio debut with Wilco on the country-rock album A.M. (1995); commercial breakthrough came in 2002, with the acclaimed… Show more Yankee Hotel Foxtrot . Published a book of poems titled Adult Head in 2004. Side projects include Golden Smog, featuring members of the Jayhawks and Soul Asylum, and Loose Fur, with producer Jim O'Rourke and Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche. Son Spencer plays drums in a rock band called the Blisters. ~ Rovi

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