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Jay Stuart Farrar (born December 26, 1966) is an American songwriter and musician currently based in St. Louis. A member of two critically acclaimed music groups, Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, he began his solo music career in 2001. Beyond his established talents as a songwriter, he is a guitarist, pianist, harmonicist, and a vocalist.
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.
Son Volt is an American rock band formed in 1994 by Jay Farrar after the breakup of Uncle Tupelo.The band's current line-up consists of Farrar (vocals, guitar), Andrew DuPlantis (bass guitar), John Horton (guitar), Mark Patterson (drums), and Mark Spencer (keyboard, steel guitar).
When Jay Farrar left Uncle Tupelo to form Son Volt, the other members of the band remained with Sire Records and Anodyne producer Brian Paulson, picked a new name and recruited Bottle Rockets ...
Wilco was formed following the breakup of the influential alternative country music group Uncle Tupelo. Singer Jay Farrar quit the band in 1994 because of a soured relationship with co-singer Jeff Tweedy. [3] Both Tweedy and Farrar immediately sought to form bands after the breakup, with Farrar organizing Son Volt.
Uncle Tupelo singers Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy exchanged their interests in bluegrass music with Buck, and decided to collaborate on an acoustic music project in the future. [1] Two years later, alternative rock bands such as Nirvana broke into the mainstream. Farrar was irate about the pressure from the music industry to sound like the trend: [2]
Uncle Tupelo 1, 2: 89/93: An Anthology: Sony: Retrospective compilation including two previously unreleased tracks 2003: Jay Farrar: The Slaughter Rule: Bloodshot Records: film soundtrack 2003: Jay Farrar: Terroir Blues: Act/Resist 2004: Jay Farrar: Stone, Steel & Bright Lights: Transmit Sound: Live album, includes bonus DVD Live at Slim's ...
Uncle Tupelo chronology; No Depression (1990) Still Feel Gone (1991) March 16–20, 1992 (1992) ... Jay Farrar – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, banjo, ...