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Staples: The gospel singer and civil rights activist stood out from her family group, the Staple Singers, in the 1950s and ’60s, leading classics like “I’ll Take You There” and “Let’s Do It Again.” On her own, she’s been a pillar of the Chicago sound...
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The first thing you have to know about Wilco is that they are now a live band, pure and simple. Yes, the albums keep coming (maybe a bit too quickly; there is such thing as being too prolific) and, yes, I buy them within days of release. But at this...
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Jeff Tweedy, of the rock band Wilco, arrives at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 12, 2012. View Photo »
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I don’t wrestle with it that much
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"What does Snoop Dogg need an umbrella for? That's right, a chance of drizzle." It's easy to imagine some of that going over viewers' heads, but if you're in step with Murphy's sensibility, chances are you'll rank him among TV's finest weather...
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The seeming effortlessness of the band’s cohesive and constantly engaging live show is kind of a wonder. Jeff Tweedy’s variously confounding, confessional and subversive lyrics and the sheer technical mastery of the entire band — especially of...
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Brooks is the marketing director at BookPeople and current BookPeople Filthy Animals softball team captain. She graduated from UT with a bachelor's degree in advertising, which she still finds hilarious. Likes: Jeff Tweedy, short stories, and...
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This Sept. 30, 2011 photo shows Jeff Tweedy, of the band Wilco, in Nashville, Tenn. Wilco's latest album, "The Whole Love," debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and sold 82,000 copies. View Photo »
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The comment was meant in humor of course, but he also made an excellent point. Although Wilco is often thought of as being Jeff Tweedy's band — and rightfully so, since he is their primary singer, songwriter and overall creative mastermind — it was...
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Tweedy, frontman of Wilco, strums his guitar at the INB center Monday night. Few things in life are more satisfying than seeing a band you love successfully continue to grow and expand their sound as well as their audience. That's exactly what Wilco has...
About Jeff Tweedy
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Jeffrey Scott Tweedy (born August 25, 1967 in Belleville, Illinois, United States) is an American songwriter, musician, poet, and leader of the band Wilco. Tweedy joined rockabilly band The Plebes with high school friend Jay Farrar in the early 1980s, but Tweedy's musical interests caused one of Farrar's brothers to quit. The Plebes changed... Full Article
