Uncle Tupelo's last show. May 1, 1994 in St Louis. Out of the bands breakup, Son Volt and Wilco were formed. I'm extremely partial to the Jay Farrar / Son Volt sound.
This is a bootleg recording with decent audio quality that I cane across five years ago in a thrift store. You just never know where treasure is waiting to be found.
Alternative Country or Americana, whichever you prefer..
Sad to say that I didn't know of Uncle Tupelo until after I discovered Son Volt when they played a song or two on an MSNBC news magazine television program. The song "Back Into Your World" is what grabbed my attention that day. A little research led me to Uncle Tupelo. Or maybe it was the record store owner, who was a huge fan mentioning the previous existence as Uncle Tupelo? Whatever it was, I did eventually stumble my way into this great music.
From starting out listening to my parents records to staying up late at night listening to the radio to being introduced to album collecting as a teenager to making mix-tapes and into the present, it seems that I've always been searching for and listening to music of widely varied genres. Here's an idea of what I've been hearing along the way ....
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
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Tonight's Playlist
What I'm listening to tonight. A Sunday evening playlist if I must call it something. Roots stuff for me .... Josh White - What's Do...
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The Kenny Drew Trio - 'If You Could See Me Now' From 1976 on vinyl. Piano jazz. Browsing the bins today and came across this. The gu...
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The album, "So On and So Forth" by Griffin House. From 2016. Singer/Songwriter type that a friend turned me onto. (Thanks Suzie!...
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"Wisdom of Elders" by Shabaka and the Ancestors. Just discovered. Ever since I heard "The Eraser" by Christian Scot...
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