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Son Volt
Biography
Son Volt
Formed
January 1, 1994 in Chicago, IL

Years Active:
90s | Current

 
After touring in support of their 1993 masterpiece "Anodyne", the seminal alternative country band Uncle Tupelo split up over long-simmering creative differences between co-leaders Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy. Tweedy recruited much of the band to form Wilco, while Farrar teamed up with original Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn to form Son Volt, the more tradition-minded of the two Tupelo offshoots. Joined by brothers Jim (bass) and Dave Boquist (guitar, fiddle, banjo, fiddle, steel guitar), the band signed to Warner Brothers and released its debut album, "Trace", in 1995. ...
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Influences
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash & June Carter Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson Merle Haggard Willie Nelson & Leon Russell Willie Nelson Willie Nelson & Family Willie Nelson & Friends Willie Nelson & Ray Price R.E.M. Hank Williams Neil Young Steve Earle Steve Earle And The Dukes Earle, Van Zandt, Clark Flying Burrito Brothers Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis

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