Uncle Tupelo

…so-called “alt-country” groups such as Uncle Tupelo and Wilco, as well as a crop of quirky and iconoclastic performers such as k.d. lang, Lyle Lovett, and Dwight Yoakam, all of whom owed their success to the outlaw movement. In the 21st century a new crop of rebellious country artists emerged…

…emerging genre’s other principal bellwether, Uncle Tupelo (forerunner of Wilco and Son Volt). Blue Earth caught the attention of producer George Drakoulias when he heard it playing in the background during a phone call with the Twin/Tone offices, which led to the band’s signing with major label Def American Recordings…

…spun off from the group Uncle Tupelo in the mid-1990s and evolved from its alternative country roots into one of the most successful and multifaceted rock groups of its time.