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In the 14 years since Wilco formed, they’ve had 12 members, six of whom remain with the band today. Only Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt have served as the core of the band. When they released A.M. in 1995, they were unquestionably an alt-country act. Music magazines had a heyday writing about the dissolution of Tweedy and Jay Farrar’s previous band Uncle Tupelo, and the emerging genre they seemed to be creating (Farrar left Tupelo to form Son Volt).
Wilco has since released five subsequent albums, each to critical acclaim, including the new, Grammy-nominated Sky Blue Sky. The record is anything but alt-country, though.
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