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Arthur West

The "Red-Eye Express" Hauls Obscure Album Tracks; with an Occasional Theme De-Railed. The Snap, Crackle, Pop is Courtesy of the Boxcar's Victrola. All Aboard!!

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Afro Celt Sound System

House Of The Ancestors
Volume 1- Sound Magic 1996 via Real World
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Donald Bailey

Family Portrait
Blueprints Of Jazz, Vol. 3 2009 via Talking House Records
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Son Volt

Jukebox of Steel
American Central Dust 2009 via Rounder / Umgd
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sixth and latest release .. new in the line-up joining Farrar are: Chris Masterson (guitar), Mark Spencer (keys, guitar), Andrew DuPlantis (bass) & Dave Bryson (drums)
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Wilco

Wilco (The Song)
Wilco (The Album) 2009 via Nonesuch
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8th & latest release brings Mikael Jorgenson (multi-instrumentalist) into the group
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Doug Sahm

Reconsider Baby [Live]
Last Real Texas Blues Band 1994 via Discovery / Wea
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Uncle Tupelo

Give Back the Key to My Heart
Anodyne 1993 via Warner Bros / Wea
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Uncle Tupelo's fourth and final release
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Brian Vander Ark

History
Angel, Put Your Face On 2007 via SECOND MOTION
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Ken Coomer on drums .. also co-producer for this release

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Jess Klein

I Sure Would
Draw Them Near 2000 via Slow River Records
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Ken Coomer (drums)
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Emilie Simon

I Wanna Be Your Dog
The Flower Book 2007 via Milan Records
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cover of The Stooges tune. Uncle Tupelo covers this same track on their 2002 "89/93: An Anthology"
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Wilco

Impossible Germany
Sky Blue Sky 2007 via Nonesuch
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7th release .. along with Tweedy and Stiratt: Nels Cline (guitar), Glen Kotche (drums) & Pat Sansone (multi-instrumentalist)
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Kelly Joe Phelps

Window Grin
Slingshot Professionals 2003 via Rykodisc
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Kelly Joe Phelps is featured playing slide guitar, on Jay Farrar's solo debut, 2001's "Sebastopol"
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Jay Farrar

Different Eyes
Sebastopol 2001 via Artemis Records
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debut solo release
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Feist

Mushaboom
Let It Die 2005 via Interscope Records
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Leslie "Feist" has an appearance on Wilco's latest release, "Wilco (The Album)", singing background vocals
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Uncle Tupelo

Atomic Power
March 16-20, 1992 1992 via Rockville
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cover of the song originally performed by The Louvin Brothers
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Jeff Pittson

The Godfather
Go Where It's Dangerous 1999 via Vineland
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Tim Finn

Underwater Mountain
Say It Is So 2000 via What Are Records
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Ken Coomer (drums)
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Gillian Welch

Wayside-Back in Time
Soul Journey 2003 via Acony Records
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featuring Jim Boquist on bass .. Gillian Welch also supplies additional vocals on Jay Farrar's solo debut, 2001's "Sebastopol"
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Teddy Morgan

Take This Hurt Off Me
Louisiana Rain 1996 via Discovery / Wea
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Ken Coomer appears on Teddy Morgan's 2003 release, "Freight"
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COMPILATIONS

Mansion on the Hill
Light of Day- A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen 2003 via Schoolhouse Records
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Billy Bragg recorded 2 discs with Wilco: 1998's "Mermaid Avenue" and the sequel 2000's, "Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2" .. The Blokes are the band Billy hired to replace Wilco for the tour

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Jeff Black

A Long Way To Go
Birmingham Road 1998 via Arista
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John Stirratt (bass)
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Tony Trischka

Baby's in the Cradle
New Deal 2003 via Rounder Select
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Nightnoise

Another Wee Niece
A Different Shore 1995 via Windham Hill Records
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Wynonie Harris

Grandma Plays The Numbers
The Very Best Of Wynonie Harris- Good Rockin' Tonight 2003 via Collectables
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The Elders

Aunt Louise
The Elders 2000 via PubTone
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Uncle Tupelo

Grindstone
March 16-20, 1992 1992 via Rockville
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3rd release
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R.E.M.

Drive
Automatic for the People 1992 via Warner Bros / Wea
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R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck produced Uncle Tupelo's 1992 disc, "March 16-20, 1992"
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Son Volt

Driving the View
Wide Swing Tremolo 1998 via Warner Brothers
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third and final disc featuring Heidorn & the Boquist brothers backing Farrar .. in fact the next Son Volt release, with a new line-up, won't come out until 2005, "Okemah and the Melody of Riot"
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Craic Wisely

Pride
First Cuts First 2008 via Independent

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The Gourds

My Name Is Jorge
Cow Fish Fowl Or Pig 2002 via Sugarhill [Country]
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featuring Max Johnston on guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin & vocals
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Amy Rigby

Are We Ever Gonna Have Sex Again
'Til the Wheels Fall Off 2003 via Signature Sounds
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Ken Coomer (drums)
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Sue Foley

Love Disease
Where the Action Is 2002 via Shanachie
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featuring Ken Coomer on drums
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Uncle Tupelo

Looking For A Way Out
Still Feel Gone 1991 via Sony
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sophmore release
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Wilco

Dreamer In my Dreams
Being There 1996 via Reprise / Wea
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double-disc, sophmore effort .. line-up change: Coomer sticks with Tweedy & Stiratt .. Jay Bennett (multi-instrumentalist) joins .. this ensemble will stay together for the next 2 discs, where things will again change with 2002's, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"

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Steely Dan

Cousin Dupree
Two Against Nature
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Joe Henry

Reckless Child
Short Man's Room 1992 via Mammoth / Pgd
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Dave Boquist (banjo)

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Phil Lee

Babylon
You Should Have Known Me Then 2001 via Shanachie
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featuring John Stirratt on bass
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William Clarke

Blowin' The Family Jewels
Groove Time 1994 via Alligator Records
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Enigma

Between Generations
Seven Lives Many Faces 2008 via Virgin Records Us
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Son Volt

Windfall
Trace 1995 via Warner Brothers
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Uncle Tupelo offshoot (2) .. Son Volt debut release .. Jay Farrar reunites with original UT member, Michael Heidorn .. brothers, Dave Boquist (guitar, fiddle, banjo) & Jim Boquist (bass, vocals) complete the foursome
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Wilco

Passenger Side
A.M. 1995 via Reprise / Wea
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Uncle Tupelo offshoot (1) .. Wilco debut release .. with UT veterans, Jeff Tweedy & John Stiratt being the two mainstay's .. also on hand from UT for this recording are: Ken Coomer, Max Johnston, Lloyd Maines as well as a return from Brian Henneman
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Uncle Tupelo

Graveyard Shift
No Depression 1990 via Sony
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Uncle Tupelo debut release .. the lineup of Jay Farrar (guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, harmonica, vocals), Jeff Tweedy (bass, guitar, vocals) & Michael Heidorn (drums), remains constant thru the first 3 discs .. with an assist from Brian Henneman (guitar) on the second & third releases .. for the fourth and last official disc, 1993's "Anondyne": John Stirratt (bass), Ken Coomer (drums), Max Johnston (steel guitar, banjo, dobro, fiddle, mandolin, vocals) & Lloyd Maines (steel guitar) joins Farrar and Tweedy
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MacNaughton Boulevard

Say Uncle
Crosstown 2007 via Independent
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Uncle Tupelo: An Extended Musical Family

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