That’s the way we looked at it at the time – doing what was right for the song.” Among the other bands who followed in Uncle Tupelo’s wake were The Mavericks, who brought a Latin flair to some of their fun alt.country tunes. We contributed to a long line of fairly good music. Heidorn said of their role: “We were just picking up the ball that started with Woody Guthrie and went on to the early 60s and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Uncle Tupelo, who also included Jay Farrar and Mike Heidorn, inspired both Ryan Adams’ Whiskeytown and Drive-By Truckers, with singer Jason Isbell. Jeff Tweedy, who had much success with Uncle Tupelo from 1989-1993, left to make experimental rock-folk with Wilco. The trio’s first album, No Depression, is considered a turning point that will forever place them among the best alt.country musicians. To some extent, the alt.country movement crystallized in the early 90s around the fanbase of the country-influenced rock group Uncle Tupelo. (lyrics from Roots Rock Weirdoes by Robbie Fulks) Posted on Thu Oct 26. ![]() Here’s our guide to the nine best alt.country artists from the 80s and 90s who did so much to make a mark with their own brand of country music. Here is a list of bahamian folk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity. In 1995 the magazine No Depression – named after an album by alt.country pioneers Uncle Tupelo, who themselves took it from a Carter Family lyric about the economy: “There’s no depression in heaven” – described itself as “alt.country… whatever that is!” The best alt.country musicians are a wide-ranging bunch.
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