Composer
Jeff Tweedy
American musician
b. 1967
13 works in the index
- Born
- 1967
- Birthplace
- Belleville
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Jeffrey Scot Tweedy (born August 25, 1967) is an American musician, author, and record producer, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Wilco. Tweedy, originally from Belleville, Illinois, began his music career in high school with his band The Plebes along with Jay Farrar, also in the band. The Plebes later became the alternative country band Uncle Tupelo.
After Uncle Tupelo broke up, Tweedy formed Wilco which found critical and commercial success, most notably with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost Is Born. The latter received a Grammy for Best Alternative Album in 2005.
During his career Tweedy has released 20 studio albums including four with Uncle Tupelo, twelve with Wilco, one with his son Spencer, a solo acoustic album, three solo studio albums, along with numerous collaborations with other musicians, most notably Mermaid Avenue with Billy Bragg.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- guitarist; singer; singer-songwriter; television actor; poet; composer; songwriter
- Education
- Belleville High School-West
- Recorded memberships
- Wilco; Uncle Tupelo; Tweedy; Golden Smog; Loose Fur; The Minus 5; Preston School of Industry
- Genres
- alternative country; indie rock
- Birth name
- Jeffrey Scot Tweedy
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 51894691
- ISNI
- 0000000055825422
- GND ID
- 134853806
- Library of Congress ID
- no98126226
- MusicBrainz ID
- 63287966-6021-474a-ba76-edc37a5f1b7c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Rock, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 13
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How To Fight Loneliness | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| You And I | — | — | — | Guitar | pop | 1 |
| Either Way | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 1 |
| Leave Me | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 1 |
| Please Be Patient With Me | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 1 |
| Shake It Off | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 1 |
| Sky Blue Sky | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 1 |
| What Light | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 1 |
| Acuff-Rose | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Sunken Treasure | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Far, Far Away | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Outta Mind | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Someone Else's Song | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 51894691. Portrait: Tristan Loper, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.