29 Facts About Wilco

Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois.

Wilco's lineup changed frequently during its first decade, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt remaining from the original incarnation.

Wilco has released twelve studio albums, a live double album, and four collaborations: three with Billy Bragg and one with The Minus 5.

Wilco's music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including Bill Fay, The Beatles and Television, and has in turn influenced music by a number of modern alternative rock acts.

Wilco garnered media attention for their fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and the controversy surrounding it.

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Wilco won two Grammy Awards for their fifth studio album, 2004's A Ghost Is Born, including Best Alternative Music Album.

Wilco released their twelfth studio album, Cruel Country, in May 2022.

Wilco was formed following the breakup of the influential alternative country music group Uncle Tupelo.

Wilco named the album Being There after a Peter Sellers film of the same name.

In November 1997, Wilco entered Willie Nelson's recording studio in Spicewood, Texas to record a third studio album.

Wilco recorded several songs, including "Via Chicago" and "She's a Jar", but began working on another project before assembling the tracks into an album.

Bragg contacted Tweedy and Bennett about co-recording the album while Wilco was on the European segment of their Being There tour.

II, Wilco purchased a studio on Irving Park Road in Chicago, which they named the Wilco Loft.

Wilco had recorded an entire album of music at this point, but Tweedy was unhappy with the drum parts.

Wilco enjoyed Kotche's contributions to Loose Fur so much that Tweedy brought him into the studio to re-record some demos.

Wilco brought the album to Kahne, who felt that there was no single on the album.

Keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen, who had engineered Down with Wilco, joined Wilco in 2002 as they toured in support of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

In November 2003, Wilco traveled to New York City to record their fifth album.

Wilco sought to substantially change their lineup after Bach's departure, and added Pat Sansone of The Autumn Defense, and avant-garde guitarist Nels Cline to the lineup.

The new six-piece Wilco lineup debuted on Kicking Television: Live in Chicago, a two disc live album recorded at The Vic Theater in Chicago.

Wilco returned to their loft in Chicago to record a sixth studio album in 2006.

The move was criticized by both critics and fans; Wilco responded by noting that they had previously done advertising campaigns with Apple Inc and Telefonica Moviles .

Reviewer James Brubaker states that Wilco "shine[s] on a handful of the songs" on Sky Blue Sky, such as the "light, and straightforward" songs.

In October 2015, Wilco announced that they would embark on a US tour beginning in early 2016 in support of the album.

Wilco took 2018 off from touring while Glenn Kotche lived in Finland after his wife Miiri received a Fulbright scholarship.

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Wilco subsequently followed the release with an autumn tour, the tour later being extended into 2020.

In October 2021, Wilco was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame for their multiple contributions to the live music series that airs on PBS.

Wilco's music is typically categorized as alternative rock and alternative country.

The lyrical structure of Wilco's songs was dictated by classic literature and cadavre exquis—an exercise where band members take turns writing lines on a typewriter, but are only allowed to see the previously written line.