Jeff Tweedy (born August 25, 1967 in Belleville, Illinois, United States) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and poet best known for his work with the group
Wilco. Tweedy joined rockabilly band
The Plebes with high school friend
Jay Farrar in the early 1980s, but Tweedy's musical interests caused one of Farrar's brothers to quit. The Plebes changed their name to
The Primitives in 1984, and subsequently to
Uncle Tupelo. Jeff is also a member of
Golden Smog, an occasional musical collective whose shifting personnel also includes members of
The Jayhawks,
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