John Stirratt
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Background information | |
Birth name | John Chadwick Stiratt |
Born | (1967-11-26) November 26, 1967 (age 56) |
Genres | Alternative rock, alt.country, folk-rock, indie pop, indie rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
Instrument(s) | Bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesiser, banjo, violin |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Sire Records, Reprise Records, Nonesuch Records, Broadmoor Records, Yep Roc Records |
John Chadwick Stirratt[1] is an American bassist and multi-instrumentalist for Wilco[2] and The Autumn Defense.
Early career
Stirratt grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana. He attended Mandeville High School and the University of Mississippi, and is a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.
He played regularly around the American South with The Hilltops, a band based in Oxford, Mississippi which included his twin sister Laurie Stirratt and her husband Cary Hudson. During that time he met and befriended the band Uncle Tupelo supporting them on tours of the East and Midwest.
After the breakup of The Hilltops in 1990 Stirratt recorded a record under the name The Gimmecaps and briefly joined The Bluerunners, a Lafayette, Louisiana band, before joining Uncle Tupelo in 1992 as bassist/guitarist on their last album Anodyne.
Wilco and The Autumn Defense
After the breakup of Uncle Tupelo, Stirratt rejoined Jeff Tweedy, Ken Coomer, and Max Johnston to found Wilco in 1994. Since Wilco began, Stirratt, and Tweedy are the only members to contribute to all Wilco releases.
Stirratt also joined Wilco members Jay Bennett and Ken Coomer forming Courtesy Move, an early Wilco side project which recorded an album in late 1996 that was never released. Stirratt formed The Autumn Defense in 2000 with friend and fellow New Orleanian Pat Sansone.
References
External links
- Media related to John Stirratt at Wikimedia Commons
- The Autumn Defense
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- Jeff Tweedy
- John Stirratt
- Nels Cline
- Pat Sansone
- Mikael Jorgensen
- Glenn Kotche
- Leroy Bach
- Jay Bennett
- Ken Coomer
- Bob Egan
- Brian Henneman
- Max Johnston
- A.M.
- Being There
- Summerteeth
- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
- A Ghost Is Born
- Sky Blue Sky
- Wilco (The Album)
- The Whole Love
- Star Wars
- Schmilco
- Ode to Joy
- Cruel Country
- Cousin
- Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
- Mermaid Avenue
- Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
- Mermaid Avenue Vol. III
- Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions
- What's Your 20? Essential Tracks 1994–2014
- Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994 - 2014
- Crosseyed Strangers: An Alternate Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
- Man in the Sand
- I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
- Wilco Live: Ashes of American Flags
- Discography
- The Autumn Defense
- Jim O'Rourke
- Billy Bragg
- Down with Wilco
- At the Organ
- Golden Smog
- Jeff Tweedy discography
- Loose Fur
- Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest
- Tweedy
- Uncle Tupelo
- The Wilco Book
- Wilco: Learning How to Die
- Record Club
- dBpm Records