Album: Okemah and the Melody of Riot by Son Volt (2005)
Genre: Alternative Country | Style: Country
Format: Album

Description: Okemah and the Melody of Riot is the fourth album by alt-country band Son Volt. It was released on October 5, 2005.

Artist Background: After touring in support of their 1993 masterpiece, Anodyne, the seminal alternative country band Uncle Tupelo split up over long-simmering creative differences between co-leaders Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy. Tweedy recruited much of the band to form Wilco, while Farrar teamed up with original Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn to form Son Volt, the more tradition-minded of the two Tupelo offshoots. Joined by brothers Jim (bass) and Dave Boquist (guitar, fiddle, banjo, fiddle, steel guitar), the band... Part of the Chicago, IL music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era.

Related Artists: Uncle Tupelo, Jay Farrar, The Jayhawks, Whiskeytown

Music Scene: Part of the Chicago, IL music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era.

Tags: Alternative Country, Country, 2000s, Album

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 2 votes


Okemah and the Melody of Riot is the fourth album by alt-country band Son Volt. It was released on October 5, 2005.

Okemah and the Melody of Riot

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