Jay Farrar

JAY FARRAR
 
 
Jay Farrar  (born December 26, 1966) is an American songwriter and musician currently based in St. Louis, Missouri.  A veteran of two critically acclaimed music groups, Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, he began his solo music career in 2001.  Beyond his established talents as a songwriter, he is a guitarist, pianist, harmonicist, and a vocalist.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

Wikipedia states:  “Such songwriters as Bob DylanPhil OchsBruce Springsteen, Robert HunterHarry ChapinJohn MellencampPete SeegerAndy IrvineJoe StrummerBilly BraggJerry GarciaJay Farrar, Bob WeirJeff TweedyBob Childers, and Tom Paxton have acknowledged [Woody] Guthrie as a major influence.”  

 

(March 2015)

 

Last edited: March 22, 2021