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Wilco Performs on 'Talk of the Nation'

Jeff Tweedy, lead singer-songwriter

Wilco lead singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy in NPR's Studio 4A

Taylor Brittany-Ford, NPR
Wilco band members Pat Sansoe (left) and Nels Cline.

Wilco band members Pat Sansoe (left) and Nels Cline

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Two-time Grammy winners Wilco stopped by the Washington NPR studios for a live performance and to talk with Neal Conan about the band's latest album — A Ghost Is Born.

Wilco at NPR's Studio 4A

The band prepares during a sound check.

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Lead singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy took callers' questions and spoke about how the band built a successful career with little radio play and — at one point — no record label.

Guests:

Jeff Tweedy, lead singer/songwriter

Nels Cline, lead guitar

John Stirratt, bass guitar, backing vocals

Glenn Kotche, drums

Mikael Jorgensen, piano/keyboards

Pat Sansone, multi-instrumentalist

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