Jay Bennett
Actor · 1963 – 2009 · Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA
Jay Bennett was an American muisican, music producer, and singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the music band Wilco from 1994 to 2001.
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Movie8.0DocumentaryMusic"Man in the Sand" is a 1999 music documentary that chronicles the collaboration between Billy Bragg and Wilco, which involved the musicians creating new music to accompany lyrics that were written decades earlier by folk singer Woody Guthrie. The project, which was organized by Woody's daughter Nora, spawned two albums: "Mermaid Avenue," released in 1998, and "Mermaid Avenue Vol. II," released in 2000.
Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand
2005 · 3 votes
Movie7.5MusicDocumentaryA documentary by photographer Sam Jones documenting American rock band Wilco recording their fourth album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Originally intended as a showcase of the band's creative process, the film crew catches unexpected complications between the band and its record label and problems among the band members themselves.
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
2002 · 15 votes
MovieA feature-length documentary about musician Jay Bennett (1963-2009), who was a key member of Wilco on the "Being There," "Summerteeth," "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and "Mermaid Avenue" albums.