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Apr 17, 2024 · Americana music is a combination of several American genres: blues, gospel, country, bluegrass, and rock and roll. Americana music is somewhat traditional for those coming from backgrounds of living in farms and ranches, but it’s also diverse and ever-expanding, so it also appeals to those who are into contemporary music. What Is ...
Americana (also known as American roots music) [1] is an amalgam of American music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the musical ethos of the United States of America, with particular emphasis on music historically developed in the American South.
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- Steve Earle: Copperhead Road (1988) Before this album appeared, neo-traditional country was cool, and flag-waving Southern rock was not. Steve Earle just pointed out how absurd it was to keep those two things separate.
- Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1998) Car Wheels On A Gravel Road is not the only essential Lucinda Williams album, but arguably it’s the most accessible.
- John Hiatt: Bring The Family (1987) Hiatt’s breakthrough album, Bring The Family is at least two concept albums in one. It’s a celebration of his new-found love and sobriety but it also doesn’t ignore the turmoil that led to his rebirth on songs such as “Thank You Girl” and especially “Stood Up.”
- Los Lobos: Kiko (1992) Kiko is now such a certified classic that it’s easy to forget how profoundly weird it sounded to Lobos fans in 1992. Who’d have thought that this would be the band to revive psychedelia?
Jul 4, 2022 · The ultimate Americana playlist: ‘Sun It Rises’ – Fleet Foxes. ‘Wagon Wheel’ – Old Crow Medicine Show. ‘Jesus Etc.’ – Wilco. ‘Gone Gone Gone’ – Robert Plant, Alison Krauss. ‘Old Friends’ – Pinegrove. ‘Polly’ – Dillard & Clark. ‘Poncho & Lefty’ – Townes Van Zandt. ‘I Remember Everything’ – John Prine. ‘Harvest Moon’ – Neil Young.
Jul 27, 2020 · Fans of country, folk and acoustic music in general: come hither and enjoy this list! Listen to our Americana Songs You Need To Know playlist on Spotify right here.
May 2, 2024 · Merriam-Webster defines Americana music as “a genre of American music having roots in early folk and country music.” The panorama of these roots is wide, taking in country and...
May 20, 2023 · Both instruments (primarily stringed) and voice can distinguish Americana music from older American roots music genres—or, in the Recording Academy’s Rules and Guidelines for the 65th Grammys, from “pure forms” of influencing genres, including country, folk, blues, bluegrass, and R&B.
