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Americana
- Genre family
- Country / Folk / Americana
- Starting recordings
- 55
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Americana
Americana is a branch of the Country / Folk / Americana family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Americana is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with The Carter Family, Johnny Cash and Matraca Berg.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCountry / Folk / Americana
Current genreAmericana
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Hark! the Herald Angels Sing2000 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 02A Boy Named Sue1993 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 03Fistful of RosesAmericana · americanaOpen in new tab 04Black RibbonsAmericana · americanaOpen in new tab 05Love's Truck StopAmericana · americanaOpen in new tab 06Sunshine (Montejano's Spanish Guitar mix)2000 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 07First Sign of Spring2014 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 08Stardust Universe2008 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 09Whiskey Straight Love2018 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 10Her Name Is MaryAmericana · americanaOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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