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Americana
- Genre family
- Country / Folk / Americana
- Starting recordings
- 24
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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North America · Americana
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01A Boy Named Sue1993 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 02Hark! the Herald Angels Sing2000 · 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 06Worried Man Blues1930 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 07Born to Lose1987 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 08Let Me Stay Awhile2004 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 09Stardust Universe2008 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab 10Don’t Make Me Go2008 · Americana · americanaOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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