Americana (music)
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Americana is a loose subset of American roots music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music" — ranging in style from folk, country blues, bluegrass, alternative country, rockabilly, neotraditional and roots rock. Americana music is one of the focuses of the bi-monthly U.S. magazine No Depression.
In recent years, the genre can be seen as being typified by artists such as Tom Russell, Dave Alvin, the Derailers, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, The Jayhawks, The Creekdippers, Victoria Williams, Michelle Shocked, Jim Lauderdale, Neil Young, Martin Zellar, The Band, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams who incorporate themes of cultural Americana in their songwriting.
Americana music is more likely to be played on Triple-A or noncommercial college radio stations than on commercial country radio.
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