| Basically, Americana is Country Music.
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| | next generation. Take a listen on a road
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| Hold on! Wait! Don't go clicking away
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| | trip and you'll be singing along.
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| yet!We're not talking here about the
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| | Guaranteed.Americana has its own
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| cliches of Line Dancing, Stetsons and
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| | association, and it is close to having
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| songs about losing Wife, Dawg and Car
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| | its own Billboard chart. But Americana is
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| (not necessarily in that order).What
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| | independent; the Americana Music
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| we're talking about is music with
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| | Association could just as easily have
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| attitude, whether that be protest songs,
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| | been named the Awkward Musicians
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| introspective ballads or just plain old
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| | Association. It is a free spirit,
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| bad-ass hell-raising good time music -
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| | embraces all comers and loves the
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| country yes, but Americana is also rock,
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| | diversity of the dobro, mandolin, Les
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| blues, traditional bluegrass and even
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| | Paul and Stratocaster. It is conservative
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| soul. Music without boundaries, held
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| | and liberal in equal measures and pretty
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| together by a common thread of realism,
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| | darn hard to pin down.In 2005 the
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| honesty and heart.You like Springsteen
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| | Americana Music Association celebrated
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| and Neil Young? Well, Steve Earle is
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| | its 4th annual Honors and Awards ceremony
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| probably the most high profile name in
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| | which was held for the first time at the
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| Americana. If you're a fan of The Boss
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| | famous Ryman Auditorium in Nashville
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| and Neil Young in equal measures and you
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| | Tennessee, the spiritual home of Country
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| haven't come across the phenomena that is
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| | Music. The AMA is happy to co-exist with
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| Steve Earle then do yourself a favour and
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| | the Country Music Association, but where
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| get hold of 'Guitar Town' or 'Copperhead
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| | the CMA Awards are a glitzy, showbiz
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| Road' and see what you've been missing.A
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| | affair, the AMA Awards are more down
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| whole new generation of
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| | home, more real. Heck, they even have a
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| singer-songwriters influenced by
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| | 'Freedom of Speech' award.Americana music
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| pre-'Achy, Breaky Heart' country music
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| | is deserving of your attention. The
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| are making their mark today, inspired by
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| | Americana Music Association is run by
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| another anti-hero Townes Van Zandt (a
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| | people who care deeply about the music,
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| better songwriter than Dylan, many would
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| | about its influence and about retaining
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| say). And don't think Americana music is
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| | the true spirit of traditional music and
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| a closed-shop club of world-weary men.
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| | traditional values. Yes, we love our
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| Take a listen to Tift Merritt as an
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| | Country Music and our singer-songwriters
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| example of a young girl with vocals as
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| | and our Texan attitudes, but you won't
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| soulful and powerful as Aretha, or Patty
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| | find any inverted snobbery about Shania,
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| Griffin, who can fell a person at fifty
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| | Tim or Faith.So, enough words ... track
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| feet with her soaring vocals and incisive
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| | down the music and judge for
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| lyrics, and can blow you away with the
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| | yourself.Sally Smart has been running a
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| hardest rocking alternative guitar music
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| | successful Booking and Promotions agency
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| around.So you don't want deep and
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| | for US acts touring the UK for a number
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| introspective? Okay, Shooter Jennings
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| | of years. She has recently expanded the
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| might be just up your street - the son of
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| | business into retail by opening a
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| Waylon, Shooter has hung out with
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| | dedicated Americana online CD and
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| Guns'n'Roses and obviously listened to
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| | download store.
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| Ted Nugent as a kid. Good time music,
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