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Americana, ese género que ya todos conocéis de sobras... (...)

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Americana is music that honors and is derived from the traditions of American roots music. It is music inspired by American culture traditions which is not only represented in classic man made / roots based sounds but also through new and contemporary artists whose music is clearly inspired by these great traditions. It is a great genre, vast, like jazz which encompasses a wide range of music. Like jazz, which spans from Miles Davis to Harry Connick to the Preservation Hall, Americana's range includes artists like Gram Parsons, Soloman Burke, The Band, Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Mavis Staples...

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Americana, as defined by the Americana Music Association (AMA), is "American roots music based on the traditions of country. While the musical model can be traced back to the Elvis Presley marriage of 'hillbilly music' and R&B that birthed rock 'n roll, Americana as a radio format developed during the 1990s as a reaction to the highly polished sound that defined the mainstream music of that decade."[1] Because of listener interest in the artists who do not fit as comfortably in the country or rock genres, a radio format called "Americana" was developed by the AMA and reported by R&R (Radio & Records, a radio trade publication). Born out of the Triple A, non-commercial, country and other formats, the Americana format is the sum of the parts that have showcased Americana music since its inception.
The AMA grew out of the format as an effort to bring all Americana music supporters, performers, and professionals together to expand the visibility and viability of the music. The radio format, including the term "Americana," began in early 1995 through the efforts of Rob Bleetstein of San Francisco, and Jon Grimson of Nashville. Bleetstein became the first Americana chart editor as Gavin (a former radio trade publication) magazine created the first Americana radio chart which was published on January 20, 1995. This came about when KFAT (defunct) radio in Gilroy, California went off the air, and Bleetstein went to the Gavin Report, asserting that they were missing a category of music. He described the KFAT format, which had the widest playlist of any station in the country, and most of whose artists whose music would come to be known as Americana. Bleetstein worked closely with KFAN "Texas Rebel Radio" in Texas and KPIG in California in developing the Americana format. Both stations had been on the air with their own versions of an independent format for several years and had been instrumental in the development of the AAA format as well. The publisher agreed and gave Bleetstein the job of creating and running the chart. Grimson coined the term Americana and became the first Americana radio promoter after having promoted the music previously at Warner Brothers Records Nashville, and promoting those releases that WB worked to radio formats outside the mainstream country stations. The AMA was later established to expand the musical format outside of strictly radio, but still including the radio aspect as well. The non-profit AMA now runs the Americana radio chart.
[edit]Notable Americana artists

Some of the significant artists in the genre are:
Ryan Adams
Dave Alvin
Andrew Jackson Jihad
The Avett Brothers
The Band
Band of Heathens
The Belleville Outfit
Dan Bern
Blitzen Trapper
Bobby Bare
David Berkeley
Ryan Bingham
Dawes (band)
Blue Mountain
Dock Boggs
Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Bottle Rockets
Jimmy Bowen
Wade Bowen
Dr.Dog
BR549
Greg Brown
Buffalo Springfield
T Bone Burnett
J.J. Cale
Calexico
Laura Cantrell
Hayes Carll
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Neal Casal
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Johnny Carroll
Peter Case
Johnny Cash
June Carter Cash
Rosanne Cash
Chris Castle
David Allan Coe and his Eli Radish Band
Guy Clark
Ry Cooder
Cowboy Junkies
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Steve Conte
Elizabeth Cook
Rodney Crowell
The Derailers
Willy DeVille
Drive By Truckers
Bob Dylan

Joan Osborne
Over the Rhine
Van Dyke Parks
Gram Parsons
Elvis Presley
John Prine
Joe Pug
Bonnie Raitt
Reckless Kelly
Billy Lee Riley
Josh Ritter
Marty Robbins
Bruce Robison
Charlie Robison
Tom Russell
The Sadies
Jack Scott
Pete Seeger
Ricky Skaggs
Mindy Smith
Todd Snider
Son Volt
Southern Culture on the Skids
Bruce Springsteen
Ralph Stanley
John Stewart
Nathan Stickman
Marty Stuart
The Subdudes
Gene Summers
Sunny Sweeney
Tangletown
Truth & Salvage Co.
Uncle Earl
Uncle Tupelo
Dave Van Ronk
Townes Van Zandt
Stoll Vaughan
Gene Vincent
Porter Wagoner
Widespread Panic
Gillian Welch
Whiskeytown
William Elliott Whitmore
Lew Williams
Lucinda Williams
Wilco
Kelly Willis
Tommy Womack
Dwight Yoakam