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For a musical movement that’s grown and evolved for almost 25 years, Americana has been the subject of only a scant few books, but that’s changing. Published in the second half of 2021, Jonn Milward’s Americanaland: Where Country & Western Met Rock 'n' Roll appears to be the first holistic look at the threads of folk and roots music that inspired and informed the birth of Americana.
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Black Pumas, the three-year-old Austin soul-funk duo that earned two Americana Award nominations this year, made a splash on Tuesday with three Grammy…
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As ideas go, “Shut Up And Sing” has only backfired. The edict comes from conservatives triggered by political beliefs more liberal than their own coming…
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Americana music was born with a contradiction at its core – one that was bound to surface in ways that would be both uncomfortable and fulfilling. As a…
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More than ever, it’s imperative to reinforce the truth that the blues, a creation of African-Americans, is the foundation upon which our popular music was…
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Tanya Tucker, the rowdy outlaw country star of the 1970s and 80s, capped off a remarkable comeback year on Sunday winning her first-ever Grammy Awards…
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Yola, the English country/soul powerhouse singer and songwriter who was widely noticed via the Americana Music Associations in the United Kingdom and the…
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When the founders of the brand-new Americana Music Association first met in Nashville in 1999, there was no Third Man Records, no 5 Spot and no Mercy…
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Michael and Tanya Trotter, the married duo known as The War and Treaty, played the Hope Givers Mental Wellness & Music Festival in LaGrange, GA recently.…
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On a late March afternoon at Tulsa Strings Violin Shop, the tempo of life feels decidedly adagio, which in music speak means slow and easy-going. The…