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Aug 20, 2024 · When people think of Americana music, the best examples of the top Americana bands includes The Band (who strangely enough aren't even American), Bob Dylan, The Avett Brothers, Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, The Civil Wars and Son Volt.
Explore the roots-oriented music genre of Americana and its artists on AllMusic. Find famous Americana musicians such as Townes Van Zandt, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and more.
Americana music is a genre that blends various American musical traditions, such as folk, blues, country, and rock. Learn about its origins, evolution, and artists from the folk revival to the folk rock era.
- Lucinda Williams. Lucinda Williams shows up on more of this series’s lists than any other artist so far (eleven, including this one), a statistic that is further proof of her towering status as a songwriter and performer.
- Neko Case. As a member of the supergroups The New Pornographers and the brilliant case/lang/veirs, or as a solo artist, Neko Case can transform a song like a witchy alchemist.
- Loretta Lynn. I’m willing to grudgingly accept that Dolly Parton might be too big-hat country to qualify for this list, but I don’t accept that assertion about Loretta Lynn.
- Karen Dalton. Like Judee Sill, Karen Dalton had a short but influential career, also releasing only two influential albums, eventually leaving music altogether, living in seclusion, struggling with a drug habit, and dying far too young from drug-related causes.
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- Steve Earle: Copperhead Road (1988) Before this album appeared, neo-traditional country was cool, and flag-waving Southern rock was not. Steve Earle just pointed out how absurd it was to keep those two things separate.
- Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1998) Car Wheels On A Gravel Road is not the only essential Lucinda Williams album, but arguably it’s the most accessible.
- John Hiatt: Bring The Family (1987) Hiatt’s breakthrough album, Bring The Family is at least two concept albums in one. It’s a celebration of his new-found love and sobriety but it also doesn’t ignore the turmoil that led to his rebirth on songs such as “Thank You Girl” and especially “Stood Up.”
- Los Lobos: Kiko (1992) Kiko is now such a certified classic that it’s easy to forget how profoundly weird it sounded to Lobos fans in 1992. Who’d have thought that this would be the band to revive psychedelia?
Jul 27, 2020 · Discover the best Americana music of 2020, from The Avett Brothers and The Chicks to John Prine and Lori McKenna. Listen to the playlist and read the reviews of the latest songs from folk, country, bluegrass and roots genres.
Discover the most popular americana artists on Last.fm, a music streaming and discovery platform. Browse the list of americana artists by listeners, albums, tracks, wiki and shouts.
