A diner, a style of restaurant that notably began in the United States. A diner is a prefabricated Restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially on Long Island; in New York City; in A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers.

Americana refers to artifacts of the culture of the United States, the history and folklore resultant from its westward expansion. The development of the culture of the United States of America — music, cinema, dance, architecture, literature, poetry The folklore of the United States, or American folklore, is one of the folk traditions which has evolved on the North American continent since Europeans This is a simplified list of United States territorial acquisitions, beginning with American independence. Examples of this culture include baseball, apple pie, Superman, the diner, wagon trains, jazz, the music of Stephen Foster, George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, the music of Aaron Copland (notably his Fanfare for the Common Man), and rockabilly; and American art, such as that of Frederic Remington, Grant Wood, and Norman Rockwell, all based on American folk art. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each An apple pie is a fruit Pie (or Tart) in which the principal filling ingredient is apples (Cooking Apples Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon A diner is a prefabricated Restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially on Long Island; in New York City; in Wagon Train is a Television Western Series on NBC from 1957 - 1962 and then on ABC from 1962- Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Stephen Collins Foster (July 4 1826 – January 13 1864 known as the "father of American music" was the pre-eminent Songwriter in the United States George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924 which combines elements of classical music with Aaron Copland (November 14 1900 &ndash December 2 1990 was an American Composer of concert and film music as well as an accomplished Pianist. Fanfare for the Common Man is a work by American composer Aaron Copland, and one of the most recognizable pieces of 20th century American classical Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Frederic Sackrider Remington ( October 4, 1861 - December 26, 1909) was an American painter, Illustrator, Grant DeVolson Wood ( February 13, 1891 &ndash February 12, 1942) was an American painter, born in Anamosa, Norman Percevel Rockwell ( February 3, 1894 &ndash November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter and Illustrator Folk art describes a wide range of objects that reflect the Craft traditions and traditional social values of various social groups

Music

Main article: Americana (music)

In music, Americana is a loose subset of American folk music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music"—ranging in style from roots-based bluegrass to alternative country, gospel, blues, zydeco, and other native forms. Americana is an amalgam of Roots music fused by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos specifically those sounds that are Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Americana is an amalgam of Roots music fused by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos specifically those sounds that are See also Americana or Americana (music American folk music, also known as Roots music, is a broad category of music including Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Alternative country is a term used to describe a number of Country music subgenres that tend to differ from mainstream or pop country music Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Zydeco ( French "les haricots" English "snap beans" is a form of American roots or folk music, that evolved from The jure during One of the main reasons Americana is used to describe such a wide variety of musical genres is because of the diverse range of cultural influences which we call American. For example, traditional Bluegrass instrumentation consists of the banjo which originated on the African continent, guitars from Europe, and fiddling styles which have their roots in traditional Irish and other Gaelic fiddling techniques.

Americana bands and musicians

Americana in literature

Eric Flint's novel 1632 was an experiment in the power of ideas wrapped up in Americana^[1] wherein he explores the effect of transporting a mass of people through time — in the case of this series, the small fictional town of Grantville, West Virginia from the United States in the year 2000 to central Germany in the year 1631. The Felice Brothers are a Folk rock / Country rock band from Upstate New York founded in 2006 The Snake the Cross the Crown is an indie / Americana band from Huntsville Alabama signed to Equal Vision Records. Murder by Death is an American four-piece Rock band from Bloomington Indiana. The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band based in Macon, Georgia. The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Beat Circus is a band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 2002. Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1955) is a Grammy Award -winning American singer songwriter and Musician. For others with this name see Blasters. The Blasters are a Rock and roll music group formed in 1979 in Downey California Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin March 16, 1964, is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Grammy award Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14 1912–October 3 1967 was an American Singer-songwriter and Folk musician Guthrie's musical legacy Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Heartsfield is an American Southern rock music group Formed in 1972 by J Walter Hyatt ( 1949 - May 11, 1996) was an American singer and songwriter Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. John Prine (born October 10, 1946, in Maywood Illinois) is a Grammy Award-winning American country / folk Singer-songwriter PLEASE DO NOT ADD YOUR BAND YOUR FRIEND'S BAND YOURSELF OR YOUR FRIEND TO THIS SECTION Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Walter Hyatt ( 1949 - May 11, 1996) was an American singer and songwriter Strawfoot is a seven piece alt-country / Gothic Americana band from St Gillian Welch (born October 2, 1967 in New York City) is a Singer-songwriter whose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, David Todd Rawlings is a professional Guitarist and harmony singer Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American alt-country / rock Singer-songwriter from Jacksonville James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Gogol Bordello is a Multi-ethnic Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of New York City that formed in 1999 and is known for its Old Crow Medicine Show is an old-time String band based in Nashville Tennessee. Nickel Creek is an American acoustic music trio Although the group's music has roots from bluegrass, the trio describes itself as "progressive acoustic" Jack Johnson may refer to Jack Johnson (boxer (1878–1946 African-American boxer Jack Johnson (musician (born 1975 Hawaii-born singer-songwriter-director-surfer William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American Guitarist and Composer. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a Eric Flint (born 1947 is an American Alternate history and Fantasy author, editor, and e-publisher. See also 1632 series, The Grantville Gazettes Grantville is a fictional town modeled after the real town of Mannington, West Virginia West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The best selling series of novels and anthologies asks the what-if question: "What might history have been like had a typical American town influenced European thought from the time of the earliest days of Christian on Christian religious conflict (The Thirty Years' War) and Imperialism/Colonialism. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. Imperialism has two meanings one describing an action and the other describing an attitude See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism " In other words, with this premise, Flint decided to hold the both the Industrial revolution and the American revolution (political and social) 144 years early from a new location in central Germany; the result is mostly very American and the social, religious, and political sub-conflicts and conflicts to European thinking and practices are very informative as to what makes Americans American in thought, words, and deeds, and in contrast, a nifty benefit, presents a thoughtful in depth picture of European thought and attitudes of that crucial time. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in

Americana Radio

Americana is a format in commercial, non-commercial, terrestrial, satellite and internet radio. Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. A satellite radio or subscription radio (SR is a Digital radio signal that is broadcast by a Communications satellite, which covers a much wider geographical Internet radio (also known as web radio, net radio, streaming radio and e-radio) is an audio Broadcasting service transmitted via The Americana Music Association (AMA) has created a chart which documents Americana radio, with approximately 75 Americana radio stations and programs.

Visual Art

In the visual fine arts, Americana usually indicates a concern with the marginal aspects of historic American culture: carnivals, popular amusements such as side-shows, vernacular typography and signage, old horror movies in the 'haunted house' genre, the old West, and the backwoods cultures. It has increasingly veered off into a dark Gothic approach to Americana that was first visualised by U. S. writers such as Edgar Allan Poe and Ray Bradbury. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920 is an American mainstream, Fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery

Americana Movies

Hootenanny Hoot (1963) - featuring Johnny Cash, Judy Henske, The Brothers Four, etc.

See also

• American Studies
  • American Studies in Britain
• Americana/Lesourdesville Lake Amusement Park
• Australiana
• Canadiana
• Kiwiana (New Zealand)
• Scouting in popular culture

[1], a website from nonprofit, Nut Hill Productions, Inc. American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the United States. American Studies is taught at some British universities and incorporated in several school subjects such as history politics and literature Americana/LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park was an amusement park located in Monroe Ohio, USA. For the hit comedy routine by Austen Tayshus, see Australiana (song. Canadiana is a term referring to things related to the country of Canada. Certain items and icons from New Zealand's cultural heritage are often called Kiwiana. Since Scouting began in 1907 it has entered into many elements of popular culture including movies TV and books , Executive Producers of PBS series on Americana music and its historical antecedents.

References

1. ^ Flint, Eric (March 2006). "afterword", in Eric Flint: Grantville Gazette II (hardcover), 1st, Hardcover, 1632 (in English), afterword: Baen books, 324. ISBN 978-0-4165-2051-1.  “pp316: ". . . which has to do with the way I see this entire story in the first place—and did from the beginning. 1632 was written as much as an American novel as a science fiction or alternate history novel. Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction More precisely, as a novel that fits within that loosely defined literary category known as Americana. In particular, it was written from a desire on my part to make a relatively ordinary small American town the collective protagonist of the story. And then, as the story unfolded, to keep the focus as much as possible on what you might call the level of the common man and woman—understanding that, as the story unfolded, more and more seventeenth-century Europeans would become an integral part of that collective protagonist. " (hyper links added herein)” 

External links

• Americana Music Association (Nashville)
• Americana UK - world's biggest alt-country website
• The Danans - UK based Americana band
• Americana Roots - Americana Music News & Resources
• Americana Radio Promotion Independent Radio Promotion for the Americana radio format
• [2] - Description of "Hootenanny Hoot"
• Americana Artist J. K. Coltrain (Nashville)
• Jaimie Muehlhausen - Americana indie musician
• Americana Songwriter James Power ([New York])
• HickoryWind.org - Americana, Bluegrass, &
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