Americana

Americana refers to artifacts of unmistakably American culture. A few examples include:

• Baseball
• Apple pie
• The Diner
• George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
• American Folk Art
  • Norman Rockwell

In music, Americana is a loose subset of American roots music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music" -- ranging in style from patriotic songs like "The Star-Spangled Banner," bluegrass music, Alternative country, and well known children's songs such as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt".

The term Americana may refer also to any of the following:

• Americana - an album released by The Offspring on November 10, 1998.
• Americana - an album released by Starflyer 59 in 1997.
• Americana, São Paulo - a city in São Paulo state, Brazil.
• The Americana was an early twentieth century encyclopedia.

See Also: Canadiana

See also: Americana, 1997, 1998, Alternative country, American culture, American roots music, Americana, São Paulo, Americana (album), Apple pie