Americana (género musical)

El americana es un género musical basado en la música tradicional de Estados Unidos (específicamente aquellos sonidos que surgen del sur) y fusionado con elementos o puntos de vista más actuales o "alternativos".

Toma prestados elementos del folk, rock, country blues, bluegrass o hillbilly, góspel, jazz, rhythm and blues, country alternativo o rockabilly.

Uno de los máximos exponentes del sonido americana es la revista bimensual No Depression.

El término americana se emplea a menudo como sinónimo de Country alternativo.

Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell, produced by Dave Cobb — WINNER The Ghosts of Highway 20, Lucinda Williams, produced by Greg Leisz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams The Very Last Day, Parker Millsap, produced by Parker Millsap and Gary Paczosa Traveller, Chris Stapleton, produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton Jason Isbell Bonnie Raitt Chris Stapleton — WINNER Lucinda Williams Alabama Shakes Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell — WINNER Lake Street Dive The Milk Carton Kids Tedeschi Trucks Band Leon Bridges John Moreland Margo Price — WINNER Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats “24 Frames,” Jason Isbell — WINNER “Dime Store Cowgirl,” Kacey Musgraves “Hands of Time,” Margo Price “S.O.B.,” Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Cindy Cashdollar Stuart Duncan Jedd Hughes Sara Watkins — WINNER Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music Award: Billy Bragg Lifetime Achievement Award, Trailblazer: Shawn Colvin Lifetime Achievement Award, Songwriting: William Bell Lifetime Achievement Award, Performance: Bob Weir Lifetime Achievement Award, WagonMaster: Jim Lauderdale President’s Award: Woody Guthrie