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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
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, Alternative country, and well known children's songs like "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, São Paulo - a city in São Paulo state, Brazil.
- The Americana was an early twentieth century encyclopedia.
See Also: Canadiana
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