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


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 "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:

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