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Definition & Criteria:
Americana is a subset of American roots music, perhaps best defined as "classic American music"
ranging in style from & including elements of folk, country blues, bluegrass, alternative country,
rockabilly, neo traditional & roots rock. These albums were chosen for best identifying,
inspiring & encapsulating the heart of tradition and the American experience.
As with all lists this is a subjective list & makes no claim of an official nature.
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| Last Updated 1-28-08 |
Newly added names are in RED
| Edited By: Rick |
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1. American Music - The Blasters
2. Rear View Mirror - Townes Van Zandt
3. Honky Tonk Masquerade - Joe Ely
4. The Gilded Palace of Sin - The Flying Burrito Brothers
5. Pieces of The Sky - Emmylou Harris
6. Old #1 - Guy Clark
7. Trace - Son Volt
8. Into The Purple Valley - Ry Cooder
9. John Prine - John Prine
10. Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons
11. Bring The Family - John Hiatt
12. Eats Away The Night - Butch Hancock
13. Train a Comin' - Steve Earle
14. Car Wheels On a Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams
15. Whiskey Before Breakfast - Norman Blake
16. More a Legend Than a Band - The Flatlanders
17. Ain't Livin' Long Like This - Rodney Crowell
18. Lost In The Ozone - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
19. No Depression - Uncle Tupelo
20. Stangers Almanac - Whiskeytown
21. Blackjack David - Dave Alvin
22. Sundown - Rank & File
23. Essence - Lucinda Williams
24. Washington County - Arlo Guthrie
25. Aereo Plain - John Hartford
26. Hollywood Town Hall - The Jayhawks
27. Champagne Charlie - Leon Redbone
28. Living With Ghosts - Patty Griffen
29. Anodyne - Uncle Tupelo
30. El Corazon - Steve Earle
31. Paradise and Lunch - Ry Cooder
32. The Last of The True Believers - Nanci Griffith
33. Lone Justice - Lone Justice
34. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta - Joe Ely
35. California Bloodlines - John Stewart
36. Pancho and Lefty - Townes Van Zandt
37. Spinning Round The Sun - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
38. Third Down, 110 To Go - Jesse Winchester
39. Tangled In The Pines - BR5-49
40. The Fantastic Expedition - Dilliard & Clark
41. Pretty Close To The Truth - Jim Lauderdale
42. Stray Cats - The Stray Cats
43. Uncle Charley & His Dog Teddy - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
44. Still Feel Gone - Uncle Tupelo
45. Sings Like Hell - Peter Case
46. J.D. Crowe & The New South - J.D. Crowe
47. The Doug Sahm Band - Doug Sahm
48. Ashgrove - Dave Alvin
49. The Dark - Guy Clark
50. The Road To Ensenada - Lyle Lovett
51. A.M. - Wilco
52. Guitar Town - Steve Earle
53. The Tractors - The Tractors
54. Native Sons - The Long Ryders
55. Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
56. Key Lime Pie - Camper Van Beethoven
57. Last Chance - Chip Taylor
58. Five Days In July - Blue Rodeo
59. Non Fiction - The Blasters
60. White Light - Gene Clark
61. American Beauty - Grateful Dead
62. Boomer's Story - Ry Cooder
63. Steve Goodman - Steve Goodman
64. Hardline - The Blasters
65. Kerosene Hat - Cracker
66. The Dirty South - Drive By Truckers
67. Driftin' Way of Life - Jerry Jeff Walker
68. Pontiac - Lyle Lovett
69. New Riders of The Purple Sage - New Riders of The Purple Sage
70. Wide Swing Tremelo - Son Volt
71. Pickin' On Nashville - The Kentucky Headhunters
72. Good Times - Charlie Robison
73. Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams
74. Kingfish - Kingfish
75. Snake Farm - Ray Wylie Hubbard
76. Buddy & Julie - Miller Buddy & Julie Miller
77. Bradley's Barn - The Beau Brummels
78. Big Backyard Beat Show - BR5-49
79. No Other - Gene Clark
80. The Notorious Cherry Bombs - Rodney Crowell
81. Somebody Else's Troubles - Steve Goodman
82. Electric Blue Watermelon - The North Mississippi All-Stars
83. Bombs Away Dream Babies - John Stewart
84. Burrito Deluxe - The Flying Burrito Brothers
85. Storms - Nanci Griffith
86. The Desert Rose Band - The Desert Rose Band
87. Okemah & The Melody of Riot - Son Volt
88. Lost Together - Blue Rodeo
89. Revival - Gillian Welch
90. Second Thoughts - McKendree Spring
91. Healing Bones - Jules Shear
92. Honeysuckle Dog - Chris Smither
93. Hoboes Lullaby - Arlo Guthrie
94. Nothing But a Breeze - Jesse Winchester
95. Stacked Deck - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
96. Full Service, No Waiting - Peter Case
97. Full Western Dress - The Derailers
98. It Aint Easy - Chris Smither
99. Copperopolis - Grant Lee Buffalo
100. Weird Tales - Golden Smog
101. Faithless Street - Whiskeytown
102. Down On The Drag - Joe Ely
103. Tomorrow The Green Grass - The Jayhawks
104. Arlo Guthrie - Arlo Guthrie
105. Last Train To Hicksville - Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
106. Slow Turning - John Hiatt
107. Man With The Blue Post Modern Guitar - Peter Case
108. Born Again In The U.S.A. - Loose Fur
109. Joshua Judges Ruth - Lyle Lovett
110. Truly Fine Citizen - Moby Grape
111. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
112. Casino - Blue Rodeo
113. Got No Breeding - Jules and The Polar Bears
114. Farmers In a Changing World - The Tractors
115. Flying Saucer Blues - Peter Case
116. Being There - Wilco
117. Van Go - The Beat Farmers
118. Branch To Branch - Leon Redbone
119. Hard Road - The True Believers
120. Transcendental Blues - Steve Earle
121. Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams
122. Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester
123. Up On The Lowdown - Chris Smither
124. Roots - Blue Mountain
125. Bottle Rockets - Bottle Rockets
126. Del Rio, Texas 1959 - Radney Foster
127. Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams - BoDeans
128. Texas Tornados - Texas Tornados
129. King of California - Dave Alvin
130. Hell of a Spell - Doug Sahm
131. Museum of Heart - Dave Alvin
132. Wheels of Fortune - The Flatlanders
133. Life Down Here On Earth - Kevin Welch
134. West Texas Waltzes & Dust Blown Tractor Tunes - Butch Hancock
135. Too Long In The Wasteland - James McMurtry
136. March 16-20, 1992 - Uncle Tupelo
137. Keeper of The Key - David Nelson Band
138. One Endless Night - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
139. Too Far To Care - Old 97's
140. Dog Days - BR5-49
141. Wail & Ride - Grayson Capps
142. Straightaways - Son Volt
143. Mermaid Avenue - Billy Bragg
144. Striking It Rich - Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
145. Love & Danger - Joe Ely
146. The Return of Wayne Douglas - Doug Sahm
147. Outside Looking In - BoDeans
148. Furnace Room Lullaby - Neko Case
149. Childish Things - James McMurtry
150. Little Wheels Band - Little Wheels Band
151. After Awhile - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
152. Visions Under The Moon - David Nelson Band
153. Original Recordings - Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
154. NRBQ at Yankee Stadium - NRBQ
155. Persimmons - Jim Lauderdale
156. Now Again - The Flatlanders
157. Jacksonville City Nights - Ryan Adams
158. Blue Blvd - Dave Alvin
159. Down By The Old Mainstream - Golden Smog
160. Hell Among The Yearlings - Gillian Welch
161. If You Knew My Mind - Grayson Capps
162. Summerteeth - Wilco
163. Labor Of Love - Radney Foster
164. Juke Box Music - Doug Sahm
165. Rural Free Delivery - Whiskeytown
166. Letter To Laredo - Joe Ely
167. I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning - Bright Eyes
168. Sweet Old World - Lucinda Williams
169. Everything You Thought Was Wrong - Slobberbone
170. While You Weren't Looking - Caitlyn Cary
171. Burn Baby Burn - Stud Cole
172. World Without Tears - Lucinda Williams
173. Streets of Sin - Joe Ely
174. Zone of Our Own - Texas Tornados
175. With These Hands - Alejandro Escovedo
176. Dog Days - Blue Mountain
177. Lifted or The Story Is in The Soil - Bright Eyes
178. Chidren Running Through - Patty Griffin
179. Kickin' Up Dust - Honky Tonk Disciples
180. A Blessing and a Curse - Drive By Truckers
181. Positive Friction - Donna The Buffalo
182. I Am The Cosmos - Chris Bell
183. Deeper Well - David Olney
184. Kevin Welch - Kevin Welch
185. Wreck Your Life - Old 97's
186. Cracker - Cracker
187. Long Gone Dead - Rank & File
188. Gravity - Alejando Escovedo
189. Omar's Blues - David Olney
190. Fever's and Mirrors - Bright Eyes
191. Gold - Ryan Adams
192. 1000 Kisses - Patty Griffin
193. Gentleman's Blues - Cracker
194. Boats To Build - Guy Clark
195. Dreams Don't Count - Jules Shear
196. Two Fisted Tales - The Long Ryders
197. Shake Hands With Shorty - North Mississippi All-Stars
198. Homeland - Tish Hinojosa
199. Last of The Brooklyn Cowboys - Arlo Guthrie
200. Old Friends - Guy Clark
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Disclaimer: There is nothing 'Official' about these lists. They are compiled by the 'editor' using the
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