Americana

Americana refers to artifacts of the culture of the United States. Examples of this culture include baseball, apple pie, the Diner, George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, and American Folk Art, such as that of Norman Rockwell.

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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".

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Culture of the United States: This article very generally discusses the customs and culture of the United States; for the "culture" of the United States, see arts and entertainment in the United States....

Baseball: Baseball is a team sport, a bat-and-ball game, in which a hard, fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher, and an offensive player called a batter attempts to hit it with a tapered, cylindrical, smooth stick called a bat. The ball itself is also called a baseball. Scoring is a...

Apple pie: In cooking, an apple pie or apple tart is a fruit pie (or tart) in which the principal filling ingredient is apples. The pastry is generally used top-and-bottom, making a double-crust pie. An exception is the Tarte Tatin....

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