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Americana (music) Americana (also known as American roots music) is an amalgam of Music of the United States, American music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the musical ethos of the United States, specifically those sounds ...
, a genre or style of American music *
Americana (culture) Americana artifacts are related to the history, geography, folklore, and cultural heritage of the United States of America. Americana is any collection of materials and things concerning or characteristic of the United States or of the Ameri ...
, artifacts of the culture of the United States


Film, radio and television

* ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a documentary series presented by Jonathan Ross *''Americana'', a 2012 American drama series written by
Michael Seitzman Michael Seitzman (born November 1, 1977) is an American writer, producer and film director best known for film '' North Country''. He started Maniac Productions in 2017. He most recently signed a TV deal with Blumhouse. Filmography Writer * '' ...
* ''Americana'' (film), released in 1983 starring David Carradine * ''Americana'' (game show), a quiz show that aired on NBC from 1947 to 1949 * ''Americana'' (radio series), a series on BBC Radio 4, reporting current affairs from the US


Literature

* ''Americana'' (book), a 2004 non-fiction book by Hampton Sides * ''Americana'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Don DeLillo *''
Americanah ''Americanah'' is a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, for which Adichie won the 2013 U.S. National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. ''Americanah'' tells the story of a young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, who immigrates t ...
'', a 2013 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie *''
Encyclopedia Americana ''Encyclopedia Americana'' is a general encyclopedia written in American English. It was the first major multivolume encyclopedia that was published in the United States. With ''Collier's Encyclopedia'' and ''Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclo ...
''


Music


Albums

*''Americana'', a 1999 album by jazz trumpeter
Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his ...
* ''Americana'' (Diesel album), 2016 * ''Americana'' (Michael Martin Murphey album) * ''Americana'' (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album), 2012 * ''Americana'' (Roch Voisine album), a 2008 album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine * ''Americana'' (Starflyer 59 album), 1997 * ''Americana'' (The Offspring album), 1998, and also a song from that album *''
Americana II ''AmerIIcana'' or alternatively ''Americana II'' is a 2009 album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was a follow-up of his successful ''Americana'' album in 2008. Many of the tracks were recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Track listing Bonus bi ...
'' a 2009 album by Roch Voisine *''
Americana III ''Americana III'' or alternatively California Americana III is a 2010 album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was a follow-up of his successful Americana album in 2008 and '' Americana II'' album in 2009. The album was also known as the Californ ...
'', a 2010 album by Roch Voisine * ''Americana'' (Ray Davies album), 2017 * ''Americana'' (Leon Russell album), 1978


Other

* "Americana" (song), 1988 single by Moe Bandy * ''Americana'' (revue), a 1926 Broadway revue written by J. P. McEvoy *Americana, a female professional wrestler from the
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. C ...
* ''Americana'' (The Offspring video), a 1998 video album


Places


Brazil

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Americana, São Paulo Americana () is a municipality (''município'') located in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 229,322 (2015 est.) in an area of . The origin ...
, a city in Brazil


United States

*Americana Amusement Park, a former name of the defunct
LeSourdesville Lake Amusement Park LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park was an amusement park located in Monroe, Ohio. Founded by Edgar Streifthau, the park originally opened in 1922 as a family picnic destination with swimming amenities. Throughout the 1940s, LeSourdsville Lake tran ...
in Monroe, Ohio *
Americana at Brand The Americana at Brand is a large shopping, dining, entertainment and residential complex in Glendale, California. The property was built and is owned and operated by Los Angeles businessman Rick J. Caruso and his company Caruso Affiliated. Caru ...
, an outdoor mall in Glendale, California *Americana Hotel, a former name of the
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel The Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel is a , 51-story hotel located near Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It faces 7th Avenue, 52nd Street, and 53rd Street. It is one of the world's 100 tallest hotels, and one of the talles ...
in New York City, New York *
Americana Manhasset Americana Manhasset is an upscale, open-air shopping mall located in Manhasset, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is located along a stretch of Northern Boulevard commonly referred to as the '' Miracle Mile'' of Man ...
, a shopping center in Manhasset, New York


Other

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Americana de Aviacion Americana may refer to: * Americana (music), a genre or style of American music * Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States Film, radio and television * ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a documentary series presented by ...
, a former Peruvian airline *
Americana Futebol Americana may refer to: *Americana (music), a genre or style of American music *Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States Film, radio and television *Americana (1992 TV series), ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a docume ...
, a football club based in Americana, São Paulo, Brazil * Americana series, a series of US definitive postage stamps issued between 1975 and 1981 * Armlock#Top shoulder lock, an armlock in grappling also known as "americana" * Americana Group, a multinational food company and franchise operator based in Kuwait * Americana, a fictional TV network on which
Daphne Blake Daphne Blake is a fictional character in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. Daphne, depicted as coming from a wealthy family, is noted for her beauty, orange hair, lavender heels, fashion sense, and her knack for getting into danger, hence the nickna ...
's series ''Coast To Coast with Daphne Blake'' aired in the movie ''Scooby Doo on Zombie Island''


See also

* Americain (disambiguation) *
American (disambiguation) American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...
* Americano (disambiguation) * Americanum * Americanus (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation