Americana Quote by Bonnie Raitt

Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.

— Bonnie Raitt

American music is something the rest of the world wants to listen to. Our job is to make sure they pay for it.

— Jason Michael Berman

I grew up watching American films, listening to American music, and it's a big contribution to the rest of the world. I mean, American…

— Wagner Moura

Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life.

— Brad Paisley

I love expanding people's musical horizons, because daytime radio can be so generic and people get sucked into listening to the same crap all…

— Maya Jane Coles

I enjoy listening to contemporary rock on the college stations while I'm taking long walks, love gospel and soul music, am fascinated by hip-hop…

— Oscar Hijuelos

For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury.

— Wim Wenders

I grew up in an international school community my whole life, and my national identity is very confused, so I grew up listening to…

— Sophie Hawley-Weld

Music is amazing, because you get to take it into your office or your living room or wherever you get to know it, and…

— Sarah Harmer

As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.

— Edgar Winter

Music has an intrinsic value that touches Americans - they love their music, and want more.

— Hilary Rosen

Americana Music is about all sorts of different music. It's very free and open: a world where people just like authentic music.

— John Oates