Posted on Monday, 6 August 2012

theatlantic: The Geography of America’s Music Scenes  Numerous U.S. cities have staked claims as leading music centers. Seattle had its grunge, Chicago has electric blues, and Nashville its twang. Detroit was the birthplace of both Motown and the hard-edge distorted indie rock of The White Stripes. Austin has Stevie Ray Vaughn, Willie Nelson, and a host of legendary singer-songwriters. Then there’s of course New Orleans jazz, brass, and funk; San Francisco’s psychedelic sound; and the reverb-soaked rockabilly that is inextricably associated with Memphis’s Sun Records. Read more. [Martin Prosperity Institute]

theatlantic:

The Geography of America’s Music Scenes 

Numerous U.S. cities have staked claims as leading music centers. Seattle had its grunge, Chicago has electric blues, and Nashville its twang. Detroit was the birthplace of both Motown and the hard-edge distorted indie rock of The White Stripes. Austin has Stevie Ray Vaughn, Willie Nelson, and a host of legendary singer-songwriters. Then there’s of course New Orleans jazz, brass, and funk; San Francisco’s psychedelic sound; and the reverb-soaked rockabilly that is inextricably associated with Memphis’s Sun Records.

Read more. [Martin Prosperity Institute]

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    so i didn’t know robert cray lived here, and i didn’t know tim hardin was born here cool stuff, eugene. cool stuff.
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    so thats northern va, dc, and all of md that isnt across the bay bridge…ok.
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