List of music areas in the United States

This is a list of music areas in the United States. To some degree, every state can be said to constitute a music area, as well as many large metropolitan areas, rural regions and even individual neighborhoods or boroughs within a city.

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Musicarea = Akron
Scope = Akron, Ohio
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Musicarea = Alabama
Scope = Alabama
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*Part of the U.S. South
*Muscle Shoals recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the center of a notable Southern soul sceneUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Alaska
Scope = Alaska
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*Indigenous peoples: Inuit, Kwakiutl and Aleut musicUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Amarillo
Scope = Amarillo, Texas
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Musicarea = American Samoa
Scope = American Samoa
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*Traditional Polynesian music communicates history and culture through song and dance.
*Special events are commemorated by musical competitions called "fiafia".User:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Ann Arbor
Scope = Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Musicarea = Annapolis
Scope = Annapolis, Maryland
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Musicarea = Appalachia
Scope = Appalachia: West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia (Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine can also be considered Appalachian, but musical texts generally use "Appalachian" to mean the Southern range)
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*Old-time musicUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Arizona
Scope = Arizona
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*Hardcore punk has been a notable part of a number of Arizona local scenes, especially including Phoenix, Arizona.Blush, Steven]
*The Tohono O'Odham of Southern Arizona have created a form of music called chicken scratch.User:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Athens, Georgia
Scope = Athens, Georgia
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Musicarea = Atlanta
Scope = Atlanta, Georgia
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Musicarea = Austin
Scope = Austin, Texas
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*Alternative rock
*Western swing
*Country musicUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Baltimore
Scope = Baltimore, Maryland
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Musicarea = Baton Rouge
Scope = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Musicarea = Berkeley
Scope = Berkeley, California
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Musicarea = Boston
Scope = Boston, Massachusetts
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Musicarea = Buffalo
Scope = Buffalo, New York
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Musicarea = Cajun
Scope = Southern Louisiana
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Musicarea = California
Scope = California
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*Spanish missions in California were important musical institutions throughout much of what is now California during the colonial era, leaving a lasting cultural impact.
*West Coast blues
*Bakersfield sound in Bakersfield, California
*Glam metal in Los Angeles
*Thrash metal in San Francisco
*Psychedelic rock in San Francisco
*Hardcore punk in San Francisco
*Electrohop
*Cool jazz
*West Coast rap
*Gangsta rap, especially G-funk
*Hardcore punk in Southern California
*Paisley Underground
*Skacore
*Deathrock
*Surf music
*CowpunkUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Chapel Hill
Scope = Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Musicarea = Charlotte
Scope = Charlotte, North Carolina
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Musicarea = Chicago
Scope = Chicago, Illinois
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Musicarea = Cleveland
Scope = Cleveland, Ohio
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Musicarea = Colorado
Scope = Colorado
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Musicarea = Colorado Springs
Scope = Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Musicarea = Columbia
Scope = Columbia, South Carolina
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Musicarea = Connecticut
Scope = Connecticut
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Musicarea = Dallas
Scope = Dallas, Texas
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Musicarea = Dayton
Scope = Dayton, Ohio
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Musicarea = Delaware
Scope = Delaware
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Musicarea = Denver
Scope = Denver, Colorado
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Musicarea = Des Moines
Scope = Des Moines, Iowa
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Musicarea = Detroit
Scope = Detroit, Michigan
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Musicarea = El Paso
Scope = El Paso, Texas
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Musicarea = Fargo
Scope = Fargo, North Dakota
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Musicarea = Florida
Scope = Florida
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Musicarea = Fort Lauderdale
Scope = Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Musicarea = Fort Worth
Scope = Fort Worth, Texas
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Musicarea = Fresno
Scope = Fresno, California
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Musicarea = Georgia
Scope = Georgia
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Musicarea = Hawaii
Scope = Hawaii
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Musicarea = Honolulu
Scope = Honolulu, Hawaii
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Musicarea = Houston
Scope = Houston, Texas
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Musicarea = Idaho
Scope = Idaho
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*Cowboy musicUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Illinois
Scope = Illinois
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Musicarea = Indiana
Scope = Indiana
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Musicarea = Indianapolis
Scope = Indianapolis, Indiana
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Musicarea = Iowa
Scope = Iowa
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Musicarea = Juneau
Scope = Juneau, Alaska
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Musicarea = Kansas
Scope = Kansas
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Musicarea = Kansas City
Scope = Kansas City, Missouri
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Musicarea = Kentucky
Scope = Kentucky
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Musicarea = Knoxville
Scope = Knoxville, Tennessee
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Musicarea = Las Vegas
Scope = Las Vegas, Nevada
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*Las Vegas is home to many tourist attractions and popular stage shows that cater to the city's many visitors, with glitzy performances in a variety of styles. Lounge music is especially associated with some of these performances in Las Vegas.User:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Little Rock
Scope = Little Rock, Arkansas
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Musicarea = Long Beach
Scope = Long Beach, California
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Musicarea = Los Angeles
Scope = Los Angeles, California
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Musicarea = Louisiana
Scope = Louisiana
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Musicarea = Louisville
Scope = Louisville, Kentucky
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Musicarea = Lubbock
Scope = Lubbock, Texas
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*Lubbock Sound of country musicUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Maine
Scope = Maine
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Musicarea = Maryland
Scope = Maryland
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Musicarea = Massachusetts
Scope = Massachusetts
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Musicarea = Michigan
Scope = Michigan
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Musicarea = Mid-Atlantic
Scope = Mid-Atlantic States: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington D.C.
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Musicarea = Minnesota
Scope = Minnesota
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Musicarea = Mississippi
Scope = Mississippi
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Musicarea = Missouri
Scope = Missouri
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Musicarea = Montana
Scope = Montana
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*Cowboy musicUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Nebraska
Scope = Nebraska
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Musicarea = Nevada
Scope = Nevada
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*Nevada's largest city is Las Vegas, home to popular stage shows, lounge singers and others who cater to visiting tourists.User:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = New England
Scope = New England: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut
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Musicarea = New Hampshire
Scope = New Hampshire
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Musicarea = New Jersey
Scope = New Jersey
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Musicarea = New Mexico
Scope = New Mexico
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Musicarea = New York
Scope = New York
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Musicarea = North Carolina
Scope = North Carolina
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Musicarea = North Dakota
Scope = North Dakota
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Musicarea = Ohio
Scope = Ohio
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Scope = Oklahoma
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*Cowboy music
*Western swing in TulsaUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Olympia
Scope = Olympia, Washington
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*Riot Grrl
*Indie rock
*Twee popUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Oregon
Scope = Oregon
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*Portland, Oregon is home to a regionally important indie rock scene.User:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Pennsylvania
Scope = Pennsylvania
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Musicarea = Music of Phoenix
Scope = Phoenix, Arizona
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*Phoenix has been home to a vibrant hardcore punk scene.User:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Portland
Scope = Portland, Oregon
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*Indie rockUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Rhode Island
Scope = Rhode Island
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Musicarea = Salt Lake City
Scope = Salt Lake City, Utah
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*Salt Lake City is home to a thriving Mormon pop industry.User:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Seattle
Scope = Seattle
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*Grunge music
*Garage rockUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = U.S. South
Scope = U.S. South: Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C.
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Musicarea = South Carolina
Scope = South Carolina
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Musicarea = South Dakota
Scope = South Dakota
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Musicarea = Tejano
Scope = South Texas
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*Corrido, conjunto and other styles of Mexican-derived musicUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Tennessee
Scope = Tennessee
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Musicarea = Texas
Scope = Texas
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*Western swing in Austin
*Tejano music of Southern Texas
*Alternative rock in Austin
*Cowboy musicUser:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Utah
Scope = Utah
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*As the international center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Utah is a center for Mormon pop, Mormon folk music and religious music of the Latter-Day Saints church.User:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Vermont
Scope = Vermont
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Musicarea = Virginia
Scope = Virginia
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Musicarea = Washington
Scope = Washington
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*Olympia and Seattle are two most important centers for popular music; both are home to important alternative and indie rock scenes.User:TUF-KAT/musicarea
Musicarea = Washington D.C.
Scope = Washington, D.C.
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Musicarea = West
Scope = U.S. West
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Musicarea = West Virginia
Scope = West Virginia
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Musicarea = Wisconsin
Scope = Wisconsin
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Musicarea = Wyoming
Scope = Wyoming
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*Cowboy music

References

*cite book|last=Blush|first=Steven|title=American Hardcore: A Tribal History|year=2001|publisher=Feral House|id=ISBN 0-92291-571-7