Ep 01 | What is Americana Music?

"Howdy Folks! I'm George Hamilton V and you may be wondering what that means... Well, I'm the 5th Generation of George Hamilton's in my Family! I grew-up in Nashville, where my Dad was a Recording Artist for RCA Records and a Member of the Grand Ole Opry for 54 years! He became known as "The International Ambassador of Country Music" because he Traveled Around The World, introducing Audiences to Country "Americana" Music! I followed in my Dad's musical footsteps and I Write & Record my own songs and Travel Around the World, performing my brand of "Americana" Music. I even lived in France for 3 years, while I focused on Touring throughout Europe. Everywhere I travel, even when we don't speak the same language, I've found that people can always relate to the Music! . . . Music Is An International Language! Here in Southern Middle Tennessee, I think we've All heard of "Country Music'', since Nashville -- the "Country Music Capital of The World'' -- is just up the road from us. But have Y'all heard of "Americana Music" and "The Americana Music Triangle''? Well, we're gonna be learning All About "Americana Music" and the Wonderful Lifestyle here in "The Americana Music Triangle" thru our "Americana Central Time -- Kids On Stage STEAM Powered Radio Hour" featuring the Students & Faculty of Mount Pleasant Middle School . . . which is an Award-Winning STEAM School! For our Listeners, who may not know what a "STEAM School" is: STEAM is an Educational Approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student Inquiry, Dialogue, and Critical Thinking. This is our Pilot Episode of The "Americana Central Time -- STEAM Powered Radio Hour", and our goal on this episode is to Introduce Ourselves and give You All a "Taste" of what the weekly radio show will be like.I've already introduced myself. So let's go around the "Pleasant Side Studio" here at Mount Pleasant Middle School, meet Our Students & Faculty on Today's Radio Show!"Our STEAM Team is bringing you an Interview with Americana Singer/Songwriter Kristin Larkin and a Song Kristin recorded with us here at Mount Pleasant Middle School's Pleasant Side Studio!" Music performed by Kristin Larkin: "Tread Lightly", "When You're Lying", “Like a Country Song” all from her 2021 Album "Waking Up".The Americana Music Triangle has 3 Cornerstone Cities: New Orleans, Memphis & Nashville. The Musical Region within this "Triangle" gave birth to 9 Musical Styles that are now grouped together under the Name: "Americana Music". The 9 Musical Styles or "Genres" are:Blues, Jazz, Country, Rock ‘N’ Roll, R&B/Soul, Gospel, Southern Gospel, Cajun/Zydeco and Bluegrass: nine distinct Musical Traditions that couldn’t have happened anywhere else but The "Americana Music Triangle"! Visit AmericanaMusicTriangle.com to learn MORE and to Plan Your Trip on The Gold Record Road!The Very First "Grammy Award" for "Best Americana Album" was in 2010, but lots of Folks are still finding out about "Americana Music" and that's a Big Part of What- Our Show is About: "Discovery"! We'll be Introducing some of our Students & Listeners to Many of the Legendary "Artists of Americana Music" for the Very First Time! Music Performed by: Johnny Cash - "Hey Porter"Our featured professional for this segment is Spencer Coats from FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals Alabama. This is an interview we conducted with Spencer for our PleasantSide Podcast.This is Eric Harvey. Not only do I run the recording studio here at Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual and Performing Arts, but I am also a touring singer. My genre of Americana music is Southern Gospel. I am the bass singer for a quartet called the Kellys from Lawrenceburg. We record all of our cds in the PleasantSide Studio, and have done so for many years. The Americana Music Triangle is near and dear to my heart since I have lived in 3 of the Triangle’s towns. I grew up in the Shoals area around Florence, AL. I lived for many years in Lawrenceburg, TN, the birthplace of Southern Gospel music, and for the past 20 years have taught here at Mt. Pleasant Middle School, which is also a town in the Americana Music Triangle. It seems as though my entire life has been centered around the music from the Americana Music Triangle. Here is a song recorded at PleasantSide Studio by the Kellys.Music: Rocky Top by the Osborne brothers was recorded at Bradley’s Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. It was recorded on November 16 1967. It was released on Christmas Day 1967. It became even more famous when the University Of Tennessee adopted it as its fight song. Music: "Down to the River" by Allison Krauss"Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Elvis Presley"Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd SkynyrdThank You for Tuning-in to the "Americana Central Time: Kids On Stage STEAM Powered Radio Hour"! We'll see Y'all On The Radio Again Next Week for another episode of "Americana Central Time: STEAM Powered Radio Hour" featuring the Students & Faculty of Mount Pleasant Middle School in Marvelous Mount Pleasant , Tennessee!!! Right Here on WKRM Front Porch Radio 103.7FM & 13:40AM in Maury County, Tennessee and World-Wide via WKRMRadio.com !!! Until then, this is Your Friend George Hamilton V wishing You All A Wonderful Week from All of Us at The "Americana Central Time: Kids On Stage STEAM Powered Radio Hour"!!!