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    Essential Folk
    Some of the most influential, memorable and legendary folk songs of all time.
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    The World of The Band
    In memory of the life of Levon Helm (1940-2012), this playlist explores the country- and blues-flavored roots rock of The Band. Each recording on this playlist features a performance by Robbie, Rick, Richard, Garth or Levon.
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    American Primitivism
    Developed by John Fahey and artists on his Takoma Records label, this finger-picking style of guitar playing combines country and blues techniques with neo-classical composition.
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    Essential Bluegrass
    Bluegrass is a genre of country music that emerged from Appalachia in the 1940s as a faster, more complex take on traditional string band music. Listen to the songs that have helped define this rich, and surprisingly diverse, musical tradition.
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    The Bristol Sessions
    Johnny Cash called the Bristol sessions of 1927 "the most important event in the history of country music." This open-mike recording session for Appalachia's "hillbilly" musicians was the commercial debut of Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family.
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    Early Texas Blues
    This playlist includes all of the early Texas blues pioneers, some of whom were the first to play the blues with an electric guitar.
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    Early Delta Blues
    Dating back to 1930s, these are some of the earliest recordings of blues music. Though it had humble beginnings, the blues music of the Mississippi Delta paved the way for rock & roll.
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    Studio One
    Known as the "Motown of Jamaica," Trenchtown's Studio One was the vision of producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and the original home to a staggering array of artists like Bob Marley, The Skatalites, Toots & Maytals, Anton Ellis, and more.
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    Indie Roots Rock
    Songs by indie artists that are strongly influenced by traditional roots rock, bluegrass, and country. Rootsy and rough around the edges.
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    Essential Afrobeat
    In the 1970s a new genre of music emerged from Nigeria called afrobeat. Created by the legendary bandleader Fela Kuti, afrobeat combined funk, jazz and psychedelic rock with West African highlife music and politically-charged lyrics.
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    Essential Jam Bands
    Whether they're jamming on extended improvisational solos, combining unlikely genres, or playing songs backwards, jam bands make innovative, risky, and unclassifiable music that'll never sound the same way twice.
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    Music for a Woodland Clearing
    Folk and folk-like tunes from both sides of the pond that evoke a forest setting.
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    Picker's Paradise
    Some of the heaviest hitters ever to hoist a bluegrass axe, from the old school (Bill Monroe) to the new crew (Chris Thile).
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    Harvest Moon
    The perfect soundtrack of warm, acoustic songs handpicked for enjoying crisp autumn air, fall foliage, and hot apple cider.
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    Black Star Line
    Classic roots reggae from the 1970s: Rasta, repatriation, and reefer.
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    Too Close to Heaven: Classic Gospel
    Praise is at the heart of the south's black gospel tradition. Spirituals blend with blues and jazz, sung with soul as solos, trios, and quartets. Testify!
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    Desert Rock: Sand Dunes, Guitars & Armadillos
    Dirty, dusty sounds left out in the sun too long, echoing off the steer skulls and sand dunes into the wide open spaces.
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    Americana Ladies
    These are the women who wander freely through the worlds of folk, country, bluegrass, and other Americana styles, stirring up a sound that evokes an evening spent watching the sun go down on a rural back porch.
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    Traveling Riverside Blues
    Long before the blues went electric and urban, these rural pioneers were laying down the foundations of the genre, usually with no more than a voice and acoustic guitar.
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    The World of Bon Iver
    Go deeper into the chilly beauty, imagination and melancholy that's at the heart of Justin Vernon's music. Explore his influences, contemporaries and several of the artists Vernon (aka Bon Iver) has collaborated with.
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    Drifting Too Far: Classic Country Lullabies
    Rest your weary heads, lovers of classic country music. Here's a host of old-school acoustic ballads, from the first wave of Nashville stars to the later artists who kept the classic country sound alive.
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