Music area
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Akron Akron, Ohio
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Alabama Alabama
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Alaska Alaska
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- Indigenous peoples: Inuit, Kwakiutl and
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Amarillo, Texas
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American Samoa 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.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Annapolis Annapolis, Maryland
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Appalachia 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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Arizona Arizona
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Athens, Georgia Athens, Georgia
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Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia
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Austin Austin, Texas
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Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Berkeley, California
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Buffalo, New York
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Cajun Southern Louisiana
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California California
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
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Chicago Chicago, Illinois
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Colorado Colorado
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Columbia, South Carolina
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Connecticut Connecticut
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Dallas Dallas, Texas
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Dayton, Ohio
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Delaware Delaware
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Denver Denver, Colorado
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Des Moines, Iowa
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Detroit Detroit, Michigan
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El Paso, Texas
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Fargo, North Dakota
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Florida Florida
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas
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Fresno, California
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Georgia Georgia
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Hawaii Hawaii
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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Houston, Texas
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Idaho Idaho
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Illinois Illinois
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Indiana Indiana
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Iowa Iowa
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Juneau, Alaska
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Kansas Kansas
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Kansas City, Missouri
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Kentucky Kentucky
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Knoxville, Tennessee
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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.
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Little Rock, Arkansas
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Long Beach, California
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Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
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Louisiana Louisiana
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Lubbock, Texas
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- Lubbock Sound of country music
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Maine Maine
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Maryland Maryland
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Massachusetts Massachusetts
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Michigan Michigan
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Mid-Atlantic States: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington D.C.
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Minnesota Minnesota
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Mississippi Mississippi
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Missouri Missouri
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Montana Montana
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Nebraska Nebraska
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Nevada 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.
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New England: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut
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New Hampshire New Hampshire
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New Jersey New Jersey
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New Mexico New Mexico
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New York New York
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North Carolina North Carolina
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North Dakota North Dakota
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Ohio Ohio
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' Oklahoma
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Olympia Olympia, Washington
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Oregon Oregon
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Portland, Oregon
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Rhode Island Rhode Island
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Salt Lake City is home to a thriving industry.
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Seattle Seattle
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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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South Carolina South Carolina
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South Dakota South Dakota
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Tejano South Texas
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Tennessee Tennessee
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Texas Texas
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Utah Utah
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Vermont Vermont
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Virginia Virginia
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Washington 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.
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Washington D.C. Washington, D.C.
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U.S. West
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West Virginia West Virginia
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Wisconsin Wisconsin
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Wyoming Wyoming
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