Music of Kansas
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| Music of the United States | ||
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| History (Timeline) | Ethnic music | |
| Colonial era | Native American | |
| to the Civil War | English: old-time and Western music | |
| During the Civil War | African American | |
| Late 19th century | Irish and Scottish | |
| Early 20th century | Latin: Tejano and Puerto Rican | |
| 40s and 50s | Cajun and Creole | |
| 60s and 70s | Hawaii | |
| 80s to the present | Other immigrants | |
| Genres (Samples): Classical - Folk - Popular: Hip hop - Pop - Rock | ||
For many decades, Kansas has had a vibrant country and bluegrass scene. Among modern country artists, Martina McBride and Chely Wright are natives of the state.
The state has also fostered some rock acts, the most famous of which is certainly the band called Kansas. Melissa Etheridge is also a native Kansan.
Some famous jazz musicians also have roots in Kansas, including Coleman Hawkins.
Punk rock
Topeka and Lawrence, together with Kansas City, Missouri were an influential hardcore punk scene. The Embarrassment, Mortal Micronotz, Exploding Rodents, The Slabs, Near Death Experience, Orange Doughnuts (The OD's) and Tunnel Dogs, featuring Archer Prewitt, then a student at the Kansas City Art Institute, on drums, were among the most popular, most centered at Lawrence's University of Kansas campus. The Mortal Micronotz were probably the most famous outside of the area.
In Kansas City, Missouri, such bands played all-ages shows at the VFW Hall and The Foolkiller in the early to mid-1980s.
Alternative rock
In the 1990s, Kansas produced some bands that found regional and national success taking the predominant Grunge aesthetic and adding a Rockabilly or Country Music twang. Paw, out of Lawrence, Kansas became the most well-known following the 1993 release of their major-label album Dragline. Truck Stop Love, out of Manhattan, Kansas, had a somewhat similar sound and was also signed to a major label. The sound of these bands was comparable to Neil Young.
Reference
- Blush, Steven. American Hardcore: A Tribal History. 2001. Feral House. ISBN 0-922915-717-7
