What Is American Music? The Most Satisfying Answer I've Come Across Is That It Was A Kind Of Natural Comfort With The Vernacular Which Is Diverse And Regional; It's Not One Particular Set Of Sounds. - SearchQuotes

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What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which is diverse and regional; it's not one particular set of sounds.

Carlisle Floyd

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