Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: They're called southpaws because that is what a left-handed pitcher is called in baseball, and it's come to be used to refer to all left-handed people... And it's not because the 'face south'...
Forum topic - When I am asked to define Americana Music, here is what I say. âAMERICANA music is the fertile ground where Rock, Roots, Bluegrass, Celtic, Southern Rock, Appalachian, Austin alternative country, Folk, and the Delta blues collide and flourish. How do you define AMERICANA MUSIC? When I am asked to define Americana Music, here is what I say. âAMERICANA music is the fertile ground where Rock, Roots, Bluegrass, Celtic, Southern Rock, Appalachian, Austin alternative country, Folk, and the Delta blues collide and flourish.
Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional or folk music.