Definition of native for Students. 1  1 : born in a certain place or country He's a native Belgian. 2  2 : belonging to a person because of place of birth His parents speak their native language at home. 3  3 : living or growing naturally in a certain region native plants. 4  4 : grown, produced, or coming from a certain place native tomatoes native art.
Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in Rosedale, Mississippi. Last month, while I was driving down the Mississippi River on a magazine assignment, I had a curious experience in Rosedale, Mississippi.
Erik Braunn. Erik Braunn. In 1968, the Iron Butterfly guitarist Erik Braunn, who has died of cardiac arrest aged 53, played one of acid rock's most recognisable riffs in the 17-minute album version of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Edited to three minutes, and issued as a single, it hit the lower reaches of the American pop charts.