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Music of Alabama

 This article is a supplemental part of the 
Music of the United States series.
 Roots music: before 1940
 1940s and 50s
 1960s and 70s
 1980s to the present
 African-American music
 Native American music
 Latin, Tejano, Hawaiian,
Cajun, Puerto Rican and other immigrants
Alabama has played a central role in the development of both blues and country music. In addition the blues and country, Appalachian folk music, fiddle music, gospel, spirituals, mariachi and polka have had local scenes in parts of Alabama. Gospel music, especially the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, has been especially influential in the state.

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