Years later, he now plans to release a photography book commemorating the Americana genre with more than 200 artists. “There needs to be meaning, purpose and intention for everything that we do.

“Dave was celebrating Americana artists before we knew what we were called,” says Emmylou Harris, one of the scene’s matriarchs, who first performed on Mr. Letterman’s program in 198 ...

The fireworks over The Woman with Pink Ribbons and Captain John Bourne show collectors’ renewed interest in antebellum American art. Americana Week, for me, is January’s Christmas. The third ...