"Most distinctive Top-50 artist" by state

[steve2470]

Much more interesting information here: Exploring regional listening preferences

[FSogol]

1. LOL, your state's music sucks.

[Xyzse]

8. Ugh, can't believe we got Kelly Rowland.

How?

[steve2470]

13. the author explains it

It's more of "how big a change from another region" kind of thing, rather than most popular.

[Warpy]

2. Who the hell is Alan Jackson?

Funny, I know most of the people and groups in other states.

Ho hum, off to You Tube...

ETA: Ah, twang music. Nice enough voice, sappy lyrics. I keep a Spanish station on the car FM because it's better than Clear Channel oldies or country and those are the main other choices.

[NaturalHigh]

3. I had to look up Jason Aldean.

[Maedhros]

4. Idaho listens to Tegan and Sara?

Who knew?

[jmowreader]

38. Only in Sandpoint

[steve2470]

39. what's in Sandpoint ? nt

[jmowreader]

40. Sandpoint is historically Idaho's hippie commune

Greater Bonner County has gone to the right of teabagger, but the city of Sandpoint is fairly progressive.

[steve2470]

41. ah ok thanks ! nt

[catbyte]

5. "Young Jeezy"? Oh, God, I am old. Never heard of him or her, LOL...

My music library seems like it stalled out around 1982, so there you have it.

[sufrommich]

6. I have no idea who Young Jeezy is.

Also,get off my lawn.

[VScott]

7. I'm aware of 10 of them.

Listened to, or have heard 6 of those, and like only one.

[steve2470]

9. ok my own get off my lawn moment...

I have NEVER heard of these artists:

Bonobo, Ginger Kwan, J Boog, Kevin Gates, oh what the hell, this is dispiriting lol

[Xyzse]

10. Jack Johnson in Michigan?

Holy Heck, I'd love to be in Michigan if that is the case

[sufrommich]

12. That's Wisconsin. nt

[Xyzse]

21. My mistake...

I guess that's better.

[panader0]

11. Grateful Dead in Vermont?

[steve2470]

15. I can believe it, easily

VT is very liberal.

eta: That's New Hampshire, not VT.

[Earth_First]

17. New Hampshire...

Yet the Dead are a S.F. west-coast band.

Beats me.

[Silent3]

18. The map shows Grateful Dead in NH...

...and Phish in VT. And yes, Phish is very popular in VT.

[panader0]

19. Duh... thanks for the correction.

[cali]

20. well, yeah. they're from Vermont and they all still live here

Grace Potter and Neko Case are also popular and also Vermonters.

[catbyte]

14. I thought Rush & Neil Young were Canadian.

?

[JaneyVee]

16. LOL.

[cyberswede]

22. WTF is B.o.B. ?

[steve2470]

23. here ya go

http://www.bobatl.com/

[Warren DeMontague]

24. R.E.M. in Maine...

...who knew?

[Warren DeMontague]

26. Given my musical tastes, I should be living in the upper NE quadrant of the country.

I have no friggin clue who "Kurt Vile" is.

[Wounded Bear]

25. WTF is "The Head and The Heart"?

I haven't heard of half of those names.

Damn, I'm out of touch with music. Oh well, I think I still have my old Simon & Garfunkel 8 track around here somewhere.

[steve2470]

27. here they are

http://www.theheadandtheheart.com/

[Blue_In_AK]

28. I never heard of Ginger Kwan.

Who made up this list?

[steve2470]

29. Paul Lamere

http://musicmachinery.com/2014/02/25/exploring-regional-listening-preferences/

I have no idea how authoritative or credible he is. I got the link via Digg.

[Blue_In_AK]

30. I looked up Ginger Kwan.

She's from Hong Kong. She may have popularity here because we have a large Asian population.

[TwilightGardener]

31. West Virginia--Matchbox 20...

Why? Someone tell me why. I don't know who most of these people/groups are, BTW.

[steve2470]

32. his methodology is at the link in the op nt

[Go Vols]

33. What is a Juicy J?

[steve2470]

34. here

http://staytrippy.thejuicyj.com/

[Go Vols]

36. :/

[pipi_k]

35. Neil Young...wicked awesome!

Someone I've actually heard of...

[jmowreader]

37. Who made this thing?

It looks like the guy just picked his fifty favorite bands and stuck them on states at random.

Take Idaho. Please. His pick is Tegan and Sara? Somehow I think the Canadian Indigo Girls are not as popular as Garth Brooks here. (Somehow I think no one in Idaho ever heard of Tegan and Sara - I had to look them up.)