Where in the USA can I experience this particular accent? [closed]

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A common theme I've noticed in many "big-beat" songs and the electronic genre, especially songs by British artists, is to use voice-samples of a particular American accent, or imitiate the accent if the music artist is doing their own vocals.

An example of it can be heard in this Underworld song "Push Downstairs":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lR0vEUrEYY (from time 1:01)

I have a personal mental association of the accent with 1970s Vegas culture: I visualize a thin (not overweight) MC at a mid-market casino or event wearing a 10-gallon hat and bola-tie and sideburns talking with this accent (e.g. like Bob from Bob's RV Roundup. This mental association might be from someone I saw on TV that spoke like this (Bob himself sounds almost similar, I note - but I wouldn't describe it as a "cowboy accent").

Having been to Vegas in person, and as a 4-year resident of the US West Coast, I can't say I've ever heard this accent spoken by a person in real-life.

So where is it from? Is it a real accent or a fake accent created by the media industry like the Mid-Atlantic accent?

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What American States have accents?

American Accents (Geographic)
  • Maine Accent.
  • New England English.
  • Pacific Northwest English.
  • California English.
  • Midwestern American English.
  • Southern American English.
  • Hawaii English And Pidgin.
  • New Orleans And Cajun English.


What state does not have an accent?

Idaho doesn't have a really distinct accent. There's no accent in Indiana. This might be very biased but I don't think we... I really don't think we have an accent.

What is the true American accent?

General American English or General American (abbreviated GA or GenAm) is the umbrella accent of American English spoken by a majority of Americans and widely perceived, among Americans, as lacking any distinctly regional, ethnic, or socioeconomic characteristics.

Where is the General American accent spoken?

While General American is not restricted to any one region in the United States, it is most commonly spoken in the Midland region. As such, the terms Midland accent and General American are often used synonymously. The Midland region covers parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio.



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