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American Murder Song (sometimes abbreviated AMS) is an American musical act founded in 2016 by cult film composers and performers Terrance Zdunich and Saar Hendelman. The project uses the murder ballad genre to explore American history , especially 19th-century America.
Terrance Zdunich (/ s ˈ d uː n ɪ tʃ /; born July 23, 1976) is an American artist, singer, actor, writer, composer, producer, illustrator and storyboard artist. He is most known for his role as GraveRobber in Repo! The Genetic Opera, as Lucifer in The Devil's Carnival films, and Mister Tender in American Murder Song.
African music traditions brought by slaves blended with the conventions. Olive Burt noted that the murder ballad tradition of the American Old West is distinct to some extent from that of ballads rooted in the old broadside tradition, noting that: Western settlers found murder and bloodshed fascinating, and composed local ballads.
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American Murder Song's ballad "The Cry Of The Banished Horseman" is a musical account of James Reed's murder of John Snyder and subsequent banishment from The Donner Party. [11] Chris Cooper plays James Reed and Meredith Baxter plays Margret in the 1994 TV movie One More Mountain. [12]
The 16-year-old saw the man walking on the sidewalk and “decided to run him over,” police said.
Murder victim, song inspiration Delia Green (1886 – December 25, 1900) [ 1 ] was a 14-year-old African-American murder victim who has been identified as the likely inspiration for several well-known traditional American songs, usually known by the titles "Delia", "Delia's Gone" or "Little Delia".