Country rock

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For the geological term, see Country rock (geology).

Country rock is a musical genre formed from the fusion of rock and roll with country music.

While such cross-pollination has occurred throughout the history of both genres, the term is usually used to refer to the wave of groups of the late 1960s and early 1970s who began to record country flavored records, including Neil Young, The Byrds, Gram Parsons and Bob Dylan with The Band. These musicians grew up listening to early country music on the radio in the 1950's, and were also influenced by the emergence of rock&roll in the 1960's.

The term is also used for those who came after them, such as The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and The Marshall Tucker Band as well as many musicians that they influenced, such as those in the alternative country movement.

A similar genre, southern rock, often fuses country rock and blues rock.

1 Chronological list of key Country Rock albums
- 1.1 1967
- 1.2 1968
- 1.3 1969
- 1.4 1970
- 1.5 1971
- 1.6 1972
- 1.7 1973
- 1.8 1974 onwards
2 List of Country Rock acts

[edit] Chronological list of key Country Rock albums

[edit] List of Country Rock acts

Bands that could be considered country rock include:

Alabama
The Allman Brothers Band, a jam band with Blues, R&B and jazz influences.
The Band
Elvin Bishop
Blackfoot (band)
Blue Rodeo
Brewer & Shipley
Buffalo Springfield, one of the first country rock bands, which included the future nuclei of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (Stephen Stills and Neil Young) and Poco (Jim Messina Richie Furay Timothy B. Schmit)
The Byrds
Gene Clark
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Desert Rose Band
Drive-By Truckers
The Eagles
Firefall
Flying Burrito Brothers
Emmylou Harris
Jayhawks
Cheyenne Kimball
Little Feat
Meat Puppets
Marshall Tucker Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Kinky Friedman
Grateful Dead, a psychedelic band with country & bluegrass influences
Loggins and Messina
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ian Matthews
Rick Nelson, in the latter stage of his career, particularly on songs such as "Garden Party."
Michael Nesmith
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Gram Parsons
Pure Prairie League
Poco, a band that, while not so successful themselves, acted as a stepping stone for soon-to-be key country rock stars such as Jim Messina (Loggins and Messina), Randy Meisner (The Eagles), Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles), and Richie Furay
The Rolling Stones under the influence of Keith Richards' good friend Gram Parsons on Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street, etc.
Linda Ronstadt as produced by Peter Asher and John David Souther
Sir Douglas Quintet
Son Volt
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band
Uncle Tupelo
Wilco, in the early albums
Neil Young, a diverse artist whose music spans many other genres as well
Steve Young

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