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.

The term is also used for those who came after them, such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Eagles, and the many bands they influenced, such as the alternative country movement.

Bands that could be considered country rock include:

Alabama
The Allman Brothers Band, a jam band with bluegrass influences
The Band
Blackfoot (band)
Blue Rodeo
The Byrds
Brewer & Shipley
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Eagles
Flying Burrito Brothers
Kinky Friedman
Grateful Dead, a psychedelic band with bluegrass influences
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Michael Nesmith
Neil Young, a diverse artist whoes music spans many other genres as well
Gram Parsons
Pure Prarie League
Poco
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

Country music \| Country genres
Bakersfield sound \| Bluegrass \| Close harmony \| Country blues \| Honky tonk \| Lubbock sound \| Nashville sound \| New Traditionalists \| Outlaw country \| Australian country music
Alternative country \| Country pop \| Country rock \| Psychobilly \| Deathcountry \| Rockabilly \| Country-rap

Rock and roll | Rock genres

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