country rock movement

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The country rock movement was a late-1960s and 1970s musical trend that fused rock’s energy and attitude with country music’s instrumentation and songwriting, pioneered by artists like Gram Parsons.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
American country-rock movement 1
country rock movement canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music genre movement
musical movement
aimedAt country audiences
rock audiences
alsoKnownAs country-rock movement
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalContext counterculture of the 1960s
mainstream rock of the 1970s
developedIn Los Angeles music scene
Nashville music scene
endTime 1970s
hasCharacteristic blend of rural themes with rock attitude
emphasis on songwriting and storytelling
fusion of rock energy with country instrumentation
rock rhythm sections with country melodies
use of electric guitars with country-style songwriting
use of harmony vocals
use of pedal steel guitar
hasGenre country rock
hasStylisticOrigin country music
rock music
influenced Americana music
linked to: Americana

alt-country
country pop
heartland rock
southern rock
influencedBy Bakersfield sound
bluegrass music
folk rock
honky-tonk
rock and roll
notableWork Desperado
Eagles (album)
GP
Grievous Angel
Safe at Home
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
The Gilded Palace of Sin
pioneer Buffalo Springfield
Dillard & Clark
Emmylou Harris
Gram Parsons
Linda Ronstadt
Michael Nesmith
Poco
Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band
The Byrds
The Eagles
The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
startTime late 1960s

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Gram Parsons movement country rock movement
Clarence White partOf American country-rock movement
linked to: country rock movement