Roots rock
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Roots rock is a genre of rock music that looks back to rock's origins in folk, blues, and country music. First emerging in the late 1960s, it is seen as a response to the perceived excesses of the the
Bob Dylan
Peter Green performing with Fleetwood Mac in 1970
Duane Allman playing guitar at the Fillmore East, 26 June 1971 (late show)
Americana music
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Americana is a general term for roots or traditional music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the musical ethos of the United States, with particular emphasis on
Roots rock
…1960s, it is seen as a response to the perceived excesses of the then dominant psychedelic and the developing progressive rock. Because roots music (Americana) is often used to mean folk and world musical forms, roots rock is sometimes used in a broad sense to describe any rock music that incorporates elements…
Pete Seeger in 1955
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan in 1963
Exene Cervenka and John Doe during an X concert in 1983
The Lumineers performing in 2023