Folk rock

Folk rock is a musical genre that combines the musical structure of rock with the themes of folk music. In the 1960s, American folk music was seeing a revival in the USA, and, at the same time, the British invasion was popularizing rock, a more aggressive form of rock 'n roll. The result was bands writing lyrics about social and political issues while married with the electric instrumentation of rock music. The genre really made it big in 1965 when the Byrds scored a number one hit by adding rock music to Bob Dylan's folk song Mr. Tambourine Man. Bands like Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, and the Turtles also became early adopters of the sound and, as the genre grew, it sent folk rock to the UK where, in the late 1960s, it became its own distinct form of British folk rock. The genre was most popular in the USA from the late 1960s through the 1970s, but saw a decline at the end of the decade as it merged into the far more aggressive punk rock in the 1980s.
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Personal
Most of my teen years were spent listening to classic rock and oldies radio stations, so I heard a lot of classic rock. I like how the genre has important themes to its music rather than the basic themes of pop rock music, but, at the same time, it has catchy hooks and choruses that make it more enjoyable than traditional folk music.
Bands
These are folk rock bands and artists that are important to me.
Songs
- See Folk rock songs.