Country rock is a genre that blends elements of country music with rock and roll. It typically features acoustic and electric guitars, drums, and bass, along with lyrics that often focus on rural themes such as love, heartbreak, and the struggles of everyday life. The genre emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and has been popularized by a number of influential artists. Its sound can range from upbeat and energetic to mellow and introspective.
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Piano, Flute, Mandolin, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Pedal Steel Guitar, Harmonica, Organ, Horn Section
Popular country rock Songs
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
1972
The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
1988
Flowers On The Wall: The Essential Statler Brothers 1964-1969
1996
The Classic Christmas Album
2013
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List of country rock artists
Here is a list of country rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the country rock genre. You can find out what country rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
62
1580532
2
54
1237969
3
55
1241629
4
63
797479
5
59
1184597
6
65
1667572
7
57
689769
8
54
702838
9
55
980632
10
58
1312429
11
53
849827
12
67
2445898
13
60
1313140
14
56
1004560
15
57
1671358
16
68
2329174
17
58
987236
18
58
1884679
19
53
399237
20
68
1377793
21
60
866436
22
60
1083114
23
57
1132032
24
51
359209
25
51
856987
26
57
966023
27
46
376441
28
47
364692
29
56
832285
30
50
446056
31
68
2170422
32
53
603034
33
45
254867
34
57
695749
35
46
946297
36
56
1201435
37
61
918365
38
57
891647
39
50
490244
40
55
985986
41
56
1171023
42
57
496167
43
56
876444
44
46
446325
45
70
6340712
46
46
293533
47
47
285127
48
53
352256
49
54
401085
50
48
589688
51
45
246814
52
58
795558
53
54
328580
54
46
583844
55
54
406610
56
80
6357078
57
46
208931
58
52
302102
59
55
611724
60
59
280402
61
53
396415
62
51
366023
63
52
204651
64
47
303207
65
54
218211
66
70
2130003
67
48
213819
68
46
173829
69
45
224368
70
58
586614
71
49
174208
72
62
578529
73
58
361597
74
47
96219
75
54
421379
76
46
442842
77
61
1178761
78
51
186065
79
60
858516
80
53
484200
81
52
544532
82
60
1307039
83
53
593120
84
58
236761
85
65
1591814
86
55
371617
87
49
322398
88
54
408524
89
63
1350436
90
60
669559
91
45
105048
92
48
193236
93
46
142417
94
58
643855
95
49
224613
96
48
126263
97
49
98082
98
49
341361
99
62
239705
100
45
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country rock playlist created by Chosic
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