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
58
1312429
10
55
980632
11
53
849827
12
67
2445898
13
60
1313140
14
56
1004560
15
57
1671358
16
68
2328282
17
58
987236
18
58
1884679
19
53
398807
20
68
1377793
21
60
866436
22
60
1083114
23
57
1130330
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
56
1201435
35
46
946297
36
57
695749
37
61
918365
38
55
985986
39
50
490244
40
57
891647
41
56
1171023
42
57
496038
43
56
876444
44
70
6340712
45
46
446325
46
46
293241
47
47
285127
48
53
351924
49
54
401085
50
48
589688
51
45
246687
52
58
795558
53
54
328580
54
46
583844
55
80
6357078
56
54
406610
57
46
208931
58
52
302102
59
55
611724
60
59
280402
61
53
396415
62
52
204651
63
51
366023
64
47
303207
65
54
218211
66
70
2130003
67
48
213819
68
45
190558
69
46
173769
70
45
224368
71
58
586614
72
62
578529
73
49
174208
74
58
361597
75
47
96219
76
51
185932
77
46
442842
78
54
421379
79
61
1178761
80
60
858516
81
60
1307039
82
58
236761
83
53
484200
84
65
1591814
85
52
544532
86
53
593120
87
55
371617
88
49
322398
89
54
408369
90
60
669559
91
63
1350436
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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