Here's part two of our series on Country rock and musicians who inspired it like Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, and more.
Category: Influences of Classic Rock
Country Music of the 60s and 70s: Part 1
Country music influenced rock and roll and a lot of rock musicians like country music. These genres have a lot more in common than one would think. To pay tribute to country music and its influence on rock and roll …
Classic Rock and Oldies songs as heard in memes
Memes have revived many songs from the past. In this post, we look at the histories of these songs of the past popularised by memes.
Indian Influences in Classic Rock
Note from the author: I wanted to write this post for a while now. The sitar is my favourite instrument. It added something cool to the table, paving the way for other world music genres to influence classic rock. I …
Diss Tracks of the 60s and 70s: Before Hip Hop
Music expresses a lot of emotions. Some happy, some sad, and some angry. If you’ve been reading my blog or following me online for a while, you’ll know that I relate almost everything to classic rock. Recently I’ve been on …
Disco Rocks: The influence of Disco on Classic Rock
For a few years in the late 70s and early 80s, disco took over, starting a rivalry between disco and rock. Some rock musicians released their own disco songs. Let's explore the influence of disco on rock and roll.
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Despacito: Topping the charts everywhere, but is it really that impressive?
I’ve been busy working on other writing projects and my thesis, so I am a bit late to the party, but this song is still played widely on the radio. It’s still #1 in America. I heard it on the …
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