The Byrds
American Beauty
Highway 61 Revisited
Donovan

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Folk-Rock takes the simple, direct songwriting style of folk music and melds it to a prominent rock & roll backbeat. One of the most distinctive elements of folk-rock is the chiming, ringing guitar hooks, coupled with clear vocal harmonies. Folk-rock was pioneered in the mid-'60s by the Byrds, who played Bob Dylan songs as if they were from the British Invasion. The Byrds established the blueprint that many bands followed. As the '60s winded down, more folk-rock groups emphasized the acoustic origins of folk and backed away from the ringing electric arrpeggios of the Byrds. In the next three decades, both the acoustic and electric folk-rock sounds were commonplace in rock & roll.

Folk-Rock Artists Highlights

The Byrds
The Byrds
Donovan
Donovan
Neil Young
Neil Young
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Lovin' Spoonful
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield

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Folk-Rock Album Highlights

American Beauty
Grateful Dead
American Beauty
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Highway 61 Revisited
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield Again
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Harvest Festival
Various Artists
Harvest Festival
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Unhalfbricking

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Folk-Rock Song Highlights

Title/Composer Performer Stream
Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds
Catch the Wind Donovan
Everybody's Talkin' Fred Neil
Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking) Janis Ian
Eve of Destruction P.F. Sloan
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Richard & Linda Thompson
Ohio Crosby, Stills & Nash
Scarborough Fair/Canticle Simon & Garfunkel
Here Comes the Sun Richie Havens

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