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country rock
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country rock
n.
A form of popular music combining features of country music and rock 'n' roll.

country rock1
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the rock surrounding a mineral vein or igneous intrusion

country rock2
n
(Music / Pop Music) a style of rock music influenced by country and western


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Opening with the porchfront nostalgia of Ellis County, the set moves through the grumbling guitar of Gasoline And Matches, the country-rock of A Long Long Time and Nashville nuances of Chalk, the latter with Griffin to the fore.
Ironically, this could be about to change, thanks to his latest film, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, in which he swaggers with aplomb as a fictional country-rock legend.
In the late 80s he was coaxed back from retirement by Dwight Yoakam, then a key young member of the new country-rock scene, with whom Owens recorded his comeback duet, Streets of Bakersfield.
 
 
 
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