country rock
Americannoun
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a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and country music.
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Geology. the rock surrounding and penetrated by mineral veins or igneous intrusions.
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of country rock
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The Army said the AH-64 Apaches were conducting a training route past the Nashville area, where the country rock artist's hilltop estate is located.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
He applauded the “fearless pioneers” in Christian music who are borrowing “sounds that have been synonymous with country, rock, rap, every ‘more legitimate’ genre.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
“You can get rock ‘n’ roll in country, rock and roll in any kind of music,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Almost all of those tunes were written and recorded in the 1970s, the decade when he carefully assembled his signature beach bum persona by bringing country rock to the Florida Keys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
It is likely to show a fairly sharp contact on the side toward the intrusive, and to grade off into the country rock on the other side with numerous embayments and irregularities.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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