country rock

American  

noun

1. a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and country music.

2. Geology. the rock surrounding and penetrated by mineral veins or igneous intrusions.

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country rock ¹ British  

noun

1. the rock surrounding a mineral vein or igneous intrusion

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country rock ² British  

noun

1. a style of rock music influenced by country and western

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Etymology

Origin of country rock

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

After the formality and diplomatic challenges of Washington DC, this was an opportunity to see a more relaxed side of the US, with bluegrass music and country rock blasting around the town square.

From BBC • Apr. 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

Zach Bryan, the Oklahoma-raised singer-songwriter whose work fits somewhere on a continuum of country, rock and Americana folk, has logged his first No. 1 album and single with big streaming numbers.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2023

These characteristics of the country rock, however, are likely to be masked at the outcrop by later weathering, which superposes a kaolinic or clayey alteration.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)