ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Roots-rock

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Roots-rock is a noun meaning (music) A genre of popular rock music influenced by Americana and roots music.

Meaning

(music) A genre of popular rock music influenced by Americana and roots music.

Example Sentences

They are favored by most blues, jazz, country, and roots-rock guitarists.
[…] door finds him or herself a millionaire superstar and gradually tax avoidance seems more important than roots rock.
Doug [Clifford] was the well-known drummer in Creedence Clearwater Revival throughout their phenomenally fruitful existence as one of America's first genuine roots-rock bands.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include country rock, root-rocker, rock, post-rock, rock-n-roll, blues-rock.

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