Roots Rock is a sometimes vaguely-defined genre of Americana music that draws on early rock and roll, blues, country music, country rock, and other related forms, often seen as an adjunct of the alternative country movement. Americana (music) is a loose subset of American roots music, that is perhaps best defined as classic American music -- ranging in style from folk, country blues, bluegrass, Alternative country, and Roots Rock. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music. ... Country rock is a musical genre formed from the fusion of rock and roll with country music. ... Alternative country is a term applied to various subgenres of country music. ...

Notable roots rockers include: Uncle Tupelo; Ryan Adams; Whiskeytown; Wilco; Jason and the Scorchers; Son Volt; Steve Earle; The Supersuckers; The V-Roys; The Bottle Rockets; The Old 97's; The Black Crowes; the Ghost Rockets; The Jayhawks; High Noon; Reverend Horton Heat; Southern Culture on the Skids;The Clash And countless others Uncle Tupelo Uncle Tupelo was a popular music group formed in 1987 in Belleville, Illinois. ... Ryan Adams For the similarly named Canadian artist, see Bryan Adams. ... Whiskeytown was an alternative country band formed in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1994. ... Wilco is an American contemporary rock band. ... Alt country band led by Jason Ringenberg whose sound combined punk with country music. ... Son Volt Son Volt is a popular music group formed by Jay Farrar in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1994, after the breakup of the band Uncle Tupelo. ... Earle performing at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, CA, October 2, 2005. ... The Supersuckers are an American rock and roll band that play a subgenre of rock and roll known as garage punk. ... The Bottle Rockets, 2005. ... The Old 97s (L-R: Philip Peeples, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond, and Rhett Miller) The Old 97s are an alt-country band originally based in Dallas, Texas. ... The Black Crowes The Black Crowes are a blues-oriented hard rock jam band that have sold over 15 million albums and were hailed by Melody Maker as The Most Rock n Roll Rock n Roll Band in the World. ... Hailing from Minneapolis, the Jayhawks are a band playing a style of alt-country and roots rock with elements of folk. ... High Noon is a 1952 western film which tells the story of a town sheriff, who has just married a pacifist Quaker woman. ... The Reverend Horton Heat: Scott Churilla (left), Jim Reverend Horton Heath (center), Jimbo Wallace (right) The Reverend Horton Heat is both three-piece psychobilly / rockabilly band from Dallas, Texas and the stage name of its singer/songwriter, Jim Heath (born in 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas). ... Southern Culture on the Skids, also known to fans as SCOTS, is an American music group composed of Rick Miller (vocals, guitar), Dave Hartman (percussion), and Mary Huff (vocals, bass guitar). ... The Clash was one of the most successful British punk rock groups that existed from 1976 to 1986. ...

Excellent roots rock commentary can be found in No Depression, and Uncut, a British magazine. No Depression is the title of an album released 1990 by the alt-country band Uncle Tupelo. ...

PBS's Austin City Limits series often feature excellent alt.country, americana, or roots rock acts, and the city of Austin, Texas, hosts an annual Austin City Limits music festival. PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... Austin City Limits is a music program on American television. ... Alternative country is a term applied to various subgenres of country music. ... An apple pie and baseball bat sitting atop an American flag. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World, ATX Official website: www. ... Austin City Limits is a music program on American television. ...

External links

• Austin City Limits music festival
• No Depression
• Uncut

See Also

• Country rock
• Heartland rock