How to Use country rock in a Sentence

country rock

noun

• It’s kind of a little bit on the, Southern rock, country rock side of things.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 1 Apr. 2021
• The Dixie Chicks are back to take their rightful place as queens of country rock.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2020
• Classic and country rock fans should be well versed with the name Artimus Pyle.
  — Chip McCabe, courant.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• Rusty Young, founding member of the country rock band Poco, has died at age 75.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2021
• Here are 10 shows on our must-see list, from a vibrant soul-rock duo to a classic country rock band.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 26 Sep. 2022
• Finger Death Punch and country rock singer Brantley Gilbert are joining forces for a 22-date tour.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022
• In the episode, a Musical Genre Challenge means Chance must perform the iconic 2002 song with a country rock flare.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• This song is in the grunge, alternative rock, hard rock and country rock genres.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 24 July 2022
• These days, there are debates over whether the Byrds, Gram Parsons or the Eagles invented country rock.
  — Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2021
• With the South emerging as the next craft beer frontier, this festival combines craft beer, country rock, and Southern food with a dash of soul.
  — Tara Massouleh, AL.com, 2 May 2018
• The album continues the band’s brand of arena-ready hard rock with a dash of contemporary country rock for good measure.
  — cleveland, 23 Jan. 2023
• The album is a collection of country rock and Americana that puts down the hard-hitting electric guitars of The Kinks’ earlier work.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2021
• It was mixed with a steady aroma of meat fires and fried everything — Twinkies, Oreos, cheesecake, onion rings, corn dogs, etc. — with sound blasts of country, country rock and marching bands.
  — Ardie A. Davis, kansascity, 2 Mar. 2018
• But the album, with motifs of tolling bells and country rock, is clearly the testament of an alleged sinner who has been scarred by soul-saving efforts.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022
• Gabalier, 34, who plays a blend of Alpine folk and country rock, is by far the most popular homegrown musical performer in Austria.
  — Thomas Rogers, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2019
• Often straddling the fence between newgrass and country rock, Mr. Crowe added steel guitar and drums to his lineup during Whitley’s tenure in the band.
  — Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2022
• Nesmith formed the First National Band, a country rock group, in the early 1970s and continued to work as a songwriter and producer.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 10 Dec. 2021
• Elaborate dance pop ceded ground to jazz standards, showtunes, and country rock.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2017
• Their sound is a seamless blend of Hmong sentimental song style and epic country rock, which works so well together it’s surprising more people haven’t thought to do it.
  — David L. Coddoncontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
• Performing this week is the Patrick Howard Trampus Band featuring modern country rock.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022
• The genres include country and country rock, soul, blues, pop, first-generation and British Invasion rock ’n’ roll, and even bluegrass.
  — Barry Mazor, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
• Walker's style is also tinged with versatility, crossed with up-tempo beat of country rock.
  — Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, 12 Oct. 2019
• But in a country rocked locked in a raging insurgency against Islamist militants in the North and armed separatists in the south west, fears are rife that Mr. Biya’s lengthy rule remains a key risk to stability.
  — Nicholas Bariyo, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2018
• But that shouldn’t (and could never) erase her heavier roots, and the film strongly asserts Ronstadt’s rock ’n’ roll bona fides as a trailblazing and wildly successful solo female artist in the man’s world of late ’60s and early ’70s country rock.
  — Katie Walsh, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• When Nitty Gritty Dirt Band decided to go into the studio to record its first album with its current touring lineup, the seminal country rock group decided to pay homage to a single artist.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2022
• The second clue package really highlighted the Banana's country rock background.
  — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 5 Mar. 2020
• The Chinese Football Association has put regulations in place that curbs its clubs' spending big on foreign stars, after a huge rise in the number of players from outside the country rocked up with the promise of massive salary packets.
  — SI.com, 25 Jan. 2018
• And despite recording three classic country rock albums, escaping the shadow of the Monkees proved nearly impossible.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2021
• The emerging queen of country rock is Suki Waterhouse, a graceful and mannerly Englishwoman with perfectly tousled blonde hair.
  — M.t. Richards, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
• Nesmith’s career after the Monkees included veering into country rock.
  — NBC News, 10 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024