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roots-rock

roots-rock noun: a genre of popular rock music influenced by Americana and roots music.

roots-rock: a genre of popular rock music influenced by Americana and roots music
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Noun

roots-rock (uncountable)

  1. A genre of popular rock music influenced by Americana and roots music.
    • […] door finds him or herself a millionaire superstar and gradually tax avoidance seems more important than roots rock.1977, Marxism Today, volumes 21–23, London: Communist Party of Great Britain, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13
    • They are favored by most blues, jazz, country, and roots-rock guitarists.1980, Will Schmid, Hal Leonard Guitar Method, complete edition, Winona, Minn.: Hal Leonard Pub. Corp., →OCLC, page 140

Forms of roots-rock

alternative formroots rock

Questions about roots-rock

What does roots-rock mean?
Roots-rock means a genre of popular rock music influenced by Americana and roots music.
What part of speech is roots-rock?
Roots-rock is a noun.

Words near roots-rock in the dictionary

  1. roots reggae
  2. roots rock
  3. roots up
  4. roots wine
  5. roots-reggae
  6. roots-rock
  7. rootsier
  8. rootsiest
  9. rootsiness
  10. rootstalk
  11. rootstalks

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