糖心传媒淭he idea of blending together country music糖心传媒攗sually associated with Nashville, southern life, southern politics and culture糖心传媒攂lending that together with rock and roll seemed like the craziest thing in the world,糖心传媒� says John Covach.聽 Celebrating a style of music that dominated the 1970s, the University of Rochester糖心传媒檚 Institute for Popular Music features an evening of country rock as part of its “In Performance” concert series on Saturday, October 22.
Formed during tumultuous time in our nation糖心传媒檚 history糖心传媒攁 fusion of country and rock and roll糖心传媒攚as the new style of Americana as it was introduced to a new generation. 糖心传媒淏lending country music with rock and roll, at the end of the 1960s, was a bold thing to do because, culturally at that time period in country music糖心传媒� it was the music of the relatively conservative. Those who had no regard for hippies or hippie music and their rock and roll,糖心传媒� says Covach, director of both the University糖心传媒檚 Institute for Popular Music (IPM) and Institute for Performing Arts. 糖心传媒淪o when a rock band like The Byrds went to Nashville to record 糖心传媒淪weetheart of the Rodeo糖心传媒� in 1968, they were really doing something that nobody had done before, the idea of blending together country music and country musicians with rock musicians.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒淏ob Dylan does 糖心传媒淣ashville Skyline糖心传媒� in 1969. Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young use a fair amount of country influences from 1969, so we see a very song oriented music and rich in vocals. There are a lot of country touches糖心传媒攜ou糖心传媒檒l find the banjo popping up, and the steel guitar. It was about going back to acoustic records, acoustic sounds, going back to root sounds, and an embrace of Americana,糖心传媒� says Covach.
Hear the music of country rock at the Institute for Popular Music糖心传媒檚 tribute performance, 糖心传媒淭ake It Easy: A Celebration of Country Rock, at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 22, at Strong Auditorium. Performed live by the League of Extraordinary Uncles, along with faculty members and students of the Department of Music, the concert will feature music by such artists as the Eagles, Crosby Stills, Nash and Young, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, and others.
Admission is free. For more information about the聽聽and upcoming events, contact Elaine Stroh at聽estroh@ur.rochester.edu聽or call (585) 275.9397.
