Poppy, country music played by rock artists. The movement began in the late-1960s by the likes of Neil Young, the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers was hard-edged, straight country. It mellowed in the 1970s as bands like the Eagles and Poco gained popularity with mellow, light country fare. Representative Artists: Neil Young, the Byrds, the Eagles.
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