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| | Heartland Rock Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | The quintessential heartland rock album was probably Indiana-native Mellencamp's Scarecrow, with its depictions of struggling family farmers, odes to small town life, tales of the passing of generations, and tributes to the redemptive power of rock 'n' roll. |
 | | In concert, heartland rock often took the form of crowd-rousing anthems, leading to comparisons with arena rock. |
 | | Heartland rock faded away as a recognized genre by the early 1990s, as rock music in general lost influence with younger audiences and as heartland's artists turned to more personal works. |
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