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	Roots reggae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roots reggae is the name given to Rastafarian reggae music from Jamaica which evolved from Ska and Rocksteady and was made famous outside the Caribbean by the legendary singer/songwriter Bob Marley.
		Roots reggae is an inherently 'spiritual' type of reggae music, the lyrics of which are predominantly in praise of Jah Ras Tafari Makonnen — Haile Selassie (1892–1975) the Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974).
		Roots reggae is an important part of Jamaican culture, and whilst other forms of reggae have replaced it in terms of popularity in Jamaica (dancehall for instance), roots reggae has found a small, but growing, niche globally.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roots_reggae (406 words)

	Roots rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roots Rock is a sometimes vaguely-defined genre of Americana music that draws on early rock and roll, blues, country music, country rock, and other related forms, often seen as an adjunct of the alternative country movement.
		Notable roots rockers include: Uncle Tupelo; Ryan Adams; Whiskeytown; Wilco; Jason and the Scorchers; Son Volt; Steve Earle; The Supersuckers; The V-Roys; The Bottle Rockets; The Old 97's; The Black Crowes; the Ghost Rockets; The Jayhawks; High Noon; Reverend Horton Heat; Southern Culture on the Skids;The Clash And countless others
		Excellent roots rock commentary can be found in No Depression, and Uncut, a British magazine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roots_rock (209 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - roots rock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Root (botany), organ of higher plants, usually subterranean and having several functions, including the absorption and conduction of water and...
		Kensington Rune Stone, dark, slab-shaped stone, inscribed with runes, that was said to have been found embedded in the roots of a tree on a farm near...
		Finding the square root of a number is the inverse operation of squaring that number.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /roots+rock.html (148 words)

	Roots Rock Downloads - Download Roots Rock Music - Download Roots Rock MP3s
		By bringing rock back to its roots -- whether that was rock & roll, blues, or country -- the groups managed to sound like a fresh alternative, which brought them critical praise and heavy airplay from American college radio stations.
		In the late '80s, Roots Rock ceased to be a hip music in the American underground, but most of the bands continued to record and perform into the '90s.
		The roots rock band Lone Justice was formed in Los Angeles by guitarist Ryan Hedgecock and singer Maria McKee.
	www.mp3.com /genre/442/subgenre.html (2982 words)

	Freeway Jam
		Roots rock is a broad term that describes a range of subgenres that began appearing in the early 1980's in the wake of the punk explosion.
		As the 90's turned to the 00's, roots rock still had its various audiences, anthough it had splintered so far and wide that the term no longer could accurately describe the range of bands it was invented for.
		McKee is known for one of the most luscious voices in rock music; accomplished and effective she ultimately outshined the band and got the most attention, hastening a solo career that spelled the end for the group.
	freewayjam.blogspot.com /2005/08/sunday-morning-playlist-roots-rock.html (4123 words)

	Blogcritics.org: Salvaging the 80's: Roots Rock (A random playlist)
		Roots Rock could describe the country-rock stylings of Lone Justice, the garage rock of the Long Ryders, the 50's flavored rock 'n' roll of the Blasters, or the cowpunk of the Beat Farmers.
		Roots rock became a staple of the newly influential college stations of the 80's; it became the cool antidote to MTV.
		Roots rock is most important to the rock saga for rescuing rock music itself as an art form, right when things were looking bleakest.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2005/03/11/100551.php (4695 words)

	Roots of Rock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A recording team working in 1928 for Paramount Records captured this bit of an old-time Holy Ghost Revival in an unknown church in the south, and the 1934 track was done by recording engineers John and Alan Lomax during one of their earliest field trips through rural Louisiana.
		This African rhythm is the tap root of rock and roll, and these sound clips should be played through a few times in order to appreciate the importance of fl gospel as the root of so much of today's music.
		Black gospel seems to be the forgotten "root" of rock and roll, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the queen of gospel in the 40's, with a heavy rocking hand on the guitar pick.
	www.hoyhoy.com /roots.htm (967 words)

	Rock & Roll/Roots Downloads - Download Rock & Roll/Roots Music - Download Rock & Roll/Roots MP3s
		He rocked as hard as Jerry Lee Lewis, his lyrics were as complicated as Bob Dylan's, and his concerts were near-religious celebrations of all that was best in music.
		The leather-clad, limping, greasy-haired singer was also one of rock's original bad boys, lionized by romanticists of past and present generations attracted to his primitive, sometimes savage style and indomitable spirit.
		Berry is the undisputed father of rock & roll and his music, much of it blues based and in a few cases like "Havana Moon" even Caribbean inspired, remains timeless as well as inspirational decades after it was recorded.
	www.mp3.com /rock-&-roll-roots/genre/429/subgenre.html (5044 words)

	THE SATANIC ROOTS OF ROCK
		The money of the 1960s rock groups, which in somes cases mounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, was also totally under the control of mob-connected promoters.
		The rock concerts were devised as a means for mass recruitment to the drug-saturated, free-sex counterculture.
		The organizer of the Monterey festival was John Phillips, a member of the rock group the Mommas and the Papas.
	www.av1611.org /othpubls/roots.html (7238 words)

	100 Greatest Roots Of Rock Artists
		That period completely changed rock history, especially considering the downturn it took when he was in the Army (1959 was the year of the teen idol and non-threatening instrumental remember).
		He did country, gospel, blues, soul, protest songs, and pure unbridled rock and somehow made it all seem tangibly connected, which only reconfirmed what he did originally back at Sun, which is bring all the various roots of rock together as a singular style.
		Rock had never faced that before, artists were previously seen as being tied to the group in which they began and the popularity was thought to be that of the unit, of the label, etc., not superceded by a lone figure within.
	www.digitaldreamdoor.com /pages/best_roots.html (3480 words)

	Roots Rock Reggae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		As an "oral history," Roots Rock Reggae compiles interviews conducted by Foster for magazine articles, particularly for the American magazine Beat.
		The bulk of the book is comprised of these 30 interviews, which range from 3 to 13 pages long and which cover legends like Desmond Dekker, John Holt, and Marcia Griffiths to more modern stars like Buju Banton, Luciano, and Beres Hammond to lesser-known acts like Foundation, Raymond Myers, and Majek Fashek.
		The interviews include some interesting overviews of the artists' careers by the author, interspersed with the artist's comments, but in general, each chapter is only as interesting as you find the artist featured.
	www.reggae-reviews.com /rootsrockreggae.html (329 words)

	Roots Rock Reggae - Rascalin and The Roots Rockers
		The music is called Roots Rock Reggae and The group is called Rascalin and The Roots Rockers.....
		Roots Rockers is a nine-piece bliss machine that recalls the halcyon days of roots reggae, an era when artists like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff were in their prime.
		Roots Rock Reggae is one of the few original styles of music to emerge from the late 20th century.
	www.rascalin.com (315 words)

	Main Menu
		This web page attempts to explore the roots of rock in such a way as to illuminate the natural progression of musical styles.
		Wyonnie Harris' 1947 recording of "Good Rocking Tonight" was one of many "rhythm records" made during the late 1940s, however when it was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1954 it seemed like a new and different approach.
		The knowledge of the stream of American popular music allows one to understand that rock and roll was a natural result of the combined forces that affected the music.
	www.history-of-rock.com /non_frames.htm (292 words)

	New York Daily News - Entertainment - Rock's comic roots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Yesterday, Rock tried to soothe fears that his involvement would be minimized once the series began.
		Rock cited "The Jeffersons" as his "favorite TV show of all time," and John Amos' patriarchal role on "Good Times" as the sort of tough and strong but loving father he has Terry Crews playing as his own dad on "Everybody Hates Chris."
		Rock admitted he'd rather not spend time with the "hoopla" of promoting a new TV show, but had no problem shooting out funny one-liners in response to questions.
	www.nydailynews.com /entertainment/story/330311p-282289c.html (494 words)

	Country-Rock Roots
		The roots of Country-Rock music go all the way back to the Great Depression, when Dust Bowl migrants from Texas and Oklahoma brought Tex-Mex music and the Texas swing of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys with them to California.
		As the 70s progressed, the Eagles would migrate more towards commercial rock, and by the release of "Hotel California" in 1976, most of their country influences were now gone, as were original members Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon.
		So the responsibility has fallen to independent artists, to explore the fertile territory between country and rock and roll music, and put out records which don't necessarily fit neatly into a single established format, but are interesting and entertaining for that very reason.
	www.mikeclifford.com /Countryrockroots.htm (1610 words)

	B103 :: WBZO :: Rock & Roll Roots
		But no one could argue with the fact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizing rock and roll on an international level.
		Some revisionists have tried to cast him as a sort of early blue-eyed soul figure, although he was probably more aligned with pop/rock, at first as the lead singer of the Belmonts, and then as a solo star.
		While Lou Christie's shrieking falsetto was among the most distinctive voices in all of pop music, he was also one of the first solo performers of the rock era to compose his own material, generating some of the biggest and most memorable hits of the mid-1960s.
	www.b103.com /b103_rootsofrock.htm (720 words)

	Tucson Weekly: Up From The Roots (July 24 - July 30, 1997)
		Major labels are beginning to sign roots acts in hope that it'll become the next wave, much as grunge was in the late '80s and early '90s.
		As odd as it seems, the new countrified genre is closer to the punk rock of the late 1970s and early 1980s than anything else.
		Some fans of roots find the emotions it expresses and the values it typifies similar to music of their youth.
	www.tucsonweekly.com /tw/07-24-97/mus.htm (1243 words)

	DWM Roots and Country Rock
		The downtrodden troubadour of roots rock & roll sallies forth with a sensational alt-effort.
		This album is so vibrant and rocking that I guess it would be fair to rank Arvey up there with the best.
		Black Ice is a rootsy effort that walks the line between bar rock, country and blues.
	www.dwmmusic.com /roots.asp (145 words)

	Schedule
		I will rock like boom with all sorts of crazy music you ain't even heard.
		Rock 'n' Roll and all it's twisted relatives.
		A rocking mix of roots-n-rock, alt-country with a twist of the blues.
	www.wcniradio.org /schedule.htm (979 words)

	Amazon.com: Roots of Rock N Roll: 1946-1954: Music: Various Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		I've been collecting rock and roll for a long time, and there are some gems on this cd that I've never heard.
		Roots of Rock N Roll: 1946-1954 contains all the above unforgettable performances plus too many more to mention, and the hip compilers at Hip-O records did a masterful job of assembling this assortment, guaranteed to reward listeners with hours of listening pleasure.
		Or that rock and roll represented (and continues to represent) a white-fl fusion.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001XAQVY?v=glance (1285 words)

	Roots Rock @ The 5 Spot
		Every Thursday starting in September, Roots Rock Night will feature touring bands such as multi-Grammy award-winner Pete Anderson with a new artist he is working with, Moot Davis, on September 23rd.
		Thursday's Roots Rock @ The 5 Spot provides all that, but is more about having fun.
		Something even stranger than the playful peanut fight happened at the Roots Rock @ The 5 Spot kickoff in Nashville - people danced to the sweet country rock, and for a second we were all innocent again.
	www.bettydylan.com /reviews/rr_release.html (269 words)

	Home
		The Roots of Rock Collection is a world-renowned fine collection of vintage guitars and amplifiers.
		Some of the highlights of the collection include one of the finest 1954 Fender Stratocasters known to exist, every variant of the Gibson Les Paul gold top models produced from 1952 to ’58, and the world’s most comprehensive collection of blonde Gibson electric arch top guitars.
		Buyers from around the world phoned in their orders for the guitars and amps of their dreams, and the dream of raising funds for pediatric cancer research and support became a blessed reality.
	www.therootsofrock.com /home.htm (428 words)

	An Internet Resource About Doo-Wop and the Roots of Rock & Roll Music - All Info About Web Almanac - Your Guide To ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A timeline of significant events in the history of rock music, representing the 1950's to the 1990's.
		The Golden Age Of American Rock and Roll, Vol.
		Too often the study of rock begins with Bill Haley and His Comets and includes scant information about the blues and rhythm records that he, and others, used as a model.
	webalmanac.allinfoabout.com /music/rockandroll.htm (630 words)

	New York County "A Roots Rock Showcase"
		New York County is a small part on the map of American music and was established to foster and promote artists in the greater New York area who have dedicated their careers and creativity to developing the craft of American roots rock music and continuing its legacy for the next generation.
		We like to think of roots rock as music that combines the heritage of rock, blues and country, which has prospered on the American musical landscape, into new and exciting sounds.
		The music clearly reflects the band's musical roots and features performances by a group that has hit their stride as a band and as individual players.
	www.nycountymusic.coppersonic.com (930 words)

	CD Baby: ROCK: Roots Rock - music you will love. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Live album that finally captures this pull-no-punches rock 'n' roll band at their best: loud, political, and in-your-face.
		Girded by the raw sounds of 50s-era country, but imbued with the post-punk ferocity of The Pixies, The Famous forge powerful tunes combining the intense desperation of X, the sincere melancholy of Hank Williams Sr.
		Jammy roots rockers to dreamier, strummy acoustic melancholy- Marconi has the kind of smoky powerful vocal delivery that sells every song with soulful emotion.
	www.cdbaby.com /style/173 (420 words)

	Roots Collective :: Roots, Rock, Reggae Music! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Roots Collective is fast becoming one of Madison's most anticipated reggae bands.
		Featuring a line-up with some of the most noteable reggae musicians in the city, they are definitely making a mark on the local music scene.
		If you are a fan of roots rock reggae this is a band not to be missed.
	www.rootscollectivereggae.com /index-2.html (91 words)

	»»Roots Rock Music Reviews««
		Rock n Roll as it was always meant to be.
		Their down to roots, americana rock blew me away and has continued to do so ever since that day.
		Roots Radicals is awesome, but any Rancid fan would have the album it's on.
	www.megamusicreviews.com /Rock/Roots_Rock/Roots_Rock_57.html (2961 words)

	Roots Music Report - The #1 Independant, International Music Charts in the World - Music News, Reviews, & More. ...
		Enjoy our roots / americana music charts our blues music charts, bluegrass music charts, folk music charts, roots rock music charts, jazz music charts, reggae music charts, roots gospel music charts, western swing music charts, true country music charts, and our zydeco music charts.
		Roots Music Report helping indie artist receive radio airplay chart recognition.
		Roots Music Report, or their respective owners, all right reserved.
	www.rootsmusicreport.com /2.0/charts.php?name=altcountry (213 words)

	Books of About Roots Music and American Music from The Bomp Bookshelf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The roots of rock are of course country,
		By 1969, an exceptional alchemy had occurred among rock, folk, and country, as the role of the songwriter widened in rock and deepened in folk.
		The artists, all of whom are 55 and over, were either abused or ignored by mainstream record labels and living in poverty until the foundation stepped in to help them with basic needs such as food, shelter, and medical care.
	www.bomp.com /BompbooksRoots.html (1710 words)

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