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memories, experience or knowledge, of this
era  that encompasses classic rock music.

The 1960's and 70's, were two decades that
produced many historical events. Socially,
and politically.  Technology connected people
like never before. Television, brought the
events of the day to our living rooms, as they
unfolded before us. The Beatniks became
hippies, The civil rights movement, Vietnam
war protests, Womens rights, and the sexual
revolution. All came to the forefront. he music
played a huge roll in this history, Giving a voice
and uniting the people. All of these things are
reflected in the music of the classic rock era.

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Bob Dylan:
At 5 foot six inches, Robert Allen Zimmerman
might be a slight man, but under the name Bob
Dylan, he is a legendary giant of a musician. 
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BackPages, Top 10 Classic Rock Songs:
Here is Classic Rock BackPages list of The Top 10
Classic Rock Songs of all time. After comparing
severallists from several sources on the internet.
BackPages has compiled it's own list. Based mostly
on the opinion of our editors. Here's what we think. 
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Neil and Pegi Youngs goal, was to give
their son, Ben, the “quality” of life he
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The Origin Of Classic Rock:

So, what exactly is Classic Rock... really? Well, you just
might be surprised by the answer to this question. If you
thought itwas a genre of music, you would be wrong. In
fact, Classic rock includes several genres of rock music.

Classic Rock was conceived originally as a radio
station-programming format that led to the rise of
FM Radio, at a time when AM Radio was dying.
The origin of classic rock can be traced back to
the release of The Beatles album "Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". The
first loosely termed, "concept album" ever produced.
Concept albums are song based but thematic in approach,
as a result no singles were produced.Since singles were,
the basic programming format for AM Radio stations this
excludedthem from being able to play the album.
FM Radio disc jockeyswere prompted to play selected
tracks from the Beatles album in order to retain listeners.
This in turn created what was called "Progressive Rock
Radio" or "Free Form Radio" in which disc jockeys
controlled more of the music that was aired,
in the late 1960's and 1970's. This evolved into a more
commercially oriented variant, which was called
"Album Rock", on most FM radio stations this then evolved
finally into "Classic Rock Radio. Based mostly on music from
the past similar to "oldies" but concentrating on music from
the "Classic Rock Era" from which play lists are developed

The first radio station to call itself "Classic Rock" on the air
was a radio station in, Philadelphia WYSP in Jan of 1981,
by disc jockey Dick Hungate. The classic rock format
includes several Genres of rock music, and refers to an era
in timeratherthan a type of musical style or genre. Breaking
it on down, thegenres included are:

"Hard Rock": British, American and Progressive bands.
The pillar artists for British hard rock bands are;
The Beatles,Led Zeppelin, Queen, Cream, The Who,
The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and Deep Purple.

The pillar artists in American hard rock bands are;
Jimmi Hendrix, The Doors, The Steve Miller band,
Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, The Eagles, and Credence
Clear Water revival.

"Heavy Metal": Ac/Dc, Guns and Roses, Rush and Van
Halen.

"Arena Rock": Styx, Boston, Journey, Supertramp, REO
Speed wagon, and Peter Frampton.

"Southern Rock" : Lynard Skynard and the Allman
Brothers

Counter Culture 
"Folk Rock": Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Arlo Guthrie.

"Psychedelic": Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, the
Doors, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones

One of the largest influences on many of the artists during
this musical revolution, this "Classic Rock Era" the late
1960's through the 1970's was the Vietnam War. Although
some of the music was directed right towards politics, much
of the resultant music was based on the need of the younger
generation in America for freedom of expression. Whether
expressed through the lyrics or through a screaming guitar.
Rock and roll is here to stay!

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