Samples of rock and roll
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Rockabilly
Main article: Rockabilly
Rockabilly is a fusion of country & western music with 1950s-style rock. Pioneers include Elvis Presley and Billy Haley & His Comets.
- Download sample of Elvis Presley's "Good Rockin' Tonight", one of the most representative songs of the rockabilly era
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1950s rock
Main article: Rock and roll
- Download sample of Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk", a surprise instrumental rock hit
- Download sample of Richie Valens' "La Bamba", the signature song for Valens, a pioneering rock star, and the first Mexican-American musical celebrity
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Garage rock
Main article: Garage rock
- Download sample of The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie", a hit song that was originally a Jamaican ballad; The Kingsmen's version, originally a rival with Paul Revere & the Raiders' nearly-simultaneously released take, launched a national debate over the lyric's supposed sexual content. After an investigation, the FBI concluded that the words (in The Kingsmen's version) were incomprehensible.
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Folk-rock
Main article: Folk-rock
- Download sample of The Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man" from Mr. Tambourine Man, helped launch careers of both The Byrds and Bob Dylan, noted folk-rock song with controversial allusions to drug abuse
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Psychedelic rock
Main article: Psychedelic rock
- Download sample of The Doors' "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" from The Doors, a notorious recording of The Doors' signture dark psychedelic sound and mystical, LSD-inspired lyrics
- Download sample of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" from Surrealistic Pillow, one of the most legendary songs of the psychedelic rock genre
- Download sample of Grateful Dead's "Box of Rain" from American Beauty; for a band known more for live performances than studio releases, American Beauty and its album opener, "Box of Rain", are both among the best-known and most widely-respected recordings by the Grateful Dead. The song is a mixture of influences ranging from bluegrass and country to rock and roll and psychedelic rock
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Country rock
Main article: Country rock
- Download sample of Gram Parson's "Miller’s Cave" from Gram Parsons International Submarine Band (Safe at Home); Parsons was the leading figure in the nascent country rock scene
- Download sample of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" from Green River, one of the band's most famous songs, notable as an early example of Southern rock
- Download sample of Allman Brothers Band's "Rambling Man" from Brothers and Sisters, a major recording from the burgeoning Southern rock scene
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Blues-rock
Main article: Blues rock
- Download sample of Janis Joplin's "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" from I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama, perhaps Joplin's most well-regarded song, "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" was released at the popular peak of American blues rock
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Proto-punk
Main article: Proto-punk
- Download sample of MC5's "Sister Ann" from High Time, a song from past the band's creative peak, "Sister Ann" remains the best-known MC5 song, and a characteristic example of the group's proto-punk rock sound
- Download sample of New York Dolls' "Trash" from New York Dolls, which helped establish the sound of both punk rock and glam
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Power pop
Main article: Power pop
- Download sample of Big Star's "O, Dana" from Third/Sister Lovers, the album that established the power pop genre, recording by a band in the midst of legendary feuds
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70s Pop-rock
- Download sample of Bruce Springsteen's "Badlands" from The Darkness on the Edge of Town, part of Springsteen's move towards a mature, adult sound
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Punk rock
Main article: Punk rock
- Download sample of The Ramones' "I Want to Be Sedated" from Road to Ruin, a popular cover for garage bands and perhaps the best-known song from The Ramones
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80s pop-rock
- Download sample of Paul Simon's "Graceland" from Graceland, a pivotal album that helped introduce world music
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Alternative rock
Main article: Alternative music
- Download sample of Pixies' "Holiday Song" from Come on Pilgrim, the biggest band of late 1980s alternative rock
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Grunge
Main article: Grunge
- Download sample of Nirvana's "Come As You Are" from Nevermind, the album that brought grunge music into the mainstream
- Download sample of Pearl Jam's "Daughter" from Vs., a song which showcases Eddie Vedder's distinctive vocals
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90s Pop-rock
- Download sample of Green Day's "Basket Case" from Dookie, which could be considered the first big band in the post-grunge era, and a controversial pop-punk album
- Download sample of The Foo Fighters' "February Stars" from The Colour and the Shape, part of the post-grunge phenomenon
- Download sample of Phish's "Farmhouse" from Farmhouse; Phish is undoubtedly the best-known band of the 90s jam band phenomenon, and are known for their epic jams. "Farmhouse" represents the band at their most pop-oriented