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Classic Rock

Classic Rock

Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. The classic rock format features rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the 1980s, primarily focusing on commercially successful blues rock and hard rock popularized in the 1970s AOR format. The radio format became increasingly popular with the baby boomer demographic by the end of the 1990s.

History

History of Rock

Classic Rock began evolving as a format in the 1980s. Radio stations searching for their distinct voices started looking into older music for inspiration. After sifting through everything the past had to offer, stations like M105 in Cleveland landed on rock music from the 1960s.

Samples

Sample of Rock

Some samples you may have heard of are:

  • Thunderstruck By: AC/DC
  • We Will Rock You By: Queen
  • Whole Lotta Love By: Led Zeppelin
  • The Joker By: Steve Miller Band
  • Smoke On The Water By: Deep Purple
  • Iron Man By: Black Sabbath

    • Legends

    Elvis

    Here are some of the famous Classic Rock Legends:

  • The Beatles
  • Led Zeppelin
  • Pink Floyd
  • The Rolling Stones
  • Aerosmith
  • Black Sabbath
  • Bon Jovi
  • Journey

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