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A LITTLE HISTORY

“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. They played hits from the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Simon & Garfunkel, and The Who for starters. Eventually, they decided to call it Classic Rock, to distinguish it from current releases.

In 1983, entire radio stations devoted themselves to the budding Classic Rock genre. Stations like KRBE in Houston played only hits from the 60s and 70s, and excluded everything else altogether. More stations followed suit, and by 1986, the Classic Rock genre had become a household name.

THE EVOLUTION OF A GENRE

Classic Rock has endured over the years, and is still thriving today. Although new music is rarely introduced into the genre, and the collection can be limited, the popularity of Classic Rock has increased. Newer listeners from a different demographic have entered the Classic Rock arena – and only continue to grow.

Listeners of Classic Rock ages 18-34, or Millennials, are steadily increasing as time goes on. This group makes up an overwhelming 75.4 million people – and is outpacing the traditional Classic Rock listening Baby Boomers by leaps and bounds. Despite any early, or current, naysayers, Classic Rock is here to stay.

Major bands that are definitely considered classic rock:

Led Zeppelin

The Beatles

Rolling Stones

The Doors

Jimi Hendrix

The Who

Pink Floyd

The Eagles

Rush

Aerosmith

Janis Joplin

The Allman Brothers

Eric Clapton (including Cream and Derek and the Dominoes)

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Yes

Peter Frampton

Love

Santana

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Steppenwolf

Queen

Black Sabbath

Lynard Skynyrd

Deep Purple

Bands some consider as classic rock (due to a varied sound/overlapping era):

Bob Dylan

Fleetwood Mac

The Police

Steely Dan

Journey

Grateful Dead

AC/DC

Van Halen (mostly heavy metal though)

Bruce Springsteen

David Bowie (mostly glam rock though)

Def Leppard

ELO

Iron Maiden (mostly heavy metal though)

Kiss

Styx

Crosy, Stills & Nash (and Neil Young)

Newer bands that are wrongly classified as classic rock:

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Guns 'N Roses

U2

Bands from the 60's & 70s that definitely aren't classic rock (wrong sound):

The Beach Boys

Bob Marley

The Clash

James Brown

Stevie Wonder