List of roots rock bands and musicians

Roots rock is "a style of rock music that draws material from various American musical traditions including country, blues, and folk." The term is sometimes used in a broader sense to encompass other genres of Americana, including early rock and roll, country rock, and other related forms.

This list includes performers who have been associated with "roots rock" by music reviewers, music historians, or music journalists:

A

 * Alabama Shakes
 * The Allman Brothers Band
 * Amazing Rhythm Aces
 * Eric Ambel

B

 * Badlees
 * The Band
 * The Blasters
 * Blind Melon
 * Ben Harper
 * Billy Eli


 * Blue Mountain
 * BoDeans
 * Bob Dylan
 * Bob Seger
 * Bonnie Raitt
 * Bottle Rockets
 * Brian Setzer
 * Bronze Radio Return
 * Buddy Miller

C

 * Calexico
 * Charlie Daniels
 * Chris Isaak
 * Chris Whitley
 * Counting Crows
 * Cracker
 * Creedence Clearwater Revival

D

 * Dave Alvin
 * Dawes
 * The Del Fuegos
 * The Del-Lords
 * Dire Straits
 * The Dirty Guv'nahs
 * Doug Sahm

E

 * Eagles

G

 * The Georgia Satellites
 * Giant Sand
 * Golden Smog
 * Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
 * Grateful Dead

H

 * Heartsfield
 * Hillstomp
 * Hootie and the Blowfish

J

 * J.J. Cale
 * Jill Andrews
 * John Butler Trio
 * John Fogerty
 * John Mellencamp

K

 * Kansas
 * Kathleen Edwards

L

 * Larkin Poe
 * Lee Rocker
 * The Legendary Shack Shakers
 * Link Wray
 * Little Feat
 * Los Lobos
 * Lynyrd Skynyrd

M

 * Mark Knopfler
 * The Marshall Tucker Band
 * The Mavericks
 * Maxim Ludwig & The Santa Fe Seven
 * Molly Hatchet
 * Murder by Death

N

 * Neko Case
 * Neil Young

P

 * The Proclaimers

R

 * Reckless Kelly
 * Ry Cooder

S

 * Sally Jaye
 * Sheryl Crow
 * The Silos
 * Skydiggers
 * Son Volt
 * Steve Earle
 * Steve Miller Band
 * The Steepwater Band
 * Swinging Steaks
 * The Subdudes
 * The Swearengens

T

 * Train
 * The Traveling Wilburys

U

 * Uncle Tupelo

W

 * The Wallflowers
 * Webb Wilder
 * Wilco
 * Willard Grant Conspiracy
 * Wolf Mail

Z

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