folk-rock

"To define folk rock is a paradoxical task, given that the genre's purpose is to take elements from various sources — traditional folk, blues, rock 'n' roll, pop — and fuse them into a new sound."

"In America, two developments had taken place by the mid-‘60s that helped [further] separate rock from country. On the pop-rock side of the equation, genres like soul, girl-group pop, garage rock and surf music had joined with the British Invasion to dominate the singles charts. Only folk-rock, which had a strong bluegrass influence thanks to Roger McGuinn’s banjo-like 12-string electric guitar playing with the Byrds, kept the country roots in rock."