Santana - Santana Jam

The term Rock & Roll is still popular to use, because that started it all, but If you say the Rock & Roll era… it’s the mid fifties to the early sixties. Rock, on the other hand, doesn’t refer to a specific era, and includes a wide variety of musical styles. It’s up for debate whether Rock’s broad sweep should include Pop, Hip Hop, and Rap.

But let’s try to pinpoint the timeline a little more. Almost without fail, programmers of Classic Rock formats on radio stations, and now streaming services, start with the year 1967.

The progression of Rock in the 1960’s, and the inspiration it gave young people to take up music, caused an explosion of Rock in the 1970’s.

There have been many outstanding Rock musicians and songs in all of the decades after the ’70’s, but whether it’s called Rock & Roll or Rock, it’s currently taking a back seat to other types of music. Maybe there are young musicians practicing on their guitars, keyboards and drums, ready to return Rock back into wide popularity... Hey, Hey, My My, Rock & Roll Can Never Die.

Source: When Rock & Roll became “Rock” by Phil Bausch

Santana - Santana Jam

• Released on: Santana Jam album
• Genre: Latin Rock, Blues Rock
• Released in: 1993

"Santana is a Latin music and rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana. The band came to public attention with their performance at Woodstock in 1969."

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