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Soft rock

Soft rock (also known as light rock) is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in Southern California and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock,[1] relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. Soft rock was prevalent on the radio throughout the 1970s and eventually metamorphosed into a form of the synthesized music of adult contemporary in the 1980s.[1]

For other uses, see Soft Rock.

Soft rock

  • Light rock
  • adult-oriented rock

Mid- to late 1960s, United Kingdom and Southern California

Yacht rock

Adult-oriented rock

List of soft rock artists and songs

Sentimental ballad

(2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.

Stanley, Bob

Bibliography

Kim Simpson, 2011, Early 70s Radio: The American Format Revolution  978-1-441-13678-7

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