Late 1970s, United Kingdom Early 1980s, Southern California
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psychobilly
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Cowpunk (or country punk) is a subgenre of punk rock that began in the United Kingdom and Southern California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock or new wave with country, folk, and blues in its sound, lyrical subject matter, attitude, and style.[1][3] Examples include Social Distortion,[4] The Gun Club, The Long Ryders, Dash Rip Rock, Violent Femmes, The Blasters, Mojo Nixon, Meat Puppets, The Beat Farmers, Rubber Rodeo, Rank and File, and Jason and the Scorchers.[5] Many of the musicians in this scene subsequently became associated with alternative country, roots rock or Americana.
^ abcPalmer, Robert (10 June 1984). "Young Bands Make Country Music for the MTV Generation". The New York Times. p. H23.
^ abCooper, Ryan (9 May 2019). "The Subgenres of Punk Rock". liveabout.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^Gerald Haslam, Workin' Man Blues: Country Music in California (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999)
^"Punk pioneers: Social Distortion performs in Miami Beach on Saturday". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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year, before disbanding in 1987. Lone Justice began as part of the L.A. cowpunk scene of the 1980s, inspired by Hedgecock and McKee's shared affection...
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the start of the band's entrance into a rock subgenre sometimes called "cowpunk." Country legend Johnny Cash and the Rolling Stones' honky tonk style became...
internationally, providing Latin rock musicians abroad a connection to their roots. Cowpunk or country punk combines punk rock with country music in sound, subject...
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interest in musicians such as Merle Haggard. Anderson also observed that cowpunk and alternative country were popular in California through acts such as...
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Double Live Gonzo album. Following the initial 1997 breakup of Kentucky cowpunk band Nine Pound Hammer, guitarist Blaine Cartwright formed Nashville Pussy...
to pursue a solo career. He is often credited as one of the pioneers in cowpunk and alt-country music, which combines elements of rock music, country music...
psychobilly blues" band, as well as initiators of the punk blues sound cowpunk – "He (Pierce) took Robert Johnson and pre-war acoustic blues and 'punkified'...
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Stranger, and released in May 2017. The album is noted for ushering in a cowpunk resurgence, leading to shows and tours with the likes of Reverend Horton...
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Matthew Blackwell called it "a sun-baked, country-fried, acid-addled cowpunk album that could have come from nowhere else but the Arizona desert." The...
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