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1	Heartland rock is a style of rock music that began to develop in the mid-to-late-1970s in the Midwestern and southern United States. It is characterized by a straightforward, often roots musical style, a concern with farmers, blue-collar workers, and truck drivers of American life, and a conviction that rock music has a social or communal purpose beyond just entertainment. Heartland rock songs often use anthemic stylings to tell stories about life in working-class regions. The genre's major themes include alienation, despair, unemployment, disillusionment, and nostalgia.
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3	It would reach its commercial peak in the 1980s, where the success of the likes of Music/BruceSpringsteen would inspire a new crop of likeminded artists that take their roots influence to music. While it declined after the 1990s, with other Americana sounds emerging in their place, it nonetheless left a profound and diverse influence, including towards alternative and indie bands; Music/{{The Killers\|Band}} and Music/TheWarOnDrugs are among those continuing to release albums considered to be Heartland Rock.
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6	!!Bands and artists associated with the genre include:
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8	* Music/BoDeans
9	* Music/JohnCaffertyAndTheBeaverBrownBand
10	* Music/TomCochrane
11	* Music/DriveByTruckers
12	* Music/{{Eagles}}
13	** 1976 - ''Music/HotelCalifornia''
14	* Music/MelissaEtheridge
15	* Music/TheGaslightAnthem
16	* Music/TheGeorgiaSatellites
17	* Music/TheHoldSteady
18	* Music/BruceHornsby (Started out as a mix of this and SoftRock with The Range, with their sole #1 hit "The Way It Is" using the heartland rock ethos to tell the story of the civil rights movement. His solo work saw him going for a more adult-alternative-influenced sound)
19	* Music/TheKentuckyHeadhunters
20	* Music/{{The Killers\|Band}}
21	** 2020 - ''Music/ImplodingTheMirage''
22	* Music/JohnMellencamp
23	* Music/SteveMillerBand
24	* Music/{{OAR}} (started out as a jam band before switching to an adult-alternative-influenced take on the genre)
25	* Music/TomPetty
26	** 1993 - "Music/MaryJanesLastDance"
27	* Music/BobSeger
28	* Music/BruceSpringsteen (TropeCodifier and GenrePopularizer for Heartland Rock. His success brought attention to a variety of other acts ranging from Tom Petty, Bob Seger, and John Mellencamp).
29	** 1973 - ''Music/GreetingsFromAsburyParkNJ''
30	** 1975 - ''Music/BornToRun''
31	** 1980 - ''Music/{{The River\|1980}}''
32	** 1984 - ''Music/BornInTheUSA''
33	** 2002 - ''Music/TheRising''
34	* Music/GeorgeThorogood
35	* Music/TitusAndronicus
36	* Music/TheWarOnDrugs
37	* Music/PeteYorn
38	[[/index]]

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