genre the tractors
___MASK97___ is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry . These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no ___MASK20___ training . It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional or " folk " music . Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of written music , although since the beginning of the recording industry , it is also disseminated through recordings . Traditional music forms such as early blues songs or hymns were passed along orally , or to smaller , local audiences . The Grateful Dead was an American ___MASK74___ band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto , California . Ranging from quintet to septet , the band is known for its unique and eclectic style , which fused elements of country , folk , bluegrass , ___MASK34___ , reggae , ___MASK74___ , improvisational jazz , psychedelia , and ___MASK39___ , for live performances of lengthy ___MASK50___ jams , and for their devoted fan base , known as " Deadheads ". " Their music ," writes Lenny Kaye , " touches on ground that most other groups don ' t even know exists ." These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead " the pioneering Godfathers of the jam band world ". The band was ranked 57th by " Rolling Stone " magazine in its " The Greatest Artists of all Time " issue . The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and their Barton Hall Concert at Cornell University ( May 8 , 1977 ) was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress . The Grateful Dead have sold more than 35 million albums worldwide . George Harrison , ( 25 February 1943  29 November 2001 ) was an English guitarist , singer , songwriter , and ___MASK54___ and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles . Often referred to as " the quiet Beatle ", Harrison embraced ___MASK70___ and helped broaden the horizons of his fellow Beatles as well as their Western audience by incorporating Indian instrumentation in their ___MASK54___ . Although most of the Beatles ' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions . His songs for the group included " Taxman ", " Within You Without You ", " While My Guitar Gently Weeps ", " Here Comes the Sun " and " Something ", the last of which became the Beatles ' second - most covered song . Arista Records , Inc . was a major American record label . It was a wholly owned unit of Sony ___MASK54___ ___MASK73___ and was previously handled by Bertelsmann ___MASK54___ Group . The company operated under the RCA ___MASK54___ Group until 2011 . The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis , who formerly worked for CBS Records ( which would become Sony ___MASK54___ ___MASK73___ ). Until its demise in 2011 , it was a major distributor and promoter of albums throughout the United States and United Kingdom . The ___MASK54___ industry consists of the companies and individuals that earn money by creating new songs and pieces and selling live concerts and shows , audio and video recordings , compositions and ___MASK29___ , and the organizations and associations that aid and represent creators . Among the many individuals and organizations that operate in the industry are : the songwriters and composers who create new songs and ___MASK20___ pieces ; the singers , musicians , conductors and bandleaders who perform the ___MASK54___ ; the companies and professionals who create and sell recorded ___MASK54___ and / or ___MASK29___ ( e . g ., ___MASK54___ publishers , ___MASK54___ producers , recording studios , engineers , record labels , retail and online ___MASK54___ stores , performance rights organizations ); and those that help organize and present live ___MASK54___ performances ( sound engineers , booking agents , promoters , ___MASK54___ venues , road crew ). The Tractors are an American ___MASK71___ band composed of a loosely associated group of musicians , headed by guitarist Steve Ripley . Under the band ' s original lineup , The Tractors was signed to Arista Records in 1994 , releasing their self - titled debut ___MASK78___ that year ; the ___MASK78___ only produced one Top 40 hit on the Billboard country charts . To date , the band has followed up with five more albums . Since their foundation , most of the band ' s original members have moved on to separate projects , although they often collaborate with frontman Ripley on The Tractors ' more recent recordings . Ripley is the only official member of the group ; he has stated that The Tractors is more of a `` state of mind '' , and the band contains a largely undefined cast of unofficial contributors . The Byrds were an American ___MASK74___ band , formed in Los Angeles , California in 1964 . The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence , with frontman Roger McGuinn ( known as Jim McGuinn until mid - 1967 ) remaining the sole consistent member , until the group disbanded in 1973 . Although they only managed to attain the huge commercial success of contemporaries like the Beatles , the Beach Boys , and the Rolling Stones for a short period in late 1965 , the Byrds are today considered by critics to be one of the most influential bands of the 1960s . Initially , they pioneered the ___MASK20___ genre of folk ___MASK74___ , melding the influence of the Beatles and other British Invasion bands with contemporary and traditional folk music . As the 1960s progressed , the band was also influential in originating psychedelic ___MASK74___ , raga ___MASK74___ , and country ___MASK74___ . The Rolling Stones are an English ___MASK74___ band formed in London in 1962 . The original line - up consisted of Brian Jones ( rhythm guitar , harmonica ), Mick Jagger ( lead vocals ), Keith Richards ( lead guitar , backing vocals ), Ian Stewart ( piano ), Bill Wyman ( bass ) and Charlie Watts ( drums ). Stewart was removed from the official line - up in 1963 but continued as a touring member until his death in 1985 . Jones left the band less than a month prior to his death in 1969 , having already been replaced by Mick Taylor , who remained until 1974 . After Taylor left the band , Ronnie Wood took his place in 1975 and has been on guitar in tandem with Richards ever since . Following Wyman ' s departure in 1993 , Darryl Jones joined as their touring bassist . Other touring keyboardists for the band have been Nicky Hopkins ( 1967  82 ), Billy Preston ( through the mid 1970s ) and Chuck Leavell ( 1982 - present ). The band was first led by Jones , but after teaming as the band ' s songwriters , Jagger and Richards assumed leadership while Jones dealt with legal and personal troubles . Pure Prairie League is an American ___MASK71___ band whose roots go back to 1965 and Waverly , Ohio , with Craig Fuller , Tom McGrail , Jim Caughlan , and John David Call . In 1970 McGrail named the band after a fictional 19th century temperance union featured in the 1939 Errol Flynn cowboy film " Dodge City ". The band had five consecutive Top 40 LPs in the 1970s and added a sixth in the 1980s . The band has had a long run , active from the 1970s through the late 1980s and was revived in the late 1990s for a time , then again in 2004 . As of 2016 , they are still doing at least 100 shows a year . Robert Michael Nesmith ( born December 30 , 1942 ) is an American musician , songwriter , actor , producer , novelist , businessman , and philanthropist , best known as a member of the ___MASK91___ ___MASK74___ band the Monkees and co - star of the TV series " The Monkees " ( 1966  1968 ). Nesmith ' s songwriting credits include " Different Drum " ( sung by Linda Ronstadt with the Stone Poneys ). He is also an executive producer of the cult film " Repo Man " ( 1984 ). In 1981 , Nesmith won the first Grammy Award given for Video of the Year for his hour - long television show , " Elephant Parts ". Clive Jay Davis ( born April 4 , 1932 ) is an American record producer , A & R executive and ___MASK54___ industry executive . He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the ___MASK74___ and Roll Hall of Fame as a non - performer . Bob Dylan ( born Robert Allen Zimmerman , May 24 , 1941 ) is an American songwriter , singer , artist , and writer . He has been influential in ___MASK97___ and ___MASK53___ for more than five decades . Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s , when his songs chronicled social unrest . Early songs such as " Blowin ' in the Wind " and " The Times They Are a - Changin '" became anthems for the American civil rights and anti - war movements . Leaving behind his initial base in the American folk music revival , his six - minute single " Like a Rolling Stone ", recorded in 1965 , enlarged the range of ___MASK97___ . A songwriter is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a ___MASK97___ genre such as rock or ___MASK45___ . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . Rolling Stone is an American biweekly ___MASK24___ that focuses on popular ___MASK53___ . It was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner , who is still the ___MASK24___ ' s publisher , and the music critic Ralph J . Gleason . It was first known for its ___MASK20___ coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S . Thompson . In the 1990s , the ___MASK24___ shifted focus to a younger readership interested in youth - oriented television shows , film actors , and popular music . In recent years , it has resumed its traditional mix of content . A guitarist ( or a guitar player ) is a person who plays the guitar . Guitarists may ___MASK93___ a ___MASK85___ of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars , acoustic guitars , electric guitars , and bass guitars . Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar by singing or playing the harmonica . Southern ___MASK74___ is a subgenre of ___MASK62___ and a genre of ___MASK15___ . It developed in the Southern United States from ___MASK74___ and roll , ___MASK45___ , and blues , and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals . Although the origin of the term Southern ___MASK74___ is unknown , " many people feel that these important contributors to the development of ___MASK74___ and roll have been minimized in ___MASK74___ ' s history ." Poco is a Southern California ___MASK71___ band originally formed by Richie Furay , Jim Messina and Rusty Young . Formed following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968 , Poco was part of the first wave of the West Coast ___MASK71___ ___MASK10___ . The title of their first ___MASK78___ , " Pickin ' Up the Pieces ", is a ___MASK6___ to the break - up of Buffalo Springfield . Throughout the years Poco has performed in various groupings , and is still active . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign ___MASK22___ in ___MASK2___ Europe . Lying off the north - ___MASK2___ coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole ___MASK22___ ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous ___MASK22___ , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated ___MASK22___ in the European Union . A record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the ___MASK59___ of ___MASK54___ recordings and ___MASK54___ videos . Often , a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks , coordinates the production , manufacture , distribution , ___MASK59___ , promotion , and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and ___MASK54___ videos ; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists (" artists and repertoire " or " A & R "); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers . The term " record label " derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer ' s name , along with other information . The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric steel guitar that is built on legs or a stand and is fitted with foot pedals and knee levers which change the pitch of certain strings . The word " steel " comes from a piece of polished steel held against the strings and moved back and forth to change the pitch . Like other electric guitars , the ___MASK20___ instrument produces sound by the vibration of its strings which are converted by magnetic pickup connected to an amplifier . Steve Ripley ( born Paul Steven Ripley , January 1 , 1950 , Boise , Idaho , United States ) is an American recording artist , record producer , songwriter , studio engineer , guitarist , and inventor . He has been active in the ___MASK54___ industry since 1977 . He is also the leader / producer of ___MASK71___ band The Tractors . Creedence Clearwater Revival , often informally abbreviated to Creedence or CCR , was an American ___MASK74___ band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s . The band consisted of lead vocalist , lead guitarist , and primary songwriter John Fogerty , his brother rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty , bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford . Their ___MASK20___ style encompassed the roots ___MASK74___ , swamp ___MASK74___ , and blues ___MASK74___ genres . Despite their San Francisco Bay Area origins , they played in a Southern ___MASK74___ style , with lyrics about bayous , catfish , the Mississippi River , and other popular elements of Southern United States iconography , as well as political and socially - conscious lyrics about topics including the Vietnam War . The band performed at 1969 ' s famed Woodstock Festival . ___MASK71___ is subgenre of ___MASK97___ , formed from the ___MASK68___ of rock and country . It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country - flavored records in the late - 1960s and early - 1970s . These musicians recorded rock records using country themes , vocal styles , and additional instrumentation , most characteristically pedal steel guitars . ___MASK71___ began with Bob Dylan and The Byrds , reaching its greatest popularity in the 1970s with artists such as Emmylou Harris , the Eagles , Michael Nesmith , Poco and Pure Prairie League . ___MASK71___ also influenced artists in other genres , including The Band , Grateful Dead , Creedence Clearwater Revival , The Rolling Stones , and George Harrison ' s solo work . It also played a part in the development of Southern rock . The Band was a Canadian - American ___MASK51___ group , originally consisting of four Canadians  Rick Danko ( bass , vocals ), Garth Hudson ( keyboards ), Richard Manuel ( piano , vocals ), and Robbie Robertson ( guitar ) and one American , Levon Helm ( drums , vocals ). The members of the Band first came together as they joined the rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins ' s backing group , the Hawks , one by one between 1958 and 1963 . RCA ___MASK54___ Group was an umbrella group of labels distributed by Sony ___MASK54___ ___MASK73___ that existed between March 2004 and 2009 and for a short period of time between July 2011 and October 2011 until all RCA ___MASK54___ Group labels were merged with RCA Records . Bertelsmann ___MASK54___ Group ( abbreviated as BMG ) was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan ' s Sony Corporation of America on October 1 , 2008 . It was established in 1987 to combine the ___MASK54___ label activities of Bertelsmann , which had recently acquired RCA Records and its associated labels . It consisted of the BMG ___MASK54___ Publishing company , the world ' s third largest ___MASK54___ publisher and the world ' s largest ___MASK44___ publisher , and the 50 % share of the joint venture with Sony ___MASK54___ ___MASK73___ , Sony BMG ___MASK54___ ___MASK73___ ( Sony BMG ).