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blues rock

music genre combining elements of blues and rock
Intangible music_genre Q193355
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Summary

blues rock is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,423 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: blues[3]
  • Subclass of: rock music[4], blues[5]
  • Commons category: Blues rock[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7], United Kingdom[8]
  • Inception: January 1, 1960[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Blues rock[10]
  • Described at URL: https://www.musicmetricsvault.com/genres/blues-rock/1064[11]
  • Has characteristic: rock genre[12]
  • Native label: Blues rock[13]

Why It Matters

blues rock has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

It has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music[16], a music genre[17], founded in 1970[18] and sleaze rock[19], a music genre[20].

FAQs

Who did blues rock influence?

blues rock has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music[16] and sleaze rock[19].

Related Entities

AC/DC Andrey Makarevich Angus Young Ben Harper Beth Hart Bill Wyman Billy Bob Thornton Black Sabbath Bon Scott Brian Johnson Brian Jones Captain Beefheart Charlie Watts Chris Rea Christine McVie Cliff Williams Cream David Coverdale David Gilmour David Sanborn Denny Laine Dire Straits Duane Allman Dusty Hill Eric Burdon Eric Clapton Fleetwood Mac Freddie King Gary Moore Ginger Baker

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en',
    Gnd id → 4363892-2
    Sitelink count → 56
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 23w ago · Sldst-bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → music genre
    Has characteristic → rock genre
    Subclass of → rock music, blues
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30051|batch #30051]]: formatting following the current schema"
  3. 23w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Inception → +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Influenced by → —
    Subclass of → rock music, blues
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: rock genre"
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