However, he did infiltrate their sound with country influences from early on, suggesting they cover the country song Satisfied Mind for their second album, Turn, Turn, Turn. When Hillman went on to join The Byrds in 1965, his country and bluegrass leanings were smothered in the predominant folk-rock sound that gave the band its breakthrough hit with their cover of Bob Dylan’s Mr Tambourine Man. Meanwhile, back in the States, a Los Angeles bluegrass movement started up in the early 60s featuring bands like The Dillards and the Kentucky Colonels, the latter including Clarence White who later became lead guitarist with The Byrds.Īlso taking part in this scene were future rockers like Jerry Garcia (later in the Grateful Dead), Chris Hillman (The Byrds) and Bernie Leadon (The Eagles). To me it’s one of the essential ingredients of what’s now called rock’n’roll.” Later, when Richards met one of the founders of country rock, Gram Parsons, it would push his interest in country music to new levels. In 1964 the band recorded Hank Snow’s I’m Movin’ On.Īs Richards was later to say: “I always loved country music. As a boy Keith Richards had idolised Roy Rogers.
The Rolling Stones, too, allowed country influences into their music. As late as their White Album, recorded in 1968, Ringo was singing in a country style, without a trace of irony, on his own composition Don’t Pass Me By – complete with country fiddle. The Beatles had all been fans of Owens since they’d picked up some of his records during their first US tour in 1964. played on electric instruments and with a solid backbeat. The Bakersfield style was country music influenced by rock i.e. Owens was an exponent of the Bakersfield style of country music, named after the California town where it had developed. The Beatles’ most overt country song, however, was their cover of Buck Owens’ Act Naturally, on Help. Throughout their career The Beatles wore their rockabilly influences with pride, and covered Carl Perkins’ Matchbox, Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby and Honey Don’t.Ĭountry music was sometimes at the forefront of The Beatles’ own compositions, too, such as on 1965’s What Goes On and Run For Your Life from their Rubber Soul album. Paul McCartney has described how he presented George Harrison to John Lennon as the kid who could play Bill Justis’ Raunchy, an early rockabilly hit on Sun records.
Over in England, The Beatles were huge fans of the rockabilly sound.
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