Soft Rock

A basic guide to "Soft Rock" music, its best and most popular artists, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of popular music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.

All about America, the soft-rock band that dominated the early Seventies with folky, thoughtful radio mainstays like "A Horse With No Name," "Sister Golden Hair," and "Ventura Highway." This America profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.

Bread, the band featuring singer-songwriter David Gates, dominated the soft-rock scene of the early Seventies with gentle, sentimental favorites like "If," "Baby, I'm-A Want You," and "The Guitar Man." This Bread profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.

Dedicated to the brother/sister duo that ruled sunshine pop in the early 70s with smashes such as "Superstar," "Close To You," and "Top of the World."

The story of Linda Ronstadt, the country-pop siren of the '70s whose operatic voice transformed such hits as "You're No Good," "Blue Bayou," and "When Will I Be Loved." This profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.

The story of The Eagles, the band who brought country-rock into the mainstream while reporting on the death of the SoCal dream with songs like "Hotel California," "Heartache Tonight," and "Best of My Love." This profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at...