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Heartland rock
Heartland rock
is a genre of
rock music
that is exemplified by the commercial success of
singer-songwriters
Bruce Springsteen
,
Bob Seger
,
Tom Petty
, and
John Mellencamp
. It is characterized by a straightforward musical style, a concern with the average,
blue-collar
American
life, and a conviction that rock music has a social or communal purpose beyond just entertainment.
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