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 was 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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