Spent most of my time exploring music in 2015 focusing on the roots revival of the late 60s / early 70s, the reincorporation of southern American styles into rock and roll post-Beatlemania / British Invasion. The early collaborations of Duane Allman and various R&B musicians in the 60s, the dazzling complexity of blues and jazz fusions by The Allman Brothers Band, the amazing country flavored soundscapes produced in Nashville with The Beau Brummels, the weird crossroads of traditional country and psychedelic rock explored by The Byrds, the fast paced and precise jams of Poco, the thick acoustic textures combining folk rock, old western styles, and blues by America, the nostalgic and playful nods to New Orlean's ragtime, blues, and country by The Band, CCR, and Dr. John, the bizarre combinations of funk, soul, gospel, blues, and country by Bobbie Gentry, the massively thick fuzz injected jams of Canned Heat, the incorporation of country and blues styles into Humble Pie's boogie rock. This thread is for examples of rock and roll pulling inspiration from traditional blues, country, gosepl, R&B, soul, bluegrass, western swing, and jazz.