

From the end of the 1960s, it became common to divide mainstream rock music into soft and hard rock, with both emerging as major radio formats in the US. Softer sounds in rock music could be heard in mid-1960s songs, such as " A Summer Song" by Chad & Jeremy (1964) and " Here, There and Everywhere" by the Beatles and " I Love My Dog" by Cat Stevens, both from 1966.īy 1968, hard rock had been established as a mainstream genre. ( August 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve this article by checking for citation inaccuracies. This section possibly contains inappropriate or misinterpreted citations that do not verify the text.
