Developing as a gentler form of country with more emphasis on song writing, it continued some of the political traditions of progressive folk, being taken up in the 1970s by artists such as John Denver and Emmylou Harris and more recently contributing to the development of the progressive country subgenre.
Developing as a gentler form of country music, it retained some of the political themes of progressive folk, being adopted in the 1970s by artists like John Denver and Emmylou Harris, and more recently contributing to the development of the progressive country subgenre.