The term folk rock was coined by the journalist Eliot Siegel, who used it in an article in the June12, 1965, issue of Billboard magazine. In his article, "Folkswinging Wave On – Courtesy of Rock Groups", Siegel used the term principally to describe the music of the Byrds, who issued their debut album in the U.S. later that month. In the same article, he wrote that Billy J. Kramer, Jackie DeShannon and Sonny & Cher had all started incorporating "folk-oriented material on singles", and he listed Rising Sons, Joe and Eddie and the Lovin' Spoonful as new folk-rock acts.
The term folk rock was coined by the journalist Eliot Siegel, who used it in an article in the June12, 1965, issue of Billboard magazine. In his article, "Folkswinging Wave On – Courtesy of Rock Groups", Siegel used the term principally to describe the music of the Byrds, who issued their debut album in the U.S. later that month. In the same article, he wrote that Billy J. Kramer Jackie DeShannon and Sonny & Cher had all started incorporating "folk-oriented material on singles", and he listed Rising Sons Joe and Eddie and the Lovin' Spoonful as new folk-rock acts.