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Now & Then: The Jayhawks’ Sanctuary Park and the reach of Buffalo Springfield Again

The Jayhawks have spent much of their career balancing country songwriting with a rock-band approach, and Sanctuary Park continues that tradition. The 1967 album mixed country instrumentation, folk-rooted harmonies and electric rock without treating those elements as separate styles.

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The Jayhawks have spent much of their career balancing country songwriting with a rock-band approach, and Sanctuary Park continues that tradition.

The 1967 album mixed country instrumentation, folk-rooted harmonies and electric rock without treating those elements as separate styles.

That makes Buffalo Springfield Again a useful predecessor.

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The Jayhawks have spent much of their career balancing country songwriting with a rock-band approach, and Sanctuary Park continues that tradition. The 1967 album mixed country instrumentation, folk-rooted harmonies and electric rock without treating those elements as separate styles. That makes Buffalo Springfield Again a useful predecessor.

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That makes Buffalo Springfield Again a useful predecessor.

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