Grunge and other bands dominated the early 1990s. These are four rock songs that define the classic sound of the era.

When we think of jam bands, we often think of long, extended solos. String instruments that go on for ages playing light, bright, dancy tunes. Acoustic guitars, banjos, mandolins, violins—anything.

Unlike harder-leaning Southern rock, melody-based country rock isn't afraid to occasionally go the peaceful, easy-feeling route. Think Southern rock's jam-based songs rooted in the blues, gospel and R ...

Listen to noodling tracks by Dave Matthews Band, Grateful Dead, Goose and more. By Marc Tracy It has become a joke among a few friends and colleagues that I am the newspaper’s jam band correspondent.