Who was the first "crossover" band?

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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

The Eagles got many of their best tricks from CCR. They're good nonetheless.

Bob Dylan has done alot of crossover. So has Neil Young.

Neil Young highlights a further definitional problem. Do they need to be successful in their crossover efforts? If so I am not sure NY qualifies. He certainly had a lot of country-influenced tunes, but when was the last time they played him on a country station? Probably never, the stinkin' hippy.