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Jun 5, 2016 · Here are the 30 songs that built Southern Rock. The Band – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1969) Written by guitarist Robbie Robertson – a Canadian enthralled by the mythical south – and sung by Arkansas-born drummer Levon Helm, Dixie tells the story of the end of the Civil War from the point of view of an southern soldier: beaten and tired, overtaken by the march of progress.
Oct 7, 2024 · A list of the best Southern rock songs. 33. 38 Special, "Caught Up in You" (From Special Forces, 1982). More than any other Southern rock band, Jacksonville, Florida's 38 Special benefited from ...
Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music and a genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues and is focused generally on electric guitars and vocals. Author Scott B. Bomar speculates the term "Southern rock" may have been coined in 1972 by Mo Slotin, writing for Atlanta's ...
Apr 4, 2018 · The 80s saw the rise of REM, an Athens, Georgia quartet which crossed into the pop mainstream after being championed as an indie outfit. They showed many of the tropes of Southern rock, as did ...
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Oct 7, 2024 · Structured as a basic 12-bar blues, “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” (the band’s debut single) seemed like an anomaly in 1986: a throwback rock ‘n’ roll song with greasy Southern rock grit and even greasier intentions. That it made it to No. 2 is an achievement in itself. 25. ZZ Top, “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide” (From Deguello, 1979)
Oct 20, 2023 · Most of the major Southern rockers nodded toward country music; Hank Jr. was the first major country figure to nod back, tearing down a lot of country/rock boundaries in the process. 1975’s Hank ...
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Nov 3, 2011 · Influenced by The Band, West attempted to put a ‘Cripple Creek’ feel to the number and presto, one of the most enduring southern rock songs ever emerged. The screeching guitars and foot ...
