Southern Rock

Funk Rock Southern Rock 

Roll Um Easy: Little Feat’s Dixie Chicken at 50

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Alice Cooper, Bill Payne, Captain Beefheart, Dixie Chicken, Frank Zappa, Fred Tackett, Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy Webb, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder

Looking back on the band’s greatest studio album

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Remembrance Rock Southern Rock 

This Bird You Cannot Change: Ronnie Van Zant at 75

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Allen Collins, Artimus Pyle, Free Bird, Gary Rossington, Gimme Three Steps, Lynyrd Skynyrd, RIP, Ronnie Van Zant, Southern Rock, Steve Gaines, Sweet Home Alabama, That Smell

Remembering the magic and mystery of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic singer

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Rock Southern Rock 

They Never Dreamed: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Street Survivors at 45

October 17, 2022October 22, 2022 Kara Tucker 5 Comments 1977, Allen Collins, Artimus Pyle, Cassie Gaines, Ed King, Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd, MCA, Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Street Survivors, That Smell, What's Your Name

Reflections on the band’s classic ill-fated 1977 LP

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Psychedelics Rock Southern Rock 

Tones of Home: Blind Melon at 30

September 22, 2022September 30, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, Blind Melon, Capitol Records, David Briggs, No Rain, Rick Parahar, Shannon Hoon

The ill-fated band’s indelible debut makes its mark

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Rock Southern Rock 

A Apolitical Blues: Sailin’ Shoes Turns 50

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Payne, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Randy Newman, Richie Hayward, Sail Away, Sailin' Shoes, Willin'

Why the second Little Feat LP still matters

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Remembrance Rock Southern Rock 

He’s No Angel: Gregg Allman, Five Years Gone

May 27, 2022May 31, 2022 Jim Sullivan 5 Comments Allman Brothers, Duane Allman, Fillmore East, Gregg Allman, Laid Back, RIP

“The most enjoyable thing about playing in my band is that there is only one cook in the kitchen”

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Alternative Rock Rock Southern Rock 

If You Feel Like A Riot: The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion at 30

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, American Recordings, Chris Robinson, Remedy, Rich Robinson, Sting Me, The Black Crowes, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

The Black Crowes’ sophomore masterpiece furthered a traditional rock ‘n’ roll tapestry

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Rock Southern Rock 

The Georgia Satellites Were Pure Lightnin’ In A Bottle

May 18, 2022May 19, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1988, American Recordings, Atlanta, Cleveland International Records, Dan Baird, Elektra Records, Georgia, Keith Christopher, Lightnin' In A Bottle: The Official Live Album, live album, Rick Richards, Rolling Stones, The Georgia Satellites

A newly released live album from 1988 showcases the unchained spirit of Southern Rock’s most unsung act

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Rock Southern Rock 

First There Is A Mountain: Eat A Peach At 50

February 15, 2022April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1972, Berry Oakley Jr, Butch Trucks, Capricorn Records, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Eat A Peach, Gregg Allman, Jai Johahnay Johanson, Statesboro Blues, The Allman Brothers Band, Trouble No More

This 1972 magnum opus provided the Allman Brothers with a tasty triumph in light of a horrible tragedy

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Country and/or Western Remembrance Southern Rock 

Charlie Daniels Never Let The Devil Win

October 28, 2021October 31, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 85th Birthday, Bob Dylan, Charlie Daniels, Donald Trump, Leonard Cohen, The Devil Went Down To Georgia

Jim Sullivan recounts his final conversation with the late Southern Rock icon on what would have been his 85th birthday

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adblock Music Journalism Southern Rock 

Why Listening To Lynyrd Skynyrd Twists My Innyrds

June 1, 2021March 24, 2022 Ron Hart 6 Comments A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band, Allen Collins, Artimus Pyle, Billy Powell, Freebird, Gary Rossington, Gimme Three Steps, Knebworth, Leon Wilkeson, Live at Knebworth '76, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, The Kentucky Headhunters, Workin For MCA

Coming to grips with appreciating a band associated with a symbol of American hate

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North Americana Southern Rock 

ALBUMS: The Steel Wheels of The Steel Woods

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, album, album review, All Of Your Stones, Blackberry Smoke, Georgia Satellites, Jason Cope, R.E.M., The Black Crowes, The Steel Woods

With All Of Your Stones, these Southern rock revivalists share passion with a purpose

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Blues Hard Rock Records Rock Southern Rock 

Reshaking The Money Maker

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments 2021, American/UMe, Chris Robinson, Hard To Handle, Otis Redding, Rich Robinson, Shake Your Money Maker, Shake Your Money Maker: 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, She Talks To Angels, The Black Crowes

A new box set offers a trove of treasures to supplement the smash debut LP by The Black Crowes

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Heavy Metal Southern Rock 

The Beatles of Boogie Metal

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Elyse Steinman, Greg Strzempka, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Raging Slab, Rick Rubin, Tee Pee Records, The Dealer, ZZ Top

Raging Slab’s overlooked comeback album The Dealer At 20

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Southern Rock 

ALBUMS: Drive-By Truckers Share a Perilous Journey

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, American Band, ATO Records, Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell, Patterson Hood, Southern Rock Opera, The Dirty South, The New OK, The Ramones

With their latest album, The New OK, these sons of the south probe the darker depths of a deep divide

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