Girls, guns, driving the open road, American flags, and Johnny Walker. Sounds good don't it? Okay.... to some it might not. But, you need to know that some of the greatest music comes from these things. In the 1950's rock music came a rockin' round the corner with big names Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and Jerry Lee Lewis all hailing from the Deep South. Then, in the mid 60's the British Invasion came rushing to the number one charts along with psychedelic rock. This was the new rock music coming out of London, Liverpool, NYC, LA, and San Francisco. After all that, in the late 60's, groups like CCR (California) and The Band (Canada) found interest in southern rock roots and reinvented the wheel.
In the 1970's Southern Rock really hit big. Bands such as The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels Band, ZZ Top, .38 Special, The Black Crowes, Molly Hatchet, and many more. If it wasn't for the life of guns, broke white skin lifestyle, Whiskey, trucks, dirt and chicks, well, we might not have all the great music we have today. (Not to mention ALOT of the best blues music came from the south too!) Here are some of my favorite southern rock songs.
