Like so much rock ‘n’ roll from the earliest and most formative years, Southern rock took a little bit from here and a little bit from there. Southern rock, distinct from its lighter country rock ...

The ‘90s supposedly “killed the guitar solo.” Yet even amid a decade dominated by grunge, gangsta rap, teen pop and nu-metal, southern rock, a classic sound synonymous with guitar solos, made a ...

Sometimes we think certain genres are only for certain people, that songs made in East Coast cities are for people living in those East Coast cities. Same for West Coast music, Texas music, southern ...

Southern rock will never die, and these four anthems have become legendary tracks of the genre. If you need to bulk up your Southern rock playlist for a killer road trip, add these four jams to the ...

When Doug Gray of the Marshall Tucker Band heard that a list of the greatest Southern rock songs of all time was being released, he figured who would be on top. “I figured (Lynyrd) Skynyrd would get ...

Very few Americans would have trouble recognizing the opening notes of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic anthem, “Sweet Home Alabama.” And when they do recognize it, they typically “turn it up,” as the singer ...