Am old enough to remember names of the bands mentioned but familiar with just some when it came to songs. Outlaws, Skynard, Allman Bros. I had on 8 track and maybe seeing The Outlaws was back when. Charlie Daniels jams too.
The Southern/Country Rock Thread
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Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
I am posting the too obvious, I think
Elvis has some rockabilly elements in some of his work for sure. However, I think that it is really pretty dumb that latter-day former 1950s rock 'n' rollers somehow converted Elvis to the country music category after he passed away. Elvis never was classic country in any respect....not even close. Still, lots of classic country radio stations regularly play many of his songs but I would contend that works like Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock do not fit into the country realm in any fashion whatsoever. Of course, neither do the works of Taylor Swift or Darius Rucker and they both are huge Nashville country music stars. Go figure....I'm not even sure that I know what country music is anymore. If you are in favor with the CMA and the major Nashville record moguls, I guess you qualify. Personally, I'm much more attracted to the Austin sound as being representative of what real country music is than what Nashville churns out these days.
On a side note, someone mentioned The Outlaws earlier (That Red Wing, passenger57). They were way underrated as well. This classic is one of my all-time favorites:
John_8581
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In Memphis, Tennessee, at the Stax Records Studio, you had ....
Booker T. Jones along with Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Donald Dunn :angels: and Al Jackson, Jr. :angels: (aka the M.G.'s) :thumbsup:
Enough said. :bowdown:
(The bass guitarist for "Green Onions" was Lewie Steinberg.)
Booker T. Jones along with Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Donald Dunn :angels: and Al Jackson, Jr. :angels: (aka the M.G.'s) :thumbsup:
Enough said. :bowdown:
(The bass guitarist for "Green Onions" was Lewie Steinberg.)
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Supafly
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I think that is due to the still existing party even racist radio bias. Back when Michael Jackson started taking off with his solo career, I remember reading an article in "Rolling Stone", german edition about this. Black musicians were automatically in the Rythm&Blues charts, white artists went into Country or Pop, and he was the major black artist who crossed over, and not only crossed over but made it to "King of Pop". But I digress.
I think country and other specific radio stations do not cover specifically country music, they cover music that will elevate their ratings, regarding the listening core. I worked in a small company here which made interviews over the phone with random people we wuld call and play them small snippets of playlists and they could decide which one they loved best. It was for the partaking radio stations to know their listener base, so they could best sell ad time to companies that viewed those specific viewers as their core buyers.
So taking Elvis in is not making him country. It's just he still guarantees a bigger listening - and buying the advertised products - listening crowd.
Never been to the deep south grandpappy Jagger ...but hell yes I love the southern rock of the late 60s, 70s and 80s.
Saw the early 70s configuration of the Allman Brothers several times at various venues.
2nd favorite would definitely be Marshall Tucker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EG8mfl0ywo
Was good to see The Atlanta Rhythm Section get a mention. Along with several excellent original songs, their version of "Spooky" totally kicked butt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz2lyR-UIEA
Also liked Elvin Bishop....as well as many others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqLA4pSahYY
...but hell yes I love the southern rock of the late 60s, 70s and 80s.Saw the early 70s configuration of the Allman Brothers several times at various venues.
2nd favorite would definitely be Marshall Tucker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EG8mfl0ywo
Was good to see The Atlanta Rhythm Section get a mention. Along with several excellent original songs, their version of "Spooky" totally kicked butt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz2lyR-UIEA
Also liked Elvin Bishop....as well as many others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqLA4pSahYY
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
In a hot Texas Saturday afternoon bit-of-a-redneck mood. Bumping this thread back up with this little offering. These guys are way underrated and definitely under the radar but it don't get much better than this, folks. Sit yer ass down, crack open a brew and take a listen to this awesome cover of the Johnny Cash classic.
More about the band here. From Flint, MI!
http://www.whiteymorgan.com/
More about the band here. From Flint, MI!
http://www.whiteymorgan.com/
Supafly
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Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
Nice contribution, Fly. Janis was awesome. However....no way would she qualify as southern or country rock. She was a blues singer first and foremost and a fucking goddamn good one at that. I'll grant a special exception for her here just out of respect.
