Southern rock
Swampy blues-infused genre
Southern rock is a style of American rock music that emerged in the early 1970s, blending hard rock with blues, country, and boogie influences.
Bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers defined the genre with extended guitar jams, dual-lead guitar arrangements, and lyrics evoking Southern identity and rural life.
The sound is characterized by drawling vocals, Hammond organ, and a rawer, looser feel than mainstream rock: They played Southern rock covers at every bar in Alabama.
Southern rock group, siblings
- Lynyrd SkynyrdFreebird performing group
- ZZ TopTexas blues rock trio
- BlackfootPlains Algonquian nation
- OutlawsRenegade-themed team name
Americana · jam band · honky-tonk · grit
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- MaconGeorgian or French locale
- JacksonvilleMajor Florida coastal city
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- FM radioWireless audio transmission system
Stringed instrument with gliding bar
- Les PaulGuitar and recording pioneer
- FenderElectric guitar brand
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
improvisation · pentatonic · blues scale · riffs · licks · extended jams · call and response · fretwork
Authority defier
- outlawFugitive from justice
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
whiskey · rowdy · freewheeling · down-home · blue collar · working class · redneck · good ol' boy
Long-winded and unfocused
- highwayMajor road for travel
- freight trainRail vehicle hauling cargo
- drinkingLiquid consumption act
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
home · mama · delta · backroads · small town · swamp · river · cotton
Allman Brothers
Southern rock group, siblings
- Lynyrd SkynyrdFreebird performing group
- ZZ TopTexas blues rock trio
- BlackfootPlains Algonquian nation
Outlaws · Americana · jam band · honky-tonk · grit
1970s
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- MaconGeorgian or French locale
- JacksonvilleMajor Florida coastal city
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
FM radio · concert tours · long hair · denim
slide guitar
Stringed instrument with gliding bar
fingerpicking · improvisation · pentatonic · blues scale · riffs · licks · extended jams · call and response · fretwork · sustain
rebel
Authority defier
- outlawFugitive from justice
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
nonconformity · whiskey · rowdy · freewheeling · down-home · blue collar · working class · redneck · good ol' boy · hell-raising
rambling
Long-winded and unfocused
- highwayMajor road for travel
- freight trainRail vehicle hauling cargo
- drinkingLiquid consumption act
heartbreak · home · mama · delta · backroads · small town · swamp · river · cotton · front porch
- American musicjazz, blues, country music, country, hip hop
- Southern Musicbluegrass, country, delta blues, Dixieland, gospel
rock, Southern, southward, southeastern, southwestern, southpaw, southwards, southernmost, southwesterly