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

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 ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers Band may define the classic sound, but should we also consider R.E.M. to exist in the same category? They are, after all, a rock band from the South. Neil ...

Southern rock guitarist and songwriter Tommy Talton, who died Dec. 28, 2023, continues to speak through his music with the ...

The American South is a hot mess of cultural contradictions, and while those contradictions have stoked the dumpster fire of U.S. politics for a couple of centuries, they also happen to be fueling ...

In the heart of downtown Macon, Georgia, blues vocalist EG Kight leans into the microphone at Capricorn Sound Studios. "This is history in Georgia," she said between takes. "This is where Macon made a ...

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 ...