Southern rock was the genre of the late 1970s, and these 1980 tunes tried to carry the genre into the new decade.

If Duane Allman never made another record besides “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs,” he’d still be a legend. Allman’s eloquent and fiery slide guitar playing pushed Eric Clapton throughout that ...

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 ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” has earned its place among the greatest classic rock songs.

In the list below of the Top 35 Southern Rock Songs, as chosen by the UCR staff, the twin pillars of the music — the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd — are well-represented, checking in, in one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 55 years later, this Southern rock hit is still making waves. In November, Ultimate Classic Rock ranked the top 35 Southern rock ...

Drive-By Truckers are as much a group of historians as they are a band of musicians, and their telling of American history revolves around Lynyrd Skynyrd.

In 1977, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio cofounder and Swampers guitarist Jimmy Johnson offered a local band called Jackson Highway a song called “Old Time Rock and Roll.” The band, named after Muscle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born in Jacksonville just over 50 years ago, 38 Special is still holding on loosely. The nonstop Southern rock band is celebrating ...

55 years later, this Southern rock hit is still making waves. In November, Ultimate Classic Rock ranked the top 35 Southern rock songs of all time, compiling a list of some of the greatest ...