# Favorite 1970s Southern Rock Band **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 10, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896 "2013-08-10T20:01:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/21 "2013-08-11T01:46:13Z")
Had to go with Marshall Tucker Band. I liked _Heard it in a Love Song_ first time I heard it and still like to listen to it. And _Desert Skies_ off the **Carolina Dreams** album is a fabulous song. I think what really made MTB’s sound unique was Jerry Eubanks’ flute…something one just doesn’t hear too often in rock music. SS ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/22 "2013-08-11T02:10:53Z")
Well, hate is a strong word. I do not like to listen to Southern Rock. Maybe it was just the 70s. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/23 "2013-08-11T02:37:42Z")
No love for “Champagne Jam” and the Atlanta Rhythm Section? Not saying I would have picked ARS, but they deserve to be in the Poll. I picked .38 Special. I like them, sue me. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/24 "2013-08-11T03:34:39Z")
The Allman Brothers were a progressive rock band that just happened to be from the South. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/25 "2013-08-11T03:42:18Z")
In my opinion, the other bands are bands you’ll like if you like the Southern Rock genre. But the Allman Brothers Band rose above the genre - they were worth listening to even if you didn’t listen to any other Southern Rock band. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/26 "2013-08-11T19:41:51Z")
Blackfoot ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/27 "2013-08-11T21:37:05Z")
Lynyrd Skynyrd, closely followed by CCR, Charlie Daniels Band, and Allman Brothers. ---
**Author:** ![Buffalo\_Bilious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@Buffalo\_Bilious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buffalo_Bilious)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/28 "2013-08-11T21:39:50Z")
The hallmark about a classic Southern Rock tune is that it starts out slow with some guitar pick-work, then gradually builds until it turns into a full out kick-out-the-windows jam session. Lynard Skynard - Free Bird Blackfoot - Highway Song Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides Forever Thats off the top of my head… any others? ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/29 "2013-08-12T05:25:09Z")
I can’t fault anyone whose favorite is the Allman Brothers, but personally I prefer Lynyrd Skynyrd. ---
**Author:** ![Glazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@Glazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glazer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/30 "2013-08-12T05:38:35Z")
Dr. Hook. Well we’re big rock singers. We got golden fingers and we’re loved everywhere we go. We sing about beauty and we sing about truth. At ten thousand dollars a show. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/31 "2013-08-12T07:38:45Z")
I picked Marshall Tucker Band, but this list probably should have asked who your THIRD favorite Southern Rock band was, because there’s no way, given a decent sample size, Allman Bros and Skynyrd weren’t going to be 1 & 2. The Bros, especially with Duane, were just incredible. Skynyrd had the airplay and many catchy tunes. We need more videos in this thread: [Marshall Tucker live.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN3jI6lFmFQ) [A bunch of Southern Rock as broadcast on the BBC.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVV1S3SxgHM) ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/32 "2013-08-12T22:31:54Z")
I picked Marshall Tucker. Skynyrd is the best, love the Allmans, but since I was a kid I was just so moved by the flute, the singing, the great songs of Tucker. CT loved Southern rock in the 70s and there was a ton of it on the radio. Remember the live version of 24 Hours with the monster bass solo in the middle? Got so excited every time they played that one. Good times. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/33 "2013-08-13T01:32:18Z")
> [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](#): > > I picked Marshall Tucker. Skynyrd is the best, love the Allmans, but since I was a kid I was just so moved by the flute, the singing, the great songs of Tucker. CT loved Southern rock in the 70s and there was a ton of it on the radio. Remember the live version of 24 Hours with the monster bass solo in the middle? Got so excited every time they played that one. Good times. Skynyrd’s really dropped out of my life since high-school, and there’s little by them I’ll voluntarily listen to now. Allman bros - well, I haven’t listened to anything new by them in probably 10-15 years, but the old stuff is fantastic. [I can’t listen to _Dreams_ just once](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK_5cJpM06k). Duane and Gregg really take me away. [The live version of _24 Hours at a Time_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvBFZf0vVPk), with all it’s flaws, is just one hell of a fun time. One of my favorite tunes. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/34 "2013-08-13T05:09:36Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Skynyrd for me. My i-pod pronounces it sky nerd. Makes me feel old. Your what does what? 😕 > [@Oakminster](#): > > Lynyrd Skynyrd, closely followed by CCR, Charlie Daniels Band, and Allman Brothers. I’m pretty sure CCR is a bunch of Californ’a Boys. They don’t know shit about no Bayou! 😃 I shoulda voted ZZ Top, but Texas ain’t really “Southern” to me. (Despite their Delta Blues cred) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/35 "2013-08-13T07:27:37Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > shoulda voted ZZ Top, but Texas ain’t really “Southern” to me. (Despite their Delta Blues cred) That’s what I think. ZZ Top is sometimes lumped in with Southern Rock bands and I considered including them in the list but they’re really more “Texas” than “Southern” and Texas bands are a separate subgenre altogether. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/36 "2013-08-13T07:56:21Z")
I had to vote for Black Oak Arkansas. I’ve met Harvey Jett several times. He came to my church to give his testimony and plays contemporary Christan rock. He can still shred a electric guitar. Really cool dude. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/37 "2013-08-13T10:35:40Z")
Probably the Allmans for consistency and style, but I’d vote the Outlaws simply for the sheer wonderfulness of Green Grass and High Tides - particularly the endless live versions. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/38 "2013-08-13T10:53:10Z")
I think only half of the listed bands got any airplay in Australia and although I knew them the only band whose music I bought was _Little Feat_. _The Allman Brothers_ had as many consecutive great albums but the rest were all patchy. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/39 "2013-08-13T11:57:36Z")
Lynyrd Skynyrd Little Feat Allman Bros ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896/40 "2013-08-13T12:39:39Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Texas ain’t really “Southern” to me. Texas don’t want the South. Texas wants Mexico. ETA: Og help me, I think I just quoted Gallagher. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-1970s-southern-rock-band/665896.md?page=3)