# Which band is usually credited with creating and popularizing Southern Rock?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [May 22, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-is-usually-credited-with-creating-and-popularizing-southern-rock/984443 "2023-05-22T22:48:37Z")\
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**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:** [May 26, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-is-usually-credited-with-creating-and-popularizing-southern-rock/984443/61 "2023-05-26T13:27:11Z")

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Great post @Tibby

Thank you for the information.

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**Author:** ![Blindmellowjelly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindmellowjelly/32/13920_2.png) [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-is-usually-credited-with-creating-and-popularizing-southern-rock/984443/62 "2023-05-27T02:21:50Z")

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I still think the Nazareth led into ‘harder’ rock and the way things were going back then, all this allman, skynrd, and hatchet had to culminate into the hardest damn band in Southland.

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