{"id":21897,"date":"2026-02-28T10:07:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/ckuew\/?p=21897"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:26:58","slug":"this-weekend-southern-songs-what-makes-a-song-southern-and-how-much-lynyrd-skynyrd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/ckuew\/blogs\/tymos-top-20\/2026\/02\/this-weekend-southern-songs-what-makes-a-song-southern-and-how-much-lynyrd-skynyrd\/","title":{"rendered":"This Weekend&#8230;Southern Songs! What Makes A Song &#8216;southern&#8217; And How Much Lynyrd Skynyrd?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes there are ways bands can make their music sound southern! Here is just a part of that formula&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blues-Based Foundation, Southern rock is heavily rooted in blues, more so than many other rock subgenres. \u00b7Emphasis on groove \u00b7Extended guitar solos \u00b7Call-and-response phrasing<br>Think of bands like The Allman Brothers Band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dual (or Triple) Lead Guitars<br>A signature trait is harmonized lead guitars playing melodic lines together. Creates a big, layered sound \u00b7Often used in solos and intros Example: Lynyrd Skynyrd! Yes&#8230;so&#8230;how many LS tunes this week as they are widely considered THE southern band!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>~Tymo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Song 20: SWEET HOME ALABAMA \u2013 LYNYRD SKYNYRD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama - 7\/2\/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6GxWmSVv-cY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Song 19: FLIRTIN\u2019 WITH DISASTER \u2013 MOLLY HATCHET<br>Song 18: DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA \u2013 CHARLIE DANIELS BAND<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Live at Farm Aid 1985)\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mv4xlp3GlWw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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