Southbound : an illustrated history of Southern rock

Name/Title

Southbound : an illustrated history of Southern rock

Entry/Object ID

Library.2134

Tags

Library JAMM as of June 4, 2023

Description

xviii, 290 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm Southbound : an illustrated history of Southern rock by Scott Bomar. Foreword by Doug Gray of the Marshall Tucker Band. Backbeat Books is an imprint of al Leonard Corporation JAMM Sources listed (p.285-290) but no index. Summary: Many of the architects of rock and roll in the 1950s, including Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard, were Southerners who were rooted in the distinctive regional traditions of country, blues, and R & B. As the impact of the British Invasion and the psychedelic era faded at the end of the following decade, such performers as Bob Dylan and the Band returned to the simplicity of American roots music, paving the way for Southern groups to reclaim their region's rock-and-roll heritage. Embracing both Southern musical traditions and a long-haired countercultural aesthetic, such artists as the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd forged a new musical community that Charlie Daniels called "a genre of people more than a genre of music." Focusing primarily on the music's golden age of the 1970s, Southbound profiles the musicians, producers, record labels, and movers and shakers that defined Southern rock, including the Allmans, Skynyrd, the Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie, the Charlie Daniels Band, Elvin Bishop, the Outlaws, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, .38 Special, ZZ Top, and many others. From the rise and fall of the mighty Capricorn Records to the music's role in helping Jimmy Carter win the White House and to its continuing legacy and influence, this is the story of Southern rock...back cover Selected information: Allman Brothers Band (p.25, 29, 35, 43,51, 243) -- Lynyrd Skynyrd (p.98, 117) -- Jacksonville scene (p.212) -- Molly Hatchett (p.221)

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Rock music --1971-1980 -- History and criticism., Rock music -- Southern States -- History and criticism., Allman Brothers Band., Lynyrd Skynyrd (Musical group)., Molly Hatchet (Musical group)., Jacksonville Area Music Museum (JAMM).

Publication Details

Author

Bomar, Scott B., Gray, Doug, 1957-

Publisher

Backbeat Books

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Milwaukee, WI

Call No.

ML 3534 B66 2014

ISBN

9781480355194