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17. Strikes - Blackfoot Speaking of heroes who have passed,


Jakson Spires wrote some great songs, and perhaps his finest is right here. “Highway Song” is as timeless as “Free Bird.” Love you Jak. (And Greg, Charlie and Rickey.)


18. The Whippoorwill - Blackberry Smoke Southern rock’s torch bearers. Hon-


estly, it’s hard to pick a favorite Smoke album. I love’em all. This one just seems to get played a tiny bit more often. At least this week. (But by all means, buy the new Find a Light!)


19. Flirtin’ with Disaster - Molly Hatchet Danny Joe Brown - yet another loss.


What a singer and entertainer. If you look up Southern Rock in a dictionary, there should be a picture of Danny there, smiling that wicked grin. And that title track? Get outta here! To this day if it comes on the radio I crank it to eleven!


20. The Winters Brothers Band - The Winters Brothers Band Dennis and Donnie delivered an album


of country-fried Southern rock that is as good today as the day it was recorded. A classic. Produced by the late Taz DiGregorio of the Charlie Daniels Band.


21. The Outlaws - The Outlaws Okay, I am getting sick and tired of all


the greats dying off. Billy Jones and then Hughie. Damn, we miss you Hughie. To me, the first record by the Florida Guitar Army re- mains the finest.


22. Drinking Man's Friend - Eric Quincy Tate EQT should have been just as famous


as The Allman Brothers Band. God only knows why that didn’t happen. The music is fantastic. If you missed them, go back and have a listen to Donnie McCormick and com-


25. The Marshall Tucker Band - The Marshall Tucker Band The excellent debut from my home-


town heroes changed my life forever. Thanks again to Paul Hornsby, who fully understood adding flute and sax and jazz drums to a country rock band was cool! (Not to mention Moog synthisizer!)


The preceeding article first appeared in my book, Prisoiner of Southern Rock: A Memoir (Mercer University Press, 2012). It has been tweeked a bit in order to update it.


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pany. This, their 2nd album, may well be their finest. More production magic from Paul Hornsby, the living legend.


23. Point Blank - Point Blank Texas gave us some great music, and


none better than Point Blank. Rusty Burns was a simply amazing guitar slinger.


24. Tres Hombres - ZZ Top I loved all of ZZ’s records, but still have


a thing for “LaGrange” and “Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers.” Now that, brothers and sis- ters, is Southern Rock.


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