Duane Allman, the godfather of Southern rock.

Marshall Tucker Band 🤘🏼 ABB changed my life …. How many people would love to rewind time ? ⏰

My god, how had I never heard that cover of Hey Jude before. It’s incredible.

.38 Special, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Molly Hatchett, Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie, Charlie Daniels Band....the best of the best following LS and ABB. Southern Rock heaven.

I can honestly say I like every song Ronnie Van Zant was part of.

Marshall Tucker Band and Allman Brothers Band, what a show that would have been.

Goodbye Gary. You boys are back together. Thanks for the music that lives on.

Allen Collins: tremendously underrated.

just two more cents worth, ;) i think Toy Caldwell is somewhat overlooked in the bigger sense. "under-rated" barely covers it. what a talented singer/song writer and guitarist. definitely one of my earliest influences. even changed my tastes in music. the 1st time i heard _Can't You See?_ ...epic... cheers to good old Caldwell and long live Southern Rock!

This doc gave me goosebumps. So glad this got recorded before so many of these guys passed away.

Thank God for Ronnie's persistence we got Simple Man

I am overcome with all the nemories that come rushing back to my mind. I was so blessed and lucky to be hired to Capricorn Studio as receptionist, assistant to Johnny Sandlin and all around good go-for. Yes i met all of these lovely gentlemen. It's the small things that were really special. A glass full of Crowne Royal at work, on my birthday, supplied by Charlie Daniels. VIP passes to Marshall Tucker from M.T. Paul Hornsby my friend, never to busy to show me his latest project. Paul i want to tell you Tucker, always gave one hell of a live performance! Johnny Sandlin's recollections of Duane Allman. And his optomistic and kind encouragement. Richard Betts and his great smile. Humble and happy to meet and shake hands with my parents downtown Macon on one chance night, Gregg Allman's laugh and crazy sense of humor. He had a blunt way of relaying the truth of a matter. Gary Rossington's aense of adventure. Spurred on by Ronnie Van Zant. Ronnie had an aura of a legend in the making. I had never heard of them, until the day they came in to make Gimme Back My Bullets. Ronnie was there for me in an unsavory situation. And yes his persistence was strong. He was not a quitter. Like i said so many memories. I could not cover here without writing a book, lol They are in my heart ❤ forever. Who wrote and who is singing the beautiful song i hear while describing the Skynyrd plane crash? My goodness, that is one lovely great song! I love it!! Is that Johnny VZ?

Thank you for putting this back on here

When I heard the Allman Brother's first album in 1970. I was totally speechless. The sound was so different and amazing for those times. I wore that piece of vinyl out. After all those years I can still put on the Brothers and get lost for half a day. PS..I love the cover of 'Hey Jude' by Pickett. Another excellent song that Duane played on is 'Lend Me A Dime' by Boz Scaggs. Have a good day everyone.

I still have my Eat a Peach cassette I bought in 1987.

These were the bands that came out in my teens and shaped our musical taste for the rest of our lives. Thank you big time...every single one of you!

I'm so old, I remember when music from the 70's wasn't called "classic rock"! LOL

Ronnie VanZant, a remarkable man with a remarkable talent. Mr. Vanzant provided the music of our time. Not a man to write down lyrics instead committing to memory every song he performed. Ronnie certainly delivered great Southern Charm along with his mastery of vocals. Ronnie Vanzant, an outstanding human being an exceptional artist gone too soon.

Road my bike 400 miles to KC to see Allmans and Marshall Tucker, Tucker cancelled and ABs played for over 3 hrs. Then saw Skynyrd, Van Zandt dedicated Free Bird to Skydog, all in the early 70s, I was hooked, still am. Saw LS a few years back, they are so tight and still one of, if not, the best Rock Band to see live. ABB, the kick started the whole thing.. those 2 bands, how can you not get a groove going listening to that music

the best southern rock blues band that will ever be !!

As a teenager, I saw a show in about '73 at the Orpheum Theater in Boston with Marshall Tucker, CDB, The Outlaws and Elvin Bishop. The show went until 1 a.m. and the last hour involved all of the personnel of each band performing "Goin' Fishin" together! THAT was ROCK!

Growing up in Western NY and coming of age in the 70's ALL these bands were what I listened to and I still jam them.

From Africa to the bayou to the Miss to St. Louis and Chicago and Detroit, to the east and west and across the Atlantic and back again in the form of progressive rock and all the other forms out of the 60s and 70s. Music is magical.

I drove trucks coast to coast for many years, & the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, & Charlie Daniels kept me company for many a mile; that wasn't all I listened to, but it's the best American music written, in my humble opinion.

What an absolute Gem ! This is one of the best things ever put together on Southern Rock. Proud to be from the South. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting. Good Vibes 👣

I was 15 then. Heroes then and now at 61. I thank God for rockers like them in my youth, and life!!! I guess I'm just a simple man!!!

What a great documentary! Thanks for uploading it!

Great video. Outlaws were also huge and so talented, and you have to include ZZ Top in the mix. Southern rock was the soundtrack of the 70’s as much as the Stones, Who and Zeppelin. Typical bands on FM radio KMET in Southern California in the mid 70’s: Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Allaman Brothers, Skynyrd, Outlaws, Yes, ZZ Top, Genesis, Queen, Black Sabbath, Mountain, Robin Trower, Rory Gallagher, Molly Hatchet, UFO, Blue Oyster Cult, and more...what an incredible era of unique bands with true musical talent.

That first album is still one of the best rock albums of all time. As usual the bean counters are not visionaries, but the people got it big time . But this was new

I swear the greatest clips of interviews I’ve ever seen! Good Shit!😂👌never seen it.

I had the honor to see The Allman Brothers at Laguna Seca in California! They are truly an amazing group of musicians wow what a show!!!

What a GEM.Thank you for this great piece of history.

Ronnie Van Zant's music has influenced so many of the artists that came after him,and is still being played today by millions of people all over the world nearly 50 years after his passing.It was a tragedy of unspeakable proportions that happened that October day in 1977,truly one of the darkest days in music history.

Great footage of the legendary Ronnie Van Zant.

Super interesting history lesson. I am from the south and a rocker, but had no idea of the start of southern rock. I love that expression that one of the record executives said about nothing is going to come out of the South. I’m happy that he didn’t know what he was talking about.

Can anything beat Passion, Intensity and Determination. When it is something you feel intensely then it will show and relate to many others.

The Singing River still singing in Muscle Shoals! Rock on, Funk on! Dream on.

17:36 not many live albums have had the impact of 1971's Live @ the Fillmore! Brilliance indeed! double album as well! truly innovative!

Best music ever...A way of life..

Ed King-fuckin rocks

Southern Rock & Roll will live on forever, because of *Lynyrd Skynyrd* and some others.

Excellent documentary not only told the story of southern rock but also the story of the south as a whole. Great stuff

When I was in high school in 1970, Idlewild South came out. We had a record store at the school and nobody wanted the album. So i bought it. And I've loved the Brothers ever since. In Summer 2021 I saw the Allman Betts band at Saratoga. It was surreal, to hear some of the great hits live, which I never thought possible. And who was the main attraction...??? It was Skynyrd.

It takes a lot to get me to sit through a one hours KZfaq video. This one did. I worked in the music industry during this time and got to touch most of the people in this video. I didn't realize it at the time because they were "just more musicians" and didn't realize how great they all were. Like they old saying if you remember the 70's you probably weren't their.

My dad was friends with Rick Hall and around 77 I was young and dad took me cause toy and Waylon was there. I'll never forget seeing Waylon play guitar for hank Jr. They did uncle pen

I like all music; I haven't found a genre yet that hasn't put out some great music. I will never forget discovering how great Lynard Skynard is, long after that awful crash, and just playing their stuff over and over. People of all ages love this music. It never goes out of fashion. After a day of fun at the river with people in their early 20's on up, "Simple Man" began playing, and everybody began singing this great song. We all knew the words, and for the duration of the song we shared the same feelings. Southern Rock is alive and well in Texas.

This is a great documentary!

Thanks Ronnie for walking Al to his Bentley....

Good documentary thank you you have put this together

I've never heard anyone bleep "Jesus Christ" as a curse word and I appreciate you doing that CMT.

That was quite interesting to watch! Much obliged for posting! The majority of music loving people now and then completely missed out on this powerful and important stream of Southern American music.

Southern Rock is a term used by Yankees to describe Rock and Roll from the South. As Gregg Allman said, calling Rock from the South Southern Rock is like saying Rock Rock"

I'd love to see a "Southern Rock PT II". Southern rock is blazing it's way back with the subtlety of a bulldozer. Y'all need to check out bands like Preacher Stone, Whiskey Myers, Cadillac3 and the like. BUT, first and foremost...BLACKBERRY SMOKE! Look them up...buy their records and DVD's...call your local stations and demand airtime. These bands are being ignored just like the great southern rockers of the 70's. It was the people like us that brought those bands to the forefront, and it's gonna take we the people to bring it back. And trust me...it's out there!!

What a time it was love 60 70s

My first concert was Allmans Dec 28, 1972. I listened to UK classic and Prog . There still was plenty of time for Southern rock. The only classic headliner southern rock band I missed was Skynyrd CDB, Outllaws, Marshall Tucker, Molly Hatchet, Allmans. I DROVE a limo for 38 special in 1991... that...was special! Jeff Carlisi - so cool ! Danny Chauncey, Donny VZ, ,Don Barnes was out for 3 years... Southern rock,'s gonna do it agin!

Long Live SkyDog!!!! Duane Allman R.I.P.......

I'm American by birth and Southern by the grace of God ....🙏

I like how they played drive by truckers at the end just shows that their are still lots of great southern bands still playing some bands to check out black berry smoke whiskey myers, The Cadillac Three, shovels and rope and hogjaw

Dam. no truer phrase ever spoken, no heavier burden of truth to know than Greg’s statement @21:35. Hope Dwayne was there waiting on you bro.... RIP Greg RIP Dwayne

35:00 Charlie Daniels the fiddle savant!! May he Rest In Peace

Southern rock was one of my favs, I grew up in the northeast, something about the beat, the guitars, Skynyrd, molly, Allman, so many great bands.

Jacksonville, FL - birthplace and capital of Southern Rock!! Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, Rossington-Collins Band. Amazing bands from Jacksonville!!

thank you for this video RandallTSkynyrd.......Long live the ABB and southern rock.....Music never dies....!

~ Long Live the Music of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band ~

The Byrds and Gram Parsons deserve a-lot of credit in this field.

Thank you all for the best music ever... Peace

Duane Allman was a guitar genius!!

Everyone talks about Duane and Dickey (rightfully so) but Jaimoe and Butch Trucks, what a combination that was.

If you have difficulty attempting to describe the “spirit, feeling and emotion” that is generated from this recipe of musical freedom, then you understand it down to your core. Muscle Shoals was the spark that started this wildfire. No doubt about it, there’s something in the water down there below the Mason Dixon Line. 🍑✌🏻

Allman Brothers and Molly Hatched are my favorite southern Rock bands. I was born in North Carolina and raised in Tallahassee Florida. 🤘🏿

When you trace the roots, it has a Southern Accent.❤

Wow I haven't listened to Marshall tucker since the 70s forgot how great they were

The soundtrack to my childhoood. Born in 73 but raised on all the music from Motown to swamp rock and blues.

I’ve been looking for this since I first saw it on CMT. Thank you for uploading

Modern country music has roots in Southern Rock as a major influence in today’s sound.

Thank you for posting this. I saw this documentary years ago and loved it.

Back here watching it again watched it for the first time last night it’s really good

That is a awesome documentary southern rock was is and will always be a high mark in American music

The Allman Brothers...often referred to and correctly so as the greatest of all time.

Awesome interview!!! Thoroughly enjoyed it !!!

I grew up in Muscle Shoals graduated school in 79. I'm back know it is a sweet home.

I pretty much agree that Skynard and The Allmans were the premier southern rock bands. No other bands had their sound, chemistry , charisma and material.

Thank you for posting this!!

Saw Duane and Gregg in the 70s at Boston gardens good memory

I would venture a guess due to time restraints that's why they left out 38 Special, Molly Hatchet & ZZ Top to name a few.But still a good documentary.Thanks for posting it.

Ed King and Allen Collins were incredible southern rock players, so was Duane Allman and Dickie Betts. Greg Allman was the best Blues singer of his time, I doubt anyone will come along to equal or surpass his skill.

Love this footage of Southern Rock History too from a different angle . Good stuff

Derek and the Dominos will always be at the top of my playlist, i respect other work ny Eric especially Cream and I grew up from my father and brother on groups like Rush and Pink Floyd and the Doors who all when interviewed admit to being influenced or atleast loving southern blues and jazz rock. In high school I ended up seeing Steely Dan twice between 2002 and 2004 which got me thinking more about music because my interest of all music kinda fell off the planet for a few years as I took up photography and was all about that. When soul searching I went to my inner home and realized music kept me alive inside and went back to the one song I always associated FM radio with. "Layla" which made me research Eric more and all the old blues covers he did with the Dominos and with Cream and was confused how the sound on Layla really came up even knowing so much of it was Duane. It hit me that I needed to see how much was Duane on most tracks of the Layla album and sometimes you have to just listen to understand. I never would have picked up an Allman bro's CD before but I quickly realized that so much of what I liked hearing on the radio was in fact ABB. They are played on my mp3 player just as much as anyone else and Duane and ABB made me rediscover music. Researching music and studying film production and doing video work attracted me to the idea of music documentaries, too late because Classic Albums already existed who has excellent films, i can watch music documentaries over and over. This one twice in the past month, Tom Dowd "Language of Music" is another great documentary, WATCH IT, you will see more of Duane and the brothers on it as Tom Dowd produced Eric Clapton bands like Cream and Derek and the Dominos, Allman Brother Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and countless others, he was from NYC but loved the south and the music there so much which is why he moved from Atlantic down to Criteria.

Hey Jude = goosebumps and tears! Such an excellent doc, just excellent! Do today's musicians even try to be this real anymore? Clearly it was sincerely, genuinely, honest-to-gawd all about the music. And what music.....!

All i can say is hell yeah !!

Only cds in my truck are live at Filmore East and Live at Filmore East remastered. Greatest music of my time came out of the south. Charlie Daniel's will tell you.

give me southern rock are nothing at all God bless our south

thanks for sharing!!!

First time I heard Allman Bros, closing of Fillmore East was on public t.v., I heard them and I was in a trance , best dang music I ever heard

This a wonderful informative documentary about a great period and genre of music.

Long live Skynyrd!

Saw the original MTB five times here in Milwaukee. Great shows . Fantastic musicians. Greg Allmann put them down in his autobiography. Silly Greg.

Thanks for the upload. Perhaps there'll be a Part 2, one day, featuring Molly Hatchet, the Outlaws and such...

Thanks for posting.

RIP Gary Rossington 🕊️