Southern Rock’s Southern Origins In 1964, Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Larry Junstrom, and Bob Burns formed Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Not a song about crocheting and ice cream. “The Needle and The Spoon,” penned by Van Zant and guitarist Allen Collins, is Skynyrd’s entry into the pantheon of Great Rock Songs About Heroin.

The story of rock in 2024 is largely a story of Southern rock, in both classic-rock and indie-rock denominations.

Early in The Vegabonds’ career, they opened a show for Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Gregg Allma n. One of the first big shows this Auburn, Alabama founded band ever played. This was around 2011.