A few years ago my wife passed after battling cancer for 5 years. At her graveside, I played and sang "Many Rivers to Cross" by Jimmy Cliff as per her request. I have no idea what my friends will play for me. For my wedding in 1978, the band played "At Last" by Etta James. My wife let me pick it out. It still works and I have attended a few weddings since where it was played.
I like the Black Crowes and "She Talks to Angels" has crept into my own repertoire from time to time. I like open and altered guitar tunings. To me, the greatest by far Southern Rock band was the Allman Brothers Band. They had a knowledge of music that far surpassed their rivals. I was recently listening to the first cd of John Coltrane's Afro Blue Impressions when I realized that it was the inspiration for the second disc of Allman Brothers Band at the Fillmore East. Song for song!. I Googled John Coltrane Allman Brothers and got hundreds of hits. Imagine that on an album that I have listened to for half a century, I would get a fresh perspective. Although nearly everyone on those two albums has passed, they still live on. Music is like that.
I liked the Amazing Rhythm Aces. They had a mainstream hit "Third Rate Romance" and 2 country hits "Amazing Grace ( used to be her favorite song) and "The End is Not in Sight". They simultaneously had more of a Country and R n B feel than most Southern Rock Bands. They were around in the late 70s then vanished. I think that their piano player joined the recently departed Nanci Griffith's band. I also like Brad Paisley ( we all know that just about everything marketed as Country today is really Southern Rock).
Kevin Kinney of Drivin n Cryin used to come up here to NJ to play with one of our local bands called the Feelies. He continued playing with their drummer Anton Fier when he formed the Golden Palaminos. I saw them play at Maxwell's in Hoboken once. Good musicians. I believe Kinney also played with an Atlanta based band that I liked they were called the Swimming Pool Qs. They had a female singer Anne Richmond Boston. I highly recommend her solo album The Big Hands of Time.
A few years ago my wife passed after battling cancer for 5 years. At her graveside, I played and sang "Many Rivers to Cross" by Jimmy Cliff as per her request. I have no idea what my friends will play for me. For my wedding in 1978, the band played "At Last" by Etta James. My wife let me pick it out. It still works and I have attended a few weddings since where it was played.
I like the Black Crowes and "She Talks to Angels" has crept into my own repertoire from time to time. I like open and altered guitar tunings. To me, the greatest by far Southern Rock band was the Allman Brothers Band. They had a knowledge of music that far surpassed their rivals. I was recently listening to the first cd of John Coltrane's Afro Blue Impressions when I realized that it was the inspiration for the second disc of Allman Brothers Band at the Fillmore East. Song for song!. I Googled John Coltrane Allman Brothers and got hundreds of hits. Imagine that on an album that I have listened to for half a century, I would get a fresh perspective. Although nearly everyone on those two albums has passed, they still live on. Music is like that.
I'm sorry to hear about your wife. Another southern rock band I'm very high on is Drivin N Cryin. Criminally underrated in my view.
I liked the Amazing Rhythm Aces. They had a mainstream hit "Third Rate Romance" and 2 country hits "Amazing Grace ( used to be her favorite song) and "The End is Not in Sight". They simultaneously had more of a Country and R n B feel than most Southern Rock Bands. They were around in the late 70s then vanished. I think that their piano player joined the recently departed Nanci Griffith's band. I also like Brad Paisley ( we all know that just about everything marketed as Country today is really Southern Rock).
Kevin Kinney of Drivin n Cryin used to come up here to NJ to play with one of our local bands called the Feelies. He continued playing with their drummer Anton Fier when he formed the Golden Palaminos. I saw them play at Maxwell's in Hoboken once. Good musicians. I believe Kinney also played with an Atlanta based band that I liked they were called the Swimming Pool Qs. They had a female singer Anne Richmond Boston. I highly recommend her solo album The Big Hands of Time.
Thanks for your condolences of my wife's passing.