100 Songs of the South
November 27th, 2005 - by admin
From Wonder Dawg
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution music staff revealed its 100 Best Songs of the South…
Just try. Try to name a part of the country — or the world, for that matter — that’s done more for music in the last 150 years than these Southern United States.
You cain’t, child. There ain’t none.
We birthed the blues. We launched rock ‘n’ roll. We’ve been the seat of gospel, the bastion of bluegrass, the home to the world’s hottest hip-hop. We’ve dug deep down to our Nappy Roots, fostered Stephen Foster, screamed “Sweet Home Alabama” and gotten straight-up Ludacris, from Memphis to Mobile to Uncle Tupelo.
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