Southern Rock

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Molly Hatchet live at Hellfest 2012

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/Q5DYmFNhWOg?version=3&hl=en_US

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Number 75:  "Ain't Life Grand"  Widespread Panic

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/exuXT-mGpEc?version=3&hl=en_US

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February 25, 2013 4:45 PM ET

Guitarist Dan Toler, best known for his work with the Allman Brothers, died today in Manatee County, Florida, according to Ticket Sarasota. Toler had been battling ALS â€" also known as Lou Gehrig's disease â€" and was unable to play guitar or speak for his last few months. He was 65.

Toler joined the Dickey Betts and Great Southern band in the late Seventies and moved to the Allman Brothers with his brother David "Frankie" Toler and Betts. Toler played with the Allman Brothers on their 1979 comeback album Enlightened Rogues and was in the band for their next two records, 1980's Reach for the Sky and 1981's Brothers of the Road.

100 Greatest Artists: The Allman Brothers Band

Dan and Frankie Toler then spent much the 1980s playing with the Gregg Allman Band, touring and recording I'm No Angel in 1986 and Just Before the Bullets Fly in 1988. Toler rejoined Betts' Great Southern band in 2002 and later created the Townsend Toler Band with John Townsend. He then joined the Renegades of Southern Rock and wrapped his career with Toler Tucci Band, along with Chaz Trippy from the Gregg Allman Band.

After his brother's death in June 2011, Toler announced he had ALS that August. No funeral plans have been made yet.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dan-toler-former-allman-brothers-guitarist-dead-at-65-20130225#ixzz2M00iikur
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http://www.youtube.com/v/D4yGXcYWQto?version=3&hl=en_US

http://www.dantoler.com/

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Number 47:  "That Smell"  Lynyrd Skynyrd

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/VAMTXnh2O9M?version=3&hl=en_US

"That Smell" is a song by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Written by Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Allen Collins, it was released in 1977 on the album Street Survivors. At the time the song was written, the band had been drinking and doing many different drugs.[1] Van Zant had said that he started drinking heavily to relieve the pressure of performing in front of large audiences.[1]

The song's name comes from the fact that there is a saying among heroin users that the smell of cooking it brings you right back to shooting it. [2]

Van Zant's inspiration for the song was the increasing reckless indulgences of the band members culminating in the evening when guitarist Gary Rossington got drunk and high and survived the crash of his new car into an oak tree along Mandarin Road in Jacksonville, Florida[1] (where the band was founded). Van Zant was thus inspired to write the song as a warning about the consequences of careless overuse of drugs and alcohol. Van Zant said, "I had a creepy feeling things were going against us, so I thought I'd write a morbid song (as a warning)."[1] The lyrics cautioned that "tomorrow might not be here for you", and that "the smell of death surrounds you". Three days after the album was released, the band was devastated by a plane crash killing several members including Van Zant.

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Number 47:  "That Smell"  Lynyrd Skynyrd

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/VAMTXnh2O9M?version=3&hl=en_US

"That Smell" is a song by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Written by Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Allen Collins, it was released in 1977 on the album Street Survivors. At the time the song was written, the band had been drinking and doing many different drugs.[1] Van Zant had said that he started drinking heavily to relieve the pressure of performing in front of large audiences.[1]

The song's name comes from the fact that there is a saying among heroin users that the smell of cooking it brings you right back to shooting it. [2]

Van Zant's inspiration for the song was the increasing reckless indulgences of the band members culminating in the evening when guitarist Gary Rossington got drunk and high and survived the crash of his new car into an oak tree along Mandarin Road in Jacksonville, Florida[1] (where the band was founded). Van Zant was thus inspired to write the song as a warning about the consequences of careless overuse of drugs and alcohol. Van Zant said, "I had a creepy feeling things were going against us, so I thought I'd write a morbid song (as a warning)."[1] The lyrics cautioned that "tomorrow might not be here for you", and that "the smell of death surrounds you". Three days after the album was released, the band was devastated by a plane crash killing several members including Van Zant.

It would be funnier if the song title was actually a reference to Jacksonville. At least the Jacksonville of the 70s, with the pulp mills. I'm sure someone's made that joke before.

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yes, well Jacksonville's death occurred as well, some would say.

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Number 87:  "Country Side of Life"  Wet Willie

http://www.youtube.com/v/4mNfnTjWTOg?hl=en_US

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yes, well Jacksonville's death occurred as well, some would say.

I was thinking more of the smell.

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It is an odd phenomena that some people see feel their own death approaching.  Obviously RVZ could feel his.  And as he points out to us -- all he can do is "write about it". 

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I think we're having two entirely different conversations.

[Adam W]

I think we're having two entirely different conversations.

are we?

Huh?

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Number 53: "Uneasy Rider"  Charlie Daniels Band

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/952h-AJ3Bcg?version=3&hl=en_US

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Number 59:  "Rockin' Into the Night"   [Jacksonville's own] .38 Special

http://www.youtube.com/v/pNOMUKwNF50?version=3&hl=en_US

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Number 62:  "Before the Bullets Fly" The Gregg Allman Band

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/l04KfAf4_G8?hl=en_US

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[Jacksonville's own] Skinny Molly "Copperhead Road"

http://www.youtube.com/v/IvJsUdu_oRg?hl=en_US

Skinny Molly was founded in 2004 by Mike Estes (ex- Lynyrd Skynyrd), Dave Hlubek (Molly Hatchet) and drummer Kurt Pietro.  Originally just a project put together for European tour, Skinny Molly have been touring US and Europe ever since and released their debut album, No Good Deed in 2008.

Mike Estes became friends with Rossington Collins Band while still in high school and that friendship eventually led him to write and play with Lynyrd Skynyrd in the early nineties. After leaving Skynyrd, Mike released two solo albums, Drivin’ Sideways and Brave New South, before teaming up with Dave Hlubek and forming Skinny Molly in 2004. Nowadays Hlubek is back with Molly Hatchet and their line-up consists of Southern Rock Allstars/Blackfoot guitarist Jay Johnson, and bassist Luke Bradshaw along with Mike Estes and drummer Kurt Pietro.

Skinny Molly started by playing Skynyrd and Molly Hatchet covers but also performed their own songs occasionally. Their 2008 debut album featured many of these live favorites, including Whiskey And Cocaine Blues, Straight Shooter and High Price Of Low Livin'.

More popular in Europe than US, Skinny Molly are now poised for success on their home turf with their forthcoming CD "Haywire Riot" slated for an release later this year. The first single from the CD is entitled "Mr. President" and is available as a free download from their website.

http://www.puresouthernrock.com/southern-rock-bands/skinny-molly