They were quickly followed by Southern icons at Memphis’s Sun Studio like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, whose early singles were as much rockabilly as country. Bo Diddley, Little Richard and Fats Domino were among the first musicians to put Southern cities on the rock ‘n’ roll map. Today, “Southern rock” means everything from the earthy synths of My Morning Jacket to the future soul of The Alabama Shakes.īut the origins origins of rock in the South also go back much further than Duane Allman playing guitar for the R&B hitmakers at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals in the 1960s. The branches of Southern rock began to creep outward. In college towns like Athens, Ga., and Winston-Salem, N.C., a distinct Southern jangle was emerging, mixing the post-punk of New York, the pop of Big Star, and the roots music that bands like R.E.M., Let’s Active and The dB’s were weaned on.
But it was also starting to mean something else. By the ’80s, Southern rock meant ZZ Top, Georgia Satellites and The Black Crowes, reviving the guitar licks of their forebears for a new generation. It was part country redneck, part psychedelic hippie, and it dominated the FM radio stations of my childhood (looking at you 96 Rock). SPECIAL RATE FOR MILITARY, POLICE ,FIRE,and EMS personnel.Growing up in Atlanta in the 1970s and ’80s, “Southern rock” meant a very specific thing: long-haired bands like Molly Hatchet, the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynrd playing extended guitar solos with enough bluster to pick a fight at any smoky roadhouse. Jake's Rockin Country Band is sure to please country fans of all ages. They can even put their unique touch on Zydeco, Cajun, Bluegrass and Elvis! If you want rock with a southern twist the boys also play Eagles, Stones, Beatles, Tom Petty, Springsteen, Bon Jovi, the Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynrd, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, The Marshall Tucker Band and the Allman Brothers. They also play your favorite Country classics from old school stars Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard ,Kenny Rogers, John Denver, The BAND,and more. Keith Urban,ZACK BROWN, Luke Combs, Little Big Town, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Lady A, Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan, and Kenny Chesney, just to name a few.
Performing the top modern country hits from Tim MCgraw,Billy Currington. This three to seven piece band hosts two guitarists, a pedal steel guitar two male singers, an incredible female lead singer, and a talented fiddler with a hard grooving rhythm section.
PERFECT BAND FOR SUMMER BBQ, FARM GIG, GALA, PIG ROAST, LUAU, GRADUATION, WEDDING or CORPORATE PARTY. We also have a LIVELY Country line dancer and country DJ to PACK THE DANCE FLOOR.
We play todays rockin' country and country classics ,bluegrass ,southern rock, Texas Country Swing, and rock classics.īand members have performed in NASHVILLE, and all over the USA and Canada for decades. There's a reason we were awarded Best of for 5 of the last 6 years. Want authentic Nashville sound? We have fiddle and steel guitar. Please come out and check out the band!Īre you looking for the Tri-State area's number one country rock band? UPDATE: Jake's Rockin' Country Band is honored to be appearing at the Tim McGraw concert on May 20th, 2022 at the Waterfront Music Pavilion in Camden, NJ from 5:30-7:30.