Midnight Riders - Finest Southern Rock 1968-1980 - 3CD Boxset

Description

• 3CD set diving into the Southern Rock scene.

• Household names, scene mainstays, living legends and lesser-known nuggets!

• Featuring BLACK OAK ARKANSAS, THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, THE BAND, LEON RUSSELL, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND, EDGAR WINTER GROUP, MOLLY HATCHET, GRAM PARSONS, ZZ TOP, GREG ALLMAN, JJ CALE, ELVIS and many more.

After the first generation of rock n' roll pioneers found their careers swamped by the British Invasion, southern musicians retrenched and distilled a potent blend of country, blues, and soul to create a uniquely American sound. As session players in Memphis and Muscle Shoals influenced 60s garage band refugees to explore their roots, and the kids inspired the old hands to loosen up and explore their wilder musical impulses, what emerged was a volatile and distinctly southern brew that came to dominate American music in the 1970s.

Driven by The Allman Brothers, Charlie Daniels, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Leon Russell, this new strain of American music offered an alternative to UK post-psychedelic heavy rock, sold millions of records, and somehow played a major role in electing a US President in 1976.

Packed with stellar names and laced with purist curios in need of rediscovery, 'Midnight Riders’ takes us on a a twelve-year journey through Southern rock’s complicated relationship with the American dream, a story told chronologically and annotated with insightful, first-hand account sleevenotes from Georgia native son James Barber.

For established fans, nostalgic time travellers and those who like their rock to roll and their roll to rock.