What else do you say to Medlocke, Rossington and Van Zant?…

My dad's family was from Tennessee. I grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, where we lived at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As…

— Connie Britton

I'm from the South, where if you walk down the street and there's somebody behind you talking with a Southern accent, you can't tell…

— Johnnie Cochran

“I want to forewarn you,” Bryon says seriously. “It’s very possible that I may start talking with a southern accent.” “That’s all right as…

— Dark Calling

Some Lynyrd Skynyrd songs are literally the backdrop of America. Songs like 'Simple Man' and 'Free Bird' and 'Alabama.' I wasn't prepared for how…

— Johnny Colt

When you grow up in Atlanta, joining Lynyrd Skynyrd is like joining the Rolling Stones.

— Johnny Colt

I had a deal with CNN and had no intention of going back to the music business, but you know, it's Lynyrd Skynyrd.

— Johnny Colt

I was 8 years old when I started listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company and Led Zeppelin.

— Johnny Colt

I think what the public knows as 'Southern rock' will never be repeated.

— Rickey Medlocke

I would say country is the one type of music I've spent the least amount of time with in my life. I grew up…

— Connie Britton

We just dig Southern rock 'n' roll. It hasn't been represented well at all. So, we want to see the people in the South…

— Ronnie Van Zant

Charles and I are from Augusta, Ga. - so we come from James Brown territory, soul music and Motown. And Charles has always had…

— Dave Haywood

Look at Montgomery Gentry. If those boys came out in the '70s, they'd be Southern rock.

— Johnny Van Zant

Look at Gretchen Wilson. If she came out in the '70s she'd be the queen of Southern rock.

— Johnny Van Zant

Capricorn was one of the homes of the Southern rock movement with the Allman Brothers and Charlie Daniels and the Marshall Tucker Band. I…

— Jason Aldean

My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.

— Kid Rock