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title: "6 Southern Music Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Southern Music quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Southern Music sayings and thoughts."
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> [The South just keeps right on playing good time Southern music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-van-zant/the-south-just-keeps-right-on-playing-good-time-southern-music/)

[Ronnie Van Zant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-van-zant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/445/ronnie-van-zant-25873_good_the-south-just-keeps-right-on-playing-go_296035.jpg)

> [The underlying process in Northern music tends to be slower and continuous, whatever's happening on the surface; in Southern music the underlying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esa-pekka-salonen/the-underlying-process-in-northern-music-tends-to-be-slower-and/)

[Esa-Pekka Salonen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esa-pekka-salonen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/esa-pekka-salonen-8409_faster_the-underlying-process-in-northern-music_296664.jpg)

> [“In general, those from outside the southern culture built a style around exaggerations of southern music, and missed the lonesome hillbilly and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-escott/in-general-those-from-outside-the-southern-culture-built-a-style/)

[Colin Escott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-escott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/colin-escott-228937_music_in-general-those-from-outside-the-southe_509080.jpg)

> [Great stories, well written and heartfelt. Prisoner of SouthernRock is an engaging and entertaining celebration of southern music, musicians and characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-leavell/great-stories-well-written-and-heartfelt-prisoner-of-southernrock-is/)

[Chuck Leavell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-leavell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/chuck-leavell-98081_celebration_great-stories-well-written-and-heartfelt_1308730.jpg)

> [It started off with me being all the way influenced by Atlanta and southern music but I knew my sound had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-will-made-it/it-started-off-with-me-being-all-the-way-influenced-by-atlanta-and/)

[Mike Will Made It](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-will-made-it/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/mike-will-made-it-6431_grow_it-started-off-with-me-being-all-the-way_1330088.jpg)

> [“ The Grits Guide to Southern Music “ If I had to tell somebody who had never been to the South, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ford/the-grits-guide-to-southern-music-if-i-had-to-tell-somebody-who-had/)

[Deborah Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8a/deborah-ford-5148_soul-music_the-grits-guide-to-southern-music-if-i-h_3080407.jpg)

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