The Story: R.E.M.

When you hear the phrase Southern Rock, its natural to think of the originators, the long-haired, bearded and mustachioed giants of the genre from the 1970s: The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Marshall Tucker Band, Black Oak Arkansas. These denim-clad bands often had 7 or 8 members, loved whiskey and drugs, and steeped themselves …

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