Allman Brothers up to Brothers and Sisters

Black Crowes from Southern Musical and Harmony Companion up til Three Snakes and One Charm (saw them live on - I think - the Armorica tour they were fantastic, lots of long Allman-style wig outs and jams)

Little Feat - anything with Lowell but particularly Dixie Chicken

ZZ Top - all from 1st Album through to El Loco but definitely, definitely nothing after

Sheryl Crow - first three albums are excellent, her last one was seriously adrift, it was like the record company had said 'Shezzer - go pop or you're through'. It's mostly terrible and she duets with Lenny Kravitz for God's sake!

I admire Stevie Ray's playing but the albums don't really do much for me otherwise (guess I'm a philistine)

Only have a Creedence best of so can't really comment

always just thought Skynyrd were a poor man's Allmans and worse were 38 Special, Molly Hatchet and Blackfoot (all terrible)

Don't consider the Eagles southern rock - more LA country rock - much like the early Doobies, though I like both.

I voted for Creedence Clearwater Revival. They were my first favourite band, until Uriah Heep came along.

The band centred around the multi-talented John Fogerty, who wrote, sang, played lead guitar, etc. They made a number of superb singles and albums. "Proud mary", "Up around the bend", "Bad moon rising", "Rockin' all over the world", etc., were all penned by Fogerty (RAOTW was on a solo album of his). Best album was "Cosmo's factory", which included a 12 minute version of "I heard it through the grapevine", and a sublime opening track, "Ramble tamble". "Willy and the poor boys" was another great album.

Their penultimate "Pendulum" album saw them exploring some interesting new directions, perhaps even flirting with prog on "Born to run" and "Rude awakening".

It all fell apart with their last album, "Mardi gras", often cited around the time as the worst album ever by a major rock act. The problem by then was that the other band members though they too were as talented as Fogerty, and wanted to prove it. Unfortunately, they were not!

Even today, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford, the bassist and drummer, are not on speaking terms with Fogerty, to the extent that they would not appear together at CCR's induction into the Rock'n'roll hall of fame. The fourth band member, Fogerty's brother Tom, left the band before Mardi Gras to go solo. His first single was "Goodbye media man", a backward swipe at his brother. Tom Fogerty sadly died, I think in the 1980's.

Cook and Clifford tour as Creedence Clearwater Revisited, performing many of John Fogerty's compositions. Fogerty himself remains a solo performer.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Lynard Skynard! Man they are so freakin bad. "Neil Young Should remember, Southern Man dn't want him anyhow." Isn't that how their brilliant lyric goes. I hate them jsut for that.

I like Lynnyrd Skynnyrd, Freebird is great, only one good album though.

Creedence has two good albums, but I'll vote LS.

Don't know the Allman Bros though, and some of the others aswel, so