One is submerged in a deep and rich history which tells many tales in the Southern United States. So much culture derives from the region including the birth of many forms of music which influence the entire world today. Music has captured both the glory and (at times) sordid history we live with below the Mason-Dixon line. Southerners live with both the scenic beauty and comic absurdity of the world's impression of us. Music is a form of storytelling and down here there are many a story to tell. Here are ten songs- each named and inspired by one of the southern United States. Each weaves a different tale for its audience in encompassing the scenery, the people, the flavor and the trials and tribulations of The South.
Tori Amos - Virginia
Bill Monroe - Blue Moon of Kentucky
Tori Amos - Virginia
Henry Thomas - Arkansas
Arrested Development - Tennessee
James Taylor - Carolina in My Mind
Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias - Louisiana
Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam
Neil Young - Alabama
Ray Charles - Georgia on my Mind
Muddy Waters - Deep Down in Florida
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