Southern (Rock) Songs #MusicMovesMe #AtoZChallenge

It's Monday and it's time for music!  It's also "S" day for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.

Let's introduce the Music Moves me bloggers:  We blog about music each Sunday or Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post may be removed, or may  be labeled "No Music".)   Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and, last but not least, me.

Every other week, we have a theme.  On alternate weeks, we can blog on any music theme we want.  Today our theme is "build your song picks around singers, songwriters, or musicians born in April".  For that, please see the last song below.

However, first, it's time for another induction into Rock and Roll Heaven.

Dickey Betts, born Forrest Richard Betts, was a guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band.  Betts died last Thursday at the age of 80.  The causes of death were cancer and COPD.

Because this is "S" day on Blogging from A t Z, I would have tried to find songs beginning with S, but due to time constraints, I'll do that with another artist first, just to confuse all of you.

So I picked two songs beginning with "S" from a group that has suffered its own tragedies.  Here is Leonard Skynyrd and their 1974 hit Sweet Home Alabama.

Leonard Skynyrd again with Simple Man.

And now, time to for Dickey Betts and his style of Southern rock.

Perhaps his best known commercial song - Ramblin' Man, from 1973.

The instrumental Jessica, from 1973.

This song,  Bougainvillea, was co-written with Don Johnson, the future co-star of Miami Vice and dates from after the breakup of the Allman Brothers Band.  Betts formed a group called Dickey Betts and Great Southern and released this in 1977.  The sound quality isn't the best here, but I liked the B&W vibe.

And now, for my April birthday contribution:  Guitarist Michael Poulsen, from the Danish band Volbeat, celebrated his 49th birthday on April 1.  And that's no April Fool!

I'm a fan of several Volbeat songs, including this one.  Not Southern rock, but the title begins with S and Poulsen co-wrote it:  from 2012, Still Counting. 

You didn't expect that last song, did you?

And that's a wrap!

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me, which will probably be next Sunday.

"S" day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme:  Gardens, History, Art and The Unexpected.