The whole world has embraced rock ‘n’ roll, but if you want to uncover the music's wellsprings, you have to hit spots like Macon, Chattanooga, Muscle Shoals, and Memphis.
Rock ’n’ roll is arguably America’s most successful cultural export. From the Sahara to the Steppes, from the suburbs of the Midwest to the slums of Medellín, rock ’n’ roll—the devilishly charming bastard child of the blues and country music—crosses every linguistic, cultural, and even religious barrier. Promiscuous by nature, it blends seamlessly with local rhythms wherever it goes—amalgamating accordion riffs in Argentina, Tuareg melodies in Algeria, or Viking poetry in Iceland.
Rock ’n’ roll now belongs to the world, but its native country is the American South, and that distinctive Southern drawl of its youth will never entirely fade. The open road, another quintessential symbol of America, pairs as deliciously with rock ’n’ roll as infatuated groupies with lead guitarists. The following road trip, cutting across the heart of the South, showcases five cities seminal to rock history: Jacksonville, Macon, Muscle Shoals, Chattanooga, and Memphis.
From Little Richard and Elvis to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bessie Smith, these cities have produced a Pleiad of virtuosos, trailblazers, and wildly colorful characters. In each city, we’ll explore rock history but also listen to latter-day rockers keeping the genre as exhilarating today as it was in the ’70s or ’50s.
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