He'll remember. Other famous rock acts continued to use the Confederate flag in concert through the 80s and 90s such include Guns N Roses, Pantera, and Kid Rock. The Confederate flag was once a familiar symbol in country music, representing the rural South and the renegade spirit of artists such as David Allan Coe and Hank Williams Jr. Gov. ARTIMUS PYLE: LYNYRD SKYNYRD LEGEND CHATS ABOUT 'STREET SURVIVORS' MOVIE AND CONFEDERATE FLAG CONTROVERSY ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO A R T I M U S. P Y L E. LEGENDARY DRUMMER & . The Confederate flag and cultural fascism | Fox News From Dukes of Hazzard to Kanye West: the curse of the Confederate flag But the rebel banner "We didn't want that to go to our fans or show the image like we agreed with any of the race stuff or any of the bad things." I dont like that, The Weeknd is getting mocked for his response to Rolling Stones The Idol expos, Daisy Jones & the Six review: Riley Keough fronts a rock soap opera, Aaron Carters mom posts awful photos from death scene, pushes for homicide inquiry, Wayne Shorter, influential jazz saxophonist and composer, dies at 89. Listening to their music, from the high points to the lows, reveals how Americas culture shifted over the course of four and a half decades, and that is no small feat for a rock & roll band. At The Gates Vest- Update. They should have taken a name like Obamas Politically Correct Sell Your Soul Make Believe Impostors or something, opined another. Required fields are marked *. To the last original member ofLynyrd Skynyrd, abandoning the Confederate flag signified the band cutting its ties to racism, the Ku Klux Klan and skinheads. I love the part of the country Im from, and I will never apologize for that, explained their lead singer, Danny Shirley, his sentiment echoing what many other artists have stated in the past; namely, that they see the flag is separate from racism and instead a sign of Southern pride and rebellious attitude. T-shirt colors are available in the best-selling black, the classic white, and many others. "Well they just turned their backs on their core group of fans, that will really help . But the symbol is bigger than that; it cannot only say what Brad Paisley - or Colt Ford, Kid Rock, Trace Adkins, Hank Williams, Jr.and other country artists who sing about the flag or wear its image on clothes and jewelry - means or wants it to. That would be their public and outspoken use of the Confederate "Rebel" flag, another iconic symbol of the South. "The first time I ever saw a Confederate flag bikini was in that movie," explains David Martin, a former history professor at the University of Tennessee. The iconic Southern rock band incorporated its image into merchandise and marketing material for decades following their rise to fame in the early '70s, while also routinely using the Confederate flag as a backdrop during their live performances.
