▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Rick ▁D ank o , ▁Richard ▁Manuel , ▁and ▁The ▁Band ' s ▁dem ise , ▁but ▁found ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁concept ▁too ▁difficult ▁to ▁actually ▁do ▁justice ▁to ▁their ▁story , ▁and ▁instead ▁shift ed ▁the ▁concept ▁to ▁a ▁telling ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁music ian ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁and ▁actions ▁of ▁D ank o ▁and ▁Manuel . ▁ ▁Is bell ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁horn ▁parts ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁came ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁dream . ▁ ▁" The ▁D irty ▁South " ▁contains ▁a ▁three ▁song ▁suite ▁(" The ▁Boys ▁From ▁Alabama ," ▁" C ot ton seed " ▁and ▁" The ▁B uf ord ▁St ick ") ▁about ▁Sher iff ▁B uf ord ▁P us ser . ▁ ▁" The ▁Boys ▁From ▁Alabama " ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁mis con ception s ▁and ▁“ re ally ▁bad ▁mov ies ” ▁of ▁the ▁Red ne ck ▁M af ia ▁and ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁movie ▁" W alk ing ▁T all " ' ▁from ▁a ▁" d ifferent ▁point ▁of ▁view ." ▁ ▁H ood ▁felt ▁that ▁telling ▁the ▁story ▁from ▁" the ▁bad ▁gu y ' s " ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁interesting . ▁ ▁Co ole y ' s ▁" C ot ton seed " ▁tells ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁cor ruption , ▁crime , ▁killing , ▁gre ed , ▁fixed ▁elections , ▁guns , ▁dru gs , ▁prost itution ▁and ▁alco hol ▁and ▁uses ▁subt le ▁imag ery ▁to ▁provide ▁a