Some southern rock music groups include : Lynyrd Skynyrd , The Allman Brothers Band and Molly Hatchet . Several of the original early 1970s hard rock Southern rock groups are still performing in 2010 . This list includes Marshall Tucker , Molly Hatchet , Outlaws , Gregg Allman , Allman Brothers Band , Lynyrd Skynyrd , ZZ Top , Black Oak Arkansas , Blackfoot , .38 Special and Dickey Betts .