Turn It Up, LC: The Community’s Go-To Drive Time Jams
The weather’s just right, the windows are down, and the open road is calling. We asked y’all: What song are you blasting on a perfect drive through LC? The responses did not disappoint. From classic country to high-energy rock, here’s a playlist built straight from the hearts (and radios) of Lawrence County folks:
🎸 Country Cruisin' Favorites
You Got That Right – Lynyrd Skynyrd (Annette Sparks)
Hillbilly Deluxe – Brooks & Dunn / Zach Top / Any 90s Rockin' Country (Tim Vanderploeg)
Three Wooden Crosses – Randy Travis (Rita Dotson)
Anything by Travis Tritt (Donna Culver Dutton)
Backroads – Ricky Van Shelton (Martha Woodruff Mullins)
Any George Strait song (Kasey Brannon)
Willie’s Roadhouse – SiriusXM Favorite (Lynette Parker)
🕺 Throwback Pop & Dance Vibes
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston (Chassidy Terry Bradford)
Make Me Lose Control – Eric Carmen / Drive – The Cars (Thomas Aldridge)
Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Seger (Pamela Haynes)
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd (Karen Beene Wise, Jacque Bass Flory)
That Smell – Lynyrd Skynyrd (Tayler N Alan Bruton)
Country Roads – John Denver (Jacque Bass Flory)
🎤 Gospel, Motown & Soul
The Kelly’s Gospel Quartet w/ Ray Henson (Joyce Parker)
Old Motown Hits (Sabrena Leigh Wood)
One – Bob Marley (Rachel Harville)
🎧 Rockin’ Out
Boston, The Eagles, .38 Special, and Chicago – All on Repeat (Noelle Parker Dutton)
Back in Black – AC/DC (Karen Beene Wise)
AC/DC, Def Leppard, Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Guns N' Roses – Mood Depending (Sherry Hamby)
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Full Blast CD! (Judy England Louallen)
LD50 (Album) – Mudvayne (Jarrod Neely)
🎶 Streaming Favorites & Radio Stations
FAFO – Tiffany Proctor Music (Ashley Sparks)
Yacht Rock Radio / Prime Country / Classic Vinyl / Classic Rewind – SiriusXM (Lynette Parker, Stephanie Aldridge Black)
80s on 8 – SiriusXM (Heather Brown)
Life – John Mayer (Abby Owen-Neely)
🔊 Genre Jumps
Elvis – Anything! (Diana King)
Little Deuce Coupe – The Beach Boys (Judie Gale)
Tupac, Biggie, Missy, Eminem, Snoop, Dre, and Too Short – All Mood Dependent (Cheay Godsey)
Mozart, Bach, Beethoven or old country — a wide range! (Jerry Don Brown)
Random EDM or Christian Praise (Isaac Gonzalez)
Whether you’re rolling through Courtland, climbing the hills in Moulton, or headed down 157 with no particular place to go—this playlist is pure LC.
What would you add to it? Drop your windows-down jam in the comments and let’s keep the music going. 🎵
🗣️ Tag a road trip buddy and cue up this homegrown playlist!
