CMT Keeps Southern Rock Alive

You've got to hand it to CMT. Amidst, all the cheesy Country videos, they've managed to put on some good shows. Crossroads, Controversy and specials like the Southern Rock Documentary from 2005 make it a better choice than GAC, which plays the same videos, but is less funded for original progamming. The Southern Doc wasn't eye-opening, but it served its purpose. More a look at the careers of the Allmans, Skynyrd and a quick look at the Marshall Tucker Band and some others, it does its job nicely of defending a misunderstood genre. Yeah, misunderstood. If you thought Skynyrd's music was just redneck boasting, than you don't know Ronnie Van Zandt's album cuts very well.
CMT's latest Southern Rock show was 20 Greatest Southern Rock Songs, and while it offered no list surprises (well Wet Willie were at #8), I found the commentary on most of these bands interesting. While it's hard to take the Outlaws seriously, Kid Rock does have a point about the Marshall Tucker Band. They were underrated.
As is the whole Southern Rock genre. At least CMT is doing a better job of keeping it alive than music print magazines. Can you believe it took Skynyrd 7 tries to get into the RRHOF?