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05/30/2008 Cancelled US Tour
 

Due to personal reasons Southern Souls Band have to cancel all shows between July and
August. The band deeply apologize for all the inconvenience, all the problems and disappointments it will force. The band will start touring again later this year.
 

05/042008 Best guitarist of the night
 

Roger Rapp, one of the guitarists in Southern Souls Band, was selected as the best guitarist
of the night, during Sweden Rock Tribute at Nöjesfabriken in Karlstad. The price, a new
Epiphone Les Paul, was given by the music chain 4Sound.
 

02/16/2008 Southern Rock Night 2008
 

Southern Souls Band will perform at the Southern Rock Night 2008 in Stockholm. Presale tickets is now available at  Monsters Of Southern Rock and the southern bar Saddle & Sabre, Tegnérgatan 9.  For information about bands and program visit Monsters Of Southern Rock.
 

01/30/2008 Sweden Rock Tribute
 

Southern Souls Band are proud to announce that the band has been nominated as one
of the thirty five best tribute bands in Sweden for the third year out of three. The nomination
put's the band in a position as the best southern rock tribute band in the country.
 

12/18/2007 Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year
 

Southern Souls Band wish everybody,  the fans, the audience, the venues and all the friends,
who made this to a great year, a merry Christmas and a happy new year. See you all next year,
which we all expect to be the best ever.
 

11/23/2007 Nominated by the magazine Bands Of  Dixie
 

For the 10th year, the Bands Of Dixie magazine organizes a poll for their readers to choose
the best individual artists, band and record. For the year 2007, Southern Souls Band are
nomineated with their latest CD, A Tribute To Ronnie Van Zant & Lynyrd Skynyrd.
 

10/25/2007 Muskegon Bike Time 2008
 

Southern Souls band are proud to announce that the band is confirmed for three shows at
Muskegon Bike Time in July 2008. Over 20.000 bikes and 60.000 people visited the lakeshore community of Muskegon, Michigan, for the event in 2007.
 

10/19/2007 Original Guitarist Rejoined
 

Roger Rapp, original guitarist of Southern Souls Band, has rejoined the band after a short
break. With the current line up the band is back to the sound and feeling that has become
the trademark of the band.
 

09/11/2007 Hughie Thomasson, 1952 - 2007
 

It was with a great sadness we took part of the announcement, that Hughie Thomasson,
one of the greatest guitarists in the world, passed away late Sunday. We will remember
him as the founder of  The Outlaws, but also for his over all contribution to the rock music.
 

08/24/2007 New Guitar Player
 

Rikard Hagson has joined Southern Souls Band as a part of the guitar army. He will take
the place instead of guitarist, Roger Rapp, who has retired from the band. Rikard is an
excellent slide player, but also a great all round guitarist with his roots in the blues rock.
 

08/24/2007 Change in the Line Up
 

Christina Lundkvist and Johanna Bång has retired from the band. Southern Souls Band
will continue without backing vocals. Christina will  work with the management- and
production company, Musikdepartementet, and  other music projects with her husband.
 

08/15/2007 New Sponsor of Endorsement
 

Southern Souls Band has come to an agreement with the Swedish music dealer Jam
Music Shop. The agreement includes sponsorship of endorsement. The band is proud
to cooperate with one of the largest and grooving music dealers in Sweden.
 

08/13/2007 A New Member Of  The Family
 

The keyboardist, Magnus Blomberg, has became a proud father of a new born girl. Due
to the fact that the proud father will spend most of the time with his famuly, the band
will not perform until next year. All the band wish Magnus and his family all the best.
 

06/19/2007 The Norwegain Tour
 

Southern Souls has finished the Norwegian tour, which was a great success. The final
of the tour took place at the biker festival, Griserally. The band wish to thank Hydra
MC, Nesodden, especially for their great hospitality and friendship.
 

06/12/2007 New Booking & Management Agency
 

Southern Souls Band has signed a contract with a new booking, management and
production company - Musikdepartementet. The new agency will take over the bands
management, national as well as international.
 

05/29/2007 The Tall Ships Races 2007
 

Southern Souls Band has been selected as one of the entertainers during the Tall Ships
Races 2007. The Tall Ships Races is the largest sailing race for large ships in the world,
and the band is proud to be a part of the great festival.
 

05/07/2007 New CD and DVD
 

The first Swedish Southern Rock Night was a great success, booth for participating
bands as well as for the arrangements. The whole evening was recorded and will be
released as a new live CD and DVD. Release date is set to August 2007.
 

04/18/2007 Southern Rock Night 2007
 

Southern Souls Band will perform at Southern Rock Night - the only southern rock
festival in Sweden - at Tantogården. The band will share stage with some of the
best Swedish southern rock bands, ZZ Rock, Rebel State and SRV Jam Session.
 

04/02/2007 Cancelled show
 

Due to serious illness of the lead guitarist, Daniel Milovan,  Southern Souls Band
had to cancel the show at Sweden Rock Tribute, Friday 30th March. Daniel is
about to recover, and all remaining shows will be fulfilled as scheduled.
 

03/29/2007 A Tribute To Ronnie Van Zant
 

Southern Souls Band will participate in a volunteer project to tribute and honor Ronnie
Van Zant, original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and one of the greatest musicians and
song writers ever. The project is a world wide cooperation between artists and bands.
 

03/01/2007 Sweden Rock Tribute
 

Southern Souls Band are proud to announce that the band has been elected as one of
the forty best tribute bands in Sweden, all categories. Without any doubts, this also
defines the band as the best southern rock tribute band in the country.
 

02/19/2007 A Tribute to Rossington Collins Band
 

During the break for the female backup vocals in the band, the remaining backup
singer, Christina Lundkvist, and her husband, Hans Lundkvist, will start up a second
southern rock project, covering songs from the Rossington Collins Band.
 

02/19/2007 Another Southern Rocker
 

One of the female backup singers, Johanna Bång, will take a break from the music since
she has became a mother to a new born southern boy. The band will continue without
the female backing vocals. Southern Souls wish Johanna, and her family, all the best.
 

02/02/2007 New Band Name
 

In order to avoid confusion, mistakes and make a clear difference between other
organizations, both internal and external, the band has decide to change the name
to Southern Souls Band.
 

12/15/2006 Happy New Year 2007
 

Southern Souls wish to thank all the venues, audience and others, who made this
to another great year for the band - ending with a succesful tour in Germany. The
band wish everybody a happy new year 2007.
 

11/24/2006 Michigan Bike Week 2007 - Cancelled
 

Michigan Bike Week is cancelled. In its place there will be Muskegon Bike Week -
a four day event. For more information visit the site of Muskegon Bike Week. New
dates, for Southern Souls US Tour 2007, will be announced.
 

09/30/2006 A New Southern Bell
 

Staffan karlsson, the lead singer in Southern Souls, has got a child. The new born
girl is alreday dedicated to be a be a southern bell - her father will raise her in the
true tradition of southern rock. All the band wish them all the best.
 

09/06/2006 Weekend tour in Germany
 

The dates and venues for the weekend tour in Germany, December 2006, is now
confirmed. Southern Souls are looking forward to meet the audience and perform
together with our friends, Flatman, from germany.
 

05/20/2006 Cancelled shows during spring & summer 2006

Southern Souls have to cancel all shows during the spring and summer 2006. The
band apologize for all inconvenience for venues and audience, but will be back after
a reconstruction.
 

03/29/2006 Summer 2007 US Tour

Southern Souls is scheduling their US Summer 2007  Tour, and the first venue to be
announced is Michigan Bike Week 2007 - Muskegon, MI. More shows will be added
continously.
 

03/07/2006 Southern Souls - A Tribute To Southern Rock - Part I
 

Due to the fact that all previous records and DVD's from Southern Souls are sold out,
and will not be reissued, the band will release remastered versions of some material
from the CD Southern Souls - Rehearsal 2005. The release date is set to 1st May 2006.
 

02/24/2006 New Bass Guitar Player
 

Southern Souls welcomes our new bass guitar player - Nermin Radaslic - to the band.
Nermin has a long experience as bass player in different rock- and blues bands. He
also has a genuin and great feeling for southern rock music.
 

02/22/2006 Southern Souls in Germany
 

Southern Souls will perform in Germany as support to Flatman - the number one
southern rock band in Germany - in late December 2006. The first booked show will
take place at the Rock-Keller in Schwarzenbach/Saale.
 

02/10/2006 Change in the line up
 

Niclas Nordin, one of the founders of  Southern Souls, will leave the band - focusing
on his own soul project and writing original songs. The members of  Southern Souls
wish him all the best and good luck with his project.
 

11/01/2006 Tour with Pat Savage Band
 

Southern Souls and Pat Savage Band are currently working for a tour together
during spring/summer 2006. If everything works out, it will be an up to two
weeks tour - mainly Scandinavian - in Europe.
 

12/05/2005 The most succesful year
 

Southern Souls wish to thank the audience, venues and sponsors for the best and
most succesful year in the bands history. After the past final show 2005 the band
will take a short break until mid January 2005.
 

12/02/2005 Delayed release of new original songs
 

Southern Souls has rescheduled the release of their new original songs to the
beginning of  2007. This is done due to the facts of a compressed time schedule
and the overall working situation for the band.
 

11/15/2005 DVD video - Southern Souls - Live at the Urban Theater
 

According to the broadcasting of the live-show at the Urban Theater Southern Souls
have released a DVD video with the entire show. The DVD contains four tracks and
interviews with the band.

 

11/01/2005 Southern Souls at the Urban Theater
 

Southern Souls will perform exclusively in a live southern rock TV-show at the Urban
Theater, UPN14/TVW-Madison/Wisconsin. The show, with music and interviews,
will be broadcasted on Friday 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th November 2005.

 

10/07/2005 New Live CD - Southern Souls - Rehearsal 2005
 

Southern Souls will release a new live CD at the beginning of November 2005. The CD
will contain material from the past US tour, and is recorded live at the bands rehearsal
September 2005. A preview will be available, at the web site, mid October 2005.
 

09/14/2005 The end of Skinny Molly and Horsetraderz

After Dave Hlubek left Skinny Molly, for a reunion with Molly Hatchet, Mike
Estes and Pontus J Back decided to go separate ways. Southern Souls wish all
three of them good luck in the future, and we will sure perform together again.
 

09/06/2005 Reduced prices on Merchandises
 

Southern Souls Merchandise has reduced their current prices up to 50%. This is
done in response to the rising US dollar and the change of manufacturer on some
of the items. Current prices can be subject for changes.
 

08/15/2005 DVD package when buying CD
 

During a limited time a free DVD package, containing three songs from the past
US 2005 tour, will be shipped together with the CD - Southern Souls/Live 2004.
This offer is only valid until 30th of  September 2005.
 

07/27/2005 Original music from Southern Souls

Southern Souls will start recording in August, and it will be the first time the band
record original songs of their own. The record will be released at the beginning of
next year, but a preview will be available at the web site in November.
 

06/29/2005 Back from the Summer 2005 US Tour
 

Southern Souls would like to thank everybody - audience, staff, venues and friends -
who helped, and supported, the band during the US tour  After finnishing the tour,
the band will take a short break followed by a new recording session.
 

05/09/2005 The Bad Bones
 

The Bad Bones, with originally members that later formed Southern Souls, will
make a time limited reunion during the second half of 2005. The Bad Bones
will perform as support to Southern Souls.
 

04/18/2005 PJB Enterprises LTD
 

Southern Souls proudly announce a cooperation with PJB Enterprises. PJB
Enterprises has been booking wordwide since 1990, and represent artists like
Dave Hlubek - Molly Hatchet - and Mike Estes - Lynyrd Skynyrd.
 

03/30/2005

Dave Hlubek and Skinny Molly

Dave Hlubek has officially anounced that he will tour with Skinny Molly, during
April and May, despite the fact that Molly Hatchet will do an European tour at
the same time. Dave Hlubek will tour with Skinny Molly as earlier scheduled.
 

03/13/2005 Skinny Molly

Southerns Souls will cooperate with the US band Skinny Molly - Dave Hlubek
from Molly Hatchet, Mike Estes from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pontus J Back and Kurt
Pietro - during the Swedish part of their European tour in April.
 

02/10/2005 Ford Motor Company
 

Southern Souls has come to an agreement with Ford Motor Company, regarding
exposure of  Fords trademark. Southern Souls will proudly include the company
trademark and related products in the front position of their marketing.
 

01/31/2005 New Web pages
 

According to all suggestions from the January 2005 contest - Southern Souls web
site has got two new pages. The Pictures - with photos of the current line up - and
The Promo & Press, where general information about the band will be located.
 

12/15/2004 New monthly contest
  Southern Souls Merchandise will relaese a new monthly free contest, with unique
prizes. The contest will start 1st January 2005 at the new "The Board", were you
also can meet and talk to the members of Southern Souls.
 
10/19/2004 Summer 2005 US Tour

Southern Souls is scheduling their US Summer 2005  Tour, and the first venue to be
announced is Black River Rumble 2005 - Black River Falls, WI. More shows will
be added continously.
 

09/24/2004 Contract with Cosmic Entertainment

Southern Souls has signed a contract with Cosmic Enteratinment LLC, regarding
promotion and performance in the US. Cosmic Entertainment handles a wide range
of music artists, and is the official booking agency for Harley Davidson.
 

09/24/2004 New members

Southern Souls is proud to welcome two new members to the band. Torbjörn 
Österlind - drums - and Johanna Bång - backing vocal. The new line up will give 
the band a greater attitude  then ever.
 

09/07/2004 Improved  Web Site
 

Southern Souls web site has gone through some major changes which makes it faster 
to upload and easier to use with smaller screens. Another improved function is that 
you now can choose between different pay mechanisms at The Merchandise.
 

08/20/2004 Southern Souls - Gibson Contest 2004

Southern Souls proudly announce the Gibson Contest 2004. The contest will
be present 1st September to 30th November, and will give you an opportunity
to win a brand new Gibson Les Paul/Standard. Check back later for details.
 

08/03/2004 Signed up at Statue Records
Southern Souls has signed an agreement with Statue Records regarding publishing, 
promotion and distribution of their debut record, containing material from the last  
live recording at Real Music Studio. Release date is set to the end of August.
 
05/01/2004

New live recording

Southern Souls will release a new live recording, due to the change of the line up. 
The recording will take place at the Real Music Studio, at the end of May, and the 
final result will be available at the beginning of June.
 
04/02/2004

On the road again

The reorganization has now come to an end, and the band is ready for the road again. 
The kick off will be a club gig at The Bishops Arms - end of April - and the first concert 
will be at Tantogården, Stockholm city - beginning of May.
 
03/06/2004

Best line up ever

Nachlin Grahn joins Southern Souls, as backing vocalist, which makes the band 
complete again. The band has start rehearsal with the new members, and will soon 
be on stage again - with the best line up ever.
 
02/07/2004

New Web Site

Southern Souls has released the new web site. This is done on demand for new 
and improved functions, faster download, use of standard media players and a 
better look and feeling.
 
01/24/2004

Strengthening of the lead vocal

Staffan Karlsson takes the role as the new lead vocalist in Southern Souls. Staffan 
has a genuine feeling for blues and southern rock music, and a past with the famous 
Swedish rock artist Eddie Meduza.
 
 
 
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