Not Southern, but worth mentioning: Yngwie Malmsteen, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Leslie West, Ace Frehley, Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, Alvin Lee, Ritchie Blackmore, Edward Van Halen, John Sykes, Billy Gibbons, Ted Nugent, Steve Marriott, Tony Iommi, Frank Marino, Brian May, Gary Moore, Rod Price, Roy Buchanan