“When Ronnie sang about Neil Young that was kind of a joke”: The true story of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama

The song was written by Rossington with singer Ronnie Van Zant and another of the band’s three guitarists, Ed King. And in ...
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The story of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the plane that fell from the sky

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Lynyrd Skynyrd circa 1976: L-R back row: Leon Wilkeson, Artimus Pyle, Allen Collins, Leslie ...
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Turn it up: It's been 50 years since Lynyrd Skynyrd released 'Sweet Home Alabama'

It’s been 50 years since Ronnie Van Zant first implored listeners to turn it up and sing songs about the Southland. "Sweet Home Alabama,” which would certainly be the signature song of any band that ...
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“When Ronnie sang about Neil Young in that song, that was kind of a joke lyric about him. We loved Neil Young!”: The true story of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama

It sounded like a slap in the face. A stinging jibe from one great rock artist to another. But was Lynyrd Skynyrd’s hit song Sweet Home Alabama really an attack on Neil Young? Guitarist Gary ...