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Lynyrd Skynyrd

Original Members
Ronnie Van Zant*-Vocals
Allen Collins- Guitar
Gary Rossington- Guitar
Larry Junstrom-Bass
Bob Burns- Drums
Billy Powell- Keyboard

*Died in a plane crash in 1977 which involved many members of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

How They Got Their Name-
Lynyrd Skynyrd got their name from Gary Rossington's and Bob Burn's high school gym teacher, Leonard Skinner. Skinner would enforce dress code, very strictly, that boys were not to have their hair touching their collar or sideburns below their ears. Some members were expelled because of the dress code. Earlier band names were 'Noble Five' and 'One Percent'.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - AMPT'D
Free Bird (Live)


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BW2417 SOUTHERN ROCK'S FINEST 0 Jul 1 2008, 12:20 PM EDT by BW2417
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BW2417 Lynyrd Skynyrd Remembering The Free Birds Of Southern Rock 0 Jun 20 2008, 1:24 PM EDT by BW2417
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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock


by Gene Odom with Frank Dorman
221 pp.
Autographed Hard Cover

This book begins with Gene Odom’s harrowing, first-person account of the hellish plane crash, which took the lives of band members and Gene’s best friend, Ronnie Van Zant. He then recalls growing up with founder/vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and working for the band as they chased fame. Odom’s strength as a storyteller lies in having been there, so it’s hardly an unbiased account. But his insight into the relationships between band members and the sad fate of the survivors (two have died since) is told with empathy and humor (including interviewing the real Leonard Skinner).

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