After Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd released two tracks addressing each others' shortcomings, Warren Zevon weighed in with ...

Why Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd were locked in a long-running feud which would eventually lead to the group writing 'Sweet Home Alabama' in response to Young.

Warren Zevon contributed his satirical commentary on the infamous Neil Young v. Lynyrd Skynyrd feud with this 1980 track.

Stacker identified 20 music legends from the ’70s who still perform today. All acts included either performed in 2024 or have ...

Before the Crimson Tide takes the field, as fans file in and anticipation grows, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” fills ...

I hope Neil Young will remember / A Southern Man don't need him around." The song became a huge hit, and even Young loved it. "Alabama richly deserved the shot Lynyrd Skynyrd gave me in their ...

They settled on the name Lynyrd Skynyrd - a dig at their high school ... In 1974, Sweet Home Alabama - a withering response to Neil Young's Southern Man - gave the band their first UK hit ...

With Kooper at the helm, Skynyrd cut debut album Pronounced Leh ... Seen as a snipe at Neil Young’s “Southern Man” and “Alabama”, both of which alluded to backwoods racism, it’s ...

3. Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama" (From Second Helping, 1974) Written as a reaction to Neil Young's South-baiting "Southern Man," "Sweet Home Alabama" quickly grew beyond its answer-song ...

New and noteworthy: Lynyrd Skynyrd released “Second Helping” as “Band on the Run” first reached No. 1, with the hit “Sweet Home Alabama” clapping back at Neil Young for his songs ...

Including Larkin Poe, The Sheepdogs, Beth Hart (featuring Slash) and five other players, performers and portrayers, each ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd is a quintessential southern ... it wasn't until going solo that Neil Young hit his peak. In 1972, the singer-songwriter released his biggest hit (and only chart-topper) "Heart ...