In the summer of 1964 jacksonville, florida teenager ronnie van zant and some of his friends hatched the idea of forming a band to play covers of the rolling stones, beatles, yardbirds and the country and bluesrock music they had grown to love. Dont ask me no questions down south jukin free bird gimme three steps i know a little the needle and the spoon sweet home alabama that smell. Lynyrd skynyrd sweet home alabama lyrics genius lyrics. Sweet home alabama by lynyrd skynyrd gplus guitar instructor. Gene odom grew up with the boys who would later form lynyrd skynyrd in jacksonville, florida, and later became the bands bodyguard. But at the time lynyrd skynyrd released sweet home alabama in 1974, the practice was relatively new.
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