Now, to quote the band’s legendary singer Ronnie Van Zant, let’s “turn it up.” Not a song about crocheting and ice cream. “The Needle and The Spoon,” penned by Van Zant and guitarist ...

Famously, the latter was Van Zant’s riposte to Neil Young’s civil rights protest song Southern Man. And although Van Zant’s defence of the south was bullish,Young later said, “I’m proud ...