There was no shortage of talent or personalities among the musicians in ‘70s Lynyrd Skynyrd. But unlike some other huge bands ...

the group’s first Top 40 single was one of three songs on their fourth LP, Wild-Eyed Southern Boys, not sung by Donnie Van Zant, the younger brother of late Skynyrd singer Ronnie. Vocal duties ...

When guitarist Allen Collins first brought it into rehearsals, volatile singer Ronnie ... for songs with similar dynamics – and assumed even greater poignancy when Van Zandt was killed along ...