"Sweet Home Alabama" is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping. None of the three writers of the song were from Alabama. "Sweet Home Alabama" was written as an answer to two songs, "Southern Man" and "Alabama" by Neil Young, which dealt with themes of racism and slavery in the American South.
Lynyrd Skynyrd are the ultimate Southern Rock band. Their signature three guitar attack coupled to superb songwriting and massive on stage charisma has rightfully earned them a reputation as one of the greatest live bands of all time. The original band infamously had their career cut short by a disastrous plane crash in 1977 which took the lives of three members plus two of their road crew and seriously injured several others. In 1987 the surviving members reformed the band with Johnny Van Zant taking the place of his brother Ronnie.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974):
Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
Ed King - lead guitar, backing vocals
Leon Wilkeson - bass guitar, backing vocals
Bob Burns - drums
Billy Powell - piano
Allen Collins - rhythm guitar
Gary Rossington - rhythm guitar
Additional personnel
Al Kooper - backing vocals
Clydie King - background vocals
Merry Clayton - background vocals
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