Lynyrd Skynyrd: An Oral History
by Lee Ballinger
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Author: Lee BallingerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06-19
ISBN: 0972044639
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Xt377 Pub
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Book Review: Freebird fly's again
Summary: 4 Stars
Guy's I must say being not only a fan but a student of Skynyrd for years I was amazed to read about so many things I didn't already know. Mr. Ballanger through quotes from the people who knew the guy's best has really touched on their private lives. I really enjoyed reading what Tom Dowd had to say about Ronnie. The book is in an easy to read format and is hard to put down. It's a must read for any Skynyrd fan.
Summary of Lynyrd Skynyrd: An Oral History
In true rock & roll bad-boy fashion, they were a bunch of tough kids who scraped their band together, and even decided to name it after a hated high school gym teacher. But once their searing triple-guitar attack roared out of the South at the apex of Dixie rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd was no longer following rock history; they were making it, with such classics as "Free Bird," "Sweet Home Alabama," and a string of live performances that brought audiences to their feet everywhere they played. This is the story of how a group of Southern men (and women) turned themselves into one of the world's greatest rock & roll bands, told in the words of the people who were there, both before and after the horrific 1977 airplane crash that claimed three band members' lives.Lee Ballinger weaves historical and current interviews with every member of Lynyrd Skynyrd together with the perspectives of their friends, collaborators and chroniclers, including musicians Charlie Daniels, Jimmy Hall and Al Kooper, journalists John Swenson and Cameron Crowe, producer Tom Dowd, and many more - even that immortalized teacher, Leonard Skinner. The result is an intensely personal backstage history of euphoric triumph and calamitous tragedy, your best look ever at a group of rugged street survivors and their earthshaking effect on rock & roll.
With rare photos.
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