Ronnie Van Zant's 1977 X-rated attack on Neil Young

Ronnie Van Zant's 1977 X-rated attack on Neil Young

Rock and roll loves a good feud, whether it’s between two warring bands or the songwriters that exist within it; the furious energy of this beloved music genre is often focused on whatever animosity exists between its heroes. For the most part, it’s harmless fun, probably designed to boost record sales, but in the instance of Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd, it was personal. It all started when the former penned his 1970 track ‘Southern Man’, a ch…