The passengers had been informed about potential problems with the Convair CV-240 and were told to brace for a crash. On October 20, 1977, a plane carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ran out of fuel outside Gillsburg, Mississippi. Young's song " Powderfinger" on the 1979 album Rust Never Sleeps was reportedly written for Skynyrd, and Van Zant is pictured on the cover of Street Survivors wearing a T-shirt of Young's Tonight's the Night and in the 2 July 1977 Oakland Coliseum concert (excerpted in Freebird. Lynyrd Skynyrd's biggest hit single was " Sweet Home Alabama" from their follow-up album Second Helping (1974), an answer to Neil Young's songs "Alabama" and " Southern Man". The band also gained exposure when they were selected as the opening act for the US portion of The Who's Quadrophenia tour. The band's rise to prominence began in 1973 with the release of their debut album, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), which had a string of hits that included "I Ain't the One", " Tuesday's Gone", " Gimme Three Steps", " Simple Man", and what became their signature, " Free Bird", later dedicated to the late Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band. Skinner's strict enforcement against long hair inspired the members to name their band after him. Lee High School, which all band members had attended except Collins. The quintet went through several names before deciding on Lynyrd Skynyrd, as a mock tribute to their high school gym teacher Leonard Skinner at Robert E. Van Zant formed a band called My Backyard late in the summer of 1964 with friends and schoolmates Allen Collins (guitar), Gary Rossington (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass), and Bob Burns (drums). Main article: Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd
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