LYNYRD SKYNYRD "Remembering The Free Birds Of Southern Rock"

LYNYRD SKYNYRD "Remembering The Free Birds Of Southern Rock"

Susan Hughey interviewing Coach Leonard Skinner & Gene Odom for Red Sun Music & Television. Hear about Lynyrd Skynyrd when they started in high school from their original namesake. Gene Odom gives a few details of October 20, 1977 plane crash.

Gene was Ronnie Van Zant's lifelong friend and bodyguard and security for Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was on the plane that fateful day Ocotber 20, 1977. Hear some of the details he shares about that experience. Hear more facts about Ronnie Van Zant told by his closest friend since 1952. Go to www.LynyrdSkynyrdDixie.com

This book begins with Gene Odoms harrowing, first-person account of the hellish plane crash, which took the lives of band members and Genes best friend, Ronnie Van Zant. He then recalls growing up with founder/vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and working for the band as they chased fame. Odoms strength as a storyteller lies in having been there, so its hardly an unbiased account. But his insight into the relationships between band members and the sad fate of the survivors (two have died since) is told with empathy and humor (including interviewing the real Leonard Skinner).