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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveSly View Post
    Don't know if any of you are Drive By Truckers fans, but as part of their "Southern Rock Opera" concept album (loosely based on Skynyrd) one of the songs is called "Ronnie And Neil" that kind of tells the story:

    "Church blew up in Birmingham
    Four little black girls killed for no goddamn good reason
    All this hate and violence can't come to no good end

    A stain on the good name.
    A whole lot of good people dragged threw the blood and glass
    Blood stains on their good names and all of us take the blame
    Meanwhile in North Alabama, Wilson Pickett comes to town
    To record that sweet soul music, to get that Muscle Shoals sound
    Meanwhile in North Alabama, Aretha Franklin comes to town
    To record that sweet soul music, to get that Muscle Shoals sound
    And out in California, a rock star from Canada writes a couple of great songs about the
    Bad shit that went down
    "Southern Man" and "Alabama" certainly told some truth

    But there were a lot of good folks down here and Neil Young wasn't around
    Meanwhile in North Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd came to town
    To record with Jimmy Johnson at Muscle Shoals Sound
    And they met some real good people, not racist pieces of shit
    And they wrote a song about it and that song became a hit
    Ronnie and Neil Ronnie and Neil
    Rock stars today ain't half as real
    Speaking there minds on how they feel
    Let them guitars blast for Ronnie and Neil
    Now Ronnie and Neil became good friends their feud was just in song
    Skynyrd was a bunch of Neil Young fans and Neil he loved that song
    So He wrote "Powderfinger" for Skynyrd to record

    But Ronnie ended up singing "Sweet Home Alabama" to the lord
    And Neil helped carry Ronnie in his casket to the ground
    ]And to my way of thinking, us southern men need both of them around
    Ronnie and Neil Ronnie and Neil
    Rock stars today ain't half as real
    Speaking their minds on how they feel
    Let them guitars blast for Ronnie and Neil"
    Yep, aware of this tune, pretty good summation. The bolded parts I had mentioned in my posts and made points about.
    Last edited by DocProgger; 09-13-2018 at 04:44 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveSly View Post
    Don't know if any of you are Drive By Truckers fans, but as part of their "Southern Rock Opera" concept album (loosely based on Skynyrd) one of the songs is called "Ronnie And Neil" that kind of tells the story:

    "Church blew up in Birmingham
    Four little black girls killed for no goddamn good reason
    All this hate and violence can't come to no good end
    A stain on the good name.
    A whole lot of good people dragged threw the blood and glass
    Blood stains on their good names and all of us take the blame
    Meanwhile in North Alabama, Wilson Pickett comes to town
    To record that sweet soul music, to get that Muscle Shoals sound
    Meanwhile in North Alabama, Aretha Franklin comes to town
    To record that sweet soul music, to get that Muscle Shoals sound
    And out in California, a rock star from Canada writes a couple of great songs about the
    Bad shit that went down
    "Southern Man" and "Alabama" certainly told some truth
    But there were a lot of good folks down here and Neil Young wasn't around
    Meanwhile in North Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd came to town
    To record with Jimmy Johnson at Muscle Shoals Sound
    And they met some real good people, not racist pieces of shit
    And they wrote a song about it and that song became a hit
    Ronnie and Neil Ronnie and Neil
    Rock stars today ain't half as real
    Speaking there minds on how they feel
    Let them guitars blast for Ronnie and Neil
    Now Ronnie and Neil became good friends their feud was just in song
    Skynyrd was a bunch of Neil Young fans and Neil he loved that song
    So He wrote "Powderfinger" for Skynyrd to record
    But Ronnie ended up singing "Sweet Home Alabama" to the lord
    And Neil helped carry Ronnie in his casket to the ground
    And to my way of thinking, us southern men need both of them around
    Ronnie and Neil Ronnie and Neil
    Rock stars today ain't half as real
    Speaking their minds on how they feel
    Let them guitars blast for Ronnie and Neil"
    I'd never heard or seen this before, so thanks for sharing. Very interesting!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DocProgger View Post
    Yeah, I want to hear more about how many barmaids Trane claims he banged during double drum solos, and what bands they were!
    I tell your sister it's a dude and send her with her dildo

    All kidding aside, double and triple drum solo, I hang around (Genesis or Crimson), precisely because it's not boring

    Quote Originally Posted by SteveSly View Post
    Don't know if any of you are Drive By Truckers fans, but as part of their "Southern Rock Opera" concept album (loosely based on Skynyrd) one of the songs is called "Ronnie And Neil" that kind of tells the story:

    "Church blew up in Birmingham
    Four little black girls killed for no goddamn good reason
    All this hate and violence can't come to no good end
    A stain on the good name.
    A whole lot of good people dragged threw the blood and glass
    Blood stains on their good names and all of us take the blame
    Meanwhile in North Alabama, Wilson Pickett comes to town
    To record that sweet soul music, to get that Muscle Shoals sound
    Meanwhile in North Alabama, Aretha Franklin comes to town
    To record that sweet soul music, to get that Muscle Shoals sound
    And out in California, a rock star from Canada writes a couple of great songs about the
    Bad shit that went down
    "Southern Man" and "Alabama" certainly told some truth
    But there were a lot of good folks down here and Neil Young wasn't around
    Meanwhile in North Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd came to town
    To record with Jimmy Johnson at Muscle Shoals Sound
    And they met some real good people, not racist pieces of shit
    And they wrote a song about it and that song became a hit
    Ronnie and Neil Ronnie and Neil
    Rock stars today ain't half as real
    Speaking there minds on how they feel
    Let them guitars blast for Ronnie and Neil
    Now Ronnie and Neil became good friends their feud was just in song
    Skynyrd was a bunch of Neil Young fans and Neil he loved that song
    So He wrote "Powderfinger" for Skynyrd to record
    But Ronnie ended up singing "Sweet Home Alabama" to the lord
    And Neil helped carry Ronnie in his casket to the ground
    And to my way of thinking, us southern men need both of them around
    Ronnie and Neil Ronnie and Neil
    Rock stars today ain't half as real
    Speaking their minds on how they feel
    Let them guitars blast for Ronnie and Neil"
    botta put an ear on that one

    Hopefully, it sounds more like the blistering, fiery spine-tingling Southern Man than that country-dripping SHA/, but I kind of doubt it.
    my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trane View Post
    I tell your sister it's a dude and send her with her dildo
    Man, still on the sister thing. You are one nasty dude. I bet you're the life of the party with that schtick!

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    Quote Originally Posted by aith01 View Post
    I'd never heard or seen this before, so thanks for sharing. Very interesting!
    If you are into southern rock at all I would recommend the whole album. It is a 2 CD concept album that kind of interweaves the story of a fictional southern band , Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Drive By Truckers themselves. I think the thing is a masterpiece, but opinions will vary.

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    Here is the song on youtube for anyone interested:


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    Quote Originally Posted by pb2015 View Post
    They had a guy named Bobby LaKind who was only occasionally in band photos, but played congas on some shows and album cuts. I think mainly in the McDonald era, but maybe earlier too.
    LaKind started as a roadie for the Doobies and it took several albums before he became a full band member. Big fan and their last albums were quite good if not original. There tour last year only had 1 drummer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DocProgger View Post
    Man, still on the sister thing. You are one nasty dude. I bet you're the life of the party with that schtick!
    ;, was that your mother maybe??

    More seriously, I guess you bring out the lesser in me, cos I don't act like this with anyone on the net... So maybe the probleml's with you??

    Quote Originally Posted by SteveSly View Post
    If you are into southern rock at all I would recommend the whole album. It is a 2 CD concept album that kind of interweaves the story of a fictional southern band , Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Drive By Truckers themselves. I think the thing is a masterpiece, but opinions will vary.
    Worth an inquiry and investigation

    Quote Originally Posted by SteveSly View Post
    Here is the song on youtube for anyone interested:

    Great-fantastic stuff really ... Is the rest in the same alley??

    Any substance to Neil carrying Ronnie's coffin into the ground??

    Quote Originally Posted by Tangram View Post
    LaKind started as a roadie for the Doobies and it took several albums before he became a full band member. Big fan and their last albums were quite good if not original. There tour last year only had 1 drummer.
    mmmmhhh!!!!...

    RYM's got him listed as a Doobie : Bobby LaKind (percussion, 1977-79, 1980-82, 1987-89, 1992)
    my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tangram View Post
    LaKind started as a roadie for the Doobies and it took several albums before he became a full band member. Big fan and their last albums were quite good if not original. There tour last year only had 1 drummer.
    LaKind, Michael Hossack, and Keith Knudsen have all passed away, so maybe that's why they're down to just one drummer now (plus Marc Quinones from the Allman Brothers Band on percussion). Wiki lists the "current lineup" as Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons and John McFee.

    I never relaly got that heavily into the Doobies, but I remember liking Cycles when it came out.

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    Great-fantastic stuff really ... Is the rest in the same alley??

    Any substance to Neil carrying Ronnie's coffin into the ground??

    If you like that song I would guess you would like the whole album. I am not sure if the funeral story is true or not. Young did write "Powderfinger" specifically for Vanzant to record, and was due to be on their next album, but of course that never happened.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trane View Post


    mmmmhhh!!!!...

    RYM's got him listed as a Doobie : Bobby LaKind (percussion, 1977-79, 1980-82, 1987-89, 1992)
    Slow Saturday and watching the Doobies ‘Let The Music Play’ 2 hour special on TV. Seems like a good time to pull out the albums too. Michael McDonald mentioned that he noticed crew member Bobby LaKind messing around on the Congas and he really liked it. He has LaKind play on ‘Taking it to the Streets’ but not as a band member. Same goes for the next few albums were he plays and gets a thanks or special thanks. On ‘Minute By Minute’ he gets a separate picture and a special thanks as one of the ‘Crew-bie Brothers’. LaKind finally gets full band status on the ‘Farewell Tour’ album.

    I haven’t looked at the albums in a long time. Thanks!

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