Sweet Home Alabama (6:38)(Featured Track)

Sweet Home Alabama (6:38)

Songwriters: R. Van Zant, G. Rossingen, E. King
Publishing & PRO: Universal-Duchess Music Corp. (BMI) / Universal-On Backstreet Music (ASCAP)

Contact information:
Larry Cordle - (615) 830-4765
mightycord@gmail.com

No Skynyrd package could be done without including this, easily their most recognizable number and I believe their biggest hit. This again was a song that I had performed many times with club bands I worked with in the 80's. From Booie's opening notes, (of Ed King's famous opening riff and I even kept Ronnie's turn-it-up) this thing really took off for us. The playing is brilliant on this cut, and I was even lucky enough to score Carol Chase (who is an old friend & back vocalist for the Skynyrd band now) and Kim Morrison (who sang on the original demo of Sweet Home Alabama) to do the back vocals. We extended the solo's more here & just had fun with it. The thing I love about this is after the opening riff everyone is yelling'... the fans know it so well... original version was on "Pronounced 'Leh-nerd Skin-nerd'". - Larry Cordle