Lynyrd Skynyrd was a very prominent 70s rock band. They produced such as classics as "Freebird" and "Sweet Home Alabama." They enjoyed great success…more
Lynyrd Skynyrd is a variation of the name of the gym coach, Leonard Skinner, at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Fl., in which several of its members attended. Skinner would punish anyone who broke the school's strict dress code, which banned long hair and sideburns.