The weird thing is Ronnie and Neil were buddies. Drive-by Truckers wrote a song about it.
"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"
But yeah, it's pretty hard not to view Skynyrd as pretty racist. The prominent display of the confederate flag at concerts, on album covers, etc. is another example.
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