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    • May 9, 1970
    Lynyrd Skynyrd plays "Free Bird" live for the first time at the opening of the Jacksonville Art Museum. The song is namechecked in Brad Paisley's 2008 collaboration with Keith Urban, "Start A Band"
    Nov 18, 1972
    Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant gets married, for the second time, to Judy Seymour. The band's "Sweet Home Alabama" is hailed in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country's 500 greatest singles
    Aug 16, 1973
    MCA releases "Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd)." The album introduces "Free Bird," mentioned 35 years later in Brad Paisley & Keith Urban's "Start A Band"
    Feb 15, 1974
    Lynyrd Skynyrd records "Sweet Home Alabama" at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia. It will be named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 15, 1974
    MCA releases Lynyrd Skynyrd's album "Second Helping." It includes "Sweet Home Alabama," tabbed by the Country Music Foundation among country music's 500 greatest singles of all-time in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jun 24, 1974
    MCA releases Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama." The Southern rock classic ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Sep 20, 1974
    Lynyrd Skynyrd earns a gold album from the RIAA for "Second Helping." It includes "Sweet Home Alabama," tabbed by the Country Music Foundation among country music's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jun 24, 1975
    While on tour in Louisville, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant punches bandmate Billy Powell, knocking out two teeth. The group's "Sweet Home Alabama" is named among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Jun 28, 1975
    Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant collapses backstage in Charlotte, North Carolina. The band's "Sweet Home Alabama" is cited in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time
    Jul 6, 1975
    Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant leaves the stage when he coughs up blood at a show in Jacksonville, Florida, setting off a riot among fans. "Sweet Home Alabama" is cited among the greatest country singles in a Country Music Foundation book
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