This book tells the intimate story of how a band of lost souls and
self-destructive misfits with uncertain artistic objectives clawed
their way to the very top of the rock ’n’ roll peak, writing and
performing as if beneficiaries of a deal with the devil—a deal fulfilled
by a tragic fall from the sky. The rudderless genius behind their
ascent was a man named Ronnie Van Zant, who guided their five-year run
and evolved not just a new country/rock idiom but a new Confederacy in
constant conflict with old Southern totems and prejudices.
Placing the music and personae of Lynyrd Skynyrd into a broader cultural schema for the first time, Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars
is based on interviews with surviving band members and others who
watched them. It gives a new perspective to a history of stage fights,
motel-room destructions, cunning business deals, and brilliant studio
productions, offering a greater appreciation for a band that, in the
aftermath of its last plane ride, has sadly descended into
self-caricature as the sort of lowbrow guns-’n’-God cliché that Ronnie
Van Zant wanted to chuck from around his neck.
No other book on
Southern rock has ever captured the “Free Bird”–like sweep and
significance of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Ribowsky’s cohesive narrative gives the
band its full due while not ignoring the cruel irony and avoidability of
the band’s tragic end.
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