“I never have, and I never will, because only one man can sing this song on stage, and that’s my older brother Ronnie Van ...

Now, to quote the band’s legendary singer Ronnie Van Zant, let’s “turn it up.” Not a song about crocheting and ice cream. “The Needle and The Spoon,” penned by Van Zant and guitarist ...

When guitarist Allen Collins first brought it into rehearsals, volatile singer Ronnie Van Zandt was unenthusiastic, claiming it had too many chords. Eventually he relented, writing a lyric paying ...