GENE
ODOM
GENE ODOM is the author of
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock
Gene Odom will be speaking onboard THE HITMEN ON THE HIGH SEAS cruise
sharing his experience about his travels with the original Lynyrd
Skynyrd band and their tragic airplane crash on October 20, 1977. Gene
is the author of
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock.
This book begins with Gene Odom’s harrowing, first-person account of the
hellish plane crash, which took the lives of band members and Gene’s
best friend, Ronnie Van Zant. He then recalls growing up with
founder/vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and working for the band as they chased
fame. Odom’s strength as a storyteller lies in having been there, so
it’s hardly an unbiased account. But his insight into the relationships
between band members and the sad fate of the survivors (two have died
since) is told with empathy and humor (including interviewing the real
Leonard Skinner).
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