During a time when toughskin blue jeans, button-down shirts, and flat-top haircuts were all the rage, Gene Odom and Ronnie Van Zant became best friends.
Gene Odom provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it was like to be friends with one of the biggest rock stars of the 1970s and how a friendship between two childhood buddies stood the test of time..
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant, and Me ...
But everything would change in October 1977 when the plane carrying the band plummeted from the sky.
After Ronnie offered Gene a job as a security officer for the band, he embarked on an unforgettable journey into a world like no other.
As Ronnie\'s dreams of becoming a professional musician finally became a reality, Lynyrd Skynyrd began selling out arenas and became famous for not only their music, but also their substance abuse.
This is the story of two young men from the same neighborhood, school, and world who together, discovered the meaning of true friendship.
Years later, one of the boys would become famous-and the other would stand by his side through thick and thin.
Growing up on the same block, Ronnie and Gene fished, played football, and dreamed together.
During a time when toughskin blue jeans, button-down shirts, and flat-top haircuts were all the rage, Gene Odom and Ronnie Van Zant became best friends
