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Welcome Backstage. I’m your host, Damian DeadLove. I’m here to share the knowledge I’ve learned over many summers. There will be different flavors to this show I’m sure. I was a lyricist on the local scene off and on for the last 30 years. So music was a huge part of my life. But at the end of the day I’m still a fan. So let’s dive right in shall we?
This first episode is gonna be kind of a light hearted one. It’s just about common misconceptions that casual fans sometimes assume to be true. I’m not pointing blame or thinking less of humanity for getting information wrong. It happens. It’s not the end of the world. Trust me.
I must be honest here this first topic is more of a pet peeve of mine. It started in high school when a guy I was talking to made this statement. He said, “I like Lynyrd Skynyrd, he’s a good singer”. Does anybody see the mistake here? I want you the audience to have a voice as well. I do read my comments and will reply.
First off no one in the band is named Lynyrd Skynyrd. The origin of the name has two references. The first being that the name came from a novelty song called, “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh. By Allen Sherman”. In which a character in the song goes by the name of, Leonard Skinner.
The second is that it also has to do with a Physical Education teacher/coach also named, Leonard Skinner, who taught at Robert Lee High School. The band kinda did this as a mocking tribute to him. Supposedly because two members of the band had been disciplined by the teacher for letting their hair grow long. This would of been in the late 60’s.
One night in 1970 at a local club the band who were calling themselves, One Point, at the time of the gig. Shouted out to the crowd, “We’re Leonard Skinner and were gonna play for y’all tonight.” Since most of the crowd had run into Coach Skinner at one time or another the name stuck. To make the name more original they changed the spelling to what it remains to this day.
So now you know and I’ve done my good deed for the day. That’s it for the first episode. I hope you enjoyed it. Remember everyone that music is the soundtrack of our lives. Peace, Love, and Lennon.
😅 That is cool. We all changed the name of coaches/teachers who are righteous pains in the butt’s. Mine was Ms Fatea. But I called her Ms. Fatta. Yup I was a bad kid.
Like this Damian
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Fia. So glad you enjoyed the story my friend. I was a bad kid as well. lol. Appreciate you.
Damian
I heard about the story many years ago. It reminded me of the song “Have a cigar” by Pink Floyd. “Oh by the way, which one’s Pink.”
Skynyrd was one of my favorite bands growing up.
Good one Damian.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Tim. There’s always a chance someone has heard the story, it depends on the level of fan, and music knowledge. lol. Great song, great band. Both, Skynyrd, & Floyd were great bands. Appreciate you.
Damian
Love this, Damian.
Schools in for Summer. That was soooooo bad, I know. Wrong guy anyway. Leonard in no way sounds like Alice.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Adira. Glad you enjoyed the story my friend. Alice, has a similar story. The fans started calling him, Alice. Because it was the Alice Cooper Band, so he just legally changed his name and went with it. He was going by his real name, Vince Furnier, in the early days. In fact in the lyrics of the song: “Be My Lover,” he makes mention of it. ” She asked me why the singers name was Alice, I said, Listen, baby, you really wouldn’t understand. I went off on a tangent, happens when I talk music. lol. Appreciate you.
Damian
LMAO!
This is so dope. I enjoy getting the backdrop to the bands I grew
listening to back when NY radio was really all inclusive.
Much respect
Naaj
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Naaj. So glad you enjoyed the story my friend. Cool, there will be more.. Back when radio was king. To quote the band, The Buggles: “Video killed the radio star.” Which was the first video ever on MTV. Of course technology buried them, Radio & TV. Appreciate you.
Damian
See? I learn something new every time I read you. We used to sing that song Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah to annoy our parents. I’m pretty sure I had a P.E. teacher much like that guy. )I have understandably blocked his name from memory.) As soon as I read what that guy at the beginning said, I started shaking my head….no, no, no…not a singular dude…a group! Happy to hear I wasn’t wrong! 😂
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you enjoyed the read my friend. Well I try to be informative. lol. I purged the names of most teachers who taught me, there are 3 or 4, I remember for good reasons. I had one guy actually say this: “I like Def Leppard, he’s a good singer.” I’m not kidding, that was the craziest one I’ve heard. When Van Halen, was on the club scene, headlining Gazzarri’s I believe. The owner was always calling, (David Lee Roth) Van. I shit you not. lol. Appreciate you.
Damian
I didn’t know the backdrop on the group’s name, so that’s fascinating. I actually met several of these guys a few years ago. They are from the Mississippi area, or at least they visit here frequently. I’m sure you know there was a plane crash in McComb MS a long time ago where the band went down. (I wasn’t there for that)
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, DK. So glad you enjoyed the story my friend. That’s cool that you got to meet some of the guys in the bands. I think the band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, but I could see them visiting frequently. But yes I know about the plane crash, several were injured, and three died. Including the lead singer. Thanks for sharing your story of them. Appreciate you.
Damian
Yeah, I met Ricky and several others. I guess that’s his name… long brown hair and crazy as hell. He jumps around like a Kangaroo Rat or something. Not a conversationalist. But I was at a lake house party held by this really rich fellow whose family knows the band.
There’s a pond behind my house with catfish. We invited the guys to all come out there to fish and they came!