Ronnie and Neal were friends. Neal gave Ronnie a song that they were going to do but were killed before they could.
Here is the song done by the Cowboy Junkies:
“Well I heard Mister Young sing about her
Well I heard ol’ Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don’t need him around anyhow”
Doesn’t sound too friendly to me
Lived in Skynyrds home town my whole life...it’s no secret here that RVZ was a bit of a hard ass.