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The band was named for a gym teacher.
From;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd
"In 1970, roadie Billy Powell became the keyboardist for the band, and Van Zant sought a new name. "One Percent" and "The Noble Five" were each considered before the group settled on Leonard Skinnerd, a mocking tribute to a gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, Leonard Skinner (born 1933),2 who was notorious for strictly enforcing the school's policy against boys having long hair.34 The more distinctive spelling was adopted before they released their first album. Despite their high school acrimony, the band developed a more friendly relationship with Skinner in later years, and invited him to introduce them at a concert in the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum."
From;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd
"In 1970, roadie Billy Powell became the keyboardist for the band, and Van Zant sought a new name. "One Percent" and "The Noble Five" were each considered before the group settled on Leonard Skinnerd, a mocking tribute to a gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, Leonard Skinner (born 1933),2 who was notorious for strictly enforcing the school's policy against boys having long hair.34 The more distinctive spelling was adopted before they released their first album. Despite their high school acrimony, the band developed a more friendly relationship with Skinner in later years, and invited him to introduce them at a concert in the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum."
Respelling of a teacher's name they had, Leonard Skinner I think it was.
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