#2HitTuesdays Interestingly, Ed King co-wrote “Sweet Home Alabama” with Gary Rossington & Ronnie Van Zant. King famously counted-off ‘1-2-3’ at the very beginning of the single... and played both solos on the track. #EdKing #GarryRossington #RonnieVanZant #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#2HitTuesdays After the demise of Strawberry Alarm Clock, guitarist/bassist Ed King managed to land on his feet… joining Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd. #EdKing #StrawberryAlarmClock #LynyrdSkynyrd #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Born In The Rock 9/14/1949: The late, great Ed King, of the Strawberry Alarm Clock, but best known as songwriter and part of the lead guitar army in Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972-75, and the reunion from 1987-96. #StrawberryAlarmClock #LynyrdSkynyrd #EdKing

Birthday Remembrances. Today, Sept 14, 1949 – #EdKing, American guitarist and songwriter ( #StrawberryAlarmClock, #LynyrdSkynyrd ) (d. 2018) was born.