NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ed King, a former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write several of the group’s hits including “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died in Nashville, Tennessee ...

Who wrote Lynyrd Skynyrd's “Sweet Home Alabama?” The music was written by Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarists Ed King and Gary Rossington. Singer Ronnie Van Zant added the lyrics.