50-Year-Old Songs: The Ballad of Curtis Loew
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (62689)
United States
May 1, 2024 9:25am CST
We’re starting the new month off in grand style. For the merry, merry month of May it’s songs that are 50 years old this year. Wow. Where did the decades go? And, just to prove what a year of great music it was, I begin the month with the alphabetical part of the list…and my favorite song by this band, which isn’t in the top ten for the year!
The Ballad of Curtis Loew - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Yes, I’ve used it before. I’ll use it again. This song is amazing.
The tale of a white boy sneaking off to see a local alcoholic blues singer, collecting soda bottles to cash them in (for you kids: there used to be a 3c deposit on soft drink bottles back then, to prevent littering), and giving the money to Curtis for music.
“The the day he lost his life, that’s all he had to lose” is a great line and the truth about so many fabulous musicians that nobody ever heard of except a few locals.
The Ballad of Curtis Loew
Written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant
Recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd
From Second Helping, 1974
I got your drinkin’ money:
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@FourWalls (62689)
• United States
1 May
A song about a musician? Nah, you won’t.
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@TheHorse (207501)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May
@FourWalls Didn't Bully Joel or someone do a Song called Piano Man or something like that? It did nothing for me. But Jerry Jeff Walker wrote a Song about a dancer I liked. 
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@FourWalls (62689)
• United States
2 May
@TheHorse — “‘cause I drinks a lot.” Yeah, who doesn’t like that song.
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@FourWalls (62689)
• United States
1 May
It’s been a long time since they played anything other that sweet home alafreebird on the radio.
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@wolfgirl569 (96343)
• Marion, Ohio
1 May
@FourWalls Those are mostly what I remember. Love gimme 3 steps too
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@RasmaSandra (74074)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 May
I know the band but not this song,
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@zainkhan121 (806)
• Pakistan
1 May
It's incredible how music has a way of transporting us back in time. And who can blame you for revisiting "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" by Lynyrd Skynyrd? It's a classic that deserves to be celebrated again and again. The storytelling in the song is simply captivating, painting a vivid picture of a bygone era. Here's to honoring the musical legends of yesteryears and the timeless melodies they gifted us. Cheers to May and the magic of music!
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@FourWalls (62689)
• United States
1 May
They aren’t bygone eras to me…but I’m old. 
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@FourWalls (62689)
• United States
1 May
That’s them.
I saw a crude drawing of you yesterday. Not a good likeness, except for the crown.
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@popciclecold (35607)
• United States
1 May
I recall that song. Yeah use to sell pop bottles. What memories. A good one. I had forgotten that.
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@FourWalls (62689)
• United States
1 May
Find a Coke bottle and you had three pieces of candy at the convenience store!
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@LindaOHio (158341)
• United States
2 May
Not my jam as @NJChicaa would say. Have a good day and drive safely.
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@LindaOHio (158341)
• United States
2 May
@FourWalls Actually I use strawberry and pineapple preserves on my PB&J sandwiches. lolololol 
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