Allen Collins received his first guitar in 1963 and was later in a band called The Mods in Jacksonville, Florida . The Mods’ membership included J.R. Rice and Larry Steele. In early 1964, Ronnie Van Zant joined another local band, The Squires, which he soon renamed to Us. That year, at a local ‘Battle of the Bands’, Us performed against The Mods and won the competition. Van Zant, however, left Us shortly afterward. In the early summer of 1964, bassist Larry Junstrom , drummer Bob Burns , and guitarist Gary Rossington formed a trio called Me, You, and Him.
Allen Collins received his first guitar in 1963 and was later in a
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