Rossington Collins Band-Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (1980)

Another of the great Southern rock bands was the Rossington Collins Band, formed some time after the tragic plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and his sister Cassie Gaines, while they were en route from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This band consisted of guitarists Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and Barry Harwood; Billy Powell on keyboards; Derek Hess on drums and percussion; Leon Wilkeson on bass; and singer Dale Krantz. Their first album, "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere", released in mid-1980, was a huge success. This debut featured the Southern rock anthem "Don't Misunderstand Me", as well as the bright and energetic tracks "Prime Time", "One Good Man", "Winners and Losers", and the boogie-rock number "Opportunity". Near the end of the following year came their second album, and ultimately their epitaph, "This Is The Way", where they reinforced their Southern sound with heavier, more powerful elements, highlighting the Southern boogie "Gotta Get I Straight", the beautiful "Tashauna", the gospel-infused "Pine Box", and the rock and roll anthem "Don't Stop Me Now". Once this second album was released, Gary Rossington left the band due to internal disagreements with the rest of the group, a fact that would precipitate the definitive dissolution of the Rossington Collins Band some time later. Several years later, Allen Collins founded the Allen Collins Band, which had a short run due to Collins' own erratic behavior, a consequence of his alcohol addiction. He definitively abandoned the project in 1985 due to a serious car accident that left him practically paralyzed for a very long time.