In the song "Ronnie and Neil" (plug for my favorite band here) by the Drive By Truckers, we hear:
Skynyrd was a bunch of Neil Young fans, and Neil, he loved that song (Sweet Home);
So he wrote "Powderfinger" for Skynyrd to record,
But ole Ronnie ended up singing Sweet Home Alabama to the Lord.
Kudos to Young, a Canadian, for standing up. This Southern man will always admire him. Plus, "Cortez the Killer" is one of my all-time faves.