Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.948753 By Alabama. By Ed King, Gary Rossington, and Ronnie Van Zant. Arranged by Warren Wernick. Rock. Score and parts. 23 pages. Warren J Wernick #3532461. Published by Warren J Wernick (A0.948753). Sweet Home Alabama is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping.