The yield curve describes the yields for Treasury bills, notes and bonds. It's called a curve because, if it were plotted on a graph, the yields would normally slope up. That's because Treasury bills, which are of short duration, don't usually pay as high a yield as the notes and even longer-term bonds. Why?
Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd Songfacts. Lynyrd Skynyrd is from Jacksonville, Florida. They wrote this song about their impressions of Alabama and as a tribute to the studio musicians at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, where they recorded from 1970-1972.
Reese Witherspoon sings 'Sweet Home Alabama' for 40th. Birthday gal Reese Witherspoon treated her guests to something special Saturday night at a Hollywood club. The Sweet Home Alabama movie actress, who turns 40 on Tuesday, brought her mom along for the fun. Among the other attendees: Kate Hudson, Taylor Swift and Laura Dern.