Editing Strawberry Alarm Clock (section)

===1970–1981: Breakup and brief reunion===
In 1970, the band appeared in the [[Russ Meyer]] cult classic film ''[[Beyond the Valley of the Dolls]]''. By this time, their popularity had waned considerably, but they continued touring [[Southern United States|the South]] in 1970 and 1971, with an unknown [[Florida]] band called [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] opening for them. In late 1971, with no record label and internal conflicts over musical direction, the group decided to disband. Lead guitarist King chose to relocate to the South, while Gunnels joined the backup band for the [[Everly Brothers]], along with [[Waddy Wachtel]] and [[Warren Zevon]]. During the tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd, King had expressed interest in joining the band to vocalist [[Ronnie Van Zant]], and he accepted an invitation to join in November 1972. King would later compose the classic opening riff to the band's biggest hit, "[[Sweet Home Alabama]]", released in 1974.<ref name="kijak-documentary">If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd, Passion Pictures, Directed by Stephen Kijak, 2018</ref>

Strawberry Alarm Clock briefly reunited in 1974–1975 with Bunnell, Seol, and Bartek. The trio performed a few shows and contributed the theme song to the late-night 1970s televised rock concert series ''[[ABC in Concert]]''. They also appeared on one of the smaller stages at the first [[California Jam]] on April 6, 1974.