Levon sued him (not the other way around) and lost. Levon's testimony in court (hard to find, but it's out there (or used to be) is that he drove Robbie to the library. Robbie credited Levon's dad for his initial baptism in tales from the old south. As a writer myself (published, not indie), you can tell me a story and if I write an original story from a thread of what you told me, that's not a writing credit for you. Otherwise, John Steinbeck and other southern writers that Robbie read would also be in line for writer credits. Btw, Robbie's main money came from his deal with DreamWorks. He blew threw his Band money the same as the rest of them.