Free Bird” arguably has one of the most famous guitar solos of the 20th century, with the 14-minute live version serving as a clarion call for guitarists across the country. However, ...

Forty years ago, things were looking up for the Jacksonville boys in Lynyrd Skynyrd. They already were kings of the Southern ...

When the band first started playing live in their hometown of Jacksonville, Florida in the late ’60s, they called themselves My Backyard. Then they were known as The Noble Five and The One Percent ...

It’s October 20th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history: In 1976, the Led Zeppelin film The Song Remains the Same, which mixed concert footage with scripted narrative, ...

Gary Rossington, the last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, is dead at the age of 71. A cause of death was not specified, however, the guitarist had dealt with some health issues in recent year. The ...

“Gary Rossington had this melodic sense; then there was Allen Collins with his Clapton-ish style. Put them together and they work.” That’s how Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke sums up the band ...

It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years since a guy named Artimus Pyle joined a band we know and love here in Jacksonville known as Lynyrd Skynyrd. In 1974, Pyle replaced the band’s original drummer, ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant made a guest appearance at a Jelly Roll show, then gave the younger country star one of Gary Rossington’s guitars. The moment took place at the ...

“I never have, and I never will, because only one man can sing this song on stage, and that’s my older brother Ronnie Van Zant. So you guys sing for us tonight, OK? Can you let him hear you in ...

The “wild man” of Lynyrd Skynyrd, drummer Artimus Pyle has managed to pull in an all-star group of collaborators for his forthcoming album, Anthems, Honoring the Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Get Joe ...

Gary Rossington, guitarist, songwriter and longest-serving member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Sunday. He was 71. The band announced the news on their official Facebook page: “It is ...