Classic rock can get a little melodramatic. For example, the lyrics of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” don’t warrant the tune’s over the top instrumental. The song was a hit but it missed the No. 1 spot.

Guitarist Rickey Medlocke said Lynyrd Skynyrd's record label wasn't thrilled about issuing “Free Bird.” The single originally appeared on their 1973 debut album, reaching No. 19. Since then, it's ...

"Free Bird" has been a rock anthem for more than half a century. It's been used in movies and TV shows, closed just about every Lynyrd Skynyrd concert ever played and burned out more than one ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant and guitarist Garry Rossington recalled the struggle to perform the band's signature song “Free Bird” during their comeback tour, 10 years after the plane crash ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd came to Nashville last week to help Music City ring in the new year. “It was actually dedicated to Dwayne Allman, of the Allman ...

October 20th will mark the 47th anniversary of the plane crash of Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird" are Lynyrd Skynyrd's most notable songs. Here are other ...

The Free Bird has taken off for one last flight. But Gary Rossington says Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour may stretch out much like the epic guitar jam at the end of the ...

Fifteen months after they last performed a live concert, Lynyrd Skynyrd returned to the stage on Friday to shake off the rust. The titans of Southern rock closed out Night One of the Pepsi Gulf Coast ...

Classic rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top are coming back to Lexington. “The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour” will play Rupp Arena on March 28, 2024, with Black Stone Cherry opening the concert. Lynyrd ...

Shannon Hunt remembers mechanic Scott "Scooter" Stewart of Shiloh, Ill., whom she called her "bonus dad." Scott Stewart, 57: Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird' In March 2020, the World Health Organization ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd have 15 or so songs they absolutely have to play in concert. Ninety-nine percent of bands in the history of rock would kill to have that sort of market saturation. A setlist entirely ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd knows there are farewell tours, and then there are FAREWELL tours. Skynyrd, around in one incarnation or another for more than 50 years now, has ...