As the lone surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd still in the band, guitarist Gary Rossington says he's profoundly moved by the release of "God & Guns," the...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Ean Evans died Wednesday (May 6) in Mississippi following a long battle with cancer. Evans joined the veteran Southern rock band in 2001, following...
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Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd will release a new album later this year and are heading back out on the road with Kid Rock for a second summer of the "Rock and Rebels"...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell, who played on such hits as "Sweet Home Alabama" and survived the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, died...
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After spending the last year or so working with guitarist John 5, the former Marilyn Manson band member who now plays with Rob Zombie, Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...
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This is one concert where it's OK to shout out "Free Bird!" Lynyrd Skynyrd is kicking off a tour with Kid Rock in New Orleans on Thursday, and while the long-haired...
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Vintage concert performances by such acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Marley will soon join the nearly 500 recordings already available for download purchase at the music...
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Blues-rock trio the North
Mississippi Allstars will release their fifth album on January
22, a disc that took "about two weeks" to record,
guitarist/vocalist Luther...
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Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle has been arrested a second time after failing to properly register as a sex offender, sheriff's officials said.
The 59-year-old...
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Apparently, Johnny Van Zant couldn't stomach another day on the
road.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was forced to alter its touring
plans after its frontman underwent an emergency...
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The Lynyrd Skynyrd/Sammy Hagar "Party Of A Lifetime" tour has come to an end, as Skynyrd has pulled out of the remaining dates due to guitarist Gary Rossington's...
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The Lynyrd Skynyrd/Sammy Hagar Party Of A Lifetime tour is taking an unplanned break for medical reasons. Skynyrd founder and guitarist Gary Rossington has been ordered to...
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It's been a long time since Lynyrd Skynyrd has been a wedding band--so long that founding guitarist Gary Rossington can't remember the last time. But Rossington says Skynyrd...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd announced a free show for American troops stationed in Germany. The band will play June 12 at Rhein-Main Air Base, and lead singer Johnny Van Zant said he...
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Rickey Medlocke has spoken out in favor of removing Saddam Hussein from power, and now he's urging people who share his feelings to speak out with him. Medlocke, lead...
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Not all entertainers are part of a united anti-war effort. While David Crosby and others have spoken out against the seemingly unstoppable march towards war with Iraq,...
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Rickey Medlocke now says the proof is there for the U.S. to go to war with Iraq.
Medlocke, a founding member of both Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackfoot, earlier this week told us...
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As the U.S. looks like it is marching towards a military conflict with Iraq, many Americans are openly questioning whether or not it's an appropriate course of action. One...
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Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd kick off a two-night stand on Thursday (September 19) at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. It marks the first time the modern rocker and his heroes...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd has invited a group currently earning acclaim for an album loosely based on the career of the southern rock giants to serve as a support act for three shows...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant has joined forces with former Survivor leader Jim Peterik on "The Day America Cried," a new song paying tribute to those lost in last...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Johnny Van Zant and former Survivor leader Jim Peterik have written a song about last week's terror attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C....
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The Backstreet Boys and Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts on Wednesday (September 12) in Toronto, Ontario, and Raleigh, North Carolina, respectively, kicked off the newly established...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd hits the road tonight (August 11) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, its first concert since the death of bassist Leon Wilkeson at age 49 on July...
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Several hundred friends and fans came out for a public memorial service in Jacksonville, Florida, yesterday morning (August 1) for Leon Wilkeson, the longtime Lynyrd Skynyrd...
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In the wake of the recent deaths of bassist Leon Wilkeson and the father-in-law of guitarist Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd has pushed back the start of its tour a bit more...
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The Lynyrd Skynyrd family has actually suffered two losses in the past few days: Bassist Leon Wilkeson died at age 49 on Friday (July 27) in a hotel room in Ponte Vedra...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Leon Wilkeson, who died on Friday (July 28) at age 49 in a hotel room in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, was buried Tuesday (July 31) in a private service...
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The surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd have decided to continue in the wake of bassist Leon Wilkeson's death on Friday (July 27). The band has postponed the first six shows...
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Leon Wilkeson, longtime bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, was found dead Friday (July 27) at age 49 in his room at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach,...
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With this morning's (June 11) execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, an awful chapter in American history has come to a close. Feelings have run high on this...
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On October 20, 1977, a plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd and members of its crew and management crashed in a swamp near Gillsburg, Mississippi, while en route to a concert in...
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Following the recent desecrations of the gravesites of Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and lead guitarist Steve Gaines, the families of the two musicians have...
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The gravesites of former Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and lead guitarist Steve Gaines were broken into on Thursday (June 29). Police responding to reports of...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd will play at this year's pre-game show party during the Super Bowl festivities in Atlanta, but many of the band members are heartbroken that the Tennessee...
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Leon Wilkeson, bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, was rushed to Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas last night (Dec. 14) after coughing up blood. A spokesperson for the band...
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On Aug. 10, 1999, Lynyrd Skynyrd is set to play a concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver to raise money for the "Never Forgotten Fund." The Fund was established to...
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Always one-upping Hooters and Planet Hollywood, homogenized theme-restaurant chain the Hard Rock Cafe has gone into business with Rhino Records to create the label Hard...
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