Reuters - Sep 28, 2009
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 Southern rock icons' first set...
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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 the death of former bassist...
More »Reuters - Mar 17, 2009
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 tour. The band is recording tracks...
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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 Wednesday. He was 56. Powell called 911...
More »Reuters - Aug 26, 2008
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 is close to finishing its next...
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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 southern rockers have recorded more...
More »Reuters - Jul 11, 2008
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 and memorabilia site Wolfgang...
More »Reuters - Dec 18, 2007
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 Dickinson said. Hernando, named after...
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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 musician, whose real name is...
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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 operation Thursday night to have...
More »USRN - Aug 6, 2003
(8/6/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- 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 health. Rossington...
More »USRN - Aug 4, 2003
(8/4/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- 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 take...
More »USRN - Jun 17, 2003
(6/17/03, 10 a.m. ET) -- 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 and...
More »USRN - May 14, 2003
(5/14/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- 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 can t...
More »USRN - Mar 7, 2003
(3/7/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- 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 guitarist...
More »USRN - Feb 25, 2003
(2/25/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- 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, Rickey...
More »Yahoo! Music - Feb 6, 2003
(2/6/03, 10 a.m. ET) -- 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 that...
More »Yahoo! Music - Jan 31, 2003
(1/31/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- 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 of those...
More »USRN - Sep 18, 2002
(9/18/02, 6 p.m. ET) -- 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 have officially...
More »USRN - Feb 6, 2002
(2/6/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- 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 in Florida...
More »USRN - Sep 20, 2001
(9/20/01, 12 p.m. ET) -- 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 week...
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