Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Someone out there has the only recording of a one-off AC/DC and Lynyrd Skynyrd studio jam and the world may never get to hear it
By Niall Doherty published
Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington once revealed there’s a version of Sweet Home Alabama with Aussie rockers AC/DC on it

Lynyrd Skynyrd are to continue touring without any original members, following the death of guitarist Gary Rossington
By Paul Brannigan published
Southern Rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd are to carry on in the wake of the March 5 death of their final original member, Gary Rossington

Watch Slash and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons play Sweet Home Alabama at star-studded Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute
By Liz Scarlett published
Lynyrd Skynyrd were honoured at the CMT Music Awards with an all-star performance also featuring Paul Rodgers, Peter Frampton, LeAnn Rimes and more

Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Last Rebel - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock Magazine published
A refurbished Lynyrd Skynyrd attempt to conjure up original Skynyrd spirit on 1993's The Last Rebel

Watch Lynyrd Skynyrd pay tribute to Gary Rossington at first live show since his death
By Fraser Lewry published
A week after the death of guitarist Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd returned to the stage

Broken bottles, sliced hands and drunken carnage: the true story behind Lynyrd Skynyrd’s infamous 'Bloodbath In Hamburg'
By Dave Everley published
A mixture of peach schnapps and an inebriated Ronnie Van Zant meant that Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1975 European tour got off to the worst possible start

The rock world reacts to the death of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington
By Fraser Lewry published
Musicians including Billy Gibbons, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Paul Rodgers and Peter Frampton have paid tribute to Gary Rossington, who has died at the age of 71

Why Lynyrd Skynyrd are one of Metallica's most important influences
By Merlin Alderslade published
From James Hetfield's love of Free Bird to a Lynyrd Skynyrd riff sneaking its way into a Metallica classic, the Four Horsemen have plenty to thank the Southern rock legends for
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