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ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd announce co-headlining Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour
By Paul Brannigan published
ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd, two of American hard rock's most iconic bands, are hitting the road together next summer

On the road with Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Atlanta Rhythm Section: a story of guns and homicidal bass players
By Peter Makowski published
Terrifying tales from the road as a 20-year-old British writer tours the American south with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Atlanta Rhythm Section

Lynyrd Skynyrd: The devastating story of Street Survivors
By Dave Ling last updated
Three days after releasing Street Survivors, Lynyrd Skynyrd were crippled by the plane crash that killed three of their number. Here's the story of that album

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Anthrax, Alter Bridge and more join Metallica at Welcome To Rockville
By Scott Munro last updated
Dozens of artists are confirmed for May 2020 festival - Lynyrd Skynyrd’s set will be the southern rock outfit’s last-ever show in North Florida

The 14 Greatest Comebacks in Rock
By Stephen Dalton last updated
From disaster and despair... to absolute triumph

The 20 best rock albums of 1977
By Classic Rock Magazine last updated
Famous for being punk’s finest hour, 1977 also produced one of the best-selling rock albums in Rumours, and classics from Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Rush and Thin Lizzy

The 20 best rock albums of 1973
By Classic Rock Magazine last updated
1973 was the year the Skynyrd arrived, Led Zeppelin showed chinks in their armour, and Tubular Bells and Dark Side Of The Moon began their route to world domination

The story of Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
By Dave Everley last updated
Free Bird was a song Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant said had too many chord changes to write lyrics for, and that both band and their label thought was too long to be a single... but it became a rock classic
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