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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

Lynyrd Skynyrd and the anti-firearm protest song that's as relevant now as it ever was
By Paul Elliott published
Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1975 hit Saturday Night Special belied the band's pistol-packin’ image, but things were never quite that black and white

Attention Lynyrd Skynyrd fans: the Van Zant house is now an AirBnB
By Fraser Lewry published
You can stay in the house in Jacksonville where Ronnie, Donnie and Johnnie Van Zant grew up for just $274 per night

How I discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd, by Al Kooper
By Al Kooper published
How a chance meeting with Al Kooper in Georgia gave Lynyrd Skynyrd their big break

Lynryd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington recovering after emergency heart surgery
By Fraser Lewry published
Thin Lizzy guitarist Damon Johnson called up to fill in for Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington while he recovers from surgery

10 Southern rock albums you should definitely own
By Malcolm Dome published
If gunslingers were musicians they'd play Southern rock, and these are 10 Southern rock albums you need in your arsenal

Lynyrd Skynyrd's second life compiled on Nothing Comes Easy: 1991-2012
By Malcolm Dome published
Southern-rock masters Lynyrd Skynyrd not quite in their prime on Nothing Comes Easy: 1991-2012

The 20 best rock albums of 1974
By Classic Rock Magazine last updated
1974 was a hectic 12 months for Queen which saw them hit gold twice, while Aerosmith started to get into their considerable stride and Skynyrd released their signature track
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