Lynyrd Skynyrd is a Classic Rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. They are often described as the quintessential Southern Rock band and many of their songs have become classic rock standards, such as "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama".
After a deadly plane crash in 1977, the surviving band members took a break from performing as Lynyrd Skynyrd. After a ten year hiatus, the band reformed with Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother, Johnny, as their singer.
Original Band Members
Current Band Members
- Johnny Van Zant
- Gary Rossington
- Rickey Medlocke
- Michael Cartellone
- Mark Matejka
- Robert Kearns
- Peter Keys
Studio Albums
- 1973: (pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd)
- 1974: Second Helping
- 1975: Nuthin' Fancy
- 1976: Gimme Back My Bullets
- 1976: One More from the Road
- 1977: Street Survivors
- 1991: Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 1993: The Last Rebel
- 1994: Endangered Species
- 1997: Twenty
- 1999: Edge Of Forever
- 2000: Christmas Time Again
- 2003: Vicious Cycle (Sanctuary)
Featured Video Sweet Home Alabama Live
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References
Fast Facts
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Formed
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Pronounced
Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
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Origin
Jacksonville, Florida
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Label
Sanctuary Records
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Fact:
Named after the band member's High School Gym Coach
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Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and four others were killed in a 1977 plane crash
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Guitarist Allen Collins was paralyzed from the neck down in 1986
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Rossington, Powell, Wilkeson , Pyle and former guitarist Ed King reformed the band in 1987
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Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother, Johnny, sings for the band now
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Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006
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Keyboardist Billy Powell died of a heart attack in 2009
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Bassist Ean Evans died from cancer on May 6, 2009
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Called out Neil Young in their song "Sweet Home Alabama" in response to Young's song "Southern Man"
