Music
Original Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington ‘is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty,’ the band announced.
March 6, 2023
Bob Burns, the Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer whose backbeats laid the foundation for Southern rock, died Friday.
April 6, 2015
The past is a potent and irresistible force in pop music, which helps explain the unlikely resurrection of Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987, a full decade after key members of the Florida rock band were killed in a plane crash.
Aug. 21, 2001
Travel & Experiences
Your typical Southern rock ‘n’ roll fan was much better behaved Sunday at a reunion of Lynyrd Skynyrd in Nashville--an event that, according to concert organizer Charlie Daniels, marks the musical South’s “rising again.”
Sept. 9, 1987
Lynyrd Skynyrd denounces Confederate flag, angering some fans
Sept. 21, 2012
Leon Wilkeson, bass guitarist of the vital Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. He was 49.
July 29, 2001
Billy Powell dies at 56; Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player
Jan. 29, 2009
In the mid-’70s, Lynyrd Skynyrd spearheaded the rebel charge of Southern rockers, while Ted Nugent reigned as heavy metal’s premier gonzo guitarist.
July 29, 1994
A good indicator of the atmosphere of Sunday’s “Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd” concert at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre was the enthusiastic audience reaction to film clips of the original band shown during the set change.
Sept. 29, 1987
Obituaries
Florida police say they found Powell at his home after he called for assistance. The cause of death is unknown, but authorities say he had heart problems.