Classic rock can get a little melodramatic. For example, the lyrics of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” don’t warrant the tune’s over the top instrumental. The song was a hit but it missed the No. 1 spot.

It’s one of the most iconic classic rock songs of all time, and yet Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," released in 1973, never had an official music video. Crazy, right? The legendary song, which has ...

Guitarist Rickey Medlocke said Lynyrd Skynyrd's record label wasn't thrilled about issuing “Free Bird.” The single originally appeared on their 1973 debut album, reaching No. 19. Since then, it's ...

Shenandoah taps Southern rock mainstay Charlie Daniels for "Freebird in the Wind," a new tribute song to the lives and legacies of the Lynyrd Skynyrd members who died in an infamous 1977 plane crash.

The album was recorded in early 1973 at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia, and produced by Al Kooper, an experienced session musician who had previously played on landmark songs including The Rolling ...

The family of Gary Rossington has partnered with the Chicago Music Exchange to give some well-known musicians the chance to play the late Lynyrd Skynyrd co-founder’s famous 1961 Gibson Les Paul/SG ...

Throughout the past few decades, Bob Dylan has kept his fans guessing what songs he's likely to pull out in concert. On Thursday (June 9) at the the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Calif., he and his band ...

Fifteen months after they last performed a live concert, Lynyrd Skynyrd returned to the stage on Friday to shake off the rust. The titans of Southern rock closed out Night One of the Pepsi Gulf Coast ...

The Free Bird has taken off for one last flight. But Gary Rossington says Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour may stretch out much like the epic guitar jam at the end of the ...

During a year in which Lynyrd Skynyrd’s heritage is being widely celebrated, guitarist Gary Rossington says that, “I thank God every day that I’m so blessed to still be here and be around to see it.” ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd knows there are farewell tours, and then there are FAREWELL tours. Skynyrd, around in one incarnation or another for more than 50 years now, has ...

This wasn't the first time Lynyrd Skynyrd played Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, Calif., but this time, the excitement was palpable Saturday, the second day of the 2019 event. The ...