The iconic rock band has added ten new shows to their current tour.

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” shows how a nearly 10-minute rock song overcame radio concerns to become a timeless classic.

Peter Frampton had “Baby, I Love Your Way.” Lynyrd Skynyrd had “Free Bird.” Both were foundational. But neither reached No. 1 ...

Nearly 50 years after a devastating tragedy ended their original run, the rock veterans are extending their tour into 2027.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Rock Streaming Songs chart for the first time after the Fourth of July, decades after its release.

Johnny debuted with Lynyrd Skynyrd on Sept. 23, 1987, at California's Concord Pavilion as part of a short six-week tour meant ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s final concert with founding guitarist Gary Rossington will screen in movie theaters across the U.S. in July. The concert film, titled The 50th Anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd, will ...

Like Al Kooper, the band's mentor and producer of their first three albums, Dowd was a perfect fit for Lynyrd Skynyrd. A veteran of the music business since the 1940s, Dowd had recorded legendary soul ...

When the band first started playing live in their hometown of Jacksonville, Florida in the late ’60s, they called themselves My Backyard. Then they were known as The Noble Five and The One Percent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lynyrd Skynyrd's original run as a band began in the mid-'60s, and ...

Gary Rossington, the last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, is dead at the age of 71. A cause of death was not specified, however, the guitarist had dealt with some health issues in recent year. The ...