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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - With apologies to NASA . . . Cleveland, Lynyrd Skynyrd Retirement Base: The "Free Bird" has landed.'' A week removed from the 49 th anniversary of Ohio native Neil Armstrong's ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd came to Nashville last week to help Music City ring in the new year. “It was actually dedicated to Dwayne Allman, of the Allman ...

"Free Bird" has been a rock anthem for more than half a century. It's been used in movies and TV shows, closed just about every Lynyrd Skynyrd concert ever played and burned out more than one ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant and guitarist Garry Rossington recalled the struggle to perform the band's signature song “Free Bird” during their comeback tour, 10 years after the plane crash ...

A Cher channel also debuted on satellite radio last week Lynyrd Skynyrd’s spotlight channel, “Free Bird,” is back on SirusXM through May 23. The Southern Rock Channel (30) will highlight music from ...

Shannon Hunt remembers mechanic Scott "Scooter" Stewart of Shiloh, Ill., whom she called her "bonus dad." Scott Stewart, 57: Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird' In March 2020, the World Health Organization ...

Billy Powell, the former roadie who became a rock star for his keyboard work with the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died early Wednesday morning apparently of heart problems at his home in Orange Park, Fla., ...