Southern rock was around before Lynyrd Skynyrd released their debut album in 1973. But once rock fans got an earful of the Florida band’s music – with its triple-guitar assault and barroom ...

Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd features one of the most famous guitar solos in all of rock. Indeed, our colleagues at Guitar World consider it the eighth best solo of all time, sneaking it into their ...

Fellow Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington said he was "shocked and saddened" by the news. "Ed was our brother, and a great songwriter and guitar player," he said. "I know he will be reunited ...

From Foreigner to Lynyrd Skynyrd, rock bands without any original members continue to tour — but the Glenn Miller Orchestra ...

They settled on the name Lynyrd Skynyrd - a dig at their high school ... Free Bird - which featured Rossington's distinctive slide guitar work. "We always said we had a lot of balls back then ...