Lynyrd Skynyrd didn't pull any surprises at Saturday's Jacksonville concert, but the hometown crowd loved every minute of it.

Having served in Skynyrd as a pre-fame member and later as a crucial part of their reunion, Medlocke has more insight into ...

In November last year, Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke took to the stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre in St. Augustine ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A black and white photo of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The ad appeared in the December 8, 1975 issue of Billboard and can be dated from that publication. It ran to promote the single release of "Gimme ...

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 ...

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 ...