Lynyrd Skynyrd will headline the Field of Dreamz Crossroads festival in Port Charlotte this November.

They might have been dominating charts since 1964 but some Lynyrd Skynyrd fans still have no clue what the rock band's name actually means. Founded in Jacksonville, Florida, the group initially ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lynyrd Skynyrd are one of the great American rock 'n' roll bands and the epitome of Southern rock, but as guitarist and founding ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s "Free Bird" reaches a new peak at No. 7 on the ...

Though one of their most iconic hits, "Sweet Home Alabama," might begin with a command to "turn it up," Lynyrd Skynyrd also knew how to slow it down...and not just on "Free Bird," either. In the book ...

The Florida gym teacher who unwittingly named legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd after giving detention to a pack of long-haired slackers, has died. Leonard Skinner, the basketball coach and ...

October 20th will mark the 47th anniversary of the plane crash of Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird" are Lynyrd Skynyrd's most notable songs. Here are other ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd has had a rough couple of days. Frontman Johnny Van Zant left the road to be with his ailing youngest daughter, leading to the cancellation of a string of shows. Then Van Zant's bus ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd is sharing some good news with fans. Nearly three years after Gary Rossington died, singer Johnny Van Zant revealed that the band is sitting on several tracks co-written by the late ...