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Lynyrd Skynyrd has premiered a new animated video for the classic 1974 song “Sweet Home Alabama” to coincide with today’s release of Fyfty, a four-CD compilation celebrating the 50th anniversary of ...

It’s been 50 years since Ronnie Van Zant first implored listeners to turn it up and sing songs about the Southland. "Sweet Home Alabama,” which would certainly be the signature song of any band that ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s anthemic “Sweet Home Alabama” was released 50 years ago on June 24, 1974. It was the band’s highest-charting song, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Top 100, and went on to become a ...

“Sweet Home Alabama” figured into notable pre-fame moments of Taylor Hicks’ life. At a Hoover High school talent show, he played harmonica on a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Southern rock anthem with some ...

As the guitarist recalled on the Ultimate Classic Rock Nights radio show, Van Zant was offended by a pair of Young songs that he didn't feel properly reflected the South. "We loved him," Rossington ...

The legendary southern rock band will release a new live album and DVD on June 27th, recorded at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The new album showcases the band's unparalleled energy and ...

Metallica paid homage to Lynyrd Skynyrd during their recent Alabama show with a cover of "Sweet Home Alabama." Metallica's tour continues in Nashville tonight (Jan. 24) at the Bridgestone Arena. See ...

Abba's "Waterloo" was released in March 1974 as the first single off their second album of the same name. The song won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 for Sweden, and put Abba on the map. It was ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner — two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acts that look more like cover bands these days — will hit the road together next summer with an Aug. 16 stop planned at the new Mystic ...