It’s one of the most famous countdowns in rock and roll. The “1,2,3,4” leads into the iconic riff that anchors the Lynyrd Skynyrd hit “Sweet Home Alabama.” The song has been streamed over 1.2 billion ...

There was no shortage of talent or personalities among the musicians in ‘70s Lynyrd Skynyrd. But unlike some other huge bands of that era, songs not people were the real stars of Skynyrd. It’s why ...

Like so much rock ‘n’ roll from the earliest and most formative years, Southern rock took a little bit from here and a little ...

Since its 1973 breakout album “(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nerd 'Skin-'nerd),” Lynyrd Skynyrd has become synonymous with Southern rock. Songs like “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Simple Man” have entered the canon of ...

Despite writing some of their generation’s biggest hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd never had a song reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Instead, the band that popularized southern rock plateaued at No. 8 after ...

Give Rickey Medlocke a Gibson and it's like a time machine. "You put a guitar in my hand and I'm 17 again," the 63-year-old Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist said in a telephone interview from Pittsburgh this ...