Eclectic (a shared predilection for much Southern rock), Skynyrd leans on everyone from Rolling Stones (“Tuesday’s Gone”) and Ry Cooder (“Things Goin’ On”) to Lovin’ Spoonful (“Gimme Three Steps”). Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant mostly sounds like Keith Relf imitating Mick Jagger. Al...
Lynyrd Skynyrd Continues to Fulfill Its CallingCarrying on the Lynyrd Skynyrd legacy, says lead singer Johnny Van Zant, means everything to him. It's a family tradition.Gormly, Kellie B
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Ronnie Van Zant and friends from the west Jacksonville neighborhood formedLynyrd Skynyrd in the 1960s,and the band became Southern Rock superstars in the 1970s. He and several others died in a plane crash in 1977. His brother Johnny Van Zant has been the lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd since...
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd will preform on the final day of the Big E in West Springfield this fall. The concert will be held Sunday, Oct. 2 in The Big E Arena as part of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Big Wheels Keep On Turnin' Tour." In 2019 the band began the...
Skynyrd were also one of the most haunted of American bands as well, and the litany of deceased members is a long one -- original lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines died in 1977, guitarist Allen Collins died in 1990, bassist Leon Wilkeson died in 2001, replacement ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida. The group originally formed as My Backyard in 1964 and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass guitar) and Bob Burns (drums). The band spent fi...
Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced a string of 2020 dates for their final road trek, the Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour.
“Ronnie was real special in his songwriting lyrics. He set the bar high,” says Rossington of Skynyrd’s late lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, Johnny’s older brother. He gestures at Gilbert. “Guys like this, listening to [what Ronnie did], you gotta be good.” ...