Lynyrd Skynyrd blended southern soul and hard rock to define southern rock better than anyone - and these are their best ...

The crash inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd’s song “That Smell.” Only a year later, in 1977, he survived the tragic plane crash in Mississippi that killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd is set to be honored by an all-star tribute at the 2023 CMT Music Awards, with members of ZZ Top, ... let’s smell it,’ let’s feel and then that’s all we get, ...

Jacksonville, Florida spawned a disproportionate amount of now-classic Southern rock bands. Allman Brothers. Molly Hatchet. 38 Special. Blackfoot. Cowboy. And, yes, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Johnny Van Zant ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd's Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant discuss the band's legacy, ... or 'That Smell' and 'The Needle and The Spoon,' which are honest songs about drug abuse." ...

The Associated Press reported he survived a car accident in 1976 after he drove into a tree which inspired the band's song "That Smell." Lynyrd Skynyrd were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

Associated Press. Gary Rossington, a co-founder and last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write the classic answer song “Sweet Home Alabama” and played unforgettable ...

Thank you for keeping Lynyrd Skynyrd music alive all these years!” proclaimed singer Johnny Van Zant, brother of late singer Ronnie Van Zant, who died in a plane crash in 1977, as he took the ...