SEVEN years ago, the much-loved US band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, announced their farewell tour. It had, to say the least, been a long and highly ...

In 2001, the Drive-By Truckers released their third studio album, “Southern Rock Opera.” It was a dream conceived by members ...

The key to Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd’s resilience is “a great spirit watching over us from above” — and their classic ...

while drummer Bob Burns died in a car crash in 2015 aged 64, and bassist Larry Junstrom died in 2019 aged 70. Rossington was the only member of Lynyrd Skynyrd to play on all of their albums and ...

Get ready to raise your Bic lighters and look out, Neil Young — Southern rock stalwart Lynyrd Skynyrd is coming to ... Going back to the early ’70s, former drummer Rickey Medlocke has the ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s one of those elite bands with ... Bassist Leon Wilkeson and drummer Artimus Pyle lay down peppery grooves. Written by Van Zant and guitarist Ed King, “Railroad Song” is ...

He performed a few nostalgic classics, "Finish What Ya Started," "Why Can't This Be Love," and "I Can't Drive 55," as well as a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's hit, "Simple Man." The rock legend and ...

Now it seems like the most natural thing to do.” The drummer continues: “The idea to recreate Animal Magnetism came to me late one night. I could hear Paula’s sultry voice, the song taking on a ...

Timothy Norris/Getty After 24 years, Taking Back Sunday's drummer Mark O'Connell is leaving the band. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, he announced the news in an Instagram post, which featured a note in ...

Drummer Mark O’Connell has announced his departure from Taking Back Sunday after almost 25 years with the band. O’Connell posted the announcement on his Instagram page, thanking fans for their ...

Anyway, he only really ever played [Skynyrd anthem] “Free Bird” on ... Blackberry Smoke drummer Brit Turner passed last year. That’s obviously incredibly hard, losing not just a bandmate ...

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