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Lynyrd Skynyrd Provide New Theme Song for 'Pawn Stars'

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:39:45 +0000

Legendary Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd have succumbed to the lure of reality television -- sort of. The group that gave the world such all-time rock anthems as 'Free Bird,' 'Gimme Three Steps' and 'Sweet Home Alabama' have recorded a new theme song for the hit reality show 'Pawn Stars.'

Bad Company And Lynyrd Skynyrd At DTE This Summer

Carl Coffey — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:09:31 +0000

Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company are getting together for a co-headlining tour. Both groups are celebrating their 40th anniversaries this year and are calling the shows “The 40 Tour.” The tour will start on June 20th in Auburn, WA and will finish on July 27th in Bethel, New York. We’ll get to see these two [...]

Gary Rossington Hospitalized, Lynyrd Skynyrd Postpones Concerts

Jeff Giles — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:16:36 +0000

Bad news if you’ve got tickets to this weekend’s (Feb. 15 and 16) Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts at the Hard Rock in Biloxi, Miss.: An illness has forced the band to cancel. Guitarist Gary Rossington, a Skynyrd founder as well as its only remaining original member, has had to seek medical attention for a nasty-sounding bug. [...]

Lynyrd Skynyrd Don't Mind People Yelling 'Free Bird'

Dave Lifton — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:38:48 +0000

We've all been at concerts where some guy, who's usually had a few too many, shouts out a request for 'Free Bird,' even if it's not a Lynyrd Skynyrd show. While many of us would love to have security go to town on him - if for nothing else a lack of originality - the members of band, unsurprisingly, have a different take. In a new interview, founding guitarist Gary Rossington spoke about what it means to him.

Lynyrd Skynyrd, 'Ready to Fly' – Lyric Video Premiere

Dave Lifton — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:28:37 +0000

Ultimate Classic Rock is proud to present the premiere of 'Ready to Fly,' the new lyric video from Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song appears on their most recent album, 'Last of a Dyin' Breed,' which was released last August. Our review singled out the song as an "impressively heart-tugging power ballad."

ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd + Rush Win Big at 2012 Classic Rock Roll of Honor

Jeff Giles — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:55:51 +0000

British amp manufacturer Orange Amplification isn't just known for its distinctive-looking speakers and cabinets -- they're also responsible for the annual Classic Rock Roll of Honor ceremony held annually in the UK, and this year's awards show saw ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Rush going home with high honors.

The Award Winning Lynyrd Skynyrd

Carl Coffey — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:55:24 +0000

Lynyrd Skynyrd added another award to their shelf at the 2012 Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards in London Tuesday night. Lynyrd Skynyrd got the Comeback Award. ZZ Top received The Living Legend Award, Pink Floyd won Reissue Of The Year for Immersion and the Film/DVD Award for The Story Of Wish You Were Here. Also the [...]

Lynyrd Skynyrd Forced to Reroute Cruise Due to Hurricane Sandy

Billy Dukes — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:19:46 +0000

Lynyrd Skynyrd has rerouted their fan cruise due to Hurricane Sandy. The Simple Man cruise set sail on Saturday (Oct. 27) from a port in Miami, Fla. and will now head to Cozumel and not Key West and Great Stirrup Cay. The tweaking may not have avoided the storm's turbulence however.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Reveal the Hidden Side of Redneck Culture on 'The Soup'

Jeff Giles — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:48:14 +0000

Can a band employ a butler named Xavier, sip fine wine, and eat cuisine topped with white bean puree while remaining ambassadors of hillbilly rock? Watch Lynyrd Skynyrd‘s recent video for ‘The Soup’ and learn. The clip catches the guys in the band backstage, where they’re sitting around a table before their next show — [...]

Lynyrd Skynyrd, 'Last of a Dyin' Breed' – Album Review

Matthew Wilkening — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:24:46 +0000

Lynyrd Skynyrd place one foot in their past and one in the present, with mostly positive results, on their new album ‘Last of a Dyin’ Breed.’ Let’s face it, any album from the modern-day Skynyrd, with only Gary Rossington remaining from the group’s original roster, has to be graded on a curve. To compare ‘Last [...]

Skynyrd Fan? Don't Miss Today's Vinyl Vault!

Jeff Holbrook — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:26:11 +0000

A seldom heard Lynyrd Skynyrd track from their 1975 classic Nuthin' Fancy album gets on the show today. Remember one called On The Hunt? It's repeating hypnotizing groove will stay with you for awhile - Skynyrd fans love it. Let us know if you do, today around 5:20pm. Also, you out of towners can catc

Lynyrd Skynyrd in the Studio – Pic of the Week

Mary Ouellette — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:23 +0000

Who said recording a new album was stressful? Well, certainly not Lynyrd Skynyrd! Judging by the photo above, the recording sessions for their upcoming disc ‘Last of a Dyin’ Breed’ were anything but. A new black and white photo series posted by Roadrunner Records follows the band in the studio hard at work, or maybe [...]

New Skynyrd This Summer

Carl Coffey — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:42:31 +0000

The good old boys are returning to the basics. “Last Of A Dying Breed,” Lynyrd Skynyrd‘s first studio album in three years, will be out on August 21st. Guitarist Gary Rossington says, “We kind of went back old school this time. All of us playing together in the studio as a band, tracking songs [...]

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Doobie Brothers Set for 2012 Simple Man Cruise

Joe Robinson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:41 +0000

Lynyrd Skynyrd have signed on host and curate the 2012 Simple Man Cruise, a floating rock ‘n’ roll party set for Oct. 27-31 on Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest luxury liner, the Pearl. The cruise, which sets sail from Miami, will feature about a dozen different bands rocking the ship, including Skynyrd, the Doobie Brothers and up-and-coming Southern rockers like Blackberry Smoke and the Dirty Guv’nahs.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'What's Your Name' Allegedly Used By Pittsburgh Steelers to Make Fun of Baltimore Ravens Quarterback

Jeff Giles — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:24 +0000

The rivalry between pro football’s Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens featured a twist from the classic rock world Sunday night, with the Steelers accused of referring to opposing quarterback Joe Flacco as a “little girl” via a Lynyrd Skynyrd song played over their stadium’s sound system.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zant Hospitalized

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:14:53 +0000

Reports are circulating the Lynyrd Skynyrd will have to cancel a number of shows due to Johnny Van Zant being hospitalized due to complications to surgery he received. Click here to read the whole story!

On The Hunt for Lynyrd Skynyrd Fans – Today's Vinyl Vault

Jeff Holbrook — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:15:32 +0000

The "Nuthin' Fancy" album from 1975 may have been just that, but how 'fancy' did Lynyrd Skynyrd ever get? I always thought the title summed up what the band was all about, just great raw southern rock from the gut. It only produced one hit with 'Saturday Night Special' but was their first really big hit album, proving there was plenty on it to keep any Ja

Lynyrd Skynyrd Getting Into The Restaurant Business

Carl Coffey — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:05:20 +0000

With a name like Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer, you have to know that Lynyrd Skynyrd is in the restaurant biz! Sometime early this Fall, the Excaliber Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas will open the memorabilia-filled venue designed like the "ram-shackled structure in the backwoods of Jacksonville where the Skynyrd sound originated."