13 Facts About Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida.

Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with Ronnie's brother Johnny Van Zant as lead vocalist.

In January 2018, Lynyrd Skynyrd announced its farewell tour, and continues touring as of October 2019.

Lynyrd Skynyrd crafted this distinctively "southern" sound through a creative blend of country, blues, and a slight British rock influence.

Medlocke grew up with the founding members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and his grandfather Shorty Medlocke was an influence in the writing of "The Ballad of Curtis Loew".

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Lynyrd Skynyrd rejoined the band shortly after the album's release at Van Zant's invitation and is pictured on the album cover.

Lynyrd Skynyrd disbanded after the tragedy, reuniting only on one occasion to perform an instrumental version of "Free Bird" at Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam V in January 1979.

Deliberately avoiding comparisons with Ronnie Van Zant as well as suggestions that this band was Lynyrd Skynyrd reborn, Rossington and Collins chose a woman, Dale Krantz, as the lead vocalist.

Lynyrd Skynyrd was visibly suffering from Kathy's death; he excessively drank and consumed drugs.

In 1987, Lynyrd Skynyrd reunited for a full-scale tour with five major members of the pre-crash band: crash survivors Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson and Artimus Pyle, along with guitarist Ed King, who had left the band two years before the crash.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's death was found to be due to emphysema and chronic liver disease.

Lynyrd Skynyrd used a Confederate flag from the 1970s until the 2010s, and several criticisms have been raised against them because of this.

Lynyrd Skynyrd was among hundreds of recording artists whose original master recordings were believed to have been destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.