lynyrd-skynyrd — RoadyGoat Artist Profile

Did You Know

• Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" was partially a response to Neil Young's songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama."
• The band's name was a tongue-in-cheek tribute to their high school gym teacher, Leonard Skinner.
• Their 1977 album, "Street Survivors," featured cover art that was controversially changed after the band's tragic plane crash.
• Lynyrd Skynyrd has sold over 28 million albums in the United States alone.
• The band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.
• "Free Bird" is nearly ten minutes long, featuring an extended guitar solo at the end.
• The plane crash in 1977 killed three band members, including Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines.
• Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
• The band briefly broke up following the 1977 plane crash, reforming ten years later.

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