Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced ) is an American rock band best known for
popularizing the Southern rock genre during the 1970s. Originally formed as
the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide
recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune,
"Free Bird". At the peak of their success, three members died in an ... read more

RiRi Covers Sweet Home Alabama!

Oh man! The crowd must have EATEN THIS UP!Last night, Rihanna took the stage at the Tornado Relief Concert in Birmingham, AL and paid tribute the state by performing a ...
Posted 12 July 2011 10.45pm — Comment on this

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Lynyrd Skynyrd Restaurant To Open

Rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd are set to open a restaurant in Las Vegas. The group has teamed up with several Sin City restaurateurs to create Lynyrd Skynyrd Bbq & Beer at Excal...
Posted 10 June 2011 4.18pm — Comment on this

3VOOR12 - New Full Album Streams 29/05/2011

Before I go ahead with this, I just wanted to point out that we've added several full length live concerts on our video site yesterday and quite a bit of blues as we...
Posted 29 May 2011 2.37am — Comment on this

Name it on the 'boogie' – the genre tag that won't sit still

The word 'boogie' comes from a style of piano blues popular in the 30s, but has been used to describe southern rock and early-80s disco. Simon Reynolds gets to grips with...
Posted 3 May 2011 2.01pm — Comment on this

Unouomedude (No 1007)

Mixing New York scuzz and west coast shimmer, this washed-out J Mascis purveys wondrous chill-grungeHometown: Jacksonville, Florida.The lineup: Uno Yu-No (music, producti...
Posted 18 April 2011 5.25pm — Comment on this

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody still top of the charts with the British armed forces

36 years after its release, Queen's classic 'rock opera' retains the top spot in an army radio station pollQueen's classic "rock opera" Bohemian Rhapsody has topped a pol...
Posted 15 April 2011 5.00pm — Comment on this

thursday afternoon updates

jofel said...Mona Lisa : KraayeveldWhen You Smile : The Dream SyndicateSomebody Told Me : The Killershttp://pulsatta.blogspot.comjeffen said...Well one of the most...
Posted 3 February 2011 3.38pm — Comment on this

Lynyrd Skynyrd Name Inspiration Leonard Skinner Dies

Leonard Skinner, the Florida school teacher who taught students who would go on to name their band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 77.
Posted 22 September 2010 3.31am — Comment on this

Lynyrd Skynyrd Applauded by Eli Young Band

At first all I could hear was the percussive hand-clapping. I couldn't get over how cool it sounded at the beginning of Eli Young Band's "Gimme Three Steps" from the Swee...
Posted 19 July 2010 11.06pm — Comment on this

LYNYRD SKYNYRD Tribute Album Announced

MUSIC NEWS- A LYNYRD SKYNYRD Tribute CD has been announced for a summer 2010 release (July 20 exclusively at WalMart) with some of country music's top artist paying to th...
Posted 6 July 2010 8.10pm — Comment on this

Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd talks about the group's tour

Southern rock fans still love Lynyrd Skynyrd, even after all these years. Classic tracks such as "Sweet Home Alabama," "That Smell" and "Free Bird" combine melody, messag...
Posted 24 June 2010 3.25am — Comment on this

Country Stars Salute Lynyrd Synyrd; Billy Joe Shaver Pleads No Contest; Zac Brown’s iTunes Celebrity Playlist Podcast

Oh July 20, Walmart will release Sweet Home Alabama — The Country Music Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd, which includes tracks from Eric Church, Randy Houser, Uncle Krack...
Posted 17 June 2010 5.06pm — Comment on this

Bret Michaels to perform with Miley Cyrus

Bret Michaels will be taking a quick detour from his hectic touring schedule with Lynyrd Skynyrd -- and no, doctors won't be involved: He's joining Miley Cyrus on "Good M...
Posted 17 June 2010 3.43pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Lynyrd Skynyrd songs in the past year.

  • Sweet home Alabama  352 plays
  • Freebird  261 plays
  • That smell  1 plays
  • Call me the breeze  1 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Lynyrd Skynyrd over the past year.

  1. Absolute Classic Rock 423 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 148 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 70s 76 plays
  4. Absolute Radio 90s 10 plays
  5. Absolute 80s 10 plays
  6. Absolute Radio 00s 8 plays

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