Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American Southern rock band, described by All Music Guide's Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, Southern image and a hard rock swagger." http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:51u67uu0h0jd~T1 The band reached prominence during the 1970s, under the leadership of vocalist and primary songwriter Ronnie Van Zant, until his death in 1977.

External links

• Official Lynyrd Skynyrd site
• Official Freebird Foundation site
• Official Freebird Live/Freebird Cafe site
• Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young: Friends or Foes?
• Wall Street Journal: Rock's Oldest Joke: Yelling "Free Bird!" In a Crowded Theater
• ""Induct Skynyrd!" - A Legendary Hall Of Fame Injustice" by Ross Warner