Now, to quote the band’s legendary singer Ronnie Van Zant, let’s “turn it up.” Not a song about crocheting and ice cream. “The Needle and The Spoon,” penned by Van Zant and guitarist ...

Speaking about the new tour, Johnny Van Zant – lead vocalist and brother of the late Ronnie Van Zant – said: “It’s about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and what it stands for, what the fans ...

This tragic flight on October 20, 1977, took the lives of Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, and others, including the pilots. Join us as we honor the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd and ...

In 1964, Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Larry Junstrom, and Bob Burns formed Lynyrd Skynyrd. As most people know, the band’s name inspiration derived from their Jacksonville ...

Still, in the lyrics he laments that he never got to see Lynyrd Skynyrd; he was set to see them in 1977 at a show that got canceled and unfortunately rescheduled after Ronnie Van Zant’s untimely ...

The band was one of the US's most successful rock acts of the 1970s, but tragedy struck in 1977 when lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines (Steve's ...

"Handguns are made for killin' / They ain't no good for nothin' else," Ronnie Van Zant sings over greasy Southern rock that hints at the danger underneath. The band hit the Top 30 only one more ...

Johnny Van Zant, lead vocalist and brother of the late Ronnie Van Zant, expressed his excitement, he said: “It’s about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and what it stands for, what the fans are ...

A song can be whatever you want it to be.” Also included on the album is his cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Mississippi Kid” by Ronnie Van Zant and Robert Burns. However, Clayton has recorded it as ...

Lead singer and founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and back-up singer Cassie Gaines were killed in a plane crash in October of 1977 that also claimed the lives of the pilot and ...