“Man, do not write this,” said Bruce Finkelman, owner of the Empty Bottle on Western Avenue. “Let that song die. It’s almost dead! There’s a generation out there for whom this song means nothing! They ...

It was 44 years ago last month that a Convair CV-240 passenger plane with members of the Lynyrd Skynyrd southern rock band went down near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Artimus Pyle, the group’s drummer, ...

Shenandoah taps Southern rock mainstay Charlie Daniels for "Freebird in the Wind," a new tribute song to the lives and legacies of the Lynyrd Skynyrd members who died in an infamous 1977 plane crash.

Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle will co-write and produce a biopic about his life with the Southern rock band. The film, tentatively titled Free Bird, also focuses on one of the music’s ...

The empty theater seats in this publicity picture for Lynyrd Skynyrd are emptier still after the death in July of founding bassist Leon Wilkeson, center. Wilkeson, who would enliven Skynyrd shows by ...

The film will tell the story of the tragic air accident resulting in the death of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines. It’s the second announcement of a classic rock band biopic in ...

Question: What do chili, hunky firefighter calendars, and the fiery 1977 plane crash of Lynyrd Skynyrd have in common? Answer: All three are shown great reverence at the 11th Annual Firefighter and ...

They joined forces on the poignant ballad “Freebird in the Wind,” which is a modern-day history lesson as they tip their hats to Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song is stirring and haunting; moreover, Marty ...