Coping with loss has become an unfortunate constant in 's nearly 40-year run as Southern rock icons. A tragic 1977 plane crash took the lives of three members, cutting down the band at the height of its popularity and leading to a decade-long hiatus. ...

David Bowie Iman Michael Jackson finalizes the deal on a ranch in Santa Ynez, Calif. , which he comes to call "Neverland." Michael Jackson The NBA All-Star Game opens with a performance of the national anthem by Marvin Gaye. Marvin Gaye Lynyrd Skynyrd...

Eagles‘ Hotel California, which had the Beverley Hills Hotel on its cover and had the apt line about “you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave“. Instead, I’ve opted for this song from Lynyrd Skynyrd‘s final album Street Survivors,...

Night Special, Tuesday’s Gone, That Smell and plenty more that earned the original Skynyrd a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. “Any band would tell you they’d love to have a Sweet Home Alabama or a Free Bird,” says Van Zant, the younger...

Which seems odd for a band so linked to tragedy and turmoil. From deaths to lawsuits to crazy conspiracy theories, few bands have ever seemed as cursed as Lynyrd Skynyrd: n In one of the darkest days in rock history, singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist...

One man can make all the difference. But they could maintain their momentum, they could continue to matter, but I wouldn’t bet on it. No one replaced John Lennon after he was shot and even though the Beatles had already broken up, once Ronnie Van Zant...