No song in rock history has personified beyond its origins into an entity of its own quite like Lynyrd Skynyrd's Southern ...

Guitarist Rickey Medlocke said Lynyrd Skynyrd's record label wasn't thrilled about issuing “Free Bird.” The single originally appeared on their 1973 debut album, reaching No. 19. Since then, it's ...

The Southern Rock legends are gearing up for another summer of live music. This time, they'll be sharing the stage with ...

"Free Bird," the epic rock anthem released by Jacksonville's Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973, is back in the spotlight, appearing in a new Budweiser Clydesdales commercial to air during this year's Super Bowl ...

The latter song turned into something rock and roll folklore. During one of their shows at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in 1976, an audience member called out “Free Bird” when lead singer Ronnie Van ...

Classic rock can get a little melodramatic. For example, the lyrics of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” don’t warrant the tune’s over the top instrumental. The song was a hit but it missed the No. 1 spot.

A soaring 1973 anthem finds new life decades later, transforming a pivotal scene in a 2014 action film into one of the most unforgettable classic rock moments ever put on screen.

It’s the song most often shouted out and requested—both seriously and as a joke. It’s the Lynyrd Skynyrd song “Free Bird.” With a heart full of passion, I’m gonna spread my wings and fly. I’ll soar ...

Fifteen months after they last performed a live concert, Lynyrd Skynyrd returned to the stage on Friday to shake off the rust. The titans of Southern rock closed out Night One of the Pepsi Gulf Coast ...