<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Lynyrd-skynyrd ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/lynyrd-skynyrd Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:05:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I toured with Stevie Ray Vaughan when he was sober and he was a freak of nature. I couldn’t relate to his playing”: The Outlaws' Henry Paul on opening for The Rolling Stones, finding fame thanks to Lynyrd Skynyrd, and his one-of-one red Gretsch Falcon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-outlaws-henry-paul-on-rolling-stones-lynyrd-skynyrd-gretsch VCJdF9rJhMPCpde8rh3TgN Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It has already been publicly exhibited in an academic setting as genuine”: Footage emerges of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Allen Collins learning to play guitar again after the 1977 plane crash that killed three of his bandmates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/allen-collins-plane-crash-recovery-video XvctnZAaHc4i3NyiUPH4i9 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:24:18 +0000 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:21:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a true privilege”: YouTuber gets the chance to try Gary Rossington’s legendary Free Bird Gibson Les Paul/SG – so he plays Free Bird ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tyler-larson-plays-free-bird-on-the-free-bird-guitar jVh42QpP94MisoNHPgbd9Y Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:40:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He used seashells as a pick, that's where he gets all that squank from”: Brilliant players of all persuasions have earned their stripes in Lynyrd Skynyrd's three-guitar army. Rickey Medlocke takes us through all of them, and what made them special ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rickey-medlocke-on-every-lynyrd-skynyrd-guitarist wZzdrKDkB3MterzmbBhdu Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:08:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Morse tackles Led Zeppelin, Mountain, Cream and Lynyrd Skynyrd hits – and honors a cast of guitar greats during intimate jam session ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/steve-morse-punks-force-cover-band-jam oDQZeo6skWfJ73MnJ7hjcJ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:28:51 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:28:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He only really ever played Free Bird on that guitar. I broke rank”: Charlie Starr on the spiritual moment he played Gary Rossington’s famed ‘Free Bird’ 1961 Gibson SG ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/charlie-starr-on-playing-gary-rossingtons-free-bird-gibson AuCx4rZSgUKFKi6v2bg3Jd Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:48:20 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:03:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “No-one has ever played these instruments live other than Gary”: Gary Rossington’s ‘Free Bird’ Les Paul/SG will be loaned out for a series of A-list gigs – and Blackberry Smoke have already used it for a Lynyrd Skynyrd medley ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-rossingstons-les-paul-sg-charlie-starr wuYAVUCfEvJFoVUUD4Qkrm Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:43:21 +0000 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:53:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I came back into Lynyrd Skynyrd, I knew that Free Bird was going to be my lead. I was the drummer in Muscle Shoals when we cut the original. I watched Allen. I knew the licks”: Rickey Medlocke unpacks his history with Skynyrd – and that guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rickey-medlocke-lynyrd-skynyrd-2024 Ngc8shDEsNgtdf3VPPh44h Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:46:15 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:48:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gary walked in and goes, ‘Alright, today’s the day.’ At the end, he came over, shook my hand, and goes, ‘Unbelievable job. I couldn’t ask for any better’”: Rickey Medlocke on the first time he played Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic Free Bird guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rickey-medlocke-lynyrd-skynyrd-free-bird-solo-first-time YZUVmBAPF5txvAcjwJEvXS Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:19:16 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:55:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t think Leon knew where any of the bass notes were. He played totally by instinct, and his instincts were usually right”: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Leon Wilkeson was the ‘Mad Hatter’ of bass – as evidenced by his bassline on What’s Your Name ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/lynyrd-skynyrd-icon-ed-king-on-bassist-leon-wilkeson uJNB2YWvx6pkCGWQs5B8Be Sat, 10 Aug 2024 10:07:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:09:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I still have my uniform on, and I said, ‘I’ve been at work all day and I cut off all my hair.’ Gary said, ‘Bring your guitar. I’ll see you at six’”: Steve Morse quit music to become an airline pilot – until Lynyrd Skynyrd persuaded him to return ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-morse-on-his-stint-as-a-pilot-and-how-he-ended-up-on-a-lynyrd-skynyrd-album wvEqC7cZdB8myxog2EDpLG Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:35:15 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:41:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That amp quite literally changed my life”: Damon Johnson explains why finding the right amp kickstarted his career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/damon-johnson-on-the-amp-that-changed-his-life HGitDBG8wkxcKmaS4VRUxM Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:07:17 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:31:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘I never want the band to go by the wayside and the music just disappear’”: Rickey Medlocke defends Lynyrd Skynyrd’s decision to continue with no original members ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ricky-medlocke-lynyrd-skynyrd-no-original-members ePFHeRHuVJfWsCjrN34vZ5 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:20:56 +0000 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:47:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play Sweet Home Alabama on guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-sweet-home-alabama-on-guitar rJyzYXovxTEYutKtaoeB4L Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:30:34 +0000 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:46:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Thin Lizzy prepared me for Skynyrd. They said, ‘You need to learn these songs note for note.’ I said, ‘I wouldn’t dream of doing it any other way’”: Damon Johnson on having one of rock’s most enviable resumés – and why Eddie Van Halen gifted him a guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/damon-johnson-skynyrd-thin-lizzy-van-halen-guitar PxCWtu4fJLDDxrmCc5H3oi Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:36:18 +0000 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:02:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played note-for-note. Those albums are the soundtrack to people's lives. I wanted to hear them how it was supposed to be”: Damon Johnson on how he came to play with Thin Lizzy and Lynyrd Skynyrd – and his identical approach for both gigs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/damon-johnson-thin-lizzy-lynyrd-skynyrd twxQmm8RcRUbYEnJHgJTmQ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:41:56 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:19:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would know if the ‘Red Eye’ was a good guitar even if I was stone deaf –you can feel it vibrating”: Gibson’s Custom Shop has recreated Jason Isbell’s prized 1959 Les Paul – formerly owned by Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Ed King ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-isbell-red-eye-les-paul ABHUDEkmGodZvmxEEnaj8J Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:57:34 +0000 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:30:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Rossington shaped the sound of Southern rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd – and his guitar style influenced everyone from the Black Crowes to Metallica ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/lynyrd-skynyrd-gary-rossington-rhythm-lead-approaches 7y8LBioefRSAaZFppK2J54 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:59:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of the strangest guitar mods of all time? How Leon Wilkeson adapted his Gibson Thunderbird following the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash in ‘77 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/leon-wilkeson-gibson-thunderbird-mod HCL4kzPsBG4xd3gBV9dnaE Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:22:15 +0000 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:15:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd release footage of Gary Rossington’s blazing final performance: “It is certainly bittersweet” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lynyrd-skynyrd-final-gary-rossington-performance-footage zhJzFecr7HRwAHFWFBqBXV Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:35:06 +0000 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:36:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ This is the song most Americans want to learn how to play on guitar – and you probably know what it is ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/most-searched-for-song-in-america-guitar-lesson UMXqefzErZvkFTHznjUve3 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:24:33 +0000 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:26:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde picks his 5 essential Lynyrd Skynyrd tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/zakk-wylde-5-favorite-lynyrd-skynyrd-tracks Uohy3Y8C3xiK4hA6rbPYMe Tue, 30 May 2023 14:51:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Gary Rossington played through the pain to define the quintessential Southern rock sound with Lynyrd Skynyrd ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gary-rossington-lynyrd-skynyrd-tribute tNzvgFk7voii8PvF8qgrAg Tue, 23 May 2023 12:32:45 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:40:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd will continue without Gary Rossington and honor tour dates with ZZ Top ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lynyrd-skynyrd-continue-after-gary-rossington DJkzuJ7RLtrnE44Gmp3TkW Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:22:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Slash, Billy Gibbons and Warren Haynes play an all-star medley of Lynyrd Skynyrd classics in tribute to Gary Rossington ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-billy-gibbons-warren-haynes-gary-rossington-tribute-medley DEMXCtN6SK3t8nYDyXccjU Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:31:15 +0000 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:34:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash, Billy Gibbons and Warren Haynes to perform in all-star tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington at the CMT Awards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-billy-gibbons-warren-haynes-gary-rossington-tribute-cmt-awards otrdGGYS7WDZWnnJqmxPJF Fri, 31 Mar 2023 10:08:52 +0000 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 10:09:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Lynyrd Skynyrd pay tribute to Gary Rossington at their first show since the founding guitarist passed away ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-lynyrd-skynyrd-gary-rossington-live-tribute SBAuqq88QcUxwhCWzJB9gT Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:28:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 25 greatest Lynyrd Skynyrd songs of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-25-greatest-lynyrd-skynyrd-songs-of-all-time fEfw5tLXNH9FuK56rem3P6 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:26:17 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:17:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Rossington 1951-2023: the guitar world pays tribute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-rossington-1951-2023-the-guitar-world-pays-tribute Y8W5EmfPzdwhbjCAwK4tVc Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:57:25 +0000 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:56:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Rossington recalls the making of 10 landmark Lynyrd Skynyrd tracks: “The more wild experiences you have the better songs you can write” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gary-rossington-10-landmark-lynyrd-skynyrd-tracks 6sXhBRk3uGkewHxv9AdpnT Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:30:38 +0000 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:34:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jared James Nichols, Richie Faulkner, Zach Myers and Marty Schwartz trade licks in awe-inspiring Free Bird cover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jared-james-nichols-richie-faulkner-zach-myers-marty-schwartz-free-bird ZtjYLpfgZySSiWycL9GcD6 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:06:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ The top 10 air guitar songs of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/top-10-air-guitar-songs-all-time o8VbGad5o4dv8syRnsdsVD Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:41:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd cancel shows as guitarist Rickey Medlocke tests positive for COVID-19 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lynyrd-skynyrd-cancel-us-shows FZChzJfD4Nc5ZHRwaWezm Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:03:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington expected to make a full recovery after “emergency heart surgery” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lynyrd-skynyrd-emergency-heart-surgery uAsQNJzBXPHxxDTEsiq3Mc Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:15:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 of the best songs over 10 minutes long ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/10-of-the-best-songs-over-10-minutes-long BK3mDyyfErF422FefUnMYP Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:48:48 +0000 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:17:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington shares the story behind Free Bird ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/lynyrd-skynyrds-gary-rossington-shares-the-story-behind-free-bird waFeboKT9AHFrNhDDXikAb Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:34:33 +0000 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:55:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ ZZ Top Announce 50th Anniversary Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/zz-top-announce-50th-anniversary-tour YwhkWXTs4Su5oA74PDVjpn Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:48:43 +0000 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:26:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Blackberry Smoke Jam Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Tuesday’s Gone” with Marcus King ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-blackberry-smoke-jam-lynyrd-skynyrds-tuesdays-gone-with-marcus-king NoAX8td9jiMiSXgkBt8Jue Thu, 28 Feb 2019 15:19:32 +0000 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 15:20:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd Plot New 'Last of the Street Survivors' Farewell Tour Dates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lynyrd-skynyrd-plot-new-last-of-the-street-survivors-farewell-tour-dates wyaFTLRE8HodLQCrqvUzyH Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:16:15 +0000 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:28:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Charlie Daniels Play "Call Me the Breeze" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/stevie-ray-vaughan-lynyrd-skynyrd-gary-rossington-1987-call-me-breeze-jam wcktm94vUbZA4ExXQLwjja Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:22:00 +0000 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:22:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ed King, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Strawberry Alarm Clock Guitarist, Dead at 68 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ed-king-lynyrd-skynyrd-and-strawberry-alarm-clock-guitarist-dead-at-68 3e6tJ8fEB6abugvZarui8e Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:57:35 +0000 Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:55:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Slayer Play Skynyrd's "Free Bird" at Soundcheck ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-slayer-play-skynyrds-free-bird-soundcheck fNamBaGwLVEMTKeNPaHzqS Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:03:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd Announce 'Last of the Street Survivors' Farewell Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/lynyrd-skynyrd-announce-farewell-tour ErGQpwU8Nq94nohmMEVsKA Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:47:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Allen Collins' Isolated Guitar Solo from Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-allen-collins-isolated-guitar-solo-lynyrd-skynyrds-free-bird hYu9v8MDPqKKao8zZxuXvY Tue, 19 Jul 2016 14:58:30 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:24:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd Cancel Remaining 2015 Tour Dates Due to Gary Rossington's Health ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lynyrd-skynyrd-cancel-remaining-2015-tour-dates-due-gary-rossingtons-health SCs6WLB3z6w47WYJreHcUn Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:06:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd to Release 'Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin'nérd and Second Helping Live from Jacksonville at the Florida Theatre' October 23 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/lynyrd-skynyrd-release-pronounced-le-h-ne-rd-skinne-rd-and-second-helping-live-jacksonville-florida-theatre-october-23 STr8C8mtakSpT38b3jx2LY Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:23:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington Under Observation After Serious Heart Attack ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lynyrd-skynyrd-gary-rossington-under-observation-serious-heart-attack-extra-words QVgsbnkfz6ee6vUJE4RHcH Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:33:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Rossington Discusses 'One More for the Fans!' and His Life and Times with Lynyrd Skynyrd ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gary-rossington-discusses-one-more-fans-and-his-life-and-times-lynyrd-skynyrd HJGWDrroDHMxNbk64brcKe Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:47:17 +0000 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:35:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Thirty Veteran Guitarists — Including Slash, Steve Vai and John Petrucci — Pick the Song They'd Most Want to Be Remembered By, Part 2 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/30-veteran-guitarists-slash-steve-vai-and-john-petrucci-choose-song-theyd-want-be-remembered-part-2 MdJUD6Ms6oAaqvjcZ9LJbE Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:20:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar World: July 2015 Gear and Lesson Videos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/july2015 9ZrQFxdYMTF4J7KcrNzM4Z Tue, 19 May 2015 20:45:31 +0000