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Allen Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd recovering after a 1977 plane crash, and performing live in 1976

Footage emerges of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Allen Collins learning to play guitar again after the 1977 plane crash that killed three of his bandmates

By Phil Weller published

The video, filmed for medical purposes, documents Collins’ trauma recovery, but is being dismissed as AI by some

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(from left) Mark Matejka, Rickey Medlocke, and Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform onstage at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on November 12, 2014

Rickey Medlocke talks us through every Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist, and what made each of them special

By Rich Davenport published

Having served in Skynyrd as a pre-fame member and later as a crucial part of their reunion, Medlocke has more insight into the idiosyncrasies and genius of each of the band's six-string aces than just about anyone

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Hear Allen Collins' Isolated Guitar Solo from Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird"

By Damian Fanelli published

The solo on the song—which was played by Allen Collins and Gary Rossington—comes it at Number 3 on Guitar World's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time.

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