Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lynyrd Skynyrd are one of the great American rock ’n’ roll bands and the epitome of Southern rock, but as guitarist and founding ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd are well-known for their hit rock songs, but fans will be shocked to learn the band was named after a PE teacher from Florida who despised his long-haired students. The band, which was ...

When the band first started playing live in their hometown of Jacksonville, Florida in the late ’60s, they called themselves My Backyard. Then they were known as The Noble Five and The One Percent ...

They might have been topping charts since 1964 but some Lynyrd Skynyrd fans still have no idea what the rock band's name actually means. Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, the group originally comprised ...

The Florida gym teacher who unwittingly named legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd after giving detention to a pack of long-haired slackers, has died. Leonard Skinner, the basketball coach and ...

October 20th will mark the 47th anniversary of the plane crash of Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird" are Lynyrd Skynyrd's most notable songs. Here are other ...

Not every Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band can boast having the blessing of important people in the Lynyrd Skynyrd realm. Vyntyge Skynyrd, appearing at 52 Sumner in Springfield on Saturday, April 12, does.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new distillery is opening in Lexington with some pretty spectacular guests kicking off the welcome party. Bespoken Spirits, new ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Iconic, Jacksonville-born rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd announced the release of their new Hell House Whiskey, a spirit that pays tribute to the famous cabin where they wrote many of ...

Leonard Skinner, 77, a high school physical education teacher who was the improbable namesake of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Sept. 20 at a nursing home in Jacksonville, Fla. He had Alzheimer's ...