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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1032 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:36:35 -0500 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:00:03 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1032 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/lynyrd-skynyrd-went-against-everything-fans-loved-on-gimme-back-my-bullets--but-it-made-them-better-185036 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/lynyrd-skynyrd-went-against-everything-fans-loved-on-gimme-back-my-bullets--but-it-made-them-better-185036 Features: "We were going for a completely different sound… and it didn't work."]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:36:35 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/previously-unseen-footage-of-lynyrd-skynyrd-guitarist-allen-collins-re-learning-guitar-after-1977-plane-crash-has-been-unearthed https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/previously-unseen-footage-of-lynyrd-skynyrd-guitarist-allen-collins-re-learning-guitar-after-1977-plane-crash-has-been-unearthed Music News: "It has already been publicly exhibited in an academic setting as genuine. Beyond these things, if it is AI, it is a production of utter genius."]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:54:57 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-iconic-classic-rock-song-was-almost-ignored-and-left-off-the-album-today-its-one-of-the-bands-most-influential-songs https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-iconic-classic-rock-song-was-almost-ignored-and-left-off-the-album-today-its-one-of-the-bands-most-influential-songs Music News: Even Al Kooper can be wrong sometimes. ]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/this-underrated-rock-song-serves-as-a-cautionary-tale-about-the-music-business-and-its-over-50-years-old-181079 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/this-underrated-rock-song-serves-as-a-cautionary-tale-about-the-music-business-and-its-over-50-years-old-181079 Features: "Gonna give you lots of money, Workin' for [Insert Generic Major Label Here…]"]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:52:20 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd-skynyrd-frontman-reveals-what-gary-rossington-thought-of-the-band-continuing-without-him-opens-up-on-ronnie-van-zants-reputation-in-the-band https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd-skynyrd-frontman-reveals-what-gary-rossington-thought-of-the-band-continuing-without-him-opens-up-on-ronnie-van-zants-reputation-in-the-band Music News: "I don't want to see it end." ]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2025 20:20:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-was-one-of-those-nights-lynyrd-skynyrd-frontman-breaks-silence-on-gary-rossingtons-final-performance https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-was-one-of-those-nights-lynyrd-skynyrd-frontman-breaks-silence-on-gary-rossingtons-final-performance Music News: "He was just a war horse. He loved playing that music."]]> Sun, 08 Jun 2025 17:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-sing-it-the-way-i-sing-it-lynyrd-skynyrd-frontman-reacts-to-critiques-of-not-sounding-like-ronnie-van-zant-recalls-what-he-was-really-like https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-sing-it-the-way-i-sing-it-lynyrd-skynyrd-frontman-reacts-to-critiques-of-not-sounding-like-ronnie-van-zant-recalls-what-he-was-really-like Music News: "I'm here to carry it on and I sing it the way I sing it way I think it should be sung."]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:33:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrd_guitarist_speaks_on_band_continuing_with_no_original_members_reveals_what_gary_rossington_thought_of_the_idea.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrd_guitarist_speaks_on_band_continuing_with_no_original_members_reveals_what_gary_rossington_thought_of_the_idea.html Music News: "Gary, I'm telling you, man, we're going to make sure that it kicks ass, that we'll hold that standard."]]> Sun, 06 Oct 2024 14:31:14 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rickey_medlocke_recalls_gary_rossingtons_first_reaction_to_him_playing_free_bird_solo_i_went_hell_lets_play_the_damn_thing_now.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rickey_medlocke_recalls_gary_rossingtons_first_reaction_to_him_playing_free_bird_solo_i_went_hell_lets_play_the_damn_thing_now.html Music News: "When I came back into the band in '96, I knew that was going to be my lead."]]> Sat, 31 Aug 2024 20:16:37 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrds_rickey_medlocke_reveals_what_ronnie_van_zant_was_really_like_explains_what_made_him_a_genius.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrds_rickey_medlocke_reveals_what_ronnie_van_zant_was_really_like_explains_what_made_him_a_genius.html Music News: "I called him the very original first southern poet."]]> Sun, 04 Aug 2024 12:47:13 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/pantera_megadeth_black_sabbath_dream_theater_and_more_solos_fit_perfectly_over_free_bird.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/pantera_megadeth_black_sabbath_dream_theater_and_more_solos_fit_perfectly_over_free_bird.html Daily Video: Guitarist and YouTuber Bradley Hall proves that there are plenty of lead guitar parts that can complement this simple chord progression.]]> Sun, 14 Jul 2024 19:22:18 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_attribute_it_to_great_songs_the_main_reason_behind_lynyrd_skynyrds_multigenerational_appeal_guitarist_rickey_medlocke_reveals.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_attribute_it_to_great_songs_the_main_reason_behind_lynyrd_skynyrds_multigenerational_appeal_guitarist_rickey_medlocke_reveals.html Music News: "Skynyrd songs are very iconic, and they'll be here a lot longer after I'm gone."]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:09:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rickey_medlocke_speaks_up_on_lynyrd_skynyrd_continuing_with_no_original_members_reveals_what_gary_rossington_told_him_about_it.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rickey_medlocke_speaks_up_on_lynyrd_skynyrd_continuing_with_no_original_members_reveals_what_gary_rossington_told_him_about_it.html Music News: "I never want the band to go by the wayside..."]]> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:44:36 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/why_ronnie_van_zants_widow_took_lynyrd_skynyrd_to_court_author_reveals_she_wouldnt_stand_for_it.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/why_ronnie_van_zants_widow_took_lynyrd_skynyrd_to_court_author_reveals_she_wouldnt_stand_for_it.html Music News: "The lawsuit happened in New York and she was there every day."]]> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:54:34 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrd_guitarist_responds_to_trolls_calling_them_a_tribute_they_even_said_that_when_gary_was_still_alive.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrd_guitarist_responds_to_trolls_calling_them_a_tribute_they_even_said_that_when_gary_was_still_alive.html Music News: "So the people sitting there behind their little computer keyboards and talking crap, they can talk that crap all they want to."]]> Sat, 11 May 2024 23:11:07 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rickey_medlocke_says_he_almost_ended_up_on_that_fateful_flight_with_lynyrd_skynyrd_thats_how_close_fate_was.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rickey_medlocke_says_he_almost_ended_up_on_that_fateful_flight_with_lynyrd_skynyrd_thats_how_close_fate_was.html Music News: "A couple of days before we were gonna go — and we [Blackfoot] we didn't have no shows — I get a call from our agent, and he's booked two weeks' worth of dates."]]> Wed, 08 May 2024 23:44:10 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/is_lynyrd_skynyrd_a_tribute_band_now_their_drummer_responds.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/is_lynyrd_skynyrd_a_tribute_band_now_their_drummer_responds.html Music News: "Sadly, people are going to pass away and replacements are unfortunately going to have to step in."]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:54:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/is_a_new_lynyrd_skynyrd_album_possible_it_might_be_according_to_guitarist_rickey_medlocke.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/is_a_new_lynyrd_skynyrd_album_possible_it_might_be_according_to_guitarist_rickey_medlocke.html Music News: "We might have a dozen and a half, two dozen songs that are just kind of laying around there to maybe put out."]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:09:31 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/lynyrd_skynyrds_free_bird_solo_sounds_mesmerizing_on_the_harp.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/lynyrd_skynyrds_free_bird_solo_sounds_mesmerizing_on_the_harp.html Daily Video: The instrument's sound and Kristan's proficiency give "Free Bird" a new dimension — ethereal, beautiful, and powerful.]]> Sat, 02 Mar 2024 20:46:38 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/yes_free_bird_guitar_solo_can_be_played_on_drums_heres_what_that_sounds_like.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/yes_free_bird_guitar_solo_can_be_played_on_drums_heres_what_that_sounds_like.html Daily Video: This dude is a better guitar player on drums than we are on guitar.]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:10:55 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/could_lynyrd_skynyrd_release_a_new_album_johnny_van_zant_says_its_possible.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/could_lynyrd_skynyrd_release_a_new_album_johnny_van_zant_says_its_possible.html Music News: "We'll see what happens in the future."]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:24:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_heres_pro-shot_footage_of_gary_rossingtons_final_show_with_lynyrd_skynyrd.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_heres_pro-shot_footage_of_gary_rossingtons_final_show_with_lynyrd_skynyrd.html Music News: An unforgettable rendition of the classic "Gimme Three Steps".]]> Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:00:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrds_final_show_with_gary_rossington_to_be_screened_next_month.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrds_final_show_with_gary_rossington_to_be_screened_next_month.html Music News: "We are excited to share this special night and celebrate 50 Years of Skynyrd music."]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:00:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrd_share_statement_on_bands_future_following_death_of_classic_guitarist_gary_rossington.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrd_share_statement_on_bands_future_following_death_of_classic_guitarist_gary_rossington.html Music News: Rossington was the last surviving member of the band's original line-up.]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 20:37:33 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/slash_and_billy_gibbons_lead_multi-genre_lynyrd_skynyrd_live_tribute.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/slash_and_billy_gibbons_lead_multi-genre_lynyrd_skynyrd_live_tribute.html Music News: A special performance for the upcoming CMT Music Awards.]]> Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:02:05 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_lynyrd_skynyrd_pay_tribute_to_gary_rossington_at_first_live_show_since_his_death.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_lynyrd_skynyrd_pay_tribute_to_gary_rossington_at_first_live_show_since_his_death.html Music News: The band performed in Plant City, Florida.]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:00:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ted_nugent_bids_farewell_to_gary_rossington_i_had_a_real_bond_with_gary_a_real_bond_with_the_members_of_lynyrd_skynyrd.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ted_nugent_bids_farewell_to_gary_rossington_i_had_a_real_bond_with_gary_a_real_bond_with_the_members_of_lynyrd_skynyrd.html Music News: "All the things that make an American rock solid in the asset column is Gary Rossington."]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:35:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/gary_rossington_last_surviving_original_member_of_lynyrd_skynyrd_has_died.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/gary_rossington_last_surviving_original_member_of_lynyrd_skynyrd_has_died.html Music News: The guitarist passed away at the age of 71.]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:10:30 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_heres_what_the_lynyrd_skynyrd_freebird_solo_sounds_like_on_harmonica.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_heres_what_the_lynyrd_skynyrd_freebird_solo_sounds_like_on_harmonica.html Music News: For that extra southern feel.]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2023 14:00:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrd_announce_co-headlining_tour_with_zz_top.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lynyrd_skynyrd_announce_co-headlining_tour_with_zz_top.html Music News: The legendary rock acts will hit the road together next year.]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:00:03 -0500