There was no shortage of talent or personalities among the musicians in ‘70s Lynyrd Skynyrd. But unlike some other huge bands ...

Johnny Van Zant, 64, still tours with Lynyrd Skynyrd, which he has helmed since the loss of older brother Ronnie Van Zant, who, along with five others, was killed in a plane crash in October 1977.

“I never have, and I never will, because only one man can sing this song on stage, and that’s my older brother Ronnie Van ...

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But Skynyrd -- at least the original band, which released five albums before a plane crash in 1977 claimed the lives of singer Ronnie Van Zant and others – were smarter and sharper than most of ...

SKYNYRD and Billy POWELL and Allen COLLINS and Ronnie VAN ZANT and Leon WILKESON, L-R: Allen Collins, Billy Powell, Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Artimus Pyle, Ed King, Leon Wilkeson.

They added singer Ronnie Van Zant, who played on a rival baseball team, later that summer, after a game turned into a jam session. They settled on the name Lynyrd Skynyrd - a dig at their high ...

When guitarist Allen Collins first brought it into rehearsals, volatile singer Ronnie Van Zandt was unenthusiastic, claiming it had too many chords. Eventually he relented, writing a lyric paying ...