Lynyrd Skynyrd’s anthemic “Sweet Home Alabama” was released 50 years ago on June 24, 1974. It was the band’s highest-charting song, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Top 100, and went on to ...

'Turn it up' It was 50 years ago, in the summer of 1974, that Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” first played on radio stations across America. It was released as a single on June 24 ...

'Turn it up' It was 50 years ago, in the summer of 1974, that Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” first played on radio stations across America. It was released as a single on June 24 ...

Sweet Home Alabama was released in September 2002 and took its title from the Lynyrd Skynyrd song of the same name. In its opening weekend, the film grossed over $35 million and earned over $130 ...