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Through studio magic, Parton’s version includes vocals from legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant, who died in the tragic 1977 plane crash that killed several members of the band and ...
Ronnie Van Zant was one of the founding members of the great southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Van Zant wasn’t born in the sweet home of Alabama, but rather he was born and raised in ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" has its first official music video over 50 years after its release. The video's release coincides with Lynyrd Skynyrd's upcoming live album and ongoing tour.
Dolly Parton has revealed how she was able to use the voice of late Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant in her cover of the band's “Free Bird.” Parton’s rendition of the classic track is ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd originally formed in 1964 in Jacksonville, Fla., under the name My Backyard with vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarists Gary Rossington and Allen Collins, bass player Larry Junstrom ...
Placing Ronnie’s Hi-Roller hat on a spotlit mic-stand, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant leaves the stage. The band that remains strike up the instantly recognisable opening chords, and Free ...
Nick Cabrera Photography Johnny Van Zant picked up his brother’s role — but not Ronnie’s trademark rattlesnake-banded “High Roller” hat — in fronting the re-formed Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987.
More than four decades after he survived the crash that took the lives of three of his fellow Lynyrd Skynyrd bandmates, including lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant, Artimus Pyle still feels the loss.
Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant has revealed that doctors discovered a mass on his youngest daughter's brain this week and is asking fans to "say a prayer" for her. The legendary rock band ...