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| Img_capt = Photoshoot for their 1973 debut album, left to right: Allen Collins, Billy Powell, Bob Burns, Leon Wilkeson, Ed King (back), Ronnie Van Zant, and Gary Rossington
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| Origin = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
| Genre = [[Southern rock]]<br>[[Hard rock]]<br>[[Blues-rock]]
| Years_active = [[1970 in music|1970]] - [[1977 in music|1977]]<br>[[1987 in music|1987]] - [[Present (time)|present]]
| Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]<br>[[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]]
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| URL = [http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com Lynyrd Skynyrd.com]
| Current_members = [[Johnny Van Zant]]<br />[[Gary Rossington]]<br />[[Billy Powell]]<br />[[Ean Evans]]<br />[[Rickey Medlocke]]<br/>[[Michael Cartellone]]<br/>[[Mark Matejka]]<br/>[[Dale Krantz Rossington]]<br/>[[Carol Chase]]
| Past_members = [[Ronnie Van Zant]]<br />[[Allen Collins]]<br />[[Steve Gaines]]<br />[[Leon Wilkeson]]<br />[[Cassie Gaines]]<br/>[[Ed King]]<br />[[Bob Burns (drummer)|Bob Burns]]<br />[[Artimus Pyle]]
<br />[[Hughie Thomasson]]}}
 
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'''Lynyrd Skynyrd''' ''[[(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)]]'' (or [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA pronunciation]]: {{IPA|[lɛ'nɝd skɪ'nɝd]}}) is a [[United States|U.S.]] [[Southern rock]] band, described by [[All Music Guide]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] as "the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, [[Southern US|Southern]] image and a hard rock swagger."<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:51u67uu0h0jd~T1 Allmusic.com] - Band biography</ref> The band reached prominence during the 1970s under the leadership of vocalist and primary songwriter [[Ronnie Van Zant]] until he died, along with several other members of the band, in a [[Lynyrd Skynyrd#Plane crash .281977.29|plane crash in 1977]] in McComb, Mississippi.
 
The band was named after Leonard Skinner, an annoying gym teacher/coach some of the members had in high school. Leonard is said to have moved on to sell real estate in Jacksonville, Florida. Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the most critically acclaimed Southern Rock groups (although the term did not exist at the time they formed) of the 1970s and was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as of [[March 13]], [[2006]]. Their distinctive triple-lead guitar sound made their songs "[[Free Bird]]", and "[[Sweet Home Alabama (song)|Sweet Home Alabama]]" American anthems and staples of FM radio. Members inducted include: singer [[Ronnie Van Zant]], guitarists [[Gary Rossington]], [[Allen Collins]], [[Ed King]], and [[Steve Gaines]], bassist [[Leon Wilkeson]], keyboard player [[Billy Powell]], and drummers [[Bob Burns (drummer)|Bob Burns]] and [[Artimus Pyle]].
 
==Background==
The band, originally called ''My Backyard'', was formed in [[Jacksonville, Florida]] in the summer of 1964 by teenage friends [[Ronnie Van Zant]] (vocals), [[Allen Collins]] (guitar), [[Gary Rossington]] (guitar), [[Larry Junstrom]] (bass) and [[Bob Burns (drummer)|Bob Burns]] (drums). Their early influences included [[British Invasion]] bands such as [[Free (band)|Free]], [[The Yardbirds]], and [[The Beatles]], as well as Southern [[blues]] and [[country & western]] music.
 
During the 1960s, the band changed names several times (most notable among their names was "The Noble Five" and "One Percent") while playing local dances and clubs in Jacksonville. In 1968 they won a local Battle of the Bands contest, using the prize money to record the songs "Need All My Friends" and "Michelle", the former released as their debut single on Jacksonville-based Shade Tree Records. They also won the opening slot on several Southeast shows for California-based [[psychedelic rock]] band [[Strawberry Alarm Clock]].
 
===Early years (1970&ndash;1972)===
In 1970, the band began rehearsing at the "Hell House", an isolated farm in [[Green Cove Springs, Florida|Green Cove Springs]], a small city in [[Clay County, Florida|Clay County]] on the outskirts of Jacksonville. Roadie [[Billy Powell]] joined as keyboardist around this time. The original name of the band was to be "One Percent". The band became "Lynard Skynard" as a mocking tribute to Rossington's and Burns' gym coach at [[Robert E. Lee High School (Jacksonville)|Robert E. Lee High School]], Leonard Skinner. Skinner would strictly enforce the school's dress code, which did not allow boys to have long hair touching the collar or sideburns below the ears.
 
The band continued to perform throughout the South in the early 1970s, further developing their hard-driving, blues-rock sound and image. In 1972, [[Leon Wilkeson]] replaced Larry Junstrom on bass. But Wilkeson surprised his bandmates and left just before they were to record the first album. (Wilkeson was to rejoin the band shortly thereafter at Van Zant's invitation.) Strawberry Alarm Clock guitarist [[Ed King]] was asked to fill in as bass player. After the album was completed, Van Zant informed King that he was "the worst bass player he'd ever played with". He suggested King move to guitar so they could reproduce the studio album's three-guitar mix. Van Zant married girlfriend [[Judy Van Zant|Judy Seymour]] in 1972.
 
===Peak years (1973&ndash;1977)===
In 1973, they changed the spelling of the band name from Lynard Skynard to Lynyrd Skynyrd as a tribute to the [[Byrds]]. Musician, songwriter, and producer [[Al Kooper]] of [[Blood, Sweat, and Tears]] was impressed with the band during a performance at an [[Atlanta]] club called Funocchio's in 1972, and signed them to [[MCA Records]]. He produced their first album, 1973's ''[[(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)]]'', which featured the song "[[Free Bird]]". "Free Bird" began to receive national airplay, eventually reaching #19 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] charts. The song has also become the subject of a [[Rock and Roll]] [[cliché]], which is the shouting of a request to hear the song at almost any live concert, regardless of the performer. This practice has become so commonplace at live concerts it has largely evolved into a parody of itself.
 
Lynyrd Skynyrd's fan base continued to grow rapidly during 1973, due in large part to their opening slot on [[The Who]]'s ''[[Quadrophenia]]'' tour in the U.S. Their second album, 1974's ''[[Second Helping]]'', was the band's breakthrough hit. It featured their most popular single "[[Sweet Home Alabama (song)|Sweet Home Alabama]]" (#8 on the charts in August 1974), a tongue in cheek answer song to [[Neil Young]]'s "Alabama" and "[[Southern Man]]". Today, Young claims that he and Van Zant were not rivals, that they were actually fans of each other's music and good friends, and that they had talked of collaborations together. Neil Young was going to give his song "Powderfinger" to Lynyrd Skynyrd to perform, a fact which Young has never denied. Unfortunately, the Skynyrd plane crash happened just months after that song was penned, leading Neil Young to perform the song himself on his 1979 album ''[[Rust Never Sleeps]]''. Young has occasionally included the chorus from "Sweet Home Alabama" as a tribute to Skynyrd at his own live concerts, including at Young's first live performance following Van Zant's death. Finally, one of the last photos of Ronnie Van Zant prior to his passing features the frontman wearing a Neil Young t-shirt.[http://www.thrasherswheat.org/jammin/lynyrd.htm]
 
''Second Helping'' reached #12 in 1974, eventually going multi-platinum. In July 1974. Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the headline acts at The [[Ozark Music Festival, (1974)|Ozark Music Festival]], at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia Missouri. Some estimates have put the crowd count at [http://www.brucebase.org.uk/gig1974.htm 350,000] people which would make this one of the largest music events in history. The band also toured the UK in 1975 with [[Golden Earring]] and in 1976 with [[The Rolling Stones]].
 
In 1975, Burns left the band and was replaced by North Carolina drummer [[Artimus Pyle]]. The new lineup's first album, ''[[Nuthin' Fancy]]'', was released, becoming their first Top Ten album. It features the hit song "Saturday Night Special" (#27 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart). Guitarist Ed King left the band midway throughout the Nuthin' Fancy tour. The band decided to continue on as a 6-piece, with only two guitarists.
 
''[[Gimme Back My Bullets]]'' followed in 1976, but didn't reach the same success as the previous two albums. In December 1975, backup singers [[Leslie Hawkins]], [[Cassie Gaines]] and JoJo Billingsley (collectively known as [[the Honkettes]]) were added to the band. Guitarist [[Steve Gaines]], brother of backup singer [[Cassie Gaines]], replaced King in 1976, just in time to record the double-live album ''[[One More from the Road]]'', the band's second Top Ten hit. At its peak, the band's unique triple guitar style included one slide and a rocking [[Gibson Firebird]]. Adding to the [[wall of sound]] was the melodic bass playing, the wild yet rhythmic percussion section, Van Zant's strong vocals, and the furious keyboard/piano playing of Powell.
 
Lynyrd Skynyrd's sixth album, ''[[Street Survivors]]'', was released in October of 1977. It would be the final album released by the original line-up.
 
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===Plane crash (1977)===
 
Several members of the band died in a plane crash that occurred on [[October 20]], [[1977]], three days after the release of ''Street Survivors''. A chartered [[Convair 240]], N55VM, carrying the band between shows from [[Greenville, South Carolina]] to [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] crashed near a forest in [[McComb, Mississippi]]. The crash killed singer/songwriter [[Ronnie Van Zant]], guitarist/vocalist [[Steve Gaines]], vocalist [[Cassie Gaines]], assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray. Other band members were injured, some very seriously. Drummer [[Artimus Pyle]] crawled out of the plane wreckage with several broken ribs, but was ambulatory, as were road crew members Kenneth Peden Jr. and Mark Frank.
 
The three injured men hiked some distance from the crash site, through swampy woods, and finally flagged down farmer Johnny Mote, who had come to investigate. Varying accounts have Mote either firing a warning shot into the air or actually shooting Pyle in the shoulder &mdash; no report is completely reliable. Pyle claimed in a February 2007 appearance on [[Howard Stern]]'s [[Sirius satellite radio|Sirius]] radio program that Mote had shot him; Mote has always denied shooting the drummer. Video of a barechested Pyle at the 1979 Volunteer Jam does not show evidence of a gunshot wound.
 
Medical personnel arrived and began to ferry out the injured and the dead. [[Allen Collins]] suffered two cracked vertebrae in his neck, and both Collins and [[Leon Wilkeson]] nearly had arms amputated as a result of crash injuries. Wilkeson suffered severe internal injuries, including a punctured lung, and had most of his teeth knocked out. [[Gary Rossington]] broke both his arms and both his legs in the crash, and took many months to recuperate. [[Leslie Hawkins]] sustained a concussion, broke her neck in three places and had severe facial lacerations. Security manager Gene Odom was seriously burned on his arm and face and lost the sight in one eye as a result of an emergency flare on board the plane that was activated during the crash. Victims were taken to the hospital in McComb, Mississippi by ambulances and other vehicles. Road crew member Steve Lawler, who suffered severe contusions and facial lacerations, was taken to the hospital in a pickup with a camper top.
 
Pianist [[Billy Powell]] survived but his nose was nearly torn off and he suffered severe facial lacerations. He later caused a controversy by giving a lurid account of Cassie Gaines' final moments on a [[VH1]] ''[[Behind The Music]]'' special about the band, claiming that the backing singer's throat was cut from ear to ear and that she bled to death in his arms. Powell also claimed that Ronnie Van Zant's head had been smashed. Powell's version of events has been discounted by both [[Artimus Pyle]] and [[Judy Van Zant]] Jenness, who posted the autopsy reports on the band's website in early 1998 in order to set the record straight. Despite this ''faux pas'', Powell has been on good terms with the remaining band members since the incident. Pyle did confirm (''from Pyle's interview on the [[The Howard Stern Show]] on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]], Feb. 12, 2007'') that Van Zant's cause of death was trauma to the head caused by equipment, such as [[Betamax]] tapes and [[Trinitron]]s, flying forward in the plane's cabin.
 
[[Image:StreetSurvivorsFlames.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Original cover for ''Street Survivors'', 1977]]
Notably, the third member of [[The Honkettes]], JoJo Billingsley, was not on the plane and in fact was home tending to a family member's illness. She was planning to join the tour in Little Rock on October 23, three days after the crash. According to an interview in the book ''Freebirds'', Billingsley had dreamed of the plane crash and begged Allen Collins by telephone not to continue using the Convair. On hearing of the accident, Billingsley was so shaken that some of her hair fell out.
 
The Convair 240 itself had been inspected by members of [[Aerosmith]]'s flight crew for possible use in the early summer of 1977, but was rejected because it was felt that neither the plane nor the crew were up to standards. In an interview in the book ''Walk This Way'', Aerosmith's assistant chief of flight operations Zunk Buker tells of seeing pilots McCreary and Gray trading a bottle of [[Jack Daniels]] back and forth while Buker and his father were inspecting the plane. When Aerosmith's crew heard of Skynyrd's misfortune, they were shocked, but not necessarily surprised. Aerosmith's touring family was also relieved because the band, specifically [[Steven Tyler]] and [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]], had been trying to pressure their management into renting that specific plane.
 
[[Image:StreetSurvivorsNoFlams.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Updated cover after plane crash, 1977]]
The official [http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=44587&key=0 NTSB accident report] reads, "The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was fuel exhaustion and total loss of power from both engines due to crew inattention to fuel supply. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion were inadequate flight planning and an engine malfunction of undetermined nature in the right engine which resulted in higher-than-normal fuel consumption." It was known that the right engine's [[magneto]] &mdash; a small power generator that provides spark and timing for the engine &mdash; had been malfunctioning (Powell, among others, spoke of seeing flames shooting out of the right engine on a trip just prior to the accident), and that pilots McCreary and Gray had intended to repair the damaged part when the travelling party arrived in Baton Rouge. It is possible that the damaged magneto fooled the pilots into creating an exceptionally rich fuel mixture, causing the Convair to run out of fuel. It was suggested on the [[VH-1]] ''[[Behind The Music]]'' profile on Skynyrd that this was the case, or that the pilots, panicking when the right engine failed, accidentally dumped the remaining fuel. Pyle maintains in the Howard Stern interview that the fuel gauge in the older model plane malfunctioned and the pilots had failed to manually check the tanks before taking off.
 
''Street Survivors'' became the band's second platinum album, and was the #5 top selling album on the U.S. album chart. The single "What's Your Name" reached #13 on the single airplay charts in January of 1978. Lynyrd Skynyrd disbanded after the airplane tragedy. On the original pressing of the cover of ''Street Survivors'' was a photograph of the band engulfed in flames. MCA Records, out of courtesy, withdrew the sleeve and replaced it with a cover of the band striking a similar pose against a plain black background.
 
===Hiatus (1977&ndash;1987)===
Rossington and Collins formed [[The Rossington-Collins Band]] between 1980 and 1982, releasing two albums. Pyle formed The Artimus Pyle Band in 1982. Collins formed The Allen Collins Band in 1983. Tragedy struck the band again in 1986 when Collins crashed his car while driving drunk near his home in Jacksonville, killing his girlfriend and leaving him permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
 
===Reunion years (1987&ndash;present)===
In 1987, Lynyrd Skynyrd reunited for a full-scale tour with crash survivors Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson and Artimus Pyle and former guitarist Ed King. Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother, [[Johnny Van Zant|Johnny]], took over as the new lead singer and primary songwriter. Due to Collins' paralysis, he was only able to participate as the musical director, choosing Randall Hall, his former bandmate in the Allen Collins Band, as his stand-in. Collins was struck with [[pneumonia]] in 1989 and died on [[January 23]], [[1990]].
 
The reunited band was meant to be a one-time tribute to the original lineup, captured on the double-live album ''Southern By The Grace Of God/Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour - 1987'', but because of an overwhelmingly positive reaction by fans, the band decided to stay together and record new material.
 
The reconstituted Lynyrd Skynyrd has gone through several lineup changes and continues to record and tour today. [[Leon Wilkeson]], Skynyrd's bassist since 1972, was found dead in his hotel room due to liver / lung disease on [[July 27]], [[2001]]. The remaining members released a double album called Thyrty which had songs from the original line up to the present. Lynyrd Skynyrd also released a live DVD of their Vicious Cycle Tour and on June 22, 2004 Lynyrd Skynyrd released the album Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour. On December 10, 2004 Lynyrd Skynyrd did a show for [[CMT]], ''Crossroads'', a concert featuring country duo [[Montgomery Gentry]] and others genres of music.
 
In the beginning of 2005 [[Hughie Thomasson]] left the band to pursue other musical opportunites. On February 5, 2005 Lynyrd Skynyrd did a Super Bowl party with special guests [[3 Doors Down]], [[Jo Dee Messina]], [[Charlie Daniels]] and Ronnie and Johnny Van Zant's brother [[Donnie Van Zant]] of [[38 Special (band)|.38 Special]]. On February 13 of that year Lynyrd Skynyrd did a tribute to Southern Rock on the Grammy Awards with [[Gretchen Wilson]], [[Tim McGraw]] and [[Keith Urban]]. On May 10, 2005 Johnny and Donnie Van Zant released a country album called [[Get Right With The Man]] which featured the hit single "Help Somebody". In the summer of 2005, lead singer [[Johnny Van Zant]] had to have surgery on his vocal chord to have a polyp removed. He was told not to sing for 3 months. On September 10, 2005 Lynyrd Skynyrd performed without Johnny Van Zant at the Music Relief Concert for the victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]], with [[Kid Rock]] standing in for Johnny. In December of 2005, Johnny Van Zant returned to sing for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
 
In 2004, [[Rolling Stone Magazine]] ranked the group #95 on their list of the [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty/ 100 Greatest Artists of All Time].<ref>{{cite web| title = The Immortals: The First Fifty| work = Rolling Stone Issue 946| publisher = Rolling Stone| url =http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty}}</ref>
 
On [[November 28]], [[2005]], the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] announced that Lynyrd Skynyrd would be inducted alongside [[Black Sabbath]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Miles Davis]], and the [[Sex Pistols]]. They were inducted in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan on [[March 13]], [[2006]]. Lynyrd Skynyrd had been nominated 7 times.
 
In the spring of 2006 Johnny had to have his appendix taken out and was unable to attend the [[Academy of Country Music|ACM Awards]] that May. In May 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd added [[Mark Matejka]] who was from [[The Charlie Daniels Band]] to take the place of [[Hughie Thomasson]]. In July of 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd did a special called Toyota Presents CMT Live At Summerfest and they also performed What's Your Name on CMA Music Festival.
 
In April/May of 2007, Lynyrd Skynyrd went on a 36 date tour with [[Hank Williams Jr]]. and special guest [[.38 Special (band)|.38 Special]]. During Hank Jr.'s act, Kid Rock showed up to do several of his songs. On some dates they will perform with [[Blue Oyster Cult]].
 
Today Ronnie Van Zant's widow, Judy Van Zant Jenness, operates a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute web-site (http://www.lynyrdskynyrdhistory.com/index.html) as well as the [[Freebird Cafe]], a block off the beach in [[Jacksonville Beach, Florida]], not far from the grave of her former husband; she opened the Cafe in 1999 and serves, among others, numerous Lynyrd Skynyrd fans.
 
===''Freebird... The Movie''===
In 1996, ''Freebird... The Movie'' was released [http://imdb.com/title/tt0116360/], consisting of backstage and home footage of the band, live concert performances of the original line-up, including their Knebworth festival performance. The film also includes footage from the cockpit of their plane, as it takes off and in the air.
 
==Band members==
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|+Lynyrd Skynyrd Line-Ups
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | My Backyard<br/>(1964 - 1970)
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* Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Allen Collins - guitar
* Larry Junstrom - bass
* Bob Burns - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1970-1971)
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* Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Allen Collins - guitar
* Greg T. Walker - bass (for a short period of time, then left to form Blackfoot with Rickey Medlocke)
* Rickey Medlocke - drums (for a short period, then left to form Blackfoot as the lead singer and lead guitarist)
* Bob Burns - drums (Skynyrd had two drummers for a short period, archival footage in the 1988 special Tribute Tour Video shows the band performing with Medlocke and Burns on drums, and Randal Hall sitting in as a third guitarist)
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1972 - 1973)
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* Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Allen Collins - guitar
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Bob Burns - drums
* Billy Powell - piano
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1973 - 1974)
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* Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Allen Collins - guitar
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals (leaves group and soon rejoins)
* Ed King - bass/guitar (joins group on bass,switches to guitar when Wilkeson returns)
* Bob Burns - drums
* Billy Powell - keyboards
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1974 - 1975)
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* Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Allen Collins - guitar
* Ed King - guitar
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Artimus Pyle - drums (auditioned late 1974 when Bob Burns began to have some problems on the road, was present to record the backing track for ''[[Saturday Night Special (song)|Saturday Night Special]]''
* Billy Powell - keyboards
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1975 - 1976)
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* Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Allen Collins - guitar
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Artimus Pyle - drums
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* The Honkettes (JoJo Billingsley, Cassie Gaines, Leslie Hawkins) - backing vocals
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1976 - 1977)
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* Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Allen Collins - guitar
* Steve Gaines - guitar, backing vocals
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Artimus Pyle - drums
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* The Honkettes (JoJo Billingsley, Cassie Gaines, Leslie Hawkins) - backing vocals
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1987 - 1990)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Randall Hall - guitar, backing vocals
* Ed King - guitar
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Artimus Pyle - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1990 - 1991)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Ed King - guitar
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Artimus Pyle - drums
* Randall Hall - guitar, backing vocals
* Kurt Custer - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1991 - 1993)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Randall Hall - guitar, backing vocals
* Ed King - guitar
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Kurt Custer - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1993 - 1994)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Ed King - guitar
* Mike Estes - guitar
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Kurt Custer - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1994 - 1996)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Ed King - guitar
* Mike Estes - guitar
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Owen Hale - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1996 - 1998)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Rickey Medlocke - guitar, backing vocals
* Hughie Thomasson - guitar, backing vocals
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Owen Hale - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1998 - 1999)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Rickey Medlocke - guitar, backing vocals
* Hughie Thomasson - guitar, backing vocals
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Jeff McAllister - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1999)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Rickey Medlocke - guitar, backing vocals
* Hughie Thomasson - guitar, backing vocals
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Kenny Aronoff - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(1999 - 2001)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Rickey Medlocke - guitar, backing vocals
* Hughie Thomasson - guitar, backing vocals
* Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals
* Michael Cartellone - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(2001 - 2005)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Rickey Medlocke - guitar, backing vocals
* Hughie Thomasson - guitar, backing vocals
* Ean Evans - bass, backing vocals
* Michael Cartellone - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(2005 - 2006)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Rickey Medlocke - guitar, backing vocals
* Ean Evans - bass, backing vocals
* Michael Cartellone - drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(March 13, 2006 - One Performance)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Ed King - guitar
* Bob Burns - drums on "Sweet Home Alabama," percussion on "Freebird"
* Artimus Pyle - percussion on "Sweet Home Alabama," drums on "Freebird"
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Rickey Medlocke - guitar
* Ean Evans - bass
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | Lynyrd Skynyrd<br/>(2006 - present)
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* Johnny Van Zant - lead vocals
* Gary Rossington - guitar
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Rickey Medlocke - guitar, backing vocals
* Mark Matejka - guitar, backing vocals
* Ean Evans - bass, backing vocals
* Michael Cartellone - drums
|-
|}
 
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
====Original lineup====
* 1973 - ''[[(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)]]''
* 1974 - ''[[Second Helping]]''
* 1975 - ''[[Nuthin' Fancy]]''
* 1976 - ''[[Gimme Back My Bullets]]''
* 1977 - ''[[Street Survivors]]''
 
====Post-Crash lineups====
* 1991 - ''[[Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991]]''
* 1993 - ''[[The Last Rebel]]''
* 1994 - ''[[Endangered Species (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)|Endangered Species]]''
* 1997 - ''[[Twenty (album)|Twenty]]''
* 1999 - ''[[Edge Of Forever]]''
* 2000 - ''[[Christmas Time Again]]''
* 2003 - ''[[Vicious Cycle]]''
 
===Compilations===
* 1978 - ''[[Skynyrd's First And... Last]]'' - collection of 1971-1972 demos
* 1980 - ''[[Gold & Platinum]]'' - best of
* 1982 - ''The Best of the Rest'' - collection of unreleased demos, B-sides
* 1987 - ''[[Legend (Skynyrd album)|Legend]]'' - collection of unreleased demos, B-sides
* 1989 - ''[[Skynyrd's Innyrds]]'' - best of
* 1991 - ''[[Lynyrd Skynyrd (box)|Lynyrd Skynyrd]]'' - 3-CD box set compilation
* 1997 - ''[[Old Time Greats (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)|Old Time Greats]]'' - 2-CD best of (Repertoire <!--CHRONOLOGICAL EDITION-->[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8ojweae34xa7], reworked in 2005 by Universal)
* 1998 - ''[[The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd]]'' - 2-CD compilation (reissued 2006 as ''Gold'')
* 1998 - ''Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album'' - compilation of 1971-1972 demos previously scattered across 3 albums [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xcouakjkjm3n]
* 2000 - ''[[All Time Greatest Hits (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)|All Time Greatest Hits]]'' - best of
* 2000 - ''Then and Now'' - live & studio album
* 2003 - ''[[Thyrty: The 30th Anniversary Collection]]'' - compilation
* 2005 - ''[[Then And Now, Vol. 2]]''
* 2005 - ''[[Greatest Hits (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)|Greatest Hits]]'' - 2-CD best of (Universal <!--SEMI-CHRONOLOGICAL EDITION-->[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1f9sa9wge23a], rework of the 1997 by Repertoire)
* 2006 - ''[[Gold (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)|Gold]]'' - 2-CD compilation (reissue of the 1998 ''Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd'')
 
===Lives and videos===
* 1976 - ''[[One More from the Road]]'' - live album
* 1988 - ''[[Southern By The Grace Of God]]'' (Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour 1987) - live album
* 1988 - ''Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour'' - tour video
* 1996 - ''Freebird... The Movie'' - video of live concert footage
* 1996 - ''Freebird... The Movie'' - video soundtrack
* 1996 - ''Southern Knights'' - live album
* 1998 - ''[[Lyve From Steel Town]]'' - live album
* 1998 - ''[[Lyve From Steel Town]]'' - tour video
* 2004 - ''[[Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour]]'' - live album
* 2004 - ''[[Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour]]'' - tour video
 
===Singles===
====Shade Tree Records====
* 1968 - "Michelle / Need All My Friends" (101/102) (reissued in 1978 by MCA around the release of the "First and Last" album)
 
====Sounds of The South/ MCA Records====
* November 1973 - "[[Gimme Three Steps]] / Mr. Banker (demo)" (MCA 40158)
* April 1974 - "Don't Ask Me No Questions (remix) / Take Your Time (demo)" (MCA 40231)
* August 1974 - "[[Sweet Home Alabama (song)|Sweet Home Alabama]] / Take Your Time (demo)" (MCA 40258) #8 US
 
====MCA Records====
* November 1974 - "[[Free Bird]]" (edit of 1973 album version) / Down South Jukin' (demo)" (MCA 40328) #19 US
* 1975 - "Saturday Night Special / Made In The Shade" (MCA 40416) #27 US
* 1976 - "Double Trouble / Roll Gypsy Roll" (MCA 40532) #80 US
* 1976 - "Gimme Back My Bullets / All I Can Do Is Write About It" (MCA 40565)
* 1976 - "Gimme Three Steps (live) / Travellin' Man (live)" (MCA 40647)
* 1976 - "Freebird (live) / Searchin' (live)" (MCA 40665) #38 US
* 1977 - "What's Your Name? / I Know A Little" (MCA 40819) #13 US
* 1978 - "You Got That Right / Ain't No Good Life" (MCA 40888)
* 1978 - "Down South Jukin' / Wino" (MCA 40957)
* 2006 - "Sweet Home Alabama" #61 UK
 
==See also==
* [[Best selling music artists]]
* Lynyrd Skynyrd on [[Guitar Hero II]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com Official Lynyrd Skynyrd site]
* [http://www.lynyrdskynyrdhistory.com Official Lynyrd Skynyrd History site]
* [http://www.stevegaines.com Official Steve Gaines site]
* [http://www.artimuspyle.com Official Artimus Pyle site]
* [http://www.edking.net Official Ed King site]
* [http://forum.edking.net/index.php Official Ed King Forum]
* [http://www.freebirdlive.com Official Freebird Live site]
* [http://www.skynyrd.net Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Legacy Continues]
* [http://www.verboo.com/art/verboo.php?id=1882 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Verboo Article]
* [http://www.chromeoxide.com/lynyrd.htm Detailed list of Lynyrd Skynyrd studio sessions and tracks recording dates]
* [http://www.thrasherswheat.org/jammin/lynyrd.htm Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young: Friends or Foes?]
* [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB111102511477881964-ZkAKwALO87RaHLbFJrSJSA_i9xg_20050415,00.html?mod=blogs Wall Street Journal: Rock's Oldest Joke: Yelling "Free Bird!" In a Crowded Theater]
* [http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles139.html ""Induct Skynyrd!" - A Legendary Hall Of Fame Injustice" by Ross Warner]
* [http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=44587&key=0 NTSB report of crash]
 
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