InvestorsHub Logo
Boards
News
Market Data
Markets
Discover
Discover
Subscribe Login/Register
S&P 500
5,112.64
(
0.25%
)
US TECH 100
17,283.20
(
0.25%
)
Dow Jones
38,325.92
(
0.23%
)
Brent Oil
87.22
(
-0.53%
)
Bitcoin
62,896.03
(
-0.17%
)
Post# of 1767
Next 10
Reply Private New
Public Reply Private Reply New Post
Keep Last Read
Replies (1) Keep Next 10 Report Keyboard Shortcuts
Replies (1) Next 10 Prev Next

Colt1861Navy

Send PM Follow Ignore
Followers 3
Posts 10516
Boards Moderated 3
Alias Born 03/07/2001

Colt1861Navy

Member Level

Re: Colt1861Navy post# 610

Monday, 06/17/2002 7:12:06 AM

Monday, June 17, 2002 7:12:06 AM

Post# of 1767
Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Lynyrd Skynyrd

http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/

http://www.skynyrd.com/

http://www.listen.to/lynyrd

From Jacksonville, Florida.

It's no wonder that American rock fans have embraced Lynyrd Skynyrd since their inception nearly 30 years ago. The band represents everything rock and roll and everything American. Their signature sound is a harmonious blend of guitar driven rock with southern blues roots evident throughout not only the melodies but their blue-collar lyrical topics. As the core lineup of Gary Rossington (guitars), Billy Powell (piano) and Leon Wilkeson (bass) along with frontman Johnny Van Zant who joined the band 12 years ago, has moved through the decades and through assorted other band members, Lynyrd Skynyrd's music has remained true to itself, never affected or changed to fit any one musical climate.

Nowhere is this more evident than on their latest album, Edge of Forever released on CMC International Records on August 10, 1999. Produced by Ron Nevison, Edge of Forever continues the band's legacy of timeless American rock and roll. Songs like 'Money Back Guarantee', 'FLA', 'Gone Fishin'and 'Full Moon Night' are reminiscent of classic Skynyrd songs that date back throughout their extensive musical heritage. But the hard rocking guitar blasting on songs like 'Workin' (the first single) and 'Preacher Man' and the topic sensitive lyrics and dulcet melody of 'Tomorrow's Goodbye' show the band's versatility and the broad musical stretches that have widened their audience to span three generations of rock and roll fans. Go to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in 2000, and you will see parents and kids swaying in unison, confederate flags held aloft, singing along with 'Freebird' and then moshing to songs off the band's more recent albums, 'Twenty' and 'Lyve From Steeltown'.

'The first time we saw that, ' explains band founder, guitarist Gary Rossington, 'Johnny's yelling at the kids to stop hurting each other. We had to tell him, No, that means they like us, they're havin' fun'. According to Johnny Van Zant, this new influx of Skynyrd fans allows the band to feel comfortable stretching themselves musically. 'In the past, we were going to write songs in that same vein, but now we find ourselves doing things we might not have done the same way before- this band needs to step out on its own and try to do new things."

In the early/ mid 1970's, Lynyrd Skynyrd rocketed to fame behind such classic rock songs as 'Sweet Home Alabama', 'Freebird', 'What's Your Name', 'Gimme Three Steps' and numerous album/FM radio favorites that pulled them out of the 'southern band' niche in worldwide acclaim and success.

When their plane crashed in a Mississippi swamp in October, 1977 killing frontman Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and back-up vocalist Cassie Gaines, and

seriously injuring others, it seemed that Lynyrd Skynyrd, on the verge of their biggest successes, was over forever. Ten years later, a 6-week tribute tour, with Johnny on vocals, and with Rossington, Wilkeson, Powell and drummer Artemus Pyle of the original line-up turned into one of the most inspiring comebacks in rock history.

'People still talk about us making a comeback,' laughs Powell, ' which is really nuts,

because we've been back for over twelve years.' Indeed, to date the band has sold over 35 million records. The past three years in particular have brought Lynyrd Skynyrd back to the verge of their biggest successes to date. Their summer tour of 1998 was the 16th highest grossing tour in the country. Their last album on CMC, 'Lyve From Steeltown' is fast approaching gold status. Segments on VH1's ' Behind the Music' and 'Hard Rock Live' consistently rate among the top three for both shows. Four years ago they recruited two of America's premier guitarists/ band leaders in Rickey Medlocke and Hughie Thomasson.

'I told my band, Blackfoot, they'd have to wait for me,' admits Medlocke, 'because I wasn't going to miss an opportunity to be a part of Lynyrd Skynyrd. I doubt there's a band I hold more respect for than this band, back when they got together in Jacksonville, FL. Adds former Outlaws founder, Hughie Thomasson, 'It's the only band I would have come and played with. I've had offers from a lot of people to come and join bands and play over the years, but I wasn't ready to do it and I didn't feel like it would do me any better than what I was doin'. But when Skynyrd came along and asked me, I kinda felt it was the right thing to do. 'Like Medlocke, Thomasson put his own band on hold to jump at the opportunity. Most recently, they've added drummer Michael Cartellone of Damn Yankees fame.

Along with Van Zant and Rossington, Thomasson and Medlocke make up the songwriting core of the band today. ' When we did 'Twenty', explains Rossington, 'that was our first album together so there were four separate individuals coming up with their own songs. This time, we worked as a cohesive unit because we've reached that point of feeling like a true band.' Gary goes on to assert without any doubt, 'This is the final lineup for the band forever and ever' we're staying with these guys' it's just fun and we're a band and we're tryin' to be good as we can . This is the second go around and I love it. I love it.

http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/skynyrd.cfm?mainBody=timeline

Me, You, and Him (1964)

Gary Rossington - guitar
Bob Burns - drums - b. Robert Burns
Larry Junstrom - bass
Larry Junstrom later joins .38 Special.

The Noble Five / The Wildcats / My Backyard / The One Percent (1964 - ? )

Ronnie Van Zant - vocals - b. January 15, 1949; d. October 20, 1977, Gillsburg, Mississippi - formerly with Us.
Allen Collins - guitar - b. July 19, 1952; d. January 23, 1990, Jacksonville, Florida - formerly with The Mods.
Gary Rossington - guitar
Bob Burns - drums
Changed name to Lynyrd Skynyrd (after high school gym coach, Leonard Skinner, who used to catch them with their "long hair" down).

Lynyrd Skynyrd I ( ? - Fall 1971)

Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitar
Gary Rossington - guitar
Bob Burns - drums

Lynyrd Skynyrd II (Fall 1971 - 1972)

Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitar
Gary Rossington - guitar
Rick Medlocke - guitar - formerly with Blackfoot (ref: Doug, aka Wolves71).
Bob Burns - drums
Leon Wilkeson - bass - d. July 28, 2001, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA.
Greg T. Walker - bass - formerly with Blackfoot (ref: Doug, aka Wolves71).
Billy Powell - keyboards - former Lynyrd Skynyrd roadie.

Album:
"Skynyrd's First...and Last" (1978)
Rick Medlocke and Greg T. Walker rejoin Blackfoot.

Lynyrd Skynyrd III (1972 - 1973)

Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitar
Gary Rossington - guitar
Bob Burns - drums
Billy Powell - keyboards
Ed King - bass - formerly with The Strawberry Alarm Clock.

Album:
"(pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd)" (1973) - Single: "Gimme Three Steps"
"Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album" (1998)

Lynyrd Skynyrd IV (1973 - 1974)

Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitar
Gary Rossington - guitar
Bob Burns - drums
Billy Powell - keyboards
Ed King - guitar
Leon Wilkeson - bass

Album:
"Second Helping" (1974) - Singles: "Don't Ask Me No Questions", "Sweet Home Alabama"

Lynyrd Skynyrd V(1974 - 1975)

Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitar
Gary Rossington - guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Ed King - guitar
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Artimus Pyle - drums - b. Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Album:
"Nuthin' Fancy" (1975) - Single: "Saturday Night Special"

Lynyrd Skynyrd VI (1975 - 1976)

Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitar
Gary Rossington - guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Artimus Pyle - drums

Album:
"Gimme Back My Bullets" (1976)

Lynyrd Skynyrd VII (1976 - 1977)

Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitar
Gary Rossington - guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Artimus Pyle - drums
Steve Gaines - guitar - b. Seneca, Missouri; d. October 20, 1977, Gillsburg, Mississippi.

Albums:
"One More from the Road" (1976)
"Street Survivors" (1977) - Singles: "What's Your Name", "That Smell"
Plane crash near Gillsburg, Mississippi, on October 20, 1977, kills Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Steve's sister and backup singer Cassie Gaines; other band members injured. Group disbands. Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Billy Powell, and Leon Wilkeson form The Rossington-Collins Band. Artimus Pyle forms The Artimus Pyle Band.

Lynyrd Skynyrd VIII (1987) (reformed)

Gary Rossington - guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Ed King - guitar
Randall Hall - guitar
Johnny Van Zant - vocals - brother of Ronnie Van Zant and Donnie Van Zant (.38 Special).
Artimus Pyle - drums

Albums:
"Legend" (1987)
"Southern by the Grace of God / Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour" (1988)
Group disbands.

Lynyrd Skynyrd IX (1991 - December 1993) (reformed)

Gary Rossington - guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Ed King - guitar
Randall Hall - guitar
Johnny Van Zant - vocals
Artimus Pyle - drums
Custer - drums (ref: Doug, aka Wolves71).

Albums:
"Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991" (1991)
"The Last Rebel" (1993)

Lynyrd Skynyrd X(December 1993 - 1994)

Gary Rossington - guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Ed King - guitar
Randall Hall - guitar
Johnny Van Zant - vocals
Mike Estes - drums (ref: Doug, aka Wolves71).
Custer - drums

Albums:
"Endangered Species" (1994)

Lynyrd Skynyrd XI (December 1995 - 1996)

Gary Rossington - guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Ed King - guitar
Randall Hall - guitar
Johnny Van Zant - vocals
Bob Burns - drums

Lynyrd Skynyrd XII (1996 - Present)

Gary Rossington - guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Johnny Van Zant - vocals
Ricky Medlocke - guitar - formerly with Blackfoot.
Hughie Thomasson - guitar - formerly with The Outlaws.
Owen Hale - drums/percussion

Albums:
"Twenty" (1997)
"Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve" (2-CDs) (1998)

Compilations:

"Gold and Platinum" (1979)
"Skynyrd's Innyrds" (1989)
"Lynyrd Skynyrd" (3-CD box set) (1991)
"Freebird the Movie: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack" (1996)
"The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd" (2-CDs) (1998)
"20th Century Masters: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Millennium Collection)" (1999)

The Rossington-Collins Band (1979 - 1983)

Gary Rossington - guitar
Allen Collins - guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Barry Harwood - guitar/vocals - b. Barry Lee Harwood, Georgia [Ref: Mike Daffron]
Derek Hess - drums
Dale Krantz - vocals

Albums:
"Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere" (1980)
"This Is the Way" (1981)
Gary Rossington forms Rossington-Rossington (with wife Dale Krantz-Rossington). Allen Collins, Barry Harwood, Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, and Derek Hess form The Allen Collins Band.

Rossington-Rossington( ? - ? )

Gary Rossington - guitar
Dale Krantz-Rossington - vocals
Gary Rossington forms The Rossington Band (with wife Dale Krantz-Rossington).

The Rossington Band ( ? - ? )

Gary Rossington - guitar
Dale Krantz-Rossington - vocals

Album:
"Love Your Man" (1988)
Gary Rossington later joins the reformed Lynyrd Skynyrd.

The Artimus Pyle Band (1979 - ? )

Artimus Pyle - drums
Artimus Pyle later joins the reformed Lynyrd Skynyrd.

The Allen Collins Band (1983 - ? )

Allen Collins - guitar
Barry Harwood - guitar
Randall Hall - guitar
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Billy Powell - keyboards
Derek Hess - drums
Jim Dougherty - vocals

Album:
"Here, There, & Back" (1983) [Ref: Mike Daffron]
Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, and Randall Hall later join the reformed Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Johnny Van-Zant solo:

"No More Dirty Deals" (1980)
"Round Two" (1981)
"The Last of the Wild Ones" (1982)
"Van-Zant" (1985)
"Brickyard Road" (1990)
"The Johnny Van Zant Collection" (1994)
"Johnny Van Zant" (1997)
"Brother to Brother" (1998) (w/ Donnie Van Zant) (Ref: Wolves71)

Discography

http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/skynyrd.cfm?mainBody=timeline

Photos

http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/skynyrd.cfm?mainBody=timeline




Breaking Clay Makes My Day!
Public Reply Private Reply New Post
Keep Last Read
Replies (1) Keep Last Read Next 10 Report Keyboard Shortcuts
Replies (1) Next 10 Prev Next

Join the InvestorsHub Community

Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.

Sign Up