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LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
* 1970

Line-Up (2025):

Johnny Van Zant - voc
Rickey Medlocke - g
Damon Johnson - g
Peter Keys - kb
Michael Cartelleone - ds
Mark "Sparky" Matejka
Keith Christopher
Carol Chase
Stacy Michelle - voc

Former Members:

Ronnie Van Zant (voc, 1970-20.10.77)

Allen Collins (g, 1970-85); Gary Rossington (g, 1970-77, 1987-9/18, cca 7/21); Ed King (g, 1972-75, 1987-7/96); Steve Gaines (g, 7/76-20.10.77); Randall Hall (g, 1987-?); Hugh Thomasson (g, 1997-?)

Larry Junstrom (bg, 1970-71); Greg Walker (bg, 1971-72); Leon Wilkeson (bg, 1972, 1973-77, 1987-7/01); Ed King (bg, 1972); Ean Evans (bg, 2001-5/09)

Billy Powell (kb, 1971-77, 1987-1/09)

Robert Burns (ds, 1970-12/74); Rickey Medlocke (ds, 1970-72); Artimus Pyle (ds, 1/75-1977, 1987-93); Kurt Custer (ds, 1993-?); Owen Dale (ds, cca 1995)

Cassie Gaines (voc, 1975-77); Leslie Hawkins (voc, 1975-77); Jo Jo Billingsley (voc 1975-77); Dale Krantz-Rossington (voc, cca 1993); Debbie Davis (voc, cca 1993)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd) produced by: Al Kooper	8/1973	Sounds Of The South/MCA
2.	Second Helping produced by: Al Kooper	4/1974	Sounds Of The South/MCA			12
3.	Nuthin' Fancy produced by: Al Kooper	28.03.1975	MCA		43	9
4.	Gimme Back My Bullets produced by: Tom Dowd	06.02.1976	MCA		34	20
5.	One More From The Road (2LP) produced by: Tom Dowd	9/1976	MCA		17	8
6.	Street Survivors	21.10.1977	MCA		13	4
7.	Skynyrd's First And ... Last	06.10.1978	MCA		50	15
8.	Gold And Platinum (2LP)	12/1979	MCA		49	12
9.	The Best Of The Rest	11/1982	MCA
10.	Anthology (2LP)	3/1987	Raw Power
11.	Legend	9/1987	MCA			41
12.	Southern By The Grace Of God (2LP)	4/1988	MCA			68
13.	Skynyrd's Innyrds (Their Greatest Hits)	5/1989	MCA
14.	Lynyrd Skynyrd	6/1991	Atlantic			64
15.	The Definitive Lynyrd Skynyrd (3CD)	03.02.1992	MCA
16.	The Last Rebel produced by: Barry Beckett	12.04.1993	Atlantic			64
17.	Freebird - The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd	3/1994	Nectar
18.	Endangered Species	8/1994	Capricorn			115
19.	Freebird - The Movie Soundtrack	1996
20.	Souther Knights	29.07.1996	SPV
21.	Twenty	28.04.1997	CBH/SPV			97
22.	Live From The Steel Town	5/1998	SPV
23.	Essential	25.01.1999
24.	20th Century Masters - The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd	09.03.1999	MCA			60
25.	Edge Of Forever	18.08.1999	SPV			96
26.	Solo Flytes	12.10.1999	MCA
27.	All-Time Greatest Hits	14.03.2000	Chronicles			56
28.	Then And Now	06.06.2000	CNC Int'l
29.	Christmas Time Again	12.09.2000	Sanctuary
30.	Collectybles (2CD)	14.11.2000	MCA
31.	Turn It Up	08.10.2002	Sanctuary
32.	Vicious Cycle	20.05.2003	Sanctuary			30
33.	Thyrty: 30th Anniversary Collection	8/2003	MCA			16
34.	Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour	22.06.2004	Sanctuary
35.	What's Your Name	23.11.2004	Collectables
36.	Greatest Collection & Van Morrison & Meat Loaf & Ted Nugent	07.12.2004	Platinum Disc
37.	Then and Now, Vol. 2	15.02.2005	Sanctuary
38.	Extended Versions: Encore Collection	12.04.2005	Collectables			183
39.	Greatest Hits	6/2005	Universal		47
40.	Chronicles	21.06.2005	Geffen
41.	Essential	11.10.2005	Madacy
42.	Family	28.02.2006	Hip-O			142
43.	Lynyrd Skynyrd Story	04.04.2006	Universal International
44.	Gold	08.08.2006	Geffen
45.	Ultimate Collection	28.11.2006	UMVD
46.	20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection Live	24.07.2007	Geffen			91
47.	Forever Lynyrd Skynyrd	18.09.2007	Madacy Special Mkts
48.	Colour Collection	15.10.2007	Spectrum
49.	Rock Legends	28.01.2008	MCA
50.	Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd: Green Series	29.04.2008	Universal
51.	Playlist Plus	29.04.2008	Geffen
52.	Definitve Collection	24.06.2008	Universal
53.	Greatest Hits	8/2008	Island		16
54.	Playlist Your Way	05.08.2008	Geffen
55.	Christmas & Hits Duos (2CD)	21.10.2008	Hip-O
56.	Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Cardiff Capitol Theater	31.03.2009	Geffen
57.	Authorized Bootleg: Live at Winterland - San Francisco	31.03.2009	Geffen
58.	God & Guns produced by: Bob Marlette	29.09.2009	Roadrunner		36	18
59.	Live from Freedom Hall	22.06.2010	Roadrunner
60.	Icon	31.08.2010	Geffen			138
61.	Icon 2	31.08.2010	Geffen
62.	Skynyrd Nation	11.01.2011	Roadrunner
63.	Last Of A Dying Breed	21.08.2012	Roadrunner		83	14
64.	Sweet Home Alabama: Musical Documentary	09.04.2013	Blueline
65.	Freebird The Essential Collection	12.05.2014	Spectrum
66.	Lynyrd Skynyrd (7LP box set)	02.02.2015	UMC
67.	Chattanooga Choo Choo: The Classic Tennessee Broadcast (2LP)	19.03.2015	Rock Classics
68.	Sweet Home Alabama: Live At Rockpalast (2CD)	02.06.2015	Eagle Rock
69.	Southern Surroundings	23.06.2015	Geffen
70.	One More For The Fans	24.07.2015	Loud & Proud			81
71.	The Lost 1978 Broadcast & Charlie Daniels Band	28.08.2015	FM Concert Broadcasts
72.	Super Jam 1978	04.09.2015	Go Faster
73.	Taking the Biscuit	16.10.2015	Music Video Distribution
74.	Gone With the Wind	16.10.2015	Chrome Dreams
75.	Live from Jacksonville at the Florida Theatre	23.10.2015	Eagle
76.	Southern Rock Heroes	13.11.2015	Laser Media
77.	Super Jam with Dickie Betts & Charlie Daniels	20.11.2015	Air Cuts
78.	Back for More in '94	12.02.2016	Goldfish
79.	The Southern Rock Chronicles, Vol. 1 & Blackfoot & Grinderswitch & Greg Allman & The Outlaws	25.03.2016	Silver Dollar Music
80.	Live From the Florida Theater	16.04.2016	Rock Classics
81.	Southern Fried Rock Boogie: Live at the Winterland 1975	17.06.2016	Cannonball
82.	The Ritz, NYC, September 1988	07.10.2016	Roxvox
83.	The Superjam Concert, 1978	18.11.2016	Bad Joker
84.	Live	02.12.2016	Laser Media
85.	Last Of The Street Survivors Farewell Tour Lyve!	2/2020				121
86.	Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth '76	09.04.2021
87.	All Time Greatest Hits	1/2024				96

Steve Gaines:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	One In The Sun (reissued 7/1988, MCA)	1975

Artimus Pyle:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	A.P.B. credited to: Artimus Pyle Band	5/1982	MCA
2.	Night Caller credited to: Artimus Pyle Band	7/1983	MCA
3.	Fucked from Birth	18.05.2004	Prank
4.	Artimus Venomus	13.03.2007	Cleopatra

Gary Rossington:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Take It On Faith produced by: David Z	04.11.2016

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Need All My Friends	1968	Shade Tree
2.	I've Been Your Fool / Gotta Go	1971	Shade Tree
3.	Gimme Three Steps / Mr. Banker	11/1973	MCA
4.	Don't Ask Me No Questions / Take Your Time (v GB 31.5.74)	1/1974	MCA
5.	Sweet Home Alabama / Take Your Time	27.07.1974	MCA		7
6.	Mr. Saturday Night Special / Made In The Shade (v GB 23.5.75)	10/1974	MCA		27
7.	Free Bird / Down South Jukin'	11/1974	MCA		19
8.	Double Trouble / Roll Gypsy Roll	30.01.1976	MCA		80
9.	Gimme Back My Bullets / All I Can Do Is Write About It	6/1976	MCA
10.	Travelin' Man (live) / Gimme Three Steps (live)	10/1976	MCA
11.	Sweet Home Alabama / Double Trouble / Free Bird	03.09.1976	MCA	31
12.	Free Bird (live) / Searching (live)	11/1976	MCA		38
13.	Free Bird / Down South Jukin' (v GB)	1/1977	MCA
14.	What's Your Name / I Know A Little	11/1977	MCA,		7
15.	You Got That Right / Ain't No Good Life	3/1978	MCA		69
16.	Down South Jukin' / Wino	10/1978	MCA		103
17.	Down South Jukin' / That Smell / Lend A Helpin' Hand / Call Me The Breeze (v GB)	03.11.1978	MCA
18.	Freebird	12/1979		43
19.	Free Bird / Down South Jukin'	6/1982	MCA	17
20.	I've Been Your Fool / Gotta Go (reissue)	10/1982	Me
21.	Free Bird / Sweet Home Alabama / Double Trouble (reissue)	12/1983	MCA	88
22.	Free Bird / Sweet Home Alabama	7/1984	Old Gold
23.	When You Got Good Friends / Truck Drivin' Man	1987	MCA
24.	Free Bird / Sweet Home Alabama (reissue)	1/1989	MCA	88
25.	Gimme Three Steps	3/1992
26.	Red White And Blue	4/2003	Sanctuary
27.	Sweet Home Alabama	1/2007		44
28.	Free Bird	1/2009	MCA

Videos:

1. Live - 3/2004, BMG, live, 120 min
2. Live From Austin - 26.03.2007, New West, live
3. Sweet Home Alabama: The Rockpalast Collection Lynyrd Skynyrd - 26.10.2008, Eagle Vision, live

Movies:

1. Freebird - The Movie (12/95, documentary)
2. Street Survivors: The True Story of The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash (2/20)

Awards:

2006 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
2008 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Free Bird", 1973)
2009 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Sweet Home Alabama", 1974)

Various:

original name One Per Cent, My Backyard, Noble Five
disbanded 1977
reunited 1987
disbanded 9/2018
reunited

20.10.77 died in air crash Ronnie Van Zant (voc), Steve Gaines (g), Cassie Gaines (voc), Dean Kilpatrick (manager)

Compilation Appearances:

"Simple Man" on OST "Almost Famous" (12.9.00, DreamWorks)
"That Smell" on OST "Blow" (3.4.01, Cheeba Sound/Virgin)
"Simple Man" on compilation "Mullet Rock" (4.3.03, Epic/Legacy)
"Sweet Home Alabama" on OST "NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience" (1.2.05, The Shout! Factory)
"Call Me The Breeze" on OST "The Dukes Of Hazzard" (19.7.05, Columbia)
"Gimme Three Steps" on OST "My Name Is Earl - The Album" (5.9.06, Shout! Factory)

Billy Powell:

appeared on the LP:

Poison: Native Tongue (2/93, Capitol)

Gary Rossington:

appeared on the LP:

Brett Michaels: True Grit (5.5.15)
Dolly Parton: Rockstar (17.11.23, Butterfly)

Rickey Medlocke:

appeared on the LP:

Brett Michaels: True Grit (5.5.15)

Artimus Pyle:

appeared on the LP:

William Shatner: Shatner Claus - The Christmas Album (26.10.18, Cleopatra)
Dolly Parton: Rockstar (17.11.23, Butterfly)

Ronnie Van Zant:

appeared on the LP:

Dolly Parton: Rockstar (17.11.23, Butterfly)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	34	28.09.1994	8		album review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1996	11	25.07.1996	27	Forum kritikum	album review
1997	26	10.07.1997	27	Forum kritikum	album review
1997	40	13.11.1997	155	Hard & Heavy Masters	discography
1998	23	11.06.1998	26	Forum kritikum	album review
1999	30	09.09.1999	85	... a léta běží	profile, discography
1999	30	09.09.1999	27	Forum kritikum	album review
2000	15	10.08.2000	46	Forum kritikum	album review
2000	20	26.10.2000	44	Forum kritikum	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1988	9		7	Metalový pravěk
1992	10		3	Výročí
1993	6		26	Retro	profile
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1974	21	25.05.1974	14	New Pop Singles	single review
1974	24	15.06.1974	44	Albums	album review
1974	47	23.11.1974	8
1974	47	23.11.1974	63	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	48	30.11.1974	52	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	51	21.12.1974	48	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	16	19.04.1975	42	Albums	album review
1975	20	17.05.1975	47	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	21	24.05.1975	16	Singles	single review
1975	24	14.06.1975	33	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	43	25.10.1975	17		interview
1975	44	01.11.1975	28	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	5	31.01.1976	23	Albums	album review
1976	8	21.02.1976	27	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	33	14.08.1976	4
1976	35	28.08.1976	9	Knebworth '76	gig review
1976	36	04.09.1976	9		interview
1976	45	06.11.1976	45	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	45	13.11.1976	29	New Albums	album review
1977	17	23.04.1977	44	Any Questions?
1977	28	09.07.1977	36	Any Questions?
1977	45	05.11.1977	4	News
1977	48	26.11.1977	4	News
1978	4	28.01.1978	22	Singles	single review
1978	38	26.09.1978	19	Albums	album review
1980	7	15.02.1980	3	News
1980	7	15.02.1980	25	Albums	album review
1992	6	08.02.1992	4	News
1996	14	06.04.1996	13	A.W.O.L.
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1974	0	02.02.1974	19	Albums	album review
1974	0	02.02.1974	45	This Is America
1974	0	27.04.1974	2	News Desk - Record News
1974	0	01.06.1974	16	Albums	album review
1974	0	23.11.1974	10	Thrills
1974	0	21.12.1974	27	On The Town	gig review
1975	0	22.03.1975	2	News Desk - Record News
1975	0	03.05.1975	16	Platters	album review
1975	0	20.09.1975	3	News Desk
1975	0	25.10.1975	2	News Desk - Recording News
1975	0	25.10.1975	15
1975	0	08.11.1975	37	On The Town	gig review
1976	0	13.11.1976	39	Platters	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	8	21.04.1992	7	Dopisy	profile, discography
1992	9	04.05.1992	7	Dopisy	discography
1992	10	18.05.1992	7	Dopisy	discography
1992	11	01.06.1992	5	Dopisy	discography
1994	5	14.03.1994	12		profile
1997	9		106	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2000	8		105	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2000	12		105	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2003	6		70	Recenze CD	album review
2004	7		87	DVD
Spark
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2003	6		46	Records	album review
2003	6		49	Galerie titánů	profile, discography