Lynyrd Skynyrd

==Info==
Lynyrd Skynyrd was a very popular southern rock band from Florida. Their song Sweet Home Alabama was done in response to Neil Young's songs Southern Man and Alabama, and even mentions him. The line "In Birmingham they love the gov'nor, boo boo boo." and a line mentioning Watergate sparked controversy, as the governor at the time was pro-segregation. The song Free Bird is phenomenally popular for its epic guitar solo and is often played at the end of every concert, although the single version controversially fades out during the solo. Call Me the Breeze was originally written and performed by J.J. Cale. Half of the original lineup was killed in a plane crash in 1977. The band was mentioned in the song Gator Country by fellow southern rock band Molly Hatchet. The song Saturday Night Special is about gun control. The band was named after a professor named Leonard Skinner. That Smell is about drug abuse, as is the song The Needle and the Spoon.The band reformed in 1991 with a new lineup led by Johnny Van Zant, brother of deceased Skynyrd founder Ronnie Van Zant. Also in this new lineup is original drummer Gary Rossington. This new lineup has seen little success.
==Genres==
*Southern Rock
*Hard Rock
*Blues Rock
*Roots Rock
== Songs ==
Sweet Home Alabama
Free Bird
Gimme Three Steps
Simple Man
Tuesday's Gone
That Smell
Saturday Night Special
Call Me the Breeze
What's Your Name
The Ballad of Curtis Loew
I Ain't the One
Don't Ask Me No Questions
You Got That Right
Gimme Back My Bullets
Double Trouble
The Needle and the Spoon
== Influences ==
J.J. Cale
Neil YoungCategory:Seventies
Category:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
Category:Hard Rock
Category:Southern Rock
Category:Blues Rock
Category:Country Rock
Category:Roots Rock
Category:Folk Rock
Category:Soft Rock
Category:Folk