Gary Robert Rossington was born in Jacksonville, Florida on December 4, 1951. Along with schoolmates Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Larry Jungstrom and drummer Bob Burns he co-founded the Noble Five.

Metallica's Lars Ulrich has chosen what he deems the five heaviest Lynyrd Skynyrd songs. Because Southern rock can still be heavy, you know? And Lynyrd Skynyrd isn't just important to rock. Yes, they ...

The “wild man” of Lynyrd Skynyrd, drummer Artimus Pyle has managed to pull in an all-star group of collaborators for his forthcoming album, Anthems, Honoring the Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Get Joe ...

But in 1987, Lynyrd Skynyrd would reunite, with Ronnie Van Zant’s younger brother Johnny joining five original members of the band who had survived the plane crash for a tribute tour. The reunited ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Johnny Van Zant said the Southern rock titans "will leave that door open" for a new studio album without late co-founding guitarist Gary Rossington, according to a new Classic ...

Forty years ago, things were looking up for the Jacksonville boys in Lynyrd Skynyrd. They already were kings of the Southern ...

Jacksonville, Florida spawned a disproportionate amount of now-classic Southern rock bands. Allman Brothers. Molly Hatchet. 38 Special. Blackfoot. Cowboy. And, yes, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Johnny Van Zant is ...