Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American Southern rock band best known for classic hits like "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird."

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Lynyrd Skynyrd canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Southern rock band
musical group
rock band
activePeriod 1964–1977
1987–present
album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
Edge of Forever
Endangered Species
Gimme Back My Bullets
God & Guns
Last of a Dyin' Breed
Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991
Nuthin' Fancy
Second Helping
Street Survivors
Street Survivors: The Final Tour (live)
The Last Rebel
Twenty
Vicious Cycle
associatedAct 38 Special
Blackfoot
Johnny Van Zant Band
The Outlaws
The Rossington-Collins Band
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutAlbum (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
debutAlbumReleaseDate 1973
genre Southern rock
blues rock
boogie rock
country rock
hard rock
hasPart Allen Collins
Artimus Pyle
Billy Powell
Bob Burns
Carol Chase
Dale Krantz-Rossington
Ean Evans
Ed King
Gary Rossington
Hughie Thomasson
Johnny Van Zant Band
surface form: Johnny Van Zant

Leon Wilkeson
Mark Matejka
Michael Cartellone
Owen Hale
Peter Keys
Randall Hall
Rickey Medlocke
Ronnie Van Zant
Steve Gaines
inception 1964
inductedInto Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
inductionYear 2006
language English
leadVocalist Johnny Van Zant Band
surface form: Johnny Van Zant

Ronnie Van Zant
memberOf Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
namedAfter Leonard Skinner
notableSong Call Me the Breeze
Free Bird
Gimme Three Steps
Simple Man
Sweet Home Alabama
That Smell
Tuesday's Gone
What's Your Name
notableWork Call Me the Breeze
Free Bird
Gimme Three Steps
Simple Man
Sweet Home Alabama
That Smell
Tuesday's Gone
What's Your Name
origin Jacksonville, Florida
surface form: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
originalName My Backyard
One Percent
The Noble Five
planeCrashDate 1977-10-20
planeCrashFatalitiesInclude Cassie Gaines
Ronnie Van Zant
Steve Gaines
planeCrashLocation near Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States
reformed 1987
significantEvent 1977 plane crash

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MCA Records notableArtist Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Allman Brothers Band influenced Lynyrd Skynyrd
Muskegon Summer Celebration (historical) notablePerformer Lynyrd Skynyrd
subject surface form: Muskegon Summer Celebration
MCA notableArtist Lynyrd Skynyrd
subject surface form: MCA Records
Criteria Studios, Miami associatedWithArtist Lynyrd Skynyrd
subject surface form: Criteria Studios
Tom Dowd workedWith Lynyrd Skynyrd
Southern rock notableBand Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Marshall Tucker Band associatedAct Lynyrd Skynyrd
Free Bird artist Lynyrd Skynyrd
Free Bird performer Lynyrd Skynyrd
Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals recordedWithArtist Lynyrd Skynyrd
subject surface form: FAME Studios
Drive-By Truckers hasInfluence Lynyrd Skynyrd
John 5 hasCollaboratedWith Lynyrd Skynyrd
Studio One (Doraville, Georgia) recording studio associatedBand Lynyrd Skynyrd
subject surface form: Studio One (Doraville, Georgia)
Roger Hawkins associatedWith Lynyrd Skynyrd