"Sweet Home Alabama" at 50: Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant, right, and Steve Gaines in 1977. (AP Photo/JLS) A recent photo of Alabama born singer/songwriter Taylor Hicks.

“Sweet Home Alabama” is back in the spotlight, courtesy of a new version of the Southern rock classic by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Ronnie Dunn — a powerhouse country singer and one half of the duo ...

"Sweet Home Alabama": Lynyrd Skynyrd performs onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) ...

According to setlist.fm, a website that tracks concert performances, Lynyrd Skynyrd has played “Sweet Home Alabama” 1,154 times in concert. The only song they’ve played more is “Freebird ...

“Sweet Home Alabama” is the first song on side one of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Second Helping” album. The album also included Skynyrd staples “Call Me the Breeze,” “Workin’ for MCA ...

It's been a half-century since Lynyrd Skynyrd released "Sweet Home Alabama." Turn it up with these facts about the Hell House classic.