The spirit of Lynyrd Skynyrd lives – in a new whiskey called Hell House, named for the “nasty little shack” where “Free Bird,” “Sweet Home Alabama” and the band’s other rock ...

As the story goes, “Sweet Home Alabama” was originally intended as a response to Neil Young. Ronnie Van Zant, the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, was a big fan of Young’s music, but he was ...

“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 ...

What Lynyrd Skynyrd album contained the original version of “Sweet Home Alabama?” “Sweet Home Alabama” is the first song on side one of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Second Helping” album.

He obviously wasn’t the last. It was 50 years ago, in the summer of 1974, that Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” first played on radio stations across America. It was released as a ...

The 2023 CMT Music Awards built up to an all-star tribute to Gary Rossington, the late guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd ... up as the medley segued into “Sweet Home Alabama.” ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s anthemic “Sweet Home Alabama” was released 50 years ago on June 24, 1974. It was the band’s highest-charting song, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Top 100, and went on to ...

For example, a famous backup singer for The Rolling Stones initially refused to work on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.” She said a horrific historical event made her turn down the ...