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Lynyrd Skynyrd members Allen Collins (left) and Artimus Pyle with a jack Daniels-drinking chimp at a party in early 1976
Photographer Richard E. Aaron on how a late-night Lynyrd Skynyrd party and a Jack Daniel’s–chugging chimp made rock history

By Alan di Perna Published

The ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ lensman snapped an iconic image of Skynyrd at the height of their fame and excess — before making a narrow escape from tragedy

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British musician Ozzy Osbourne (left) and American guitarist Zakk Wylde perform at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1989.
Zakk Wylde says Ozzy was plotting a return to his ‘No More Tears’ style at the time of his death

By Phil Weller Published

The album marked the height of Ozzy's solo years, when Wylde was both his guitarist and co-writer

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Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert at The Bottom Line on April 11, 1976 in New York City.
Gary Rossington's 1961 Gibson SG returns to the stage for the first time in years

By Gary Graff Published

The southern rocker's gear will soon be used onstage by "some very big acts"

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Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd onstage at the Sports Arena in April 1975 in Los Angeles, California.
David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

By Guitar Player Staff Published

Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player

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guitarist Steve Morse of Deep Purple perform live on stage at Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on February 10, 2022
Steve Morse almost quit music, twice – Kansas, and then Lynyrd Skynyrd, brought him back

By Phil Weller Published

Burnout and a cynical outlook on the music industry left the guitarist on the brink, but two key moments helped change his course

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GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 9: Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant of American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd perform on stage at the Apollo Theatre on February 9th, 1977 in Glasgow, Scotland.
"I took a screwdriver and stuck it under the strings at the nut…" Gary Rossington on how he came up with his sound on Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird

By Lisa Sharken Published

Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington died in March, 2023. Back in 1999, he told us the weird trick he used for the slide part on Freebird…

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Zakk WYLDE and Ozzy OSBOURNE, Brixton Academy, London in 1992
How Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet and "the Randy Rhoads school of soloing" helped Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde write No More Tears

By Mark McStea Published

Zakk Wylde talks through the making of Ozzy Osbourne’s immortal 1991 track, No More Tears

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Gary Rossington performs onstage with Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on August 31, 1991
"For slide, I've always used a glass Coricidin bottle, like Duane Allman. He told me that a bottle sounds different than a steel slide, so I copied him": Gary Rossington on the gear – and unlikely household tool – that inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird

By Lisa Sharken Published

It's now the all-time bar band song request, but this classic rock epic was going nowhere until the late Skynyrd guitarist did some wallet-friendly modding...

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Gary Rossington
“Like Neil Young Said, It’s Better to Burn out Than to Fade Away”: Gary Rossington Remained “The Last Rebel” Whose Presence Through Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Many Incarnations Was Essential

By Gary Graff Published

When Gary Rossington died, Lynyrd Skynyrd lost its last link to the band’s hell-raising origins. In this tribute, Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke recall his music, legacy and southern spirit

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Lynyrd Skynyrd '(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)' album artwork
Mine the Musical Gold of “Free Bird” and Other Songs From Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘(Pronounced ’Lĕh-’nérd ’Skin-’nérd)’ in This Celebratory Lesson

By Jeff Jacobson Published

As Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut album turns 50, we dive into its guitar stylings, as performed by Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Ed King

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