Nearly six decades the sprawling anthem stands atop American rock lore as the definitive classic rock song.

Lynyrd Skynyrd has “about 30 songs” written with late guitarist Gary Rossington that the band still hopes to record and release. In a recent conversation with French outlet Riff X, singer Johnny Van ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic rock anthem will live on forever, if only so the joke of yelling to play “Free Bird” at random artists and musicians can continue for eternity. The song, which came out in 1973 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s "Free Bird" reaches a new peak at No. 7 on the ...

The members of Lynyrd Skynyrd are not ruling out recording new music more than a decade after their last studio album. In a June 2025 interview with Classic Rock, lead singer Johnny Van Zant revealed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s one of the most iconic classic rock songs of all time, and yet Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," released in 1973, never had an ...

The ’70s was a golden era for music, filled with unforgettable tunes that defined a generation. You’ve got disco, rock, and folk blending together like a tasty musical smoothie. Yet, among the ...