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“Gary Rossington had this melodic sense; then there was Allen Collins with his Clapton-ish style. Put them together and they work.” That’s how Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke sums up the band ...

Continuing to perform today, the iconic band Lynyrd Skynyrd gained fame thanks to hit songs like “The Ballad of Curtis Loew”, “Simple Man”, and the legendary “Free Bird.” Considered part of the 100 ...

Since the mid-1960s, Lynyrd Skynyrd performed in countless venues, sharing songs like “Sweet Home Alabama” and the iconic “Free Bird.” Throughout their time in the spotlight, the band not only sold ...

For Rickey Medlocke, music has always been in his blood, something he knew he'd always want to do. The Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist, 74, grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. Lynyrd Skynyrd formed originally ...

Guitarist Rickey Medlocke said he will keep playing the songs of the legendary Lynyrd Sknyrd as long as he can. "I promised (late founding member) Gary (Rossington) when I got back with the band (that ...

Things didn't explode for Lynyrd Skynyrd right out of the gate. But when they released their second album, 1974's Second Helping, it would be a different story -- one which was overwhelming to the ...

Guitarist Rickey Medlocke remains exasperated that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame chose to exclude him from Lynyrd Skynyrd’s induction in 2006. “I got slapped down by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” ...

ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd rock the stage together Saturday at Hertz Arena. But when they're offstage? They're fans just like everyone in the audience. On their co-headlining tour, the ZZ Top guys ...

Before he died, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and founding member Gary Rossington told fellow band members Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke that he wanted the band to continue after he was gone. "He ...

Give Rickey Medlocke a Gibson and it's like a time machine. "You put a guitar in my hand and I'm 17 again," the 63-year-old Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist said in a telephone interview from Pittsburgh this ...

Forty-eight hours before rocking Nashville's Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park to close out 2023, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant were seated in the shadow of the Grand Ole ...