Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced /leh-nerd skin-nerd/) is a U.S. Southern rock band, described by All Music Guide's Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, Southern image and a hard rock swagger." 1 The band reached prominence during the 1970s under the leadership of vocalist and primary songwriter Ronnie Van Zant until he died, along with many other members of the band, in a plane crash in 1977.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006. Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed Southern Rock groups of the 1970's. Their distinctive triple-lead guitar sound made their songs "Free Bird", and "Sweet Home Alabama" American anthems and staples of FM radio. Members inducted include: Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson, Bob Burns, Billy Powell, Ed King, Artimus Pyle and Steve Gaines.
==Backgroun
| years active | 1964 in music |
| origin | Jacksonville, Florida |
| country | United States |
| music genre | Southern rock |
| current members | Johnny Van Zant Gary Rossington Billy Powell Ean Evans Rickey Medlocke Mark Matejka Michael Cartellone Dale Krantz Rossington Carol Chase |
| past members | Ronnie Van Zant Bob Burns (drummer) |
| website | Lynyrd Skynyrd.com |
