Lynyrd Skynyrd

A Mobile Part of the American Rock DNA

If there were a musical genre labeled “Southern Rock Anthem” the ‘70s rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd would be the quintessential example. Anthems like “Freebird” and “Sweet Home Alabama” have given generations of rock fans songs to swing their Bic lighters to. Lead singer and songwriter for Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant was one of the most talented rockers of his generation. The music world grieved when he and other members of the original Skynyrd band were killed in a plane crash in the late 1970s.

Free Bird

In 1973 Skynyrd rose to fame with the release of their first single “Free Bird” off their debut album, (pronounced leh’-nerd ‘skin-‘nerd). The band had religiously honed their rock-blues style throughout the late 60s and first couple years of the seventies. They borrowed stylistic inflections from influential bands and musicians such as the Allman Brothers and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young as well as international rockers the likes of Clapton and the Beatles. But at the same time they distilled their persona with hard driving southern blues riffs that undeniably branded Lynyrd Skynyrd’s unique sound. It was MCA Records that first heard the distinctive and muscular Skynyrd style underscored by their three guitarists and signed them for this first album. The band somehow scored the prestigious chance to tour as opening band for The Who. This is credited with jettisoning their appeal through the roof and inspiring the success of their follow-up album Second Helping just a year later.

Today’s Lynyrd Skynyrd features a few of the remaining original members, but the band continues to tour and introduce new fans to the quintessential southern rockers.

“Sweet Home Alabama” was Skynyrd’s largest single and remains a rock anthem right up to the current moment, as if it’s a part of the American rock DNA.

(pronounced leh-‘nerd ‘skin-‘nerd) (1973):

1. I Ain’t the One
2. Tuesday’s Gone
3. Gimme Three Steps
4. Simple Man
5. Things Goin’ On
6. Mississippi Kid
7. Poison Whiskey
8. Free Bird

Second Helping (1974):

1. Sweet Home Alabama
2. I Need You
3. Don’t Ask Me No Questions
4. Workin’ For MCA
5. The Ballad of Curtis Lowe
6. Swamp Music
7. The Needle and the Spoon
8. Call Me the Breeze

Nuthin’ Fancy (1975):

1. Saturday Night Special
2. Cheatin’ Woman
3. Railroad Song
4. I’m A Country Boy
5. On the Hunt
6. Am I Losin’
7. Made in the Shade
8. Whisky Rock-A-Roller

Gimme Back My Bullets (1976):

1. Gimme Back My Bullets
2. Every Mother’s Son
3. Trust
4. I Got the Same Old Blues
5. Double Trouble
6. Roll Gypsy Roll
7. Searching
8. Cry for the Bad Man
9. All I Can Do Is Write About It

Street Survivors (1977):

1. What’s Your Name
2. That Smell
3. One More Time
4. I Know A Little
5. You Got that Right
6. I Never Dreamed
7. Honky Tonk Night Time Man
8. Ain’t No Good Life

Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 (1991):

1. Smokestack Lightning
2. Keeping the Faith
3. Southern Women
4. Pure & Simple
5. I’ve Seen Enough
6. Good Thing
7. Money Man
8. Backstreet Crawler
9. It’s a Killer
10. Mama (Afraid to Say Goodbye)
11. End of the Road

The Last Rebel (1993):

1. Good Lovin’s Hard to Find
2. One Thing
3. Can’t Take That Away
4. Best Things in Life
5. The Last Rebel
6. Outta Hell in My Dodge
7. Kiss Your Freedom Goodbye
8. South of Heaven
9. Love Don’t Always Come Easy
10. Born to Run

Endangered Species (1994):

1. Down South Jukin’
2. Heartbreak Hotel
3. Devil in the Bottle
4. Things Goin’ On
5. Saturday Night Special
6. Sweet Home Alabama
7. I Ain’t the One
8. Am I Losin’
9. All I Have is a Song
10. Poison Whiskey
11. Good Luck, Bad Luck
12. The Last Rebel
13. Hillbilly Blues

Twenty (1997):

1. We Ain’t Much Different
2. Bring It On
3. Voodoo Lake
4. Home is Where the Heart Is
5. Travelin’ Man
6. Talked Myself Right Into It
7. Never Too Late
8. O.R.R.
9. Blame It On a Sad Song
10. Berneice
11. None of Us Are Free
12. How Soon We Forget

Edge of Forever (1999)

1. Workin’
2. Full Moon Night
3. Preacher Man
4. Mean Streets
5. Tomorrow’s Goodbye
6. Edge of Forever
7. Gone Fishin’
8. Through It All
9. Money Back Guarantee
10. G.W.T.G.G.
11. Rough Around the Edges
12. FLA

Christmas Time Again (2000):

1. Santa’s Messin’ with the Kid
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
3. Christmas Time Again
4. Greensleeves
5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (ft. Charlie Daniels Band)
6. Run Run Rudolph
7. Mama’s Song
8. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’
9. Classical Christmas
10. Hallelujah, It’s Christmas (ft. .38 Special)
11. Skynyrd Family

Vicious Cycle (2003):

1. That’s How I Like It
2. Pick ‘Em Up
3. Dead Man Walkin’
4. The Way
5. Red White and Blue
6. Sweet Mama
7. All Funked Up
8. Hell or Heaven
9. Mad Hatter
10. Rockin’ Little Town
11. Crawl
12. Jake
13. Life’s Lessons
14. Lucky Man
15. Gimme Back My Bullets