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“When we went to record it, the record company said, ‘Man, they won’t play that, it’s too long.’ But we said, ‘We don’t care!’”: How the young Lynyrd Skynyrd turned a simple love song into a southern rock epic

"Ronnie said, 'Just go till I tell you to quit!'"

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"People should get off their asses to topple us. Here’s a guitar – blow us away if you think you can." The track-by-track guide to Metallica's Load

Metallica had just become one of the biggest bands on the planet, but they weren't about to repeat themselves with their sixth record

Metal Hammer

“He handed me that famous pink Strat. That riff is the first thing I played – it had that riff in it. I’m lucky to be the guy it came out for”: Mark Morton on his all-star solo album feat. Grace Bowers, Tyler Bryant and a perfect solo from Jason Isbell

The Lamb of God guitarist reveals how he enlisted some of Southern rock’s finest for Without the Pain

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"They've earned the right to keep channelling the spirit of the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd": Robert Jon & The Wreck keep the southern vibes alive on Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes

Hard-working southern-fried So Cal quintet Robert Jon & The Wreck make an impressive return on album number nine

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"Time seemed to stand still to the unmistakable sound of fights breaking out": What happened when The Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd played Knebworth

In 1976, the Stones pulled a vast crowd to Knebworth. It was a day of surprises, not least how late everything ran

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"We hit the trees at what seemed like 100 miles an hour": The story of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the plane that fell from the sky

Fist fights, premonitions and a flight into hell: This is the tale of Ronnie Van Zant and Lynyrd Skynyrd

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George Kooymans, Golden Earring guitarist and driving force of Europe’s hard rock evolution, dies aged 77

One of the Netherlands’ most prominent guitarists, he leaves behind hits including the driving anthem Radar Love and The Twilight Zone

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Golden Earring guitarist George Kooymans dead at 77

George Kooymans was diagnosed with the degenerative muscle disease ALS in 2020

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Steve Morse tackles Led Zeppelin, Mountain, Cream and Lynyrd Skynyrd hits – and honors a cast of guitar greats during intimate jam session

Appearing at a book launch event, Morse took on five classic rock cuts with YouTube royalty in the tiny crowd

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Adam Sandler Explains Why He Added Happy Gilmore’s Iconic Soundtrack Back Into The Sequel

Prepare for the feels.

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"He's the real deal. He came in reeking of pot": Johnny Van Zant on Lynyrd Skynyrd's new live album, life without Gary Rossington and new music

Iconic southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd play four UK shows in July. Will they play Free Bird? Good chance

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How Dire Straits outsold everyone, hijacked MTV, and accidentally made a classic: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Mike Peters, Buckcherry, Adam Duritz, Battlesnake, Eureka Machines, H.E.A.T, Steve Lillywhite, Live Aid USA and more

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Fifty-two years after it was first released, Lynyrd Skynyrd have finally made a video for Free Bird

If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?

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“Nothing Else Matters exposed the vulnerability behind what previously seemed to be a bulletproof heavy metal machine”: The five least metal Metallica songs

Not even having the word ‘metal’ in their name could stop the Four Horsemen from adventuring outside of their genre

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“We were drug addicts dabbling in music, rather than musicians dabbling in drugs”: The unhinged story of Aerosmith’s Draw The Line, the album that sent them crashing off the rails

Drugs, dysfunction and 1977’s Draw The Line album sent Aerosmith into a tailspin that would take a decade to pull out of

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Lynyrd Skynyrd announce live album recorded at Gary Rossington's star-studded final show

Watch the video for Tuesday's Gone featuring Jelly Roll, from Lynyrd Skynyrd's Celebrating 50 Years - Live At The Ryman

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“The joke has always been, ‘Zakk, are you from the South?’ And I say, ‘Yeah, South Jersey! Down near the shore, bro!’”: Why Zakk Wylde swapped Black Label Society and metal for southern rock on Book Of Shadows 2

Zakk Wylde’s love of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young knows no bounds

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Lynyrd Skynyrd return to UK for arena tour

Lynyrd Skynyrd are set to perform four shows in the UK in 2025.

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"It's about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and what it stands for": Lynyrd Skynyrd announce UK tour with Blackberry Smoke

Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd have also announced a Canadian tour with The Outlaws

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“He only really ever played Free Bird on that guitar. I broke rank”: Charlie Starr on the spiritual moment he played Gary Rossington’s famed ‘Free Bird’ 1961 Gibson SG

Starr had the chance to use Rossington’s iconic Gibson to perform a Lynyrd Skynyrd medley last year, after it was announced the Les Paul/SG would be loaned out to a host of players for live use

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How Jimmy Carter became the Rock’n’Roll President

IN FOCUS: The late 39th President of the United States had deep connections to musicians like Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and The Allman Brothers. Kevin E G Perry looks back at how rock’n’roll shaped Jimmy Carter and helped carry him to the White House

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“The first big gig for Starship was opening for Skynyrd in Florida in front of like 30,000 people. I had all these note-for-note solos, going, ‘God, I hope I nail these!’” Alastair Greene played sideman to rock greats –before he came back to the blues

The guitarist recalls the stress of his no rehearsal debut for Starship, learning lessons from Robin Trower and growing up with Seymour Duncan

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“I could see and hear my brothers dying. It was the worst thing that could ever happen to anyone”: The horror of a rock band’s plane crash - by the guitarist who survived it

Six people died, including the band's singer

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“No one has ever played these instruments live other than Gary”: Gary Rossington’s ‘Free Bird’ Les Paul/SG will be loaned out for a series of A-list gigs – and Blackberry Smoke have already used it for a Lynyrd Skynyrd medley

The Chicago Music Exchange is working with Rossington’s family to help put the iconic guitar in the hands of big-name players, in a new initiative that aims to honor the late Southern rock icon’s legacy

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Who Did Lee Corso Pick Today? Week 11 College GameDay Headgear Choice

Here's who Lee Corso picked on College Gameday ahead of the Alabama-LSU football game.

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