We wanted to do the guys who aren’t with us any more proud, and keep the name proud, too.” There’s nothing like getting out there playing a great show with Skynyrd and seeing people love this music.”Īdds Rossington, “We’re still standing, still keeping the music going. We have to make a living, sure, but it’s about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and what it stands for, what the fans are all about. Artimus Pyle's father died in a plane crash Getty Images It is quite the tragic coincidence that drummer Artimus Pyle survived a horrific plane crash one that had lasting implications on popular music and culture. “It’s just that we love the music, it’s bigger than the money, it’s not even about that any more. Here is the tragic story of Southern rock's brightest light, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lynyrd Skynyrd 'Live At Knebworth '76' - considered one of the band’s greatest performances - is out now on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD, DVD+2LP & Digital. 2014 marks the 8th year for their annual Simple Man Cruise, a four day voyage filled with the best music in Southern Rock including an outdoor beach show featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd for the first time in the cruise’s history.Īnd so Skynyrd stands, “still unbroken.” “People may say, ‘they need the money,’ well I don’t think any of us need the money,” Van Zant says. The rock and roll powerhouse continually tours, this summer heading out on their second run with Bad Company. Since then, the band tragically lost Allen Collins, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson and Hughie Thomasson, yet Lynyrd Skynyrd rocks on with original member Gary Rossington joined by Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Mark “Sparky” Matejka, Michael Cartellone, Johnny Colt, Peter Keys, Dale Krantz Rossington and Carol Chase. The legacy began some 41 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida, and halted for a decade by the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, including Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines.
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