Lynyrd Skynyrd Profile

Members:
Johnny Van Zant (lead vocals)
Gary Rossington (guitar)
Billy Powell (keyboards)
Rickey Medlocke (guitar, backing vocals)
Mark Matejka (guitar, backing vocals)
Ean Evans (bass, backing vocals)
Michael Cartellone (drums)

Former Members:
Ronnie Van Zant (deceased)
Allen Collins (deceased)
Steve Gaines (deceased)
Leon Wilkeson (deceased)
Ed King
Bob Burns
Artimus Pyle

Genres:
Southern rock
Hard rock
Blues-rock

Formed: In 1970, in Jacksonville, Florida

Name Game: Band name originates from Leonard Skinner a gym teacher who suspended the boys and told them ""You boys ain't never gonna amount to nothin'."

Breakthrough Singles:
"Sweet Home Alabama" (1974)
"Free Bird" (1974)
"What's Your Name? / I Know a Little" (1977)

Did You Know:
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006