Released in 1974, Sweet Home Alabama is one of the most popular classic rock songs ever written, and it made household names of Lynyrd Skynyrd and their Southern rock sound. Thankfully, learning to ...

The song was written by Rossington with singer Ronnie Van Zant and another of the band’s three guitarists, Ed King. And in ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s anthemic “Sweet Home Alabama” was released 50 years ago on June 24, 1974. It was the band’s highest-charting song, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Top 100, and went on to become a ...

“Sweet Home Alabama” figured into notable pre-fame moments of Taylor Hicks’ life. At a Hoover High school talent show, he played harmonica on a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Southern rock anthem with some ...

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WSFA) - This June marks the 50th anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic song “Sweet Home Alabama.” The Alabama Music Hall of Fame is celebrating the iconic band. Images from Lynyrd ...