Log in
Enquire now
Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd

American rock band

OverviewStructured DataIssuesContributors

Contents

lynyrdskynyrd.com

Other attributes

Author of
‌
Gimme Three Steps
‌
Sweet Home Alabama
‌
Double Trouble
‌
What's Your Name
‌
That Smell
‌
Free Bird
‌
Red White & Blue (Love It or Leave)
‌
Smokestack Lightning
...
Competitors
Disturbed
Disturbed
0
Muse
Muse
The Cure
The Cure
Steely Dan
Steely Dan
INXS
INXS
Evanescence
Evanescence
Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
0
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace
0
...
Birthdate
1964
Genre
Hard rock
Hard rock
‌
Blues rock
‌
Southern rock
Country rock
Country rock
Industry
Musical Band
Musical Band
Music
Music
Key People
Mark Matejka
Mark Matejka
Michael Cartellone
Michael Cartellone
Rickey Medlocke
Rickey Medlocke
Gary Rossington
Gary Rossington
Peter Keys
Peter Keys
Johnny Van Zant
Johnny Van Zant
Birthplace
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Wikidata ID
Q158462
Overview

Lynyrd Skynyrd is a musical band that was formed in 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida. The band primarily operates in the music and music industry sectors. They are known for their southern rock, country rock, hard rock, and blues rock genres.

The key members of Lynyrd Skynyrd include Johnny Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Rickey Medlocke, Michael Cartellone, Mark Matejka, and Peter Keys.

Lynyrd Skynyrd is recognized for writing and performing various songs such as Smokestack Lightning, You Got That Right, Red White & Blue (Love It or Leave), Free Bird, That Smell, What's Your Name, Double Trouble, Sweet Home Alabama, and Gimme Three Steps.

The band has faced competition from several other musical acts such as Green Day, Grateful Dead, Alice in Chains, Rage Against the Machine, No Doubt, Kings of Leon, The Fray, Five Finger Death Punch, The Script, Muse, The Cure, Steely Dan, INXS, Evanescence, Goo Goo Dolls, Three Days Grace, Scorpions (band), Slipknot, Huey Lewis & The News, Mötley Crüe, The Clash, Weezer, The Smiths, 3 Doors Down, Rise Against, Shinedown, Electric Light Orchestra, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin, Bullet for My Valentine, and Disturbed.

Timeline

No Timeline data yet.

Further Resources

Title
Author
Link
Type
Date
No Further Resources data yet.

References

Find more entities like Lynyrd Skynyrd

Use the Golden Query Tool to find similar entities by any field in the Knowledge Graph, including industry, location, and more.
Open Query Tool
Access by API
Golden Query Tool
Golden logo

Company

  • Home
  • Press & Media
  • Blog
  • Careers
  • WE'RE HIRING

Products

  • Knowledge Graph
  • Query Tool
  • Data Requests
  • Knowledge Storage
  • API
  • Pricing
  • Enterprise
  • ChatGPT Plugin

Legal

  • Terms of Service
  • Enterprise Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy

Help

  • Help center
  • API Documentation
  • Contact Us
By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Service.