Lynyrd Skynyrd, along with the Allman Brothers band were probably the most influential and popular of the Southern Rock bands. formed in 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida after having worked under a few other names before going with the name Lynyrd Skynyrd.
This band sadly probably has one of the longest lists of deceased members attached to the band members listing.
Of those to take part during the bands heyday of 1972 -1977's Classic lineups
Ronnie Van Zandt
Allen Collins
Gary Rossington
Ed King
Steve Gaines
Bob Burns
Artimus Pyle
Billy Powell
Leon Wilkeson
Only Rossington, King and Pyle are still living.
The band continues to tour featuring Gary Rossington, Rickey Medlocke (an early pre classic lineup member that was featured on some material released on Skynyrd's first and...last, released during the long hiatus following the 1977 plane crash which killed Ronnie Van Zandt, Steve Gaines, backup singer Cassie Gaines along with injuring the rest of the band members.
The Rossington Collins Band and Allen Collins Band were two off shoot bands active during their long ten year hiatus.
This band left some very memorable incredible music that will live on forever.
Some favorites include.
Freebird: Oakland Coliseum 7/2/77
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzYT for Texas: Knebworth 1976:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY63KTMrkTMThat Smell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4j7ggZqbiURockpalast Live 1974:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLRTnWBkdVgGimme Back My Bullets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8egE4x9DjoOn the Hunt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_LiWFJY_a8Simple Man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z3gkq_gWL4IMO these guys wrote a few of the greatest songs in rock history, The first and last one's I posted certainly are two of them.