LYNYRD SKYNYRD’S TRAGIC REAL-LIFE STORY

LYNYRD SKYNYRD’S TRAGIC REAL-LIFE STORY

It is difficult to name a band that has persevered through more tragedy than Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd. Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, the band rehearsed and honed their craft in the sweltering swampland they called home, eventually venturing to...
Surviving Skynyrd Plane Crash Only Part of Artimus Pyle Story

Surviving Skynyrd Plane Crash Only Part of Artimus Pyle Story

Just the look in the pilot’s eyes was enough to tell Artimus Pyle that the plane carrying him and the rest of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd was going down. Pyle had been going back and forth between the cabin and cockpit, sitting in the navigator jump seat. “You better go...
A Conversation with Former Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Artimus Pyle

A Conversation with Former Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Artimus Pyle

In 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd was on top of the world. The band just released their fifth record, Street Survivors, when the unthinkable happened. The plane crashed killed six and injured 20. Of the Lynyrd Skynyrd band members that were on that flight, only 2 are still...