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LYNYRD SKYNYRD page
For those who asked: I'll complete this page a.s.a.p. with missing album details, biography in English and more.
Group members (up to 1977)
RONNIE VAN ZANT (Jacksonville, FL. 15-1-1948 / McComb, MS. 20-10-1977): lead vocals
ALLEN COLLINS (Jacksonville, FL. 19-7-1952 / 23-1-1990): guitar
GARY ROSSINGTON (b. Jacksonville, FL. 4-12-1951): guitar
ED KING (b. 14-9-1949): guitar, bass from "Pronounced..." to "Nuthin' Fancy"
LEON WILKESON (Jacksonville, FL. 2-4-1952 / 27-7-2001): bass, except first album
BILLY POWELL (b. 3-6-1952): keyboards
BOB BURNS (b. Jacksonville, FL. 24-11-1951): drums on "Pronounced..." and "2nd Helping"
ARTIMUS PYLE (b. Louisville, KY. 15-7-1948): drums from "Nuthin' Fancy" on
STEVE GAINES (Miami, FL. 14-9-1949 / McComb, MS. 20-10-1977): guitar on "One More From The Road" and "Street Survivors"
U.S. Albums Discography
( and personal ratings; click on album titles - where available - for details )
PRONOUNCED LEH-NERD SKIN-NERD (1973) A-
SECOND HELPING (1974) A-
NUTHIN' FANCY (1975) B+
GIMME BACK MY BULLETS (1976) B+
ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD (1977) A- 2LPs live
STREET SURVIVORS (1977) A-
SOUTHERN BY THE GRACE OF GOD (1987) B+ 2LPs live
1991 (1991) B
THE LAST REBEL (1993) B
ENDANGERED SPECIES (1994) B+ (CD-only) "unplugged" but excellent
SOUTHERN KNIGHTS (1996) (CD-only)
TWENTY (1997) (CD-only)
LYVE FROM STEEL TOWN (1998) (CD-only) live 1997
EDGE OF FOREVER (1999) (CD-only)
CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN (2000) (CD-only)
Compilations & other releases
FIRST AND... LAST (1978) B early tracks compilation
BEST OF THE REST (1982) comp. with 2 unreleased tracks
LEGEND (1987) B compilation of unreleased tracks
FREEBIRD: THE MOVIE (1996) (CD-only)
LYNYRD SKYNYRD (1997) 3-CD SET WITH DEMOS AND ALTERNATES
Solo & post-1977 projects
ROSSINGTON-COLLINS BAND
ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, ANYWHERE (1980, MCA) B
THIS IS THE WAY (1981, MCA) B-
LIVE IN ATLANTA (1982, SFR) B- probably a boot
ROSSINGTON (BAND)
RETURNED TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME (1985, MCA) C
LOVE YOUR MAN (1988, MCA) C+
ALLEN COLLINS BAND
HERE THERE & BACK (1983) B
ARTIMUS PYLE BAND
A.P.B. (1981, MCA) C
NIGHTCALLER (1983, MCA)
STEVE GAINES
ONE IN THE SUN (1988, MCA) B
OKIE FOREVER (1997, MCA) B
{ obviously these are earlier recordings, datable from around 1973 to 1976 }
VAN ZANT / JOHNNY VAN ZANT BAND
NO MORE DIRTY DEALS (1980, Polydor) C+
ROUND 2 (1981, Polydor)
LAST OF THE WILD ONES (1982, Polydor)
VAN ZANT (1985, Network-Geffen) C
BRICKYARD ROAD (1990, Atlantic)
VAN ZANT II (2001, SPV)
{ first 3 albums are under the name "Johnny Van Zant Band", the others simply under "Van Zant" }
ALIAS
CONTRABAND (1979, Mercury) C- (Wilkeson, Powell, Pyle)
Related groups
BLACKFOOT (with RICK MEDLOCKE)
.38 SPECIAL (with DONNIE VanZANT)
NOTE: DISCOGRAPHIES TO BE COMPLETED. I NEED THEIR SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY. IF YOU CAN HELP ME, JUST SEND ME AN E-MAIL. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Last updated: 21 Apr 2003