Johnny Van Zant

When keyboard player Billy Powell died in January at 56, Lynyrd Skynyrd was left with one remaining member from its classic 1970s lineup, but the band soldiers on with its endless parade of rowdy, rough-hewn Southern rock. Read More

Jerry Sloan had just grabbed his 25th rebound of the game and stuck it back in the basket to give Evansville College a two-point win over Southern Illinois in the finals of the NCAA Division II basketball tournament the last time I felt Roberts Stadium actually shake from the floor up. Read More

It came as a surprise when Web site BlueBeat.com was selling downloads of Beatles songs -- especially to The Beatles. Read More

It's a busy music weekend at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum, with back-to-back shows, first with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Rev Theory at 7:30 p.m. Read More

"God and Guns," the new CD by Lynyrd Skynyrd, is a return to form for the legendary Southern rockers. Read More

"We had to stop and look at it for five minutes," says Gary Rossington, who played in various bands with Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant as a teenager in Jacksonville, Fla., prior to the band's formal transformation (with several additional members) into Lynyrd Skynyrd in the early 1970s. Read More

Lynyrd Skynyrd pulled out all the stops in New York Wednesday night, rocking out at Manhattan's PC Richard and Son Theater in front of 200 fans. Read More

In the very first Payback column the Straight ever published I was called a "Skynyrd-loving moron" by a ticked-off Lou Reed fan, and—thanks to incessant reminders from caring colleagues Mike Usinger and John Lucas—have never been allowed to forget it. Read More

Johnny Van Zant said he isn't engaging in any proselytizing, though. Read More