Johnny Van Zant and Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
Lynyrd Skynyrd Performs Historic 50th Anniversary Show At The Ryman
Award-winning rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd took the stage at Nashville’s famous Ryman Auditorium on November 13, 2022 to celebrate 50 years as a band. The iconic group performed their greatest hits in a concert that would ultimately be the final live performance by the last original founding band member, Gary Rossington.
Rossington passed away less than four months later, on March 5, 2023, at the age of 71.
Guitarist Gary Rossington, founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, at Stagecoach Music Festival on April 27, 2019 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach)
The Ryman show was filmed in its entirety for a television special and released in theaters the following summer. The program emphasized:
“Few bands have had the impact on creating a lifestyle that Skynyrd has with their fusion of blues rock and Southern hard rock swagger.”
Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant performs next to guitarist Gary Rossington, who died in 2023. (Rick Diamond / Getty Images for SiriusXM)
Lynyrd Skynyrd Enlists The Help Of Country And Rock Artists For The Live Album
Following the show and subsequent television special, it was announced the that recordings would be crafted into a live album. The group has shared more than a dozen live albums over the course of their career. The last was a remastered collection of their iconic 1976 Live at Knebworth show, which was released in 2021.
Lynyrd Skynyd invited a handful of friends and fellow musicians to join them for some of their biggest hits. The collection includes live collaborations with Jelly Roll, Marcus King, John Osborne (The Brothers Osborne), Brent Smith (Shinedown), and Donnie Van Zant (Van Zant and .38 Special).
Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman Is Out Now
As of June 27th, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s newest album Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman is available on all streaming platforms. Additionally, the documentary filmed from the anniversary show is available on DVD.
“Celebrating 50 Years – Live at the Ryman” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (via Facebook)
See the track list for the new live album below!
What’s Your Name
Workin’ for MCA (ft. John Osborne)
You Got That Right
I Know A Little
Down South Jukin
That Smell
Cry for the Bad Man
Saturday Night Special (ft. Marcus King)
Tuesday’s Gone (ft. Jelly Roll)
Red White and Blue (ft. Donnie Van Zant)
Simple Man (ft. Brent Smith)
Gimme Three Steps
Call Me the Breeze
Sweet Home Alabama
Freebird
Celebrating 50 Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd Documentary
