MacMusic  |  PcMusic  |  440 Software  |  440 Forums  |  440TV  |  Zicos
band
Search

“We said, ‘We’re calling the band Leonard Skinner!’ And everybody laughed and clapped and thought it was cool. So we kept it”: The early days of Lynyrd Skynyrd recalled by legendary guitarist Gary Rossington

Wednesday October 15, 2025. 01:40 PM , from Keyboard Magazine
Plus: the British band that inspired the young Skynyrd to work harder
Read more at Keyboard Magazine
https://www.musicradar.com/artists/we-said-were-calling-the-band-leonard-skinner-and-everybody-laugh...

Related News

band For Fans, Band Merch Offers a Connection Deeper Than Commerce Music Think TankOct 15
skynyrd Universal Audio launches Volt 876 USB Recording Studio: Legendary analog sound for the whole band Rekkerd.orgOct 14
lynyrd “I never realised just how difficult it was for Alex. He had to rethink everything”: When Geddy Lee’s obsession with synthesizers made Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson feel sidelined in his own band Keyboard MagazineOct 14
days Joe Walsh: The Classic Classic Rock Guitarist with Greg Koch | 100 Guitarists Podcast Premier GuitarOct 13
kept Joe Walsh: The Classic Classic Rock Guitarist with Greg Koch | 100 Guitarists Podcast Premier GuitarOct 13
recalled John Lodge, Legendary Moody Blues Bassist and Singer, Dies Unexpectedly at 82 No TrebleOct 10
legendary More Artists join ROSTR + Bandsintown EARLY Showcase next week Music Think TankOct 10
rossington Watch: Christian McBride Big Band Grooves on “Back In Love Again” with Jeffrey Osborne on Jimmy Kimmel Live No TrebleOct 9
gary “A testament to their expansive and much-loved music catalogue that they continue to mean so much to UK audiences to this very day”: Which 20th-century band are the top ‘rock’ act in 21st-century Britain? Keyboard MagazineOct 8
guitarist Artists announced for ROSTR & Bandsintown EARLY showcase Music Think TankOct 7
cool Hear James LoMenzo on Megadeth’s “Tipping Point,” From the Band’s Upcoming Final Album No TrebleOct 7
early “Sometimes it’s best not to meet your idols. I took on the project because I was a fan of the band, but I was not naive about what would happen”: Todd Rundgren’s Top 5 favourite album productions that aren't Bat Out Of Hell Keyboard MagazineOct 7
skinner “It reminds me of Batman and the Joker. It’s just so cool”: Korn’s Brian ‘Head’ Welch and James ‘Munky’ Schaffer on their Yin and Yang signature Ibanez 7-strings – and how it all comes back to Steve Vai Keyboard MagazineOct 7
leonard Are Widespread Panic the Most Rocking Jam Band? Premier GuitarOct 6
thought “I didn't recognise him, because he had really short hair. I just thought he was some friend of Pete's. I found out later this was Dave Gilmour!”: Drummer Simon Phillips recalls the chaos of his favourite recorded performance – on a Pete Townshend song Keyboard MagazineOct 6
band Bela D Media announces Early Access Vocal Tools Poetic Audition for Kontakt Rekkerd.orgOct 6
skynyrd “Along with Journey, REO Speedwagon and Foreigner, we’d been lumped-in with the whole Corporate Rawk thing. We weren’t ‘cool’": Steve Porcaro on the rise, fall and resurgence of Toto, working with Michael Jackson and his new solo album Keyboard MagazineOct 4
lynyrd "That's how the band took Ric's demos and turned them into Cars songs": The Cars are working on a new album using Ric Ocasek’s old recordings Keyboard MagazineOct 3
days Hal Leonard and Muse Group launch data-driven MI growth model with Solid State Logic as new partner Rekkerd.orgOct 3
kept “Most pop music is just rubbish now, but we can get back to the way records were made back in the day, which have dynamics, and are pleasurable listens”: Legendary drummer Simon Phillips on his role as producer for progressive rock supergroup DarWin Keyboard MagazineOct 2
News copyright owned by their original publishers | Copyright © 2004 - 2025 Zicos / 440Network
115 sources
Daily News
Headlines
Magazines
Specialized
Blogs
Pro Tools
Guitar
Industry
Musicians
Software Downloads
Audio Companies
Current Date
Oct, Wed 15 - 23:39 CEST