Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and founding member Gary Rossington has clarified comments he made on a recent CNN interview, and now states that the band will display the Confederate flag at their shows ...

Maybe they shouldn't have been so startled; after all, even Lynyrd Skynyrd wanted to stop flying the Confederate flag. Confederate iconography runs through the Southern rock and outlaw-country ...

To Lynyrd Skynyrd, it's all part of the band's brand ... on the band's website to "clarify the discussion of the Confederate Flag" in the interview, writing: "Myself, the past members and ...

He continued: "We still utilize the Confederate (Rebel ... In its sit-down with CNN, Lynyrd Skynyrd initially cited the flag's longtime connection to racism and hate groups as the reason for ...

Legendary Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd have angered some fans by announcing that they will stop using the confederate flag, which for much of their career had been featured prominently on their ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd wasn’t bothered by Watergate, but now they’re sheepish over their use of the Confederate flag. The Southern rock band has long been known for its ‘70s-era hits like “Sweet ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd launched its farewell tour earlier this month, confident in the knowledge that they’ll be remembered as one of the great American rock & roll bands of the 20th century. Their ...

has, after almost four decades, decided that the Confederate flag will no longer be used as a backdrop at its concerts because its association has been hijacked by racist groups. Gary Rossington ...

This latter-day Lynyrd Skynyrd is its own thing ... made them adopt the Confederate flag. They could slap it on merch, brandish it on stage, co-opt its symbolic power to instill loyalty.

Three years ago, Gary Rossington, a founding member of iconic Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, made a bold statement. The band, he said, were no longer going to use the Confederate flag in their ...

The Confederate battle flag that waves near South Carolina's ... Among Southern rock acts, Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the most prominent champions of the battle flag, but the band since has ...