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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recently, Lynyrd Skynyrd told CNN that it has stopped associating itself with the Confederate flag because "it became such an issue about race." The flag had been hijacked by the KKK and other ...

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 ...

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 ...

The still touring Lynyrd Skynyrd regularly used the Confederate battle flag in their live shows for decades. Rossington told CNN in 2012 that the band would stop using the flag because of its ...

Groove metal legends Pantera have rarely been shy about their usage of the Confederate flag on merch and in other ... Even back then, I said, ‘This is not the way to go.’ Lynyrd Skynyrd used one for ...

I think we used the Confederate flag merely because of Lynyrd Skynyrd. We had learned from people before us. And it was never about anything other than that. "The Confederate flag is on the back ...