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Lynyrd Skynyrd

American rock band
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Summary

Lynyrd Skynyrd is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.073% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69,126 views/month, #15 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3]
  • Genre: Southern rock[4], hard rock[5], blues rock[6]
  • Named after: Leonard Skinner[7]
  • Record label: MCA Inc.[8], Atlantic Records[9], Capricorn Records[10], MCA Records[11]
  • Discography: Lynyrd Skynyrd discography[12]
  • Commons category: Lynyrd Skynyrd[13]
  • Country of origin: United States[14]
  • Has part(s): Gary Rossington[15], Michael Cartellone[16], Johnny Van Zant[17], Mark Matejka[18], Peter Keys[19], Johnny Colt[20], Bob Burns[21], Larry Junstrom[22], Greg T. Walker[23], Ed King[24], Artimus Pyle[25], Robert Kearns[26], Ean Evans[27], Kenny Aronoff[28]
  • Inception: 1964[29]
  • Start time: 1966[30], 1987[31]
  • Location of formation: Jacksonville[32]
  • Official website: http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lynyrd Skynyrd[34]
  • Topic has template: Template:Lynyrd Skynyrd[35]
  • Official name: Lynyrd Skynyrd[36]
  • Native label: Lynyrd Skynyrd[37]
  • Start of work period: 1964[38]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[39]

  • Country: US[40]

  • Began / founded: 1964[41]

  • Genre(s): acoustic rock, blues rock, boogie rock, classic rock, hard rock, rock, southern rock[42]

  • Community tags: acoustic rock, blues rock, boogie rock, classic rock, hard rock, rock, southern rock[43]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c544ed4d-2390-4442-a83e-1ea2883b09c8[44]

Why It Matters

Lynyrd Skynyrd has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

It has been cited as an influence by Billy Ray Cyrus[47], a singer-songwriter[48], b. 1961[49], of United States[50], awarded the Favorite Country Single[51].

FAQs

What awards did Lynyrd Skynyrd receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].

Who did Lynyrd Skynyrd influence?

Lynyrd Skynyrd has been cited as an influence by Billy Ray Cyrus[47].

Related Entities

Atlantic Records Billy Ray Cyrus Ronnie Van Zant United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . allmusic.com. allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . nypost.com. nypost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . uncut.co.uk. uncut.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → k0009666-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-hudebni-skupina
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  2. 23w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → MCA Inc., Atlantic Records, Capricorn Records +1
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+161164'}, {'amount': '+161462'}, {'amount': '+159626'} +6
    Image purged at → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Lynyrd Skynyrd
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