Its guitar break became a fixture at major sporting events, helping turn a 1973 rock recording into a lasting cultural ...

Lynyrd Synyrd's "Free Bird" often finds itself atop rankings of the greatest guitar solos ever recorded, but one metric that it's not typically mentioned for is being overrated. The song has cemented ...

"Free Bird" has been a rock anthem for more than half a century. It's been used in movies and TV shows, closed just about every Lynyrd Skynyrd concert ever played and burned out more than one ...

There might be no song more popular in the United States during the Olympics than "Free Bird," a southern rock anthem that has transformed from a classic rock staple into the unofficial heartbeat of ...

Every hockey team needs a goal song. Whether it's the NHL, minor leagues, college, junior or youth level, nothing gets a group of hockey players fired more than a strong celebration tune. That's no ...

OTTAWA --Zeev Buium was certainly a big hit with his teammates after suggesting the goal song “Free Bird” for the United States National Junior Team at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. Buium ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s "Free Bird" reaches a new peak at No. 7 on the ...

It’s the song most often shouted out and requested—both seriously and as a joke. It’s the Lynyrd Skynyrd song “Free Bird.” But when you talk about Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Florida-born rock band who wrote ...