LYNYRD'S INNYRDS (THEIR GREATEST HITS)

Vinyl LP pressing. SkynyrdAEs Innyrds: Their Greatest Hits is a compilation of the Southern rockersAE biggest hits! Originally released in 1989, the collection of classic tracks features oSweet Home Alabamao, an outtake version of oFree Birdo, and fan favorites that drove the album five-times platinum. Lynyrd Skynyrd is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre during the 1970s. With roots tracing to the formation of My Backyard in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964, the band was also known by names such as The Noble Five and One Percent, before finally deciding on Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1969. At the peak of their success, band members Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines, died in an airplane crash in 1977, putting an abrupt end to the 1970s era of the band.