Lynyrd Skynyrd Celebrates 50 Years With “Live At The Ryman” Album

I never thought I’d live long enough to witness this — Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jelly Roll, side by side, melting the stage together. Was it a glitch in the matrix? A cosmic prank? Whatever it was, the moment the spotlight hit, jaws dropped. No mess, no mockery — just a thunderclap of Southern soul and rebel fire that nobody saw coming. Now, fans are stunned, asking the impossible: Did Jelly Roll just resurrect the Skynyrd flame… or ignite something even wilder?

Johnny Van Zant and Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Performs Historic 50th Anniversary Show At The Ryman

Award-winning rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd took the stage at Nashville’s famous Ryman Auditorium on November 13, 2022 to celebrate 50 years as a band. The iconic group performed their greatest hits in a concert that would ultimately be the final live performance by the last original founding band member, Gary Rossington.

Rossington passed away less than four months later, on March 5, 2023, at the age of 71.

Gary Rossington, founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, performs onstage — Guitarist Gary Rossington, founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, at Stagecoach Music Festival on April 27, 2019 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

The Ryman show was filmed in its entirety for a television special and released in theaters the following summer. The program emphasized:

Lynyrd Skynyd invited a handful of friends and fellow musicians to join them for some of their biggest hits. The collection includes live collaborations with Jelly Roll, Marcus King, John Osborne (The Brothers Osborne), Brent Smith (Shinedown), and Donnie Van Zant (Van Zant and .38 Special).

“Few bands have had the impact on creating a lifestyle that Skynyrd has with their fusion of blues rock and Southern hard rock swagger.”

Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant performs next to guitarist Gary Rossington, who died in 2023. (Rick Diamond / Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Lynyrd Skynyrd Enlists The Help Of Country And Rock Artists For The Live Album

Following the show and subsequent television special, it was announced the that recordings would be crafted into a live album. The group has shared more than a dozen live albums over the course of their career. The last was a remastered collection of their iconic 1976 Live at Knebworth show, which was released in 2021.

Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman Is Out Now

As of June 27th, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s newest album Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman is available on all streaming platforms. Additionally, the documentary filmed from the anniversary show is available on DVD.