Lynyrd Skynyrd was formed in 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida and they had the chance to release their first album in 1973. Sadly, their career was cut short at their prime with a tragic airplane crash that killed the lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and the guitarist Steve Gaines in 1977.
The surviving musicians reunited in 1987 with Johnny Van Zant’s little brother Johnny on vocals and since then they were touring around the world. The only constant original surviving member of the group after the reunion was the guitarist Gary Rossington who passed away last year.
Now, in an interview with 102.3 WBAB (Transcribed by Blabbermouth), the band’s longtime guitarist Rickey Medlocke said that they might release a new album using recordings with Gary Rossington.
Rickey Medlocke says Lynyrd Skynyrd might record a new album
“Well, I mean, I guess I can go ahead and let it out of the bag. Johnny (Van Zant) and I had spoken going back probably before the end of last year and talked about doing a new Lynyrd Skynyrd record as a tribute to Gary. It’s been about a year and a half now since Gary passed away. We really felt we have all these songs that were written during all those years that he was with us.”
“And we have about — oh my gosh — maybe two dozen either finished, unfinished, half finished, whatever songs laying around that he was part of. It’s kind of interesting to hear these old tapes and stuff with Gary talking in the background and all of us laughing and having a lot of fun. Even Hughie Thomasson is in them. So, fast forward, it’s been brought to our attention, we’re gonna be able to record a Skynyrd record. And I hope that after this tour, Skynyrd will get busy and we’ll lock into it and see what we get done,” Rickey Medlocke said.
