Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” shows how a nearly 10-minute rock song overcame radio concerns to become a timeless classic.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's one of the most iconic classic rock songs of all time, and yet Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," released in 1973, never had an ...

The latter song turned into something rock and roll folklore. During one of their shows at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in 1976, an audience member called out “Free Bird” when lead singer Ronnie Van ...

In 1973, Lynyrd Skynyrd released "Free Bird" as a heartfelt Southern rock ballad. It wasn't a Top 10 hit on the Billboard charts, and it never came close to topping them either. Yet more than 50 years ...

Classic rock can get a little melodramatic. For example, the lyrics of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” don’t warrant the tune’s over the top instrumental. The song was a hit but it missed the No. 1 spot.