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Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Genre: Southern Rock
Year: 1973
Year: 1973
"Free Bird" is a song by the American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was first featured on the bands debut album (pronounced lĕh-nérd skin-nérd) in 1973, and has been included on subsequent albums released by the band.
Released as a single in late 1974, "Free Bird" became the bands second Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1975, where it peaked at #19.Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications) A live version of the song also reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977, peaking at #38. Free Bird also achieved the #3 spot on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
It is used as a finale by Lynyrd Skynyrd during their live performances, and it is their longest Read full article at wikipedia.org
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