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Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Genre: Southern Rock
Year: 1973
Year: 1973
"Free Bird" (also spelled "Freebird") 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 November 1974, "Free Bird" became the bands second Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1975, where it peaked at No. 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 No. 38. Free Bird also achieved the No. 3 spot on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
It was used as a finale by Lynyrd Skynyrd during their live Read full article at wikipedia.org
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