Editing Lynyrd Skynyrd (section)

===Farewell tour, upcoming fifteenth album and the death of Rossington (2018–present)===
On January 25, 2018, Lynyrd Skynyrd announced their [[The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour|Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour]], which started on May 4, 2018. Supporting acts included [[Kid Rock]], [[Hank Williams Jr.]], [[Bad Company]], the [[Charlie Daniels]] Band, [[the Marshall Tucker Band]], [[38 Special (band)|.38 Special]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Blackberry Smoke]], the [[Randy Bachman]] Band, [[Blackfoot (band)|Blackfoot]], [[Massive Wagons]], and [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]].<ref name=Stone80/> Concerts were usually on Fridays and Saturdays. On January 8, 2020, Rossington stated in an interview that while they would no longer be touring, they will continue to play occasional live shows.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guitar.com/features/interviews/lynyrd-skynyrd-goodbye-to-fans/|title="I don't hear that magic anymore" Lynyrd Skynyrd on modern guitar heroes, their love of Gibsons and saying goodbye to their fans|first=Teri|last=Saccone|website=Guitar.com|date=January 8, 2020|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>

On March 19, 2019, Johnny Van Zant announced that the band intended to go into the studio to record one last album after completing the tour with several songs ready or "in the can".<ref name="ultimateclassicrock.com"/> <!-- Other than the single "Last of the Street Survivors," nothing of the band's album, supposedly a work in progress since about 2018 or 2019 has been released as of 2024.-->  They appeared at the Kaaboo Texas festival on May 11, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/kaaboo-texas-announces-daily-artist-lineup?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|title=KAABOO Texas Announces Daily Artist Lineup|website=Dallascowboys.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/music/article230344444.html |title=Review of the Kaaboo Texas music festival at AT&T Stadium &#124; Fort Worth Star-Telegram |access-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516045837/https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/music/article230344444.html |archive-date=May 16, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Lynyrd Skynyrd was among hundreds of recording artists whose original master recordings were believed to have been destroyed in the [[2008 Universal fire]]. Though it is not known with certainty which, if any, of the band's master recordings were lost in the blaze, Lynyrd Skynyrd was among the artists listed in an internal [[Universal Music Group]] document listing the artists whose master recordings the company believed had been lost and subsequently spent tens of millions of dollars trying to replace.<ref name="Rosen2">{{cite news |last1=Rosen |first1=Jody |title=Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/magazine/universal-music-fire-bands-list-umg.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 28, 2019 |date=June 25, 2019}}</ref>

Rossington, the last founding member of the band, died on March 5, 2023<!-- , though no cause of death was given -->,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hudak |first1=Joseph |title=Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Last Original Member, Dead at 71 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/gary-rossington-lynyrd-skynyrd-dead-1209960/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=6 March 2023 |date=6 March 2023}}</ref> leaving no original members left alive.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lynyrd-skynyrd-gary-rossington-obit_n_6405810ae4b079d3eb5ca57e/amp |title=Lynyrd Skynyrd's Last Surviving Original Member Dead at 71 |date=March 6, 2023}}</ref> In April 2023, the band confirmed that they would continue as a band.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Freeman |first=Jon |date=2023-04-03 |title=Lynyrd Skynyrd Will Continue Touring in 2023 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lynyrd-skynyrd-gary-rossington-tour-dates-1234708573/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> There had previously been agreements about how many pre-crash members had to be in the band in order for it to be active and "legal", but this appears to be no longer applicable since Rossington's death.<ref name="UCR2023">{{cite web |last1=Wardlaw |first1=Matt |title=Why Lynyrd Skynyrd Is Carrying On After Gary Rossington's Death |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lynyrd-skynyrd-after-gary-rossington/ |website=UltimateClassicRock.com |date=April 18, 2023 |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>

In November 2023, [[Dolly Parton]] released a cover of "Free Bird" on her rock album [[Rockstar (Dolly Parton album)|Rockstar]]; this version also featured contributions from members of Lynyrd Skynyrd (including slide guitar from Rossington, recorded before his death), along with former drummer Artimus Pyle and his band, and even part of the late Ronnie van Zant's vocal track from the original recording of "Free Bird" (with the permission of Ronnie van Zant's widow).  A similar version was featured on a Pyle-led tribute album of re-recorded collaborations with other musicians on Skynyrd songs, and Skynyrd also plans (as of 2023) to release their own similar version; however, according to Parton, only her version was allowed to use Ronnie van Zant's original vocal track.<ref name="Free Bird re-recordings in 2023 with Dolly Parton and Artimus Pyle">{{cite web |last1=Classic Rock |title="Ronnie Van Zant's widow wouldn't allow Lynyrd Skynyrd to use his voice, but she said: 'I'll do it for Dolly'": how Dolly Parton ended up covering Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird on her new album |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/dolly-parton-lynyrd-skynyrd-free-bird-cover |website=LouderSound.com |publisher=Classic Rock Magazine |access-date=March 1, 2024 |date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>