Editing Lynyrd Skynyrd (section)

==Recognition==
===Honors===
In 2004, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked the group No.&nbsp;95 on their list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]]".<ref name=FirstFifty/><ref name=Originals/>

On November 28, 2005, the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] announced that Lynyrd Skynyrd would be inducted alongside [[Black Sabbath]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Miles Davis]], and the [[Sex Pistols]].<ref>{{cite web |title=At a Hall of Fame Induction, Chords, and a Little Discord| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/14/nyregion/14rock.html?_r=0| work=[[The New York Times]] |date= March 14, 2006}}</ref> They were inducted in the [[Waldorf Astoria Hotel]] in [[Manhattan]] on March 13, 2006, during the Hall's 21st annual induction ceremony. The inductees included [[Ronnie Van Zant]], [[Allen Collins]], [[Gary Rossington]], [[Ed King]], [[Steve Gaines]], [[Billy Powell]], [[Leon Wilkeson]], [[Bob Burns (drummer)|Bob Burns]], and [[Artimus Pyle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/lynyrd-skynyrd|title=Lynyrd Skynyrd &#124; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|website=Rockhall.com|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>

===Tributes===
* In 2010, another country tribute album was produced, primarily by [[Jay Joyce]], titled ''Sweet Home Alabama – The Country Music Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd''. This album features a more modern country flavor than the 1994 tribute, featuring [[Randy Houser]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Eric Church]], [[Eli Young Band]], [[Uncle Kracker]], Ashley Ray, [[Randy Montana]], and [[Shooter Jennings]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957758/lynyrd-skynyrd-gets-country-tribute-from-eric-church-jamey-johnson|title=Lynyrd Skynyrd Gets Country Tribute From Eric Church, Jamey Johnson|magazine=Billboard.com|date=September 14, 2009|access-date=September 14, 2011}}</ref>
* Ronnie Van Zant's widow, Judy Van Zant Jenness, operates a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute website for the educational purpose of sharing the original Lynyrd Skynyrd band's history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lynyrdskynyrdhistory.com/index.html |title=Lynyrd Skynyrd History official website |publisher=Lynyrdskynyrdhistory.com |access-date=September 14, 2011}}</ref> From 1999 to 2016, she and their daughter Melody Van Zant also owned [[Freebird Live]], a live music venue in [[Jacksonville Beach, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thecampusvoice.wordpress.com/2016/01/18/freebird-live/ | title=Freebird Live – Finishing out the Goodbye Tour|website=The Campus Voice | last=Green | first=Amber | publisher=Florida State College at Jacksonville | date=January 18, 2016 |access-date=August 28, 2024}}</ref>
* The [[Drive-By Truckers]] paid tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd in their album ''[[Southern Rock Opera]]'' (2001).<ref name="Downing 2021 k765">{{cite web | last=Downing | first=Andy | title=Drive-By Truckers' 'Southern Rock Opera' Turns 20 | website=Stereogum | date=September 10, 2021 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2159953/drive-by-truckers-southern-rock-opera/reviews/the-anniversary/ | access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref><ref name="SRO_2001">{{AllMusic |last=Horowitz |first=Hal| id= southern-rock-opera-mw0000660406 | title= Southern Rock Opera Review}}</ref>
* A monument in Gillsburg, MS was constructed in honor of the deceased members near the site of the plane crash. It is located 8 miles west of I-55, off of State Highway 568. Fans and family members of the deceased attended the opening of the monument.<ref name="Wills 2019 e296">{{cite web | last=Wills | first=Tom | title=Lynyrd Skynyrd monument unveiled in Mississippi | website=WJXT | date=October 21, 2019 | url=https://www.news4jax.com/entertainment/2019/10/21/lynyrd-skynyrd-monument-unveiled-in-mississippi/ | access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Press 2020 e560">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Where is Lynyrd Skynyrd crash site in Mississippi? Exit signs show way | website=The Clarion-Ledger | date=November 18, 2020 | url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2020/11/18/lynyrd-skynyrd-crash-site-mississippi-new-exit-signs-interstate-55/6335258002/ | access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>

===Biopic===
On April 4, 2017, a biopic film project was announced. The film was later titled ''[[Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/lynyrd-skynrd-biopic-street-survivors-movie-cast-1202060843/|title=Lynyrd Skynyrd Biopic 'Street Survivors' Ready To Rock|magazine=Deadline|date=April 4, 2017|access-date=April 4, 2017}}</ref> and released in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/street-survivors-lynyrd-skynyrd-plane-crash-review-1234695477/|title='Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash': Film Review|first1=Chris|last1=Willman|date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>

===Film===
On March 13, 2018, filmmaker [[Stephen Kijak]] premiered his documentary called, "If I Leave Here Tomorrow"<ref>Scheck, Frank. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/i-leave-tomorrow-a-film-lynyrd-skynyrd-1095477 "'If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd': Film Review {{!}}SXSW 2018"]. The Hollywood Reporter, March 19, 2018.</ref> at the Stateside Theater during the [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/films/1979923 |title=If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd |website=Schedule.sxsw.com}}</ref> festival in Austin, Texas. Kijak was joined on stage by Johnny Van Zant and Gary Rossington at the world premiere to speak to fans about the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amfm-magazine.com/if-i-leave-here-tomorrow-lynyrd-skynyrd-biopic-sets-the-story-straight-at-sxsw-2018-band-interview/ |title=IF I LEAVE HERE TOMORROW: LYNYRD SKYNYRD BIOPIC SETS THE STORY STRAIGHT AT SXSW 2018 (BAND INTERVIEW) |website=Amfm-magazine.com |date=March 15, 2018 |access-date=January 22, 2020 |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918135148/https://www.amfm-magazine.com/if-i-leave-here-tomorrow-lynyrd-skynyrd-biopic-sets-the-story-straight-at-sxsw-2018-band-interview/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>