<P> The surviving band members reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant, the younger brother of lead singer and founder Ronnie Van Zant . Lynyrd Skynyrd continues to tour and record with co-founder Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, and guitarist Rickey Medlocke--who first wrote and recorded with the band from 1971 to 1972 (before his return to Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996). Fellow founding member Larry Junstrom, along with' 70s members Ed King and Artimus Pyle, remain active in music but no longer tour or record with the band . Michael Cartellone has recorded and toured with the band as its core drummer since 1999 . Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006 . </P> <P> In the summer of 1964, teenage friends Ronnie Van Zant, Bob Burns, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, and Larry Junstrom formed the earliest incarnation of the band in Jacksonville, Florida as My Backyard . The band then changed its name to The Noble Five . The band used different names before using One Percent during 1968 . </P> <P> In 1969, Van Zant sought a new name . The group settled on Leonard Skinnerd, a mocking tribute to physical education teacher Leonard Skinner at Robert E. Lee High School . Skinner was notorious for strictly enforcing the school's policy against boys having long hair . Rossington dropped out of school, tired of being hassled about his hair . The more distinctive spelling "Lynyrd Skynyrd" was being used at least as early as 1970 . Despite their high school acrimony, the band developed a friendlier relationship with Skinner in later years, and invited him to introduce them at a concert in the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum . Skinner also allowed the band to use a photo of his Leonard Skinner Realty sign for the inside of their third album . </P> <P> By 1970, Lynyrd Skynyrd had become a top band in Jacksonville, headlining at some local concerts, and opening for several national acts . Pat Armstrong, a Jacksonville native and partner in Macon - based Hustlers Inc. with Phil Walden's younger brother, Alan Walden, became the band's managers . Armstrong left Hustlers shortly thereafter to start his own agency . Walden stayed with the band until 1974, when management was turned over to Peter Rudge . The band continued to perform throughout the South in the early 1970s, further developing their hard - driving blues rock sound and image, and experimenting with recording their sound in a studio . Skynyrd crafted this distinctively "southern" sound through a creative blend of blues, and a slight British rock influence . </P>

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