L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In Friday morning's Los Angeles Times, writer Daiana Feuer profiled the nine-person ukulele collective the Ooks of Hazzard, who transform songs from the likes of Radiohead, Sublime, Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd into singalong uke ditties. Based in ... more info

Undercover, Australia — Leonard Skinner, the Florida school teacher who taught students who would go on to name their band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 77. more info

The Independent — To most of the world, the death of 77-year-old former gym teacher Leonard Skinner in a Florida nursing home will have seemed like a sad but ultimately insignificant moment. To fans of the vintage American band Lynyrd Skynyrd, though, the passing of ... more info

Guardian Music — PE teacher who sent group to principal's office for having long hair inspired band's nameLeonard Skinner, the PE teacher who inspired the name of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died in Florida. He was 77.Skinner, who had Alzheimer's disease, died ... more info

Perez Hilton — The man behind the band's namesake has passed away. Leonard Skinner was the high school gym teacher to one Gary Rossington who would one day grow up to play in a band called Lynyrd Skynyrd. Back in the day, he had a no tolerance policy for boys with ... more info

Starpulse — The Florida teacher who inspired rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd's misspelled name has died. Leonard Skinner died on Monday at a nursing home in Riverside, Florida. He was 77. The Freebird rockers paid ... more info

Guardian Music — Leonard Skinner, 77, was known for zero-tolerance approach to long hair on pupils, including founding members of a rock bandLeonard Skinner, the PE teacher whose name was immortalised in rock'n'roll history by his students, has died in Florida, aged ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The band name was a sarcastic tribute to the high school gym teacher who sent some of the founding members to the principal's office because of their long hair.Leonard Skinner, a Florida high school gym teacher and coach who was the inspiration for t... more info

CNN Showbiz — Leonard Skinner, the gym teacher who inspired the name of the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. more info

Pop Crunch — Leonard Skinner, a tough-as-nails Florida gym teacher whose firm stance against boys with long hair inspired the name of the famous Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Monday. Skinner, who had Alzheimer’s Disease, died in his sleep at a nursing... more info