Artimus Pyle yet lives.

Artimus Pyle is the last one

Bill Burns was the original 1st drummer

@@greggcuppels5593 BOB Burns

"Leslie Hawkins" of "The Honkets" was also a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and she is still living.

As a former OTR driver for many years, I'm with you brother. Listen. My Hair is now White My Neck is still Red My Collar is still Blue Some of those yankees won't ever get it. You can't blame them. If you don't live in the South, you never will. I've never seen anybody retire and move up North. Ronnie Van Zandt wasn't a racist. He was what we all were back then. Rock n Roll Rebels. A hell raising party animal just looking for a good time, not afraid of fights, proud of our heritage, not ashamed. Keep it between the ditches and remember, go to bed before you go to sleep. This one's for you brother. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcx5bJmWt821lo0.htmlsi=DZrAyFXbjIVDRXAJ

Free Bird still makes me cry... So beautiful❤🙏🏼🥲 I

@@lahart2003 I too feel that tug on my heart when I hear them. A tear will form for knowing they joined the rest , as the best and now in "Rockn' Roll Heaven" 😎

@@reaper51 absolutely!! Amen 💯🙏🏼❤️🇺🇸

Every trucker I see at work I ask him do you know lynyrd skynyrd , they all say no. Cause most of them are braindeads

too cool .

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Mine too

That’s a pretty tough childhood I must say. My pops was a DJ and turned me onto Lynyrd Skynyrd back in 73 when I was 7. Before that I was a big Sweet and Elvis fan. He turned me onto other cool bands. But Lynyrd Skynyrd and the other two plus The Doors are still my favorites.

He was a great as he could be.

At least he got something right

The greatest Band Ever!!! R.I.P. LYNYRD SKYNYRD ❤️❤️❤️

Agreed

Damn straight.

100% agreed! Loved Molly Hatchet too, but Skynyrd was the GOAT!

The Allman Bros and I just had a good laugh over this one

Young people today just would not understand this.

​@@kerbygator🗿👍 yep.

But I am watching this on my phone

​@@stevenbowen7674 That's okay, the statement still stands

Says a whole shitload of old people connecting on the internet.. ironic isn’t it.

Spot on Raymond... James Hennighan Yorkshire, England

Didn't he write the main riff to Sweet Home Alabama? ...but Ronnie wrote the best southern working man lyrics

@@jamessenzel5942 Yep, think he did.....

Greetings James from Chas.S.C. I believe Ed did write the initial riff of sweet home and probably most of the lead solos. A lot of the other songs as well.

Underrated and spot on are the top cliches of 2023. Thanks for nothing.

unfortunately you wont hear any of in it this documentary

Not me

Well said!

This is a very well done documentary about the greatest band from the South. I remember when they went to England on the same stage as The Rolling Stones a very large outdoor venue. I remember the piano player (I am bad with names in my old age), saying that we blew them off the stage. Lynyrd Skynyrd was very welcomed there. They found an international audience. Sadly I went to a concert in Mobile, Al with Skynyrd and Marshal Tucker scheduled to perform. Skynyrd didn’t make it and we had seen Tucker many times and the bottom fell out for us. Actually it was the top headliner. This was 1977 or before. We were heartbroken to say the least. I like the comments from several guys that explained the influence of Free and The Allmans on Gary and Ronnie. I can certainly see and hear Paul Rodgers and Ronnie had a deliberate vocal style as Rodgers , and Gary had the ballsy Les Paul tone as Kasoff (sp possibly). Gary also used a Gibson SG for slide. Three freaking guitars that are intertwined in my memories. And the many others in the band left me with my ears tickled. I listened to “On the Hunt” a few days ago and I can’t get it out of my head. That is a good thing. However I am hearing “Gone with the Wind” now with the former song. I am amazed how Skynyrd continued after losing their two major song writers in Ronnie and Allen. And many others in such a tragic place crash. It was as shocking as when I learned that Jimi had died from a hippie that I encountered walking down to Laguna Beach. I moved to Southern Alabama and Central Florida and got rid of California influence and became a redneck forever. Good riddance. Didn’t mean to write a book but Skynyrd is deep in my heart!

dream on, with 3 guitars they had better have been good. But the best ever? I guess, until they had to jam and improv.

⁠​⁠@@MrSoulauctioneerThey were so tight and well rehearsed they didt have to jam and improv for minute after boring minute of noise and non sense , and 3 guitarist with totally different styles , all coming together in perfect harmony with one another …come on

@1:35:30 Yeah! Now that'd make a great t-shirt.

Ed was the catalyst that turned them from a good band into the greatest band. When he was sacked, they lost their spark, until Steve joined and re-ignited them again.

Not a chance. Ed isn't underrated. You people say that about everyone.

​​@@Roll_the_Bonesgreatest band? No way. They couldn't even improvise. Allman Brothers walked allllll over Skynyrd. Nothing they have holds a candle to Whipping Post.

@@J.C... J.C...You're underrated.

@@J.C... Ok, if Skynryd walked in the room, I'd say "Hey, Skynyrd, there's a fella over there who says you're crap! That AllmanBrosBand stamps all over you! Now what're gonna do, eh, eh? Not so tough now, are you, Skynyrd?"

Wow what it must have been like to see them in person! I wish I could have been there.

My husband and his brother had tickets to the Baton Rouge show, as that’s where we are from. Kind of gives me the shivers.

Ronnie's gift was his ability to come up with the lyrics . As for the music , that was Ed , Gary , Allen , Leon, Billy & Bob

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Most do..

Same here northeast who loves the southern rock and rollers.

There was a band called wishbone ash, they had 2 lead players they were the shits then we heard Skynard , 50 years later , Still get chills there listening to those 1st 5 alumbums Searching still kicks my ass😎

They were as good as zep and I am a huge fan of zep. I always looked at them as equals. Freebird vs stairway to heaven.

@@rickchyczewski576 yep I’m huge ZEP fan as well!

It has that Ronnie van Zant and 3 guitars lead swagger. I've always liked the more rocked up, swinging styles of Steve Vaughan and double trouble and the like. Itf it's rocking, guitars screaming and loud, it's rowdy enough for me. That One More From The Road is one of the top 3 best live albums ever. In my opinion. Another of those top 3 is Live you get what you play for by REOSpeedwagon. Got dang, those albums just have that live energy baked right into the vinyl!

I will always think of my father when I hear Skynyrd. He loved them! I remember he had Street Survivors on 8 track. I never really could figure out why he dug them so much. I am 54 years old, and I love everything they have done. They were pure talent. Dedication, hard work and camaraderie paid off for one of the greatest bands of the USA.

Sorry, that's not a fact but rather, your opinion! You are of course entitled to that, but Johnny has done a tremendous job stepping into his brother's shoes. He has been the lead singer almost 3 times as many years as Ronnie. Although I loved Ronnie and he looked so much like my (now) ex-husband, who also no longer walks among the living, I believe that Johnny has been the soul of Skynyrd for many years and now that they have agreed to continue touring after the loss of Gary Rossington, I hope they continue to entertain us for many more years to come. I've seen them live a few times and you could close your eyes and imagine it was Ronnie. Free Bird brings tears to my eyes.

Love you brother! I can still remember when they blew the Stones off the stage. Wish I could have been there!

Fact? This is too over in the basics

They blew everyone off the stage. I'm getting into them with Grateful Dead lately. @@stevesyverson8625

I agree, Geoff. This is a very good documentary, Right from the beginning. Great, legendary band.

I believe the same thing. I always wondered what Stevie Ray Vaughan would have put out all these years as well. We got cheated.

@@kenedie4646. I’m pissed off that guy Alan Paul saying the 1st vinyl was derivative ( need all my friends/ Michelle) says sounds like 3-4 people…..ugh. Lot of lyrics in friends , pissed me off.

To be frank, I don't believe that Ronnie would have wanted to waste away. In the immortal words of Ronnie and Steve, "When my times up, I'll hold my own. You won't find me in an old folks home. You got that right." It is soooo very sad they didn't get a few more years though. Esp. to experience more of what The Honkettes and Steve Gaines brought to the mix. It brings me to tears every time it comes to mind. They went out on top. I imagine Ronnie is happy with that.

THEY BE 100 YEARS OLD OVERRATED BAND

Sally i hope you're well, we met, another lifetime ago, photographer from Boulder Colorado working with Barry Fey and Maxmillion, cheers dear, Beth ewalt

Ya'll are both as cool as the '70's! Thanks for sharing👍

Must have been quite the trip. Whothef was Bob burns. Sounds like he was an impediment. Many thanks for sharing ma’am. I’ll look you up on utube. Yep, hands down best band of crazy guys who knew to tell it like it was. 🙏

I would've enjoyed your comment more without all the self-promotion 🙄

@@munkustrap2 Yeah, It must upset you and make you more bitter (and even without the self promotion you would still feel that and wouldn't enjoy reading it) when you have to see someone who has an amazing life, who worked and become close with bands such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Stones and the Who. And most who are interested in those bands are interested, and will be checking out her YT channel and/or book, as I will be doing right now. So I'm grateful for the info as were the 3 others who commented. It's probably just you who doesn't understand this, as even you were given the opportunity, would have nothing of value to contribute to these subjects, or maybe even life in general. Except for putting people down in KZfaq comments. Yeah well I like to do that too, buddy. But only at those doing it first. And I'm so sorry (not sorry) you had such a miserable experience with this YT video. Unlike the other 99% who seem to have loved it. You probably hated LS and just wanted to relive the plane crash and good it made you feel.

Imagine that - the only one left is the hippie who ate only yogurt and nuts while on tour, who preferred pot to coke - the US Marine, avionics tech, pilot, Eastern philosopher, rock star, nut-munching, yogurt-eating hippie hero of the plane crash, and he's still rocking. Something about that feels right. Ronnie was a fighter, but it seemed like a sport to him. Nobody writes about Curtis Loew, a drunk old black man with a Jewish name befriended by a white Southern boy brought together by music unless they've got something beautiful in their heart. I think he had a lot in common with Artimus.

Well Leslie Hawkins I’d also still here if you count the back up singers.

Artimus dont count as original member

The chopped up "Skynyrd" band they put on stage after the plane crash was a money making joke.

@@marcclement7396 thats a fact

They didn't show a few parts. And the very end Alan Walden tells some killer stories. I wish they had included those. Not sure why they didn't.

@@We_Seek_Truth at least enough members are dead that they finally let Artimus speak

@@thedarkhorse100 The original video that was very similar to this one came out a few years ago. I had it on my DVR for at least three. Gary was still alive well after this was made.

@@We_Seek_Truth can we at least agree we both like the band lol. I don’t listen to it much anymore and it was a good informative find for me. I got much more of Ed & Artimus side of things, Hell even Bob. The early managers and friends I’d never known about. God remember how either Gary who I think it was , was denying that Billy had run for help and discredited Artimus saying he didn’t help. All sorts of crazy Shizzle. Anyway I enjoyed it and got to learn a few things I hadn’t previously known. When I was in high school I think I’d of fought someone for talking bad about Skynyrd lol. I don’t carry such strong convictions these days

@@We_Seek_Truth As much as I respected Gary's playing, he came off as an arrogant prick in nearly every documentary I've ever seen. Just sayin'.

I got to meet Ed king at a Christian summer camp in malaga NJ about 1980. He lived in this area for several years after he left skynyrd.

Ed King was a phenomenal guitar player. He had that something that the Jacksonville boys didn't have. He was also critical to the arrangement of the songs in those days. If you listen to the album Give Me Back My Bullets you'll hear something lacking throughout that album. That something was Ed King. RIP Ed.

Yeah buddy it’s a shame Ronnie kinda ran him off being too rowdy and mean!

I did have many 8 track tapes because I was always mobile back in the day. I preferred 4 track because they did not drag on my old Craig Pioneer 4 and 8 track player. You know what I am talking about. Yes Ed King on the Strat could be the most unheralded person with the band. Well done brother or sister that knows music. I am still disappointed that I never got the chance to see them live in Mobile in the mid 70s. Forget the big bands from England, we had a national treasure in our backyard!

@@robert.m4676 RVZ was a talented man, but was a bully.

And don't you go out on the tongue lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That was because The Stones told them not to & Ronnie saluted them as they walked out there, you know🖕, lol

Not great as the Beatles!

@@stevemorris6790 That's two different styles !

​@@stevemorris6790 that's like comparing Maxwell Silvers hammer to Saturday night special

Metallica Seattle 89 has to be #2

Lucky bastard. Lol. Jk. That's cool as hell.

Calm down

Calm down? Did someone dirty delete? Only a true southerner knows it represents southern pride. It’s not that uncommon to see them where I live in Livingston Parish. Besides it’s a different time. Hate groups hate used it and that’s why many see it as racist. It’s not. If you’re not from the deep south you won’t get it. Yeah we are obsessing over something that happened in 1860 every waking moment. 🙄

Tom Petty was only an hour away in Gainesville....

@@stevengallant6363 True. And his band Mudcrutch opened up for Skynyrd a few times early on

I've played with members of all of them. Petty and Mudcrutch would of starved to death if my brother hadn't fronted pot to Tom Petty to sell.

Actually, the Allman Brothers started off in a house in Riverside, Jacksonville, they never lived in Daytona.

@@andyokus5735 Don Felder still refers to him as "little" Tommie Petty!🤣🤣

he wasn't Ronnie,but I think little brother Johnny did a great job. I was born in 67 and when Ronnie passed most people thought a man Lynyrd Skynyrd was a person not a band. People that heard their music on the radio every day. They weren't a band very long before the crash. Id bet 75% of people thought Ronnies name was Lynyrd Skynyrd. The other 25% knew it was the bands name. Ronnie was lead singer but with all the musicians and backup singers, it was a huge group, Ronnie really didn't stand out.. I'm telling you there's people that were around in 77. not fans that think a man named Lynyrd Skynyrd died in a plane crash to this day.

@@WillChandlerFLD120 -- I respectfully disagree. Ronnie was the Leader of Lynyrd Skynyrd. When he died the band went deflated and never was inflated again. When they came back on the road in 1987, something was missing and it just couldn't be replaced. That thing was Ronnie.

When Ronnie and the others died that night, southern rock died in my opinion. Nobody, not even Ronnies brother gets even close to Ronnies voice.

@@rw0050 sold out shows for 30+ more years..

@@WillChandlerFLD120 -- Nostalgia does that to people. What was the Record Sales ? I rest my case.

You sho got that right!!

Welcome to Skynyrd Nation

Same here, I never got into them until the middle 90s. Somebody requested the song " One More Time " on a radio station in Toledo Ohio while I was passing through, and that song did it for me, I was a fan forever.

So true! Every member of the band was outstanding! Just like Zeppelin in that sense!

Thanks for showing the Almond Brothers, Whipping Post! They truly broke down the barriers to clear the way for Skynyrd!

No, "they're not still jamming today" imposter vomit including his dum6 ass brother profiting off his awesome brother, these fools touring as LS are a joke and suck

I seen em 12 times before the crash, over the years I've seen em a total 26 times. They definitely are the greatest band that ever hit the stage 🎶🎸🎶 rock on forever

@@bobbyhinkle8478 did u ever see them with ed King . if ya what venue ?

So sad he never lived to see how revered his music is and how the fans still love him in 2024.

As a musician these guys run through our vains. The first time we covered whipping post I almost had a tear.

The Confederate Flag was NEVER a symbol of treason, slavery and war. If you're going to use that logic the same still applies to the Stars and Stripes. Please.That was always and only just a prejudice of Upper West Side "intellectuals" in NYC. You know, the people I grew up around and studied from in college. F*** Them!

​@@nickrhodes6485it ut

@@nickrhodes6485 That's the Allman Brothers.

@@nickrhodes6485 ...veins... "Whipping Post" was The Allman Brothers Band.

And for a guy who wasn't a good bass player, he sure was a good bass player on that album.

He looked like he’d be a blast to hang out with.

Is gather.was also killed.in a plane crasb

God Bless our Marines all days of the years

My husband was HM-X1 in the mid 70’s. Yes he’s older than me lol.

Truth

yup long live dixie . as soon as ya stop supporting rump .

I've been an Allen Collins fan all my life. He was a great performer and their fame lead to his tragic end.

Well said

I sure did - and, being from Gettysburg, flying the rebel battle-flag wasn't even a blip on anyone's radar! Thank God - cuz I consider heritage and history, not hate. And everyone should be a bit of a rebel in their youth, right? That's how I looked at it: as a big ole "Fuck You!" to authority! Thankfully, I've mellowed some with age, but I still fly the Gadsden Flag - and for the same reason! LOL 😉

And 38 Special was the "Southern Rock" Def Leppard, Marshall Tucker was the "Southern Rock" Jethro Tull, Atlanta Rhythm Section was the "Southern Rock" Steely Dan, Molly Hatchett was the "Southern Rock" Judas Priest, Blackfoot was the "Southern Rock" Iron Maiden, the Outlaws were the "Southern Rock" Eagles, the Allman Brothers were the "Southern Rock" Grateful Dead

without the weird satanic shite

@@thetruthofchristalwaysprev1269 Hit making wise, 38 Special was like Def Leppard

Skynyrd pissed all over Zeppelin. The nearest British band to Skynyrd were Free, who's lead singer Paul Rodgers influenced Ronnie big time, and Paul Kossoff who influenced Gary Rossington

rory gallagher , van the man . pogues + peace .

My story exactly the same knew that album back to front dressed like em and everything and still one of the best live albums of all time

Me too! I was soooo depressed when I heard about the plane crash.

That was my third lynyrd skynyrd album. I too was crushed hearing about it as an 11 year old. My pops was a DJ and he got me first Elvis, then The Sweet albums. But my 3rd set of albums was starting in 73 with the Pronounced album. I was just 7 jamming to Skynyrd. But in 77 my Two absolute favorites died. Elvis and several members of Skynyrd. Being a North Florida boy it hurt all the more.

@@robert.m4676 Man alive, that's cool! I discovered so much from LSB, like JJ Cale... what a chilled guy he was.... I have every one of his albums. And, it triggered a life-long love of pure Blues, that's such a blessing, given to me by Ronnie & the band.

I with you. Maybe some sound engineers can get AI to refine the recording of Street Survivors that was toured - just before the tragic crash.

Unfortunately, I think the unreleased masters were destroyed in the 2008 Universal Tape Vault fire.

If you can't get or don't have the bootlegs already you're not a true fan, not that hard to get😂😂😂😂

Men, pay attention. Sex should be paced like free bird. I am giving you the keys to the kingdom

*Roadie😂😂😂of course their fans can't spell their way out of a wet paper bag😂😂

@@bethewalt7385 lol got me there. So you like Skynyrd at all?

@@allencollins6031 they're icons, groundbreaking and rocking damn good, made fools of the stones at knebworth ( Google it)

They were indeed impactful. So much in fact you can go to a concert today and at some point, you will hear someone yell out Freebird.

And ALL ages. I was 13 when the plane crash happened and absolutely loved their music. My grown boys are 33 and 28 and they love LS and my 7 year old grandson can't go a day without listening to LS, Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird are his favorites ♥ he has great taste in music.

Hey Steve, I have heard of the legendary story about sknyard blowing the stones NOT off the stage but it's kinda anti- climactic to play after sknyard when they were road hot. It was the 75,your outside during the day where Ronnie, vanyzant,,plys, the front row with fresh bottles of jack Daniels and breaks the seal,and tells them to pass it along. I don't think they were asked to open for any more shows. The deal was, Lynard Skinner d could play for 20,miniutes w,/ the lights down, and still blow anyone off the stage.

@@brianbard3846 Hi Brian, I doubt anyone in Stones camp knew of LS. Jagger had even said for no one to use the full stage and ramp.....which we see Ronnie pulling the others down.

@@FlipSideCT makes sense, imagine Kieth and Ronnie, seeing Allen Collins and Gary ,w,/ that being enough, and the new hire got shit,Steve Gaines and going oh shit, gotta just do the best you can. Don't let that shit happen again. Fuckin,Peter,,rouge.or Allen Rogan.

The current version of Skynyrd also introduced Paul Rodgers to his most recent wife.

@@richardossian4468 he got something out of it! nice

We keep it Alive.I'm not a true freebird, but I am a Simple Man...........

@@simpleman283 That's classic. Well played.

street surv. is like all a great album . Honky Tonk NIGHT Time man .

Johnny can't even come close to his brother on his best day, the fact that he's profiting off the name is grotesque, the original band was iconic and amazing, this reboot regurgitated "band" is a fckng joke, useless, plastique, vapid drivel

Libra/Scorpio cusp in the house!

My bday too...a couple years prior. Libra/Scorpio cusp is a wild gig. 😎 Love Lynyrd Skynyrd. Another good documentary to see is called "If I Leave Here Tomorrow" ... very well produced !! 🎶📽

@@voltz53 wild gig indeed lol. You get it.

otg vpm On time God that this still alive living testimony only confirms a higher power. Originally I would write specifics about time, but . . what we need to share goes . . there will never be any band to ever come close to ls only individuals making waves . . I quit everything for rock, and roll. Still wonder why I came to life (after 134 overdoses rehabs wrecks the us military (not to mention prison for texas dallas, and elsewhere people that were wrong . . anyway I fell asleep when I was younger to gold, and platinum oh that smell (sold my soul not to man below, but to God . . that's when I quit life for rock, and roll . . r van zandt had a gift pretty much only an angel can nurture . . maybe it makes more sense to say r van zandt had that gift from God no other had, nor will. anyway got to see artimus after the crash. somehow I got to stay alive (sure less pride I played around world sure I got on radio tv sure m out on youtube . less pride none of that's about me . . It's about life living skynyrd living . remember if (when) freebird was rejected remember if (when things happened to ls look what can happen when ya don't quit . rossingtons passing only makes me want to do one more song (may take forever to share songs out, but oh well . pretty much last three sentences are on time God, got to meet smokin jo klubek before he passed (wrote song gambler he needed to do solo on, but he left too soon. simply waiting for replacement. simply recovering from several near fatal wrecks on this end . simple. waiting. as far as selling my soul when I heard ted nugent, peter frampton, lynyrd skynyrd. those things really happened last meeting with derek st holmes was a hilite he said where ya been all my life I said practicing

I have a memory of Second Helping as well. My older brother was serving 12 months for beating up our local township police chief and I'd written him in jail, asking what albums he'd recommend to me (I was a Kiss freak). Lynyrd Skynyrd was 2nd on his list only to Slow Hand, by Clapton, followed by Steely Dan's Royal Scam and Sabbath's Paranoid! That reply had a MAJOR impact on my life, in ways too many to mention, but not long after, as a young, budding drummer, I referred to those recommendations again and again! LOL Hell! I still enjoy them all to this day! RIP Rich! And thank you!

In California too bro, i remember they played in Oakland, theres a video, a day on the green event at the Oakland Coliseum, holds about 100 k when on the grass, well watch that video, what a tremendous happening, we didnt have woodstock but day on the green by Bill Graham were famous, but this band always sold out, theres alot of us here and you never saw so many rebel flags flying from windows on the freeways to the coliseum, i saw a big black stretch limousine fly by with huge battle flags flapping , what a memory

@@eddiehall7605my favorite version of Free Bird is the Oakland one.

My vanity plate on my Tahoe is CMETBRZ ❤. The cool people get it! lol

Same here once. In 1977. Ronnie was still alive.

​@@kerbygator🗿saw Ronnie walking around on that stage, with no shoes on and thought,🗿 That roadie is going to get electrocuted. 😂 Oct 77dayton

Black hat barefoot with a 38 Special shirt on that was my concert 2 mo before crash!

Also my first song I loved was Gimme Back my Bullets!

@@Sue-th8oiI traded a Gail Sayersmint condition car for a gimme back my bullets album back when it came out. The kid wanted my daryl Lamonicacard too. But I stood firm. Funny if he would have said no I was gonna throw it in. I still have that card but the album got stolen by an ex girlfriend along with several other albums.

Did you find them better than the Stones that day?

To be honest, the Stones had it tough - a very hot day and technical issues so they played really late. My friend and I saw about 20 minutes and left. @@allencollins6031

My mom told me to tell them not to fly in any plane she had a dream from the lord about the crash and she was reading the Bible when she fell asleep the band was at the swimming pool at the same motel we were staying in and it happens a year after i told them what mom said. Cool guys and lady's

SERIOUSLY ! Gotta Wonder Who's Idea That Was ? Who was the shot caller on that decision ? Somehow, I think it was the man himself... Ronald Wayne Van Zant. RIP You Bad Ass MF. And the others too. I still cry over this. It was the year I graduated highschool. My friends had given me two nick names.... Bones and Free Bird.

Yep ! If Mr.Gene Says it ,you can take it as the truth, great great man!..Ronnie won the lotto when him & Gene became friends ,can't say enough good about the man

I agree 100%. Artimus was always my favorite drummer, but personally, he's full of shit, well meaning perhaps, but full of shit nonetheless.

I lean toward Gene as well. Delmer is a proven liar and head case. Gary as much as I love him is a has made conflicting statements as well. Bob did too with the addition of his tragic level of mental illness everything he says must be taken with a pinch of salt. But the upside is that mystery is what makes the difference between a tragic story and modern Americana folk lore, mythology even.

Locally, it's been said that Bob's breakdown happens after watching the exorcist at a local theater...

Yes lots of discrepancies in the stories. Even some of Gene’s claims don’t make sense to me. I try not to get to hung up on any of that though.

Ed was very talented and seemed so sweet. I hate he was always made to feel the outsider fringe person . He deserves more credit and praise.

Not southern rock, but the song My Way could also be applied to how he lived. And I love it.

greatdamband piriod❤

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Lol that's been debunked

@@lockandloadlikehell Naah, the supposedly "debunking side" has simply "covered the issue in so much bunk" (Clinton/Obama/Biden/"& most other crackheads"-style) that you can't discuss it without a heated argument anymore, lol.

@@susanboylefanable ?/??/?

Wow, everyone had a family and a normal life, really, no matter what they achieve later.

@@paulorossi7135 Manfred Mann's Earth Band opend.

Artimus is a machine. Soo unbelievably talented, yet never seems to get the credit he deserves. He's one of the all time greatest.

My late husband was a southern rock drummer, he met Artimus and smoked a joint with him. He said the same thing.

I was 2. Jealous!!!

I’m always bummed I was born in ‘74 and never got to see him live. Thank God for boomer parents who raised me right!

Huh what? You gotta give us more then that❤

Exactly! It’s like Queen without Freddie. I’d rather watch grainy old videos of the real deal than some knock off Wish version of them.

And so over played I don't really care to hear it again.

Written in 20 minutes! That's crazy.

It was just a moment in time back then, Ed never expected it to be played for the remainder of eternity... But it will be!

They were a much better band with Steve Gaines.

@@da324 I don't know if I would agree with that. Steve Gaines was a great guitar player and brought more of a boogie-woogie sound, and was a nice breath of fresh air. But Ed King wrote some Skynyrd's best power rhythms with Saturday Night Special, Working for MCA, Sweet Home, etc. Those songs helped to build the Skynyrd name! Steve Gaines added some nice flavor, but I'd put Ed King's contributions up against his any day!

@@BST-lm4po I'm not discounting anything Ed did, he was a superb player. Ed also had more time in the band and we were robbed of seeing what they would have done next with Steve. When asked about Street Survivors, Ronnie said, "it's our best yet." I agree, but that's just my opinion.

I thought this video was about Lynyrd Skynyrd.....🤔

@@skyeboatman I was going to say... Another unique thing was the spelling of their name, but you beat me to it! LOL

@@Former11BRAVO you sound like the sort of person I could drink a whisky with 😁. That's the Scottish spelling, it has no 'e'......😁