Crawdad - Ain't No Good Life
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12 жыл бұрынFrom Steve Gaines's "Okie Special" album.
Come to think of it, I don't think that Lynyrd Skynyrd has played this song in over 40 years!
To download more never-before-heard recordings Steve, go to the website here: foxplay.info/index.php?m=music...
All rights go to Steve Gaines, Rusty Day, Crawdad, & Lynyrd Skynyrd.
By the way, this is the very 1st video I've ever uploaded onto youtube.
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@biminitwst 9 жыл бұрын
One of the best things Ronnie did was to welcome Cassie Gaines brother into the Lynyrd Skynerd band. Steve was born to be a Skynyerd, and Ronnie knew that. They knew a little.
@welldonebrainn 8 жыл бұрын
They sure did know a little, brother. You got that right!
@michaelc8885 7 жыл бұрын
biminitwst ... And they guessed the rest
@megalodon8473 6 жыл бұрын
I'm willing to bet Ronnie knew Steve would be in the band after hearing him play... maybe 5 notes that night
@brandysmanlarry 5 жыл бұрын
Great spelling.
@carlsmith1263 5 жыл бұрын
@JustAintThatWay Texas and Florida by far have the best guitar players.
@TheShockninja 4 жыл бұрын
Steve Gaines would have been in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist had the plane crash never happened.
@EPstroker 2 жыл бұрын
Uh.....he already made it into the hall by way of his lone album and 1.5yrs in the band. Skynyrd was his ticket to success. Payed for in blood unfortunately.
@donnie4055 2 жыл бұрын
He was good enough for Skynyrd 🤠
@seannjenkins6966 2 жыл бұрын
Do you think he would have made it if he never went to Skynyrd? I do . I think he was just to good!
@georgegaylord Жыл бұрын
Without any doubt he was destined for greatness.
@robertgalli2466 2 жыл бұрын
Man I miss the original Lynyrd Skynyrd.
@jordandickerson4069 3 жыл бұрын
HE WAS SUCH A BAD ASS!!
@michaelring6385 6 жыл бұрын
If Ronnie and Steve didn't die there would have been Revolution of southern rock bottom line!!!
@068dirtboy 4 жыл бұрын
Ronnie was wanting to start playing more county music. I think LS would of started to sound more like the Charlie Daniels Band.
@blueswailer1952 2 жыл бұрын
@@068dirtboy Ain't no bad thing
@oranstelly5393 Жыл бұрын
Uh ha...
@cravinbob 7 жыл бұрын
1965 through 1975 was the time and planet Earth was the place to be if you loved rock music...
@daverollins8490 7 жыл бұрын
100% Agreed,Brother
@jf5223 6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely correct on that sir.
@evulmievl 5 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. I would give anything to find a time machine.
@carlsmith1263 5 жыл бұрын
Country Rock and Blues was was better back in tbe day
@bloozedaddy 5 жыл бұрын
the advances in songwriting/playing/recording were phenomenal during that time....just think....music went from I Wanna Hold Your Hand to Bohemian Rhapsody in a little over 10 years. Nothing has ever taken place like it. Oh yeah..from mono to stereo also :-)
@Daverotherham 5 жыл бұрын
This is a revalation. I know the Skynyrd version well, but never even knew there was an earlier version. Raw and gutsy, and I like it.
@cindyholt3808 Жыл бұрын
I remember when he wrote it!
@jimmypope4027 9 ай бұрын
Crawdad was Steves Band in Oaklahoma , before Cassie encourage Ronnie as his 3rd Guitarist .
@joeyboogenz 5 жыл бұрын
Now this one says a lot , if Ronnie allowed Steve to perform it onstage at Skynyrd shows. I love this song !
@susieeatherly4980 5 жыл бұрын
Steve Gaines is and was amazing!! Him and his sister died way to soon! Steve Gaines was the amazing piece of the puzzle missing from Lynryd Skynyrd!
@donaldbradford2442 6 жыл бұрын
Still to this day ,Love playing Steve Gains , I can only imagine what he would of went on to do.
@raywalters243 6 жыл бұрын
Donald Bradford Ronnie had Steve slated to share the lead vocals spot with him. We can only imagine the music those two could've made together RIP SKYNYRD
@randystallard8079 4 жыл бұрын
What a GREAT voice ~ Talent Extraordinaire ~ Steve had it all ~ ✌
@tp5776 2 жыл бұрын
Guitarist that played with Steve never became stale, he brought everybody's potential up a notch.
@michaelc8885 6 жыл бұрын
The man was an amazing talent. It was almost like he wrote songs know he was gonna be in Skynyrd one day.
@jpb962 10 жыл бұрын
Great song, great singer, great guitar player.
@tonycren2105 9 жыл бұрын
It says s lot about your talent and RVZ character also, to join Lynyrd Skynyrd and sing a song by your self, without Ronnie, in Ronnies band. RIP to all the frynds we all have lost al ong the way
@josephdavis1383 10 жыл бұрын
Brings back many great memories of Steve from the old days. Still miss him and Cassie!
@timdegroat5068 2 жыл бұрын
Billy Gibbons described him...he had stuff that I never played...and was fun to hear and watch..
@SRV03101954 11 жыл бұрын
Lol watching Steve at 4:22 wearing a Fender t-shirt playing a Les Paul
@TheCountofToulouse 2 жыл бұрын
His song that he brought to Skynyrd "You got that Right" is really a great song. Musically, its great, the solos and the playing in general is really something.
@shanecarroll2045 2 жыл бұрын
Damn the rock and roll hall of Fame he's playing in Heavens rockin hall of Fame
@12groney 9 жыл бұрын
Music is never a competition even among the greats, however Steve Gaines was or is one of the most complete musicians to ever play. Hughie Thomasson from the "Outlaws" among the best. SRV -- they all have something to offer, the list can be long, music is bigger than us ALL !!!
@BetterSoDressage 9 жыл бұрын
+12groney Steve Gaines and SRV, are both iconic. Their music touched us all!! There's no right or wrong, loser or winner... as Charlie Starr from BlackBerry Smoke said about their latest album, it's kind of a joke to think, as an artist, that you win or you loose in this business. You get out there and play for the people that like what you're all about, your music represents you. I for one, have so much respect for singer/songwriters, even if I don't particularly like their genre or delivery. Musical phenoms like SRV, Steve Gaines, and the hundreds like them that have rocked our souls aren't to be in competition, they are to be savored and respected for their impact on not only us individually, but on music evolution as a whole. IMHO, Charlie Starr is currently the most underrated talent out there~laying it all on the stage for those that are searching for real musicians carrying the torch on .
@agusrgoro 8 жыл бұрын
steve, hughie and srv are my favorites too hahahaha
@oranstelly5393 Жыл бұрын
Yeah U got that right 🤣....
@ProbablyStonedComments 8 ай бұрын
Don’t tell Buddy Guy it ain’t a competition, he’ll check you up in front of everyone.
@kekkic 2 жыл бұрын
I love him, what a damn shame he died so young. So multi talented.
@tippimail1 10 жыл бұрын
I've never heard this before-great!!!
@timdegroat5068 2 жыл бұрын
What you hear on street survivors is the band realizing...we have a new level!!!
@saintoneeyedans 7 жыл бұрын
fantastic raw emotion he has been able to transfer here
@Kurty94 3 жыл бұрын
Everytime I see Steve's grave I think the world is so unfair place. He was meant to play music all his life, which should last way way longer. He always had fun playing, he was always so happy on stage. And then one day everything turned into tragedy. That's surreal. He gave interview just few days before the crash, and he said it was just the beginning!
@edwardduff7085 2 жыл бұрын
Steve taught me how to bar chord on his black Les Paul
@Kurty94 2 жыл бұрын
@@edwardduff7085 wow! I can't even imagine how it feels to have a real memory of hanging out with Steve!
@Elite59 10 жыл бұрын
Simply awesome... Love it!
@joeyboogenz 5 жыл бұрын
This song is so important and beloved to me. Steve is one of my all time favorite guitarists. Barr none!
@jakessmallengines 3 жыл бұрын
Steve. What a pro musician
@JoeDibiase386 11 жыл бұрын
One of the best thing my ears ever heard man
@stratocaster1greg 8 жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to Skynyrd and wore out a 45 of this tune. But this version I never heard. Always so proud of him because he is an Okie. God Bless Them All. Thanks for posting!
@Franciscasieri 2 жыл бұрын
Watch out...going to sick an Okie on you...
@justtunes89 11 ай бұрын
🎸Steve Gaines is smokin hot 🔥
@raywalters243 Жыл бұрын
Alot of people say Ronnie was leaning towards Steve taking over vocals so he could spend me time at home with his new family. Damn shame we never got to see! RIP Boys
@simoncasson3327 9 жыл бұрын
Terrific - thanks, a great post. Amazing photos, appreciate valuable share. Loved the Strat & Les Paul in the cabinet... gold!
@ryankc3631 7 жыл бұрын
What an awesome collection of pictures! Thanks!
@stancampbell9232 2 жыл бұрын
The lyrics to the song were right up Ronnie Van Zant's and Lynyrd Skynyrd's alley.....bluesy and defiant. Steve fit perfectly.
@TheTedmatic 11 жыл бұрын
Loved this as much for the photos as the cool rendition of Steve's signature tune! Stoped the vid to read the names on the benefit held in Miami, was saddened to hear that Windy has passed away, thanks for uploading!
@marileedenr8473 6 жыл бұрын
❤ R.I.P. Steve
@kimmartin7024 3 жыл бұрын
Love steve
@TheFurrycup69 4 жыл бұрын
We missed out on so much good music..
@suwriverrat1 6 жыл бұрын
One of the things that also needs to be said , one of the , if not the best slide guitarist in the world . Check him out on the live version of “T for Texas” recorded in Germany I believe . That is him on the slide . If you think you can play slide guitar , try some of those licks . The guy was a God on that guitar . What a loss for all of us .
@buschnic61 11 жыл бұрын
The purest of all..Steve would have had every player of every style at his feet..Like Duane Allman..he cared more about loving the guitar..than being an entertainer..and he and RVZ together was a match made in..well,you know..this is a wonderful and equally painful homage to a most special person...and you should be knighted for it..Thank You
@roadglidin62 9 жыл бұрын
Soooooooul! Remarkable talent.
@marcclement7396 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. What natural talents he and his sister were. Gone way to soon. I can only imagine what else he had to offer.
@TheEDZEPPELINBAND 8 жыл бұрын
what a GREAT song AND video...i am just blown away...
@eyemalmostthere 11 жыл бұрын
Great stuff - thanks for posting!
@LoganStegall 12 жыл бұрын
Steve gaines was the best of the skynyrd players hands down. They would all tell you this themselves if they were all around.
@wozjj 12 жыл бұрын
You did an awesome job here, very respectful and great photos and great care.....well done
@kimmartin7024 3 жыл бұрын
So sad i wish they were all still here
@davehenri2140 9 жыл бұрын
..stevie ray was pure..but he was also a hot rodder..steve gaines was no flash..all soul..the real deal..big difference..
@johnwalter8394 7 жыл бұрын
been sayin that for decades
@carlsmith1263 5 жыл бұрын
SRV was definitely faster, but think SRV digged Gaines music from what I heard round the day. U got to realize SRV was a white man in a world of original blues. He broke barriers traditional racial and whatever else came his way.
@jeffrogers3782 4 жыл бұрын
Steve - no flash ? Guess you've never heard I Know A Little ? He was flashy when the song called for it, gritty when the song called for it, and soulful the song called for it.
@ylwf 11 жыл бұрын
incredible
@amerocker 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I'd not heard this Crawdad version before nor did I know Crawdad had a record. I'll be looking for more Crawdad songs on KZfaq. When I heard this song on Skynyrd's 'Street Survivors', I was too young to appreciate it. I appreciate it now. August 11, 2018.
@dennis6438 6 жыл бұрын
amerocker try Steve's album one in the sun. It will blow you away!
@davidcoleman4291 3 жыл бұрын
This ain't anywhere near as good as skynyrd version
@davidcoleman4291 2 жыл бұрын
Ain't very many out there they weren't in much demand
@timdegroat5068 2 жыл бұрын
You got that right was when you heard Steve and Ronnie dueling vocally...it was Steve's song...and Ronnie was like oh shit...
@kevindunne6520 4 жыл бұрын
Very Cool and an excellent choice thanks.
@matts1364 2 жыл бұрын
This just shows how much he improved as a player from these simple scales to what he sounded like in 1977….. Got that right… Live version workin for MCA.
@nickmichaels6516 Жыл бұрын
He may be playing simple scales, but something about his phrasing is hard to replicate. Played this old song from memory and had to come back to see how close I was. Overall Steve is a Monstrous musician, and a guitar players guitar player.
@glennleybourne145 Жыл бұрын
I think think the difference is that this is more free form where as LS were more parts oriented
@johndeaux83 6 жыл бұрын
Legend
@johnburns2002 Жыл бұрын
Awesome song ..great version too ..
@nickyviolaguitar 11 жыл бұрын
great guitarist! and a kick ass voive! most people dont know it but steve could sing his ass off! rip! steve! someday i wanna jam with you when i come up to the heavens! im gonna bring a les paul with me man! rock on!
@movinon216 3 жыл бұрын
So Haunting
@AP-ui7oi 2 жыл бұрын
Steve had it all. Complete artist.
@harpoon_bakery162 11 ай бұрын
smokehouse was a great band. the talent was immense.
@josephcrossan6438 7 жыл бұрын
wow the best ever heard
@adaptiveagile 11 жыл бұрын
What a talent.
@texasflood3165 9 ай бұрын
Miss them all so much….
@laj043 8 жыл бұрын
This is straight up a song drenched in soul and feeling. I like this better than the Street Survivors version because it has that bar/garage band, sloppy, soulful, played from the heart vibe. Of course the Skynyrd polished version is also top notch, in fact it has always been my favorite cut on Street Survivors! Dang I wish the plane crash never happened, I would love to hear where Steve Gaines would be at now musically! I has tickets in hand to see Skynyrd at Cobo Hall Detroit that was scheduled two weeks post the plane crash. Sigh...........
@glaudios 8 жыл бұрын
merci !!! vraiment !!
@LeSnitchin 10 ай бұрын
Happy Heavenly Birthday Okie💔 Sholl ain’t no good life
@PhilosopherNewport 10 ай бұрын
You got that right
@dirtydavesdirt884 6 жыл бұрын
It's obvious that this okie musician listened to fellow okie Leon Russell.
@jwentzien 10 жыл бұрын
Like all the 'Smokehouse" pics!..I played bass with Smokehouse for a few years!
@nickmichaels4340 7 жыл бұрын
jwentzien Do you know Lee Noee
@jwentzien 7 жыл бұрын
I know who Lee Noe from Keokuk is.
@jwentzien 7 жыл бұрын
Yes
@nickmichaels4340 7 жыл бұрын
Got the chance to play with Lee and Bob Kerr a few times, cool guys, thanks for your time, can i ask what your name is
@jwentzien 7 жыл бұрын
John Wentzien
@williewillaims9069 6 жыл бұрын
He was one cool dude !!!!
@deaniversen351 3 жыл бұрын
great songwriter and player was Steve, tragic, all of it
@MrRockyBullwinkle 8 жыл бұрын
Damn...just damn.
@christianpowell7346 10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. It is priceless to a fan of southern rock and blues like me. Rock on Steve!
@jimgouwens9930 7 жыл бұрын
Amen
@02bweave 12 жыл бұрын
steve was a great man. god took him ,because he was like jimi hendricks.way ahead of his time.
@HammyHammTaylor 12 жыл бұрын
there you go peace and love
@matthewwitschel9742 Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the Allmans……good stuff!
@billbobby2646 2 жыл бұрын
Great American southern rock and great time growing up in America. And now you know why we are the Envy of the world.
@JamesSmith-ph7sp 4 ай бұрын
The hair we don't miss
@paulcowart3174 Жыл бұрын
Pure Blues
@leemelone4379 11 жыл бұрын
anyone know who played a black 57 strat back then? had the guitar for a short time back when I owned my guitar shop.
@michaelc8885 7 жыл бұрын
You can see why RVZ loved this guy....
@timdegroat5068 2 жыл бұрын
I can tell you this being from Florida...Ronnie said...Steve joined our band...I quickly realized...we joined his...soon He will go onto to surpass us...
@samuelboughton4711 3 жыл бұрын
Wow I can't believe this is on KZfaq
@hughbo52 3 жыл бұрын
Damn.
@timdegroat5068 2 жыл бұрын
His fave line was...I am fixin to sic this okie on you!!!
@davidvanzant2019 3 жыл бұрын
Best music ever 60 70
@VonHoganSchmidt 11 жыл бұрын
This guy was Tremendous ya
@larryreeves5342 8 жыл бұрын
This should be the National Anthem but Free Bird would have to be 1st. I knew all these guys back in the early 70's when I came home from Vietnam needless to say we had all the coke, pot, pills and Jack Daniels on ice that we needed DAMN I MISS THE GOOD OLD DAYS. LARRY REEVES USMC
@olfartdrummin8627 5 жыл бұрын
Semper Fi Bro
@michaelcrenshaw7041 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service, and also to Jack and old fart drummin', I was born in 1960 so I was a teenager when SKYNYRD came out.. simpler times then and we've lost lots of friends along the way. Never be music like back then. The soundtrack to my life!! Keep rockin🤘 it keeps us feeling young!! 🎼🎶🎵🎶🎶
@oranstelly5393 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, in that time frame.
@winejerkcowboy 5 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Grove, born in '60 so I always had this huge awareness of Crawdad. Too young to go to bars. I have a few questions for the Miami folk: 1). Was Slugger Trask a keyboardist for Crawdad and is he in this video? 2). Is the bassist with the long blonde hair Jacque Garoutte? (I always thought it was Jack Garoot). I knew of him but never met him. 3). There is a pic with a guy with Steve in an outdoor lounge chair around 2:00-2:04. Is that Glenn ______?? Glenn always liked to make you think he was as good as Steve. Glenn ____???? 4). John Moss: AKA Moose Moss? Also laid carpet? Where is this guy. 5). Is Ace Moreland in the pic? 6) So cool you guys did this!
@samtaroc1081 3 ай бұрын
Steve and Cassie along with Ed King make Skynyrd complete!!!
@jamesmusbach1182 10 жыл бұрын
Thanks Heathinvader for the post & Comments. Most on here cant live when their dog dies....let alone some of your KEY band mates & best friends. How do you go on living ? You keep Skynyrd alive. Some people on here-just cant move on...I guess.
@rebelman476 11 жыл бұрын
this song was released on LYNYRD SKYNYRD'S SURVIVORS ALBUM.
@jerrylewis9361 3 жыл бұрын
Steve & Cassie, Teresa, Ronnie Brooks, Slugger & Skipper Trask, Terry Thomas, Ace Moreland, Leroy Cox, & too many others. They are all with Jesus now.
@TheJmgruber 10 жыл бұрын
Although not exactly a Skynyrd song.... I do believe I have decided.....this will be one of the very few we will look at doing.... I'm not a huge blues fan and blues are very tough to sing.....I will work this up, if it f-ing kills me.
@johnnybravo1885 11 жыл бұрын
What is the picture of steve and the guy with the finger?
@irockuroll60 10 жыл бұрын
Damn this is good. To bad he passed away so young and wasn't with skynyrd longer. Maybe would have brought a little more blues to em
@billkropp 5 жыл бұрын
9/21/2018 WOW
@JamesSmith-ph7sp 4 ай бұрын
Maybe he is my fav skynered dude now.
@jameslomenzo1139 11 ай бұрын
Imagine playing in a Holiday Inn then you playing before 250,000 people in England.
@Blowcephus Жыл бұрын
Some y'all prolly know who The ARS was. Well, RVZ was their biggest fan. Somebody earlier mentioned hearing a Steely Dung influence here but I'd say it's clearly an ARS influence who's first record dates to '73. Ronnie heard that smooth burn barrel aged whiskey aftertaste in SG's sound and knew it would give LS an edge in the studio they had lost since Al Kooper vamoosed. Skyns always had the live chops to lick any band but Ed was their best studio pro and SG came in and opened a whole new can of sound! ARS were no slouch live but were incredible in the studio. Both smooth and lowdown. Shoulda been many more LARGE TIMEs w/ARS and LS/SG. That 'ol big bird that took Holly, Valens, Redding, RVZ, and The Gaines don't allow do overs. ❤💔❤️
@Chaomhainn 3 жыл бұрын
TheHeathinvader - I have seen most incarnations of the LSB as of 10 years ago . No the current band and others have not performed this Steve Gaines song . Reality is it is not really a Skynyrd type song .When it was released on "Street Survivors " Tom Dowd really did a different mix and slight modification fit to the Skynyrd sound and feel . This version you entered to you-tube is more of a Memphis sound and production . Ain't no good life here is still a great version from Steve Gaines more laid back and a more progressive rock jazz vib. Cheers
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