Freebird performed by Bob Burns, Artimus Pyle, Leslie Hawkins & Jojo Billingsley

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Members of the original, pre-crash Lynyrd Skynyrd band, Bob Burns, Artimus Pyle, Leslie Hawkins & Jojo Billingsley perform Freebird with the Saturday Night Special Band in Statesboro Georgia in 2005. Audio is from the camera mic & the sound guy overloads the system during the solo causing the electricity to go out.

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@fullthrottlejeffry 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, I see Ms. JoJo... Never lost that smile... RIP JoJo Billingsly

@chickasawstarrmountain9747 10 ай бұрын

Bob representing, American by birth Southern by the grace of God ❤❤❤

@glennkemp6565 9 ай бұрын

This had to have been recorded maybe 20 years ago. What a spot on rendition. Obviously no one can sing like RVZ but the band was smokin. And ol lefty with that Firebird played the solo flawlessly.

@gregwong1899 2 жыл бұрын

Artimus is a really good hearted person❤️

@tpstrato2270 Жыл бұрын

100+%

@larrytate5605 10 ай бұрын

you got that right !!!@@tpstrato2270

@sjgoode6590 Жыл бұрын

God Bless Ed, Bob and JoJo! JoJo still had that bright smile. RIP 🦅

@klkl6871 7 ай бұрын

IF FREE BIRD DOESN'T PLAY AT MY FUNERAL, I'M NOT GOING! Rest in Peace Free birds🪽

@fullthrottlejeffry 2 жыл бұрын

Bob Burns was such a gentle soul. He briefly cries as Freebird begins... RIP Bob

@chamber.it30.06 11 ай бұрын

He is a sex offender bro

@larrytate5605 10 ай бұрын

you are so right,...Bob was very unique,....we are quick to say,..that guy is crazy,...but he was really just so passionate about everything he did, that it came out so forcefully it shocked folks,... i can only imagine how the people close to him miss him daily,...skynyrd fan in NC

@susantaggart5122 7 ай бұрын

Not Bob Burns

@therebelshopllc9912 5 ай бұрын

You're thinking of Artimus Pyle. And if I remember right, the charge was related to a nasty divorce. That kind of accusation has happened to a lot of men (one of my friends included).

@fredguillaume3674 4 ай бұрын

@@chamber.it30.06on nest pas la pour juger mais pour rendre hommage au disparus

@wolfeyes9357 Жыл бұрын

They are all gone except for Artimus and Leslie.

@user-sy3vv2qt8i Ай бұрын

God bless everyone.

@vlassisnikas7634 Жыл бұрын

So emotional. Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd.

@dingusmagee3326 Жыл бұрын

Love to see Bob back on the kit with some guys from the original band.

@warrenburlingame1172 10 ай бұрын

After all of these years this song still makes me cry. RIP Ronnie Steve and Cassie

@mewwynonna 3 ай бұрын

Me too

@robertsimmons3543 Ай бұрын

THEY ALL STILL HAD IT IN THEM BUT YOU COULD TELL EVERY ONE OF THEM WERE THINKING BACK TO THE TIME

@friendtostfrancis 2 жыл бұрын

This brought tears to my eyes.

@MomentsDivine Жыл бұрын

Me, too 😢

@malisafosteroffical Жыл бұрын

Artemis Pyle and Bob Burns the best drummers of Lynyrd Skynyrd.💗😊

@infinitedarkness9476 Жыл бұрын

How do you misspell his name when it's written above?

@tpstrato2270 Жыл бұрын

@@infinitedarkness9476 LOL

@stevesteelman7802 7 ай бұрын

Yes it goes back to Allen Collins wife singing it to him. Real glad to see Bob burns behind the kit. He was the groovy one. Sad he had trouble going out on the road. Love him. Stars n bars forever. ST. Andrew's Cross... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland the brave

@jaxflfreebird 5 ай бұрын

Kathy Collins DID NOT sing this song. She didn't write it. She is credited with saying to Allen, "If I leave/left here tomorrow, will/would you remember me? It sounds like Kathy was possibly not happy with Allen. Anyway, Allen brought that lyric, Kathy's words, and Allen and Ronnie wrote the first short version of the band. Later the song got longer. Anyway, this is the accurate version of what you said above.

@mattswesweeney6804 5 ай бұрын

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@mattswesweeney6804 5 ай бұрын

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@mattswesweeney6804 5 ай бұрын

Love Allen Collins Band Member Grave ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@smokingzombiefilms Жыл бұрын

This singer sounds more like Ronnie that Johnnie does. No question about it.

@mewwynonna 3 ай бұрын

Artimus surely has a very good ear

@thebasilelawfirmp.c.7110 Жыл бұрын

For all those who can't see Ed King, that because he was suffering from heart fatigue and was overheating under the lights so he sat this one out, but here is the bootleg with the him ....... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdOTibKItdO8l2g.html as well as the full concert in Moore Park, N.C. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7aVibCp0M3ZgGQ.html and if you want more, I have them too.

@patroll330 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I was wandering where he was or was it a mistake which I doubted. That band did a great job not the orginal Lynyrd Skynyrd but a great tribute/ orginal band .

@diegogardner6218 Жыл бұрын

Would like more for sure

@christophezanardi5319 3 ай бұрын

Merci d'avoir partagé ces trésors ! Effectivement,il semble qu'avec ceux-ci souffle l'ESPRIT !..... même si j'aime beaucoup the new Skynyrd

@mattswesweeney6804 5 ай бұрын

Love Ronnie Van Zant Grave Member ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@thebasilelawfirmp.c.7110 2 жыл бұрын

Great job putting this together Chris. !

@hemibuda 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. You definitely deserve some credit here, this band was something special & it wouldn't have happened without you. Aside from the names on the marquee, the rest of the guys, including yourself are all great musicians. I'm pretty sure the 100's of thousands of people that've seen you guys now, would agree that the band who currently calls themselves Lynyrd Skynyrd doesn't sound near as good as this band did.

@thebasilelawfirmp.c.7110 2 жыл бұрын

@@hemibuda Thats a huge compliment coming from you Chris - thank you.

@barbaralavoie1045 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!, loved this!!❤️❤️

@cathypeterson4527 Жыл бұрын

This a awesome song❤😊

@mattswesweeney6804 5 ай бұрын

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@stevesither7270 Жыл бұрын

Great job !!

@larrytate5605 10 ай бұрын

thanx for sharing this Chris.

@Brian-zp1df Жыл бұрын

Ronnie lives!

@clausm2203 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@davidvanzant2019 Жыл бұрын

Love ❤️

@jaxflfreebird Жыл бұрын

Are you in the Van Zant tribe? Is Johnny or Donnie your daddy? Are you related? Gonna start a Southern Rock Band?

@MomentsDivine Жыл бұрын

God bless you All 💞

@countryboy5510 2 жыл бұрын

wish billy been there been perfect

@Brian-zp1df Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@wolfeyes9357 Жыл бұрын

Ed King should have been showed more!!!!

@Brian-zp1df Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris Rucker

@HAGMAN3926 2 жыл бұрын

ED KING??????

@fullthrottlejeffry 2 жыл бұрын

I don't see Ed anywhere

@HAGMAN3926 Жыл бұрын

Me either

@HAGMAN3926 Жыл бұрын

Wait, i think I saw him at end of the song on the left as they were walking off stage.

@lennysamatulski9456 Жыл бұрын

JoJo was hiding for a bit, is that Johnny VZ in the back of the drums???

@jamesahagertyguitarplayers6881 Жыл бұрын

yes

@marcrobert-vi2mj Жыл бұрын

I don't see Ed king

@livemoonpiemoonpiemusic4510 4 ай бұрын

🙏EVERY MOTHER’S SON BETTER HEAR WHAT I SAY❗️ EVERY MOTHER’S Son ⚡️WILL RISE & FALL SOMEDAY…🙏

@AllSpace 8 ай бұрын

wheres Ed King??

@griffhenshaw5631 9 ай бұрын

Shoot 4 originals that's darn authentic.

@sandersaycock6865 Жыл бұрын

Stamped Mark on my Heart

@jaxflfreebird Жыл бұрын

Did it hurt to stamp "Mark" on your heart? Mark must be very special to you.

@edwardhenry3158 Жыл бұрын

Hey Chris I just stumbled across this video my question to you is is that Billy Swain on vocals and is that Eric Toness On the guitar

@hemibuda Жыл бұрын

Hey Edward, that is indeed, Billy & Eric! Thanks for watching!

@edwardhenry3158 Жыл бұрын

@@hemibuda hey Chris thanks for the reply I used to play in a band called branded Roads back in 1981 with Billy and Eric keyboard player was named Pat drummer was a guy name Rudy and another guitar player named Chris and some other guy Larry on guitar we were probably the first Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band there ever was lol

@thebasilelawfirmp.c.7110 Жыл бұрын

@@edwardhenry3158 I saw Branded Roads a few times! Great band !

@susanwallace186 Жыл бұрын

@@edwardhenry3158 , Doubt that very seriously if your band wasn't around in 1975. "Southern Punch" Pensacola Florida was doing an almost totally exclusive Lynyrd Skynyrd set from 1975-1979. Of course coming from a disrespectful POS like you I don't believe anything you write. Boy, would I love to meet you face to face!

@aschule5684 Жыл бұрын

Yeah so where was Ed King?

@thebasilelawfirmp.c.7110 Жыл бұрын

This was the first show we did with ED, so by the time we got to Freebird, he didn't have the energy to play it, understandable since he was already suffering from a heart condition and he hadn't played a full show in years. However, there are several videos of this show as well as about 8 others on KZfaq

@geraldblalock7045 11 ай бұрын

Never the same

@Andy28548 Жыл бұрын

Ed king aint there

@jaxflfreebird 5 ай бұрын

ED KING is not in this performance. Was he joking that the singer is Ed King? Is it the hat? Is the singer also named Ed King? I'm confused and missing the "guitarist" Ed King.

@thebasilelawfirmp.c.7110 Ай бұрын

Yes, he absolutely was - he just sat our Freebird because he was overheating and we were worried about his heart which was starting to fail even back in 2005. There are other videos online that CLEARLY shows Ed playing at this show, especially the Official Bootleg thats floating around KZfaq. This show is in the compilation of this video - enjoy - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdOTibKItdO8l2g.html

@jaxflfreebird Жыл бұрын

What would Freebird even be without two drummers. 🤪🤪🤪🤪

@Brian-zp1df Жыл бұрын

Bolin

@vidsforsquids 2 жыл бұрын

🤣 Oh it’s the FOH guy’s fault there’s not enough amps in the house?! That’s a joke

@elijah2078 Жыл бұрын

I believe Alan Collins had a lot to do with the writing of this song.

@Redwhiteblue-gr5em 6 ай бұрын

Who are the other two guitar players? They were awesome and did justice to the epic Rock anthem!

@thebasilelawfirmp.c.7110 Ай бұрын

Eric Tolnes - who played all of Steve Gaines parts, and George Festo (lefty) - playing all of Allen Collins parts. There is a version of SHA that has both Ed (playing his leads) and Eric (playing Steve's leads) somewhere online here.

@Redwhiteblue-gr5em Ай бұрын

@@thebasilelawfirmp.c.7110 thanks for the info.

@a-giAntp3nis Ай бұрын

i dont see ed

@barnacles62 10 ай бұрын

Artimus Pyle wakes up in the morning talking to himself he is so affixed on attention. He claimed he was the real drummer of Skynyrd, facts are Ronnie hired him as a temp and not as a band member but as a hired musician. He was almost fired when he tried to put his own twist on already recorded songs instead of playing them as Burns did. Gary and Allen tolerated him but really didn't care for him much. Many people ask why he was not the drummer when the band reformed after the tribute tour. One reason was Gary was the driving force of Skynyrd reforming, despite Judy or anyone else's rejections, and he did not care for Pyle. Another thing was Pyle was accused and found guilty of being a sex offender, wouldn't register and it was publicizing him as the drummer of Skynyrd. The rumor is that the band paid him out of it to shut everything up but told him to stop calling himself their drummer and to leave them alone about the whole thing. He later made a movie representing the plane crash as himself being the hero, and Ronnies best friend. It was far from the truth. The movie shows Ronnie walking around the plane shaking everyone's hand when he was actually asleep on sleeping pills. Gene Odom tried putting him in a seat and buckling him up but said he thinks he unbuckled because he didn't know what was going on. Odom also said anything in the movie was not about the plane crash, but about Pyle himself, and I agree. I have watched every interview from Skynyrd I can find, and to me Pyle is bat shit crazy, and loves attention....

@Redwhiteblue-gr5em 6 ай бұрын

I’ve seen the 1976 and 1977 videos of the Skynryd band playing in England and Oakland and Artemis Pyle was one hell of a great drummer and brought a lot to the sound. He’s a big part of the band regardless of who some say hated him.

@therebelshopllc9912 5 ай бұрын

Artimus was in the band after the tribute tour. He played on their first post-crash album, 1991 and part of The Last Rebel. He also would have been in the Rossington-Collins Band if not for a motorcycle accident.

@travisbickle707 5 ай бұрын

Insanely negative comment and do more research on the “criminal charges. I saw both Bob and Artemis drum with the original band. They were both major contributors to the sound. Be Well

@edwardhenry3158 Жыл бұрын

Oh, I forgot to mention Jaimoe and Butch Trucks could piss all over the previous mentioned

@Brian-zp1df Жыл бұрын

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