God I felt so bad for Allen Collins 😭😭😭

American by birth southern by the grace of God. Rest in heaven

9:45 RIP Gary ❤️

R.I.P Allen Collins

What a tragic waste of beauty and talent. Cassie LaRue Gaines (1948-1977) R.I.P 9:41

Man, I gotta say. We’re from up North, & we are hardcore lovers of Southern Rock. Natives of a small farming town in Connecticut, all of the Southern Rock influences were a major part of our upbringing. Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, Molly Hatchet, The Outlaws, Black Oak Arkansas, The Charlie Daniels Band, Blackfoot, & so many other Killer bands. We loved them just as much as the Southern States. It’s all we listen to.

Rip Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Dean, Allan, Billy, Ed. Fly high...

I could hang with Ronnie and Johnny's dad. I bet that good ole southern boy has some stories to tell.

Artimus Pyle IS superman!!!! He's a great drummer and a great asset to the legacy!!!!

So hard to believe it has been 35 years since the tragedy!! R.I.P Cassie,Steve and Ronnie.

Lynyrd skynyrd will never die out! The best south rock band ever excist!

Sitting here blubbering like a baby...how can you not love these guys?

Gary Rossington, man he's seen it all

I live in Greenville, SC. We still love and miss them.

well I don't think Ronnie would care if they used the name. He would want them to make a good living even if it meant using the name.

Now Gary has passed 😢 Artimus and Leslie Hawkins are the only living souls from the 1977 line-up. R.I.P. ❤❤❤❤ Jennifer Jackson

My father's generation of musicians lit the world on fire and made such great music that we listen to it today. It's really too bad you can't take people back to those times and 'feel' the times. It seems like a real miracle to get 5 different people together and make music on this level. You never know when you are going to die so get out and make the most of every minute and share your gift with the world.

allen collins what a tradgedy, the whole story very sad

I was floored when Street Survivor came out. I had only been playing guitar for three years but I had already learned the whole album not knowing they would be in the airplane wreck. My brothers had tickets for Zepplin at the time when Bonham died. Through the pain of it all. I startd writing music and haven`t stopped since. After moving from Chicago to Hotlanta when I was fourteen, I was always asked to play some Skynard. They always freeked out when I could play every song Skynard wrote.

Rest in peace Gary Rossington!

gary rossignton was the only survivor of all the skynyrd tragedies.

A one hour episode is not the whole story. What is sad is that neither Ed King nor Al Kooper were involved in this episode. Without either of them, Skynyrd would not have been what they became.

Alabama loves Skynyrd.....

Everyone always forgets Ed King. He was instrumental in the success of the band early on. He wrote Sweet Home Alabama which put them on the map. He played guitar on every album but Street Survivors and Live at the Fox. Sorry but Johnny is not skynyrd, and either is Madlock. So get if over it. They are a cover band with one original member. By law they should not be able to use the name. Ed King was and is still fantastic. He quit to escape Ronnie's drunken antics.....

both the past and current band have such amazing tallents and the music is so amazing. lynyrd skynyrd will never die.

The most tragic band in history of rock'n'roll.....

i highly disagree with the fact that people say johnny sounded just like ronnie. two completely different styles of singing.

I’m building a guitar from wood from the Hell House original Dock, and foundation from Hell House, and incorporating metal from the plane. Once it’s complete we will loan it out to touring musicians so those timber’s will continue to sing and vibrate. LLLS. Long Live Lynyrd Skynyrd.. if anybody knows Gary Rossington I’d love for him to sign it when complete, or donate a pick, or something I can incorporate into it. Tell him to hit me up.

thanks for posting the behind the music videos I love this band and didnt know the whole story...thanks, 1 great band

thank you so much for posting this

@cashcac84 I agree...Ronnie had such a strong voice that you could feel..And not to knock Johnny but, his signing style is a lot more country sounding..even though Ronnie was a huge country fan

Everyone who has a part in the legacy and the surviving members of the band can rest assured that the fans will never let the memories or the music fade out! Even when Niel Young is old and CAN'T remember that a Southern Man don't need him around anyhow. They'll still be playin' that song.

Loved these guys

"Gary Rossington. Leon Wilkinson & Billy Powell, said to me,'Artemis, you saved our lives, we love you, you're our brother, there'd be no band if it weren't for you' And I appreciate that, but for a long time I couldn't hear it, because I didn't save everybody" For crying out loud, your name's Artemis Pyle, Not Clark Kent

johnny does kinda sound like his brother but the difference in styles is obvious

@MrPamelanygard Well i heard Billy do a few versions of what happened at the crash site. Artimus saved our lives. 10 years down the road is when all the bullshit started to come out. I always go with what they say first. First instinct is most likly what really happened. then people get mad or angry and they strike out at a old friend. I just have to tell myself all the time. Ronnie would not put up with all this bullshit. He was the glue that built and held it all together. May they all R.I.P

the 3 brothers from oldest to youngest...Ronnie,Donnie and Johny

i really dont know why some of you just want to knock down Johnny...I'm not a guy from the South,Im not even American so I dont fully understand all the "background stuff" thats goin on with this matter..BUT when it comes to dealing with such tragedies,I think that criticizing a man for his singing style or saying "he did it for the money",is completely superficial and dead wrong.He OWNS every right to do whatever he wants, because in the end,it all is a FAMILY MATTER, and btw, he sings amazing

One thing they needed to say goodbye to them to Ronnie Steve and Cassie so they get on with their lives and that help them

I see they cut some of Billy's lies out. Cassie was killed on impact according to the rescuers i know she did not bleed to death. Also...Ronnie had a broken femur and only a quarter sized bruise on his temple...no massive head wound.

To me Ronnie sounded a LOT more country than Johnny.

Johnny is FINE!!!!

Yeah, probably signed on a bar napkin while they were all stoned! Rossington has every right to continue!

Is that a Neil Young Tonight's the Night T-Shirt that Ronnie's wearing at 0:39 ?

@SouthernPride76 And if you take a good look at them & their Daddy, you can easily see who they take after, Old Lacy couldn't deny those boys even if he wanted to

Yes. Ronnie wore that shirt a lot during shows.

I definitely think he looks like Ronnie. But in no way does he sound like Ronnie. Never has.

Well I dont believe Ronnie left the band name , muzic , ect,ect to her. She was his wife at the time of the crash. This is a automatic thing. It all went to her or fell at her feet. Ronnie's name was on all the paper work for the band. Ofcourse there were side contracts as to protect the rest of the band member's. Ronnie was thinking way ahead of thing's. But he was in charge of all the legal stuff. Allen & Gary,they all trusted him to handle the legal affairs of the band. Ronnie was the boss...

@Southernborn761 Unfortunately, you're right on a lot of that.......Especially what you said about Ronnie waiting for them in the Afterlife

Well I guess they all knew the fans wanted a tour of some kind. No one wanted it left in a swamp in Ms. So the Tribute tour was put in the works. Everyone wanted to see this. It was a good thing. It was needed by the fans that were waiting on them on the Street Survivors Tour. I seen them 5 days before the crash. Why did she change her mind on the rule of 3? I would say for the money. No other reason to tour as them. Than the money. But call it what it is a tribute band. Dont try to become them!

Well there's at least one thing we agree on...Johnny doesn't sound one bit like Ronnie. I don't think that's a prerequisite for the job though. Yes, Leon said that, but then he did it anyway. You have your opinion, I have mine. That's all they are, opinions. It is what it is...the current band's name is Lynyrd Skynyrd, last time I checked. Ain't a damn thing any of the old Skynyrd fans (or new Skynyrd haters) can do about it. I guess Judy could, but the money's too good for her to.

@cashcac84 I agree with you, but listen to what his daddy says about his boys. He heard from his heart, not through his ears. RIP Lacey & Sister.

johnny's alright, but he can't touch ronnie's voice

@bluesguitarist93 I was thinking the same thing.He should have saved that for a solo album,not an album from Lynyrd Skynyrd...I love Skynyrd but i agree with u

Ok, sounds like you've done some fact checking. Why would Ronnie leave the name to Judy when he, Gary, and Allen were the founding members? I guess only he could answer that. Maybe you know the answer to what made Judy change her mind about letting them continue?

@bluesguitarist93 no theyre still Lynyrd Skynyrd.... God and Guns was just the name of the latest cd

After the Crash. The rest of them got together with Judy and made the rule of 3. This rule meant they could NOT tour under the Skynyrd name unless they had 3 original member's in the band. Well we can all see greed & money can break rules. They dont have but one original member in this traveling circus side show at best. I truly believe Ronnie may be punching each one in the head when they arrive at the gates. Calling them greedy fuks. Then welcoming them home. But business first!! Then welcome

@Martiluk1 Are you blind, did you not notice that at one point during the interview with Artemis that he nearly broke down in tears???

Actually the little brother is ok. But he is not Ronnie and that band is.

i can't hear clear allen's mother words at 9:18? what she said?

@MrPamelanygard he also had to make a puplic retraction about Cassie gains death!Look it up!No disrespect to him at all,but....Mr powell had a few incorrect sayings,it seems.

@Gecko7291971 some people only see what they want to see. some people can see and tell when they are seeing raw emotions. I have seen who is really playing tribute to his friends and former band mates and who is trying to hi-jack the BEST BAND EVER!!! I just look around and think Ronnie would never want his band reduced to a opening act for Kid Rock. Just my "personal Humble opinion" and nothing else. P.S I think Ronnie is waiting for them in the after life. some might have some explaining to do

3:30 to 4:00 is the best part of this whole video... We dont want to bleed off the Lynyrd Skynyrd Name. Well not until Johnny got involved. They are sucking as much blood money* out of the name as they can get. When it was the rest of the originals. they would not play under the Skynyrd name. Should they have done the Tribute tour? Ofcourse. But sadly this is when Johnny found out he could make a good living off his dead brothers band or he would be touring under the Johnny VanZant band name...

Nope. Judy sued them all in 1987 / 1988.. This took all the profit's from the tribute tour. So it was typed out and signed by a Judge on legal court filing's in Duval county fla. But Judy did sign have to sign off on them touring with only 2 original members at the time. Only one at this time. I guess the day will come when there is no original member in this train wreck. So much for your napkin theory. A country band at best. Maybe Judy will pull the plug one day. tour every 5 or 10 years. RIP,

motion carried........but i thought ronnie was older?

1979?????

It was hard you can tell

@777jackpot1 next time you go by wave for me, I'm being serious

No it was signed in a Lawyers office. By Judy , Gary and Allen. Said they didnt want to do anything to harm the Lynyrd Skynyrd name. Ronnie owned the Skynyrd name.with his death. It went to his wife Judy. So..Why does Gary have the right to continue running the Skynyrd name into the ground? He dosent have any right to anything. Allen was clear about this. He was ok with the tribute tour. do the tribute tour then shut it down.This is why NO new material was released Until After Allens Death.

But he ain't Ronnie

i have to disagree with lacy in this one

Judy won't pull the plug as long as she is making 6 figures off of the new band. She didn't like the idea of the new band until she figured out just HOW MUCH MONEY she can make from them. I guess you are one of the ones that want Ronnie, Allen, Steve, Billy, and Leon to walk out on stage with them. Guess what - ain't gonna happen bro. Johnny got his whole family's approval before he did this. It's rock and roll dude. A self destructive lifestyle. I think the new band carries on quite well.

but he wishes he does\ did but he just doesn't .

well i dont hate them. Not at all. I just dont believe Ronnie would be happy with this. To me they are disrespecting the former member's. They say they are keeping the muzic alive. I dont remember them every not playing it on the radio. They dont need to keep it alive. They do 95% of Original skynyrd during the concert's.riding the gravy train. humm that has a ring to it. Give the muzic away for free. 90 days before its released. Judy will stop the gravy train 1 day.mtvkilledradio.inetkillsshows