No lip-synch, no ear pieces, no auto-tune....just raw rock and roll. The way it should be.

The boys from Jacksonville did it like no other- maybe the best band EVER:)

Skynyrd was on their way to being the biggest rock band in the world. Just imagine how many songs Ronnie would have written by now. It just blows your mind. He did so much in so little time.

Gary created so many great guitar rifts. He has had a huge impact on American Rock and belongs on the top part of every guitar player list.

This live version of Saturday Night Special is the best version of the song I have heard so far. I love how the lead singer puts so much feeling and assertiveness into this song.

Gary Rossington has to be ONE of the most underrated guitarist of all times, what TONE!

This is actually one of my favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd songs.

Ronny Von Zant is the most underrated vocalist in rock history. Skynyrd is so awesome. Listen to how complex their rhythm patterns are. The band plays as a total united team. They rule!

There we all were man in '76 and now here we are in 2022, WTF!!!. Hope to see Skynyrd on the other side the good Lord willin". Thank You Southern Man !!!

THERE WILL NEVER BE A BAND LIKE THIS AGAIN...EVER!!!

This makes my southern heart proud! LOVE this song. It just didn't get any better than this and it still has no rival. The VanZant bloodline is amazing.

Them boys we're rockin' hard! It's 2018 and I just now discovered this song. Thank you Lynyrd Skynyrd... You've been gone over 40 years but your music lives on. R.I.P.

I'm 17 & I know what real music is. I love skynyrd! Best band off all time!

He died before I was born, but I watch him on KZfaq all the time. What a loss for Rock 'n Roll...😞

They were so tight. And the guitar tone was amazing.

Its is amazing that after all of this time this is still music that can not be denied. Say what you want about marketing or personal beliefs it has the power to move you. It is something that we can all identify with.

Remembering that awful loss 39 years ago today. I was on my way home from work when they stopped playing music on the radio and told of the crash. At that time they only knew at least 4 were dead but not who. Superb footage here. Thumbs up!

I saw them in 1974 in Memphis TN. Have refused to see them since even though they have played 10 miles from my driveway. I want to remember them the way they where.

Some of the greatest use of double stops and bends you'll ever hear.

One of the tightest live Rock 'N Roll bands of all time, right here.

Always love the way Allen just rocks back and forth with his Explorer like he's dancing with it! Such a cool move!

Ronnie van zant was an incredible songwriter.One of the most underrated song writers ever in rock n roll.I love how he can tell a story in his songs,and how they deal with real life situations.

Awesome - to the bottom of the sea! And Steve Gaines was an excellent addition to the band. Just a great musician...

This is epic Skynyrd. Hitting their stride, three guitars, Leon hammering the bass line and Artemus filling in the drum line. Hard to find a better live band even today. Knebworth fans didn't know what greatness rolled onto the stage that day. Thanks for posting my favorite band hitting it all cylinders.

There is nothing like Southern Rock ♡♡♡♡◇

Great piece of live footage still around. Fantastic quality and you get to see the original band members......memories.

Had to listen to some excellent classic rock during COVD19!

I love how raw and gutsy this song is. It's a great song to play live. :)

I shall listen to Skynyrd while it's still legal to do so.

I couldnt agree more my man. I watched this video alot and it seems like they all knew their part. Nobody trying to steal the spotlight and just all work it together. Love how Gary would stroll out to the front of the stage and then just creep back! ROCK ON!!!

I saw Skynyrd in '77. I was 19. God I can't believe it was over 30 years ago... I've seen a LOT of concerts and Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the best!!

At 2:17 look at Collins and Rossington they reach up and pull their hair back with PERFECT synchronized gestures- you’d think it was choreographed. It would still be impossible to make so perfect- it gave me a chill and I watched it three times- And two days later , I ‘coincidentally ‘ find out they were both badly hurt in separate car crashes the same weekend! Facts . Check it out- these guys are psychic with each other from so much playing together, and just those two pieces of evidence here is all I need- it just proves how this band was so great - great songwriting and just killer guitar- and here’s a moment that’s mind blowing if you’re into that kind of thing. peace

A timeless song for sure, the way guns are viewed in the US today. Ronnie vanzant one of the best song writers ever!!!

sexy rocknroll thing!!)))

They knew how to end a song. I love how they extend some of them. Like this one, "I ain`t the one", and " Free Bird" off of "One more from the Road. Just a incredible band . This from a guy way up on the east coast of Canada.

😅 you nailed it my friend o couldn't have made a greater choice of words much love forever skynyrd fan from Massachusetts

These dudes never seize to amaze me, so f-----g cool!!

Lynyrd Skynyrd--Southern Rock royalty...

This handed down to me as a child growing up in the south by my elders...I'm so thankful to this day 40 years later!

1976 l was 14 haven't heard of Lynyrd Skynyrd but Seen the Gold and Platinum 2 album Man 🎉

Ronnie was a Bad Ass

Jo Jo walked in for an audition. Ronnie just looked at her and said, "She'll do" . . . she didn't even have to sing. Cassie Gaines recommended her brother when Ed King left. Billy Powell was a roadie for two years with the band when the need arose for a new keyboardist. Home grown and three of the greatest guitar players ever to play in one band. Steve Gaines is my personal favorite.

I can't get over the awesome riffs played by this band along with the awesome vocals and profound but fun lyrics.

Down south in Miami love Lynyrd Skynyrd since I was a kid. Long live the south.

Damn.. Ronnie was the voice of the South for sure and still is! Keep rocking with the other guys up there brother!

They out did, blew all of the other performers off the stage😊.

As Founder of thee GREATEST GUITAR ROCK N ROLL BAND EVER L.S.B. RONNI HIMSELF SAID, WE"RE NOT ! ( SOUTHERN ROCK N ROLL, NO ! WE"RE ROCK -N- ROLL !+! THEE HIGHLY GREAEST GUITAR ROCK N ROLL IN THE UNIVERSE IS LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND !+!.

The way the guitar starts out is just awesome. Folks this was 35 years ago and it still is as good as it was in '76. Also the message is still as strong as ever. Guns are no good in 2011 as will as 1976.....

And 39 years later today October 29th 2016 & Ronnie Van Zant is STILL THE MAN!!!!!

With the way America is turning now, more violent crime and riots, it is time for me to get a Saturday Special for protection.

At this same concert, the Rolling Stones were performing. Skynyrd blew them away! 😊

Oh yeah! Those were the old hippy days. Rocking in our bell bottom hip huggers and living the free life. Of course, the 60's were great too. Now those were the hippy days. Oh well, life comes at you and makes you grow up. For the young out there, enjoy it while you got it. Thanks to youtube for having a place where all these great videos can be show and enjoyed. I know I'm enjoying reliving all the great songs from the past.

After seeing this video dozens of times, I just noticed that Ronnie is singing through a Shure SM-57, normally used for micing instruments. That's pretty cool to me. Haha

This Gave me Chills! Thank you! Ronnie was casting His Spell on ALL those Kids! :)

I wish my mom was still alive to see her favorite group living eternally through technology

Best venue. 76 knembwoth. Ive watched this hundreds of times. Used to be the whole thing on yt. Now just singles.

for real best band ever

DAMN GOOD MUSIC I COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND SMOKE A JOINT WITH RONNIE AND THE CREW ....WHAT A FUCKIN LOSS

One of, if not THE Greatest Rock n Roll Bands born n raised in America, being a huge Zepplin, Stones, Sabbith, Rush, the list endless, these guys were, still are the top of my list,! Ya can keep the 'Country' music with the farmboys, Skynrd transformed that bs into a whole other existance

Nobody could or never will be able to match these guys!

i just bought the street servivers album when i heard about the plane crash i was 18 at the time still have the album and every album ronnie ever did

It was great watching the Tea Party types at the Skynyrd concert the other night cheer this song on without being smart enough to realize that Ronnie and Johnny were advocating a restriction of their 2A rights.

Lynyrd Skynyrd....The rebels Of Rock are still rockin' after all those years ! They are great ! R I P Ronnie Van Zant The South Will Rise Again !

They have ruled for decades. Talented and from the heart. RIP Ronnie, Steve and Cassie.

Love these guys forever. 100% pure American Rock & Roll. Lynyrd Skynyrd kicks A**!

Pyle never got the deserved attention as an amazing drummer. You have to be to support that three headed guitar monster.

steve is still one of my guitar heroes....I was into skynyrd before him...but after he got in there I loved them WAY more. and cassie's contribution gets lost in all the hoopla but she was awesome too!

How nice.Peter Frampton comes alive was one of my favourite albums and lynyrd skynyrd live too.There were fantastic bands in the USA like the Allman Brothers and Little Feat and the Outlaws and The Eagles and so on. The summer of 1976 was the best Summer in Holland .We had some awful summers with lots of rain but '76 was the sunniest.

Ed King said this was Gary's shining moment.......His masterpiece......He said Gary is a great guitarist......But he thought this was his best work.

Ronnie Damn-Van Zant Nobody had his charisma or stage presence. Nobody sings the way he does either. RIP

I am pretty sure this GREAT song was in the original movie, The LONGEST YARD in 1974 with Burt Reynolds. Best band ever Thanks for so many memories and songs

Lynyrd Skynyrd at Knebworth festival August 1976, with the Stones, Hot Tuna, Todd Rundgreen's Utopia, 10cc.. Great band, their first album, in my opinion, is one of the best rock albums of all time

Oh Gary make that guitar sing!

The Stones didn't stand a chance...

Sure I’ll add a comment after all these years….simply the best

Love it still!!!! Out of Jacksonville, Florida!!!

Great song how I remember it well

The Skynyrd band! Southern Rock superstars!

Ronnie vanzant never ,ever got the respect he deserved but they ain't nobody and I mean nobody any better at writing lyrics. He was the best, I love you Ronnie. rip

So sad that they died. So talented Ronnie didn't ever write down the songs he wrote in his head and remembered every word to every song! They're legends and no other band will EVER HIT A LICK live they did. Don't understand why they had to die before they could show the world more amazing entertainment that we'd still be listening to! Gonetosoon😥

Don't exactly agree with 'em, but if you're gonna argue against guns this is the way to do it.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special - 1976 Everybody carried one back then !!!!

The greatest rock band of all time period. Southern music is the very best. I'm a yankee but I love all things about the south which is so bad ass! Long live the south and long live freedom.

Skynyrd rocks!!! Raised on all their music! :)

Two feets they come a creepin' Like a black cat do And two bodies are lyin' naked Creeper think he got nothin' to lose So he creeps into this house, yeah And unlocks the door And while a man reaching for his trousers Shoots him full of .38 holes [Chorus] Its a Saturday night special Got a barrel that's blue and cold Ain't no good for nothin' But put a man six feet in a hole Big Jim's been drinkin' whiskey And playing poker on a losin' night Pretty soon, Big Jim starts a thinkin' Somebody been cheatin' and lyin' So Big Jim commences to fightin' I wouldn't tell you no lie And Big Jim done grab his pistol Shot his friend right between the eyes [Chorus] Hand guns are made for killin' Ain't no good for nothin' else And if you like your whiskey You might even shoot yourself So why don't we dump 'em people To the bottom of the sea Before some fool come around here Wanna shoot either you or me

one of the few songs (yes, FreeBird too), that sounds better live. Amazing performance...oh, to have been there!

They shone bright only for a short time but their music will be forever

Hell Ya Skynyrd Rules!!! Johnny and the boys do a fantastic job keeping Ronnie's Spirit amongst us all !! Workin Man!

funky groove , love it

This is the only great version of Saturday Night Special done by Lynyrd Skynrd

Truly amazing guitars here!

SKYNYRD : the heritage of southern greatness... SOUTH WILL RISE..

now this is skynyrd. not what you see today calling themselves skynyrd. it is disrespect

Stark contrast with Skynyrd's "God and guns" mantra of today. Is this Knebworth footage over One More From the Road?

35 years ago todayOctober 20th1977 lynyrd skynyrd go down in a plane crash.I was in high scholl.I remember well.Sad day for southern rock and music in general.Rock on Skynyrd

Rock perfection!! Love it!!

I grew up with this great band and Ronnie Van Zants great song lyrics, "This gun problem" was one that touched him and it is a negative "gun" song "They ain't no good" I never had the need for a gun and don't like all the heartbreak they give us here in the USA. Why don't we dump them to the bottom of the sea!! RVZ had balls to say whatever he thought was right. Gimme 3 steps was another anti gun song, He was a country boy so he knew guns are used for hunting and Saturday night specials were used for killing... Now we have military Semi automatic assault rifles on our streets, It's crazy, insane.

If you called Ronnie van zant a left wing, he would have knocked your teeth out

I love any music that rocks,(led zeppelin, ac/dc, and so on) but skynyrd will always blow them away! And I mean always! Lynyrd Skynyrd rulez forever!

I wasn't even thought of when this was recorded..yet this music is my realm of enjoyment..music today is just not as well versed and passionate.