Without Ronnie Van Zant there is no Lynyrd Skynyrd💯

Ronnie Van Zant is the most underrated songwriter ever in rock n roll!His songs are so genuine and amazing.

Best band in the history of music...

No other band has captured or pulled on the old heart strings like this band.

I remember the tragic plane crash. I was 15 at the time and one of my friends had tickets to one of the upcoming shows. I had another friend who had the original album with the band and flames in the background. They changed it for obvious reasons. Still one of my favorite bands ever.

People on here need to lighten up about Rickey Medlocke.He is one hell of a musician and would have been a regular member of lynyrd skynyrd the whole time had they needed another guitar player when they first started.Rickey didn't want to play drums so thats why he left and started blackfoot.Besides the guitar he can play the drums,mandoline,keyboards,and banjo,and can hold his own as a musician anyday.

Skynyrd were the pinnacle of Southern Rock in the 1970s, & still are today! There's nothing like down-home, kick-ass Southern-fried rock & roll! Rock on, Lynyrd Skynyrd!

First song i ever heard from them was freebird at the age of 14 on a cassette someone brought into highschool, was instantly hooked forever, and here I am 30 years later still watchin them in concert and leaving posts about them, Love Skynyrd Forever!

Have always & will always be the best rock band ever!! Rock the heavens boys!! You'll always be missed!!!

Love Lynard Skynard , always have , always will, they were and are the best , there will never be another Ronnie VanZant, love you Ronnie, Rip 🥰❤️

Couldnt agree more...MEDLOCKE WAS AWESOME WITH BLACKFOOT,AND STILL KICKS ASS WITH SKYNYRD!

i love how Ricky acts as if he was apart of the pre crash days

What can you say other than "WOW" what a ridiculously great band

You don't know what you're talking son.Shorty Medlocke wrote Blackfoot's hit song"Train,Train" and "Highway Song" was co-written by Jackson Spires and Ricky Medlocke.

Didn’t appreciate them as a kid, but man do I appreciate them now ❤️🙌🏻🎶🎶

God Bless You Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Alabama loves Skynyrd.....

I never realized just how much a debt we fans owe to Judith VanZandt , Ronnie's wife. What a beautiful soul she is. She helped so much from the very beginning, if it wasn't for her car we might never have heard of Skynard. Funny how people seem to come together when they need to and make something bigger than themselves. RIP Ronnie, thanks for sharing your dream with us.

They've been writing the story of my life since about '74. I can't imagine life without Skynyrd, good dogs & black water fishin holes.

rip GARY RIP Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guys the worst has happened, Gary Rossington the last founding member of the band has passed away 😢😢😢

Skynyrd cassette in a Pioneer Supertuner blasted through Jensen tri-axial 6x9s! That was life in the seventies! Cruisin' man..... pass me that thang!

I was 10 months old when the Plane crash happened!! Rest in Peace!!!

Fantastic documentary with some brilliant clips. Looking forward to watching the rest of the parts! - Thanks.

actually highroller rickey medlocke was a drummer for the band in the early years

THANKS FOR POSTING THIS ! IT DISAPPERED FROM KZfaq!

I still have that album, I never opened it. I went and bought one without the flames to use.

GET OFF RICKEY'S ASS! HE WAS THERE IN THE BEGINNING! HE IS ONE HELLVA GUITAR PLAYER & A SUPER NICE GUY! LOVE LYNYARD SKYNRD! THATS FOR THE UPLOAD!! RIP RONNIE! HAPPY 65TH!

Should have been on a bus, not a plane. They would still be here.

18 years of age, Skynyrd is my favorite band... Always will be... Freebird, Simple man, Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme 3 Steps, Gimme Back My Bullets, That Smell, Ballad of Curtis Lowe, All I Can Do Is Write About It, Workin for the MCA, and so many more... The soundtrack of my childhood...

ahh... they dont make em like this no more .... GREAT MUSIC :)

RIP Ronnie your legacy is secure

precious stuff!thanks for posting mrPureSouthSound

5 stars!!! Thanks for this upload:)

Usually I dont care about a band using it's name to sell tickets but some band names are just different and should be respected . These guys know they are not Lynyrd Skynyrd . With all respect Ronnie's brother does not have any of his charisma . And Artimus or Bob Burns were world class drummers capable of driving a big rock band.

amen brother

Watch the Freebird BBC live version on YT. IMO it's the best version other than the studio of course. Allen tears it up. Guitar was smokin'. I've heard Freebird 10,000 times on the radio like anyone else but never knew their names other than RVZ but after I watched the BBC version of FB I know them all. A livin' legend is irreplaceable.

@googirlsmiles sucks that we have to get old

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.

3:08 Johnny's ignorance is astounding. Oh, it's funny about Raeford Prison. 🙄

Artimus has integrity.

@Torkgasmicgirl8 The full Knebworth concert is on YT. Not sure why you'd wait for parts!

They drank and fought alot.

Ricky Medlock fronted Blackfoot....what's up with coming across like he was there in the band during Skynyrd's "lean years?" VH1 got their facts wrong in this one. Medlock didn't officially join Skynyrd until the 90's. His "dying young/looking good in the coffin"remark was a TOTAL INSULT!! Also they left out Tammy Van Zant, whose mother Nadine was Ronnie Van Zant's FIRST wife. Tammy was 10 in 1977.

Ricky Medlocke had nothing to do with the founding of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Wtf VH1?

If they saw fit to put Rickey's tune and let him sing it on an album (one my favorites btw) then yes, he was ONE OF THEM!. so was ANYONE who played/sang with them on tour or recording. IMO. Rickey, if ya read this, I hope ta meet you and Gary sometime in the soon future.

@sammys70 - I agree. plus his songs are on their album First & Last (pretty sure thats it) White Dove and The Seasons. His name should be Rickey MelodyLocke :)

@HorticultureShow ~ WooHoo! Another plant junkie who loves Skynyrd in all of their glorious incarnations, who would've thought?! (I'm a rockin' garden designer {no pun intended})!

@rosemoonwolf ..I mean all the parts of the 'Behind the Music' documentary (this being part 1) - I went on to watch them all - it was the best Behind The Music I've ever seen!

why cant VH1 show this kind of shows, no they have to show fucking rock of love and new york this and that. VH1 isn't a music channel anyone.

gary..i love u man...gary rossington is the best!!

the real bad news bears

@HorticultureShow Thx, will do! Just happened to have joined that forum recently but haven't made my way around much yet...

@rosemoonwolf - indeed i do. If you want a very cool Skynyrd CD set go to lynyrdskynyrddixie - Billy has the official release of their old interviews. used to anyway. I bought one about 4-5 years ago. was worth every penny.

100% correct shotgunsteve93. It's our heritage and remembering our ancestors that fought and died in a war that wasn't even about slavery.

sad what happend,wish they took a different plane legends,sad after crash leon and billy,allen passed on no one plays like ls jonharvey.

he was before they were famous

i wonder is the Hell House still there

The 70's

AUDIO TOO LOW BUT< I LOVE THIS VIDEO ABOUT RONNIE VAN ZANT THANK YOU YOU TUBE

he was drummer in the early days.. not plays guitar in the current lineup..

So What... I dont see where anyone said Rickey is not a good musican. I see them saying he is not and never was part of Skynyrd. If it was not for Skynyrd. there would have been no Blackfoot. Another lil tid-bit of info. If it was not for Jakson Spires there would have been no Blackfoot. Jakson wrote all the Blackfoot songs. Lyrics & Music. No label wants a frontman that cant write a song to save his life. So Spires agreed to let them add Rickey's name on the Albums as a co-writer.CHECK IT!!

rickey medlocke should even be sayin "we" cuz he ain't no part of skynyrd. just played drums for a short period of time in the 70s

WTH's up with Billy Powell ? 'WE hated HIS guts and He hated OURS. Billy Powell didn't even know Coach Skinner in those days. He didn't go to the same school as they, in fact Powell went to a private Catholic school. Bishop Kenny. So that's another lie/ The hits just keep on coming.

i hope so :)

i know the guy that was interviewed with lynyrd skynyrd but i cant find him its moe koslow

Southernborn761 You say if not for RVZ there would have been no Johnny Van Zant Band ? Man, you've got your time lines all screwed up. Johnny was only 16 when Ronnie died. Johnny formed the Austin Nickels Band when he was around 18 then it morphed into the Johnny Van Zant Band.

What's wrong? You jealous?

The hell i dont.. Yes Shorty did write Train Train. But i figured i would give you something to come back with. Yeah i know this was the only i left out. Due to "limited characters". Rickey is a LIAR!! He would have to be a part of Skynyrd for him to be able to leave. He never was. If RVZ didnt help a lot of people. We would never had Blackfoot , Molly Hachett , Johnny VanZant Band , the Outlaws & many more. That would never got contract's if not for RVZ. Spires allowed Rickey to be a co-writer.

Yeah.... I'm pretty sure that Ronnie would be so Proud of what they turned his band into..... NOT

( we ).. I don't get ti illstealyourham2 years ago "vanzant is a sick last name. lol thats what i took away from this " That says a lot about your musical IQ

Dont let ricky confuse you. He is WAY OVER STATEING his time in the early Lynyrd Skynyrd days. not richie... Was he around? yeah. he was never a member to rejoin the band. he played a few times when the drummer was sick or did a very short stint in the band. original member not hardly. A good musician? Damn Right he can play. Give credit where credit is due. playing for close to 60 years. he better be able to play. But yes he is over stateing his time with early skynrd.. hanger arounder at best.

Who cares? The music is awesome. If it offends you , don't watch

Who was Rickey sleprock married to? Sherry Spires... Jakson spires little sister. She knows more than me and you. But she would know the facts. Rickey is a good musician. but he cant write a song to save his life. but you can keep thinking he wrote these songs. when he didnt. he heard the song or bought it from someone else or he out right STOLE the song. Why would rickey sign his name on Allen collins picture? People are not going to forgive or forget that he has done this many times.FACT CHECK

yeah he ain't nothin but an allen wannabe. i can't believe he is sayin that he started with the band in hell house and all. he didn't

Listen how Ricky is trying to associate himself with the original band to gain popularity, Ricky your a joke go back to blackfoot he was in the cover band with Johnny vanzant

... a very poor attempt at revisionist history. When Ronnie, Steve and Cassie died it all ended.