❤

True

The best I ever saw that a rare about to sound live just like there records no other band could do that maybe Marshall tucker

@@stevennowlin8711 then the gentleman did what they set out to do! They wanted their live audiences to hear exactly what they’ve been hearing on their records at home…their songs performed note-for-note! 😀

@@MrsBillyKeys you got that right, sure got that right!

Gary Rossinton great guitarist

They are historic. Ronnie Van Zant was a natural leader and everyone knew that. I cant remember a problem ever with them. They just got better.

No auto tune because it’s literally 1977 and they have the best talent because of the hell house

@@garyrossingtonfan1833 Best there was, is, and will always be! Got that right!!

You got that right

You got that right

Current iteration is just a tribute band

Just a crying shame what happened to Skynyrd..but now they Are all rocking in Heaven, and resting In peace. Play on,freebirds!!!

Get over it.

Nothing but a God thing brother

True brother

Live on skynyrd skynyrd

and NO CELL PHONES

AMEN!!!!!

You said it right, THANK YOU BILL GRAHAM

Prime Skynyrd. Steve Gaines wow just wow..that solo he created for the ending of Sweet Home is some of the best guitar work I've ever heard. Starts at 54:06. He does a bit of a better job with it on the One More From The Road version... still amazing.

Great comment

> Can't say it any better..

And from all I have heard & read, there were no hard feelings when it came to playing leads. Allen & Gary basically learned to play at same time, taught each other before they were in band together, that's one reason they play off each other so well. Ironically, when Allen 1st started playing, he wanted to play rhythm guitar, not lead. Ed was great as well. They all did their thing & never stepped on toes, whatever was best for the band's sound. Then Steve came along, just as good IMO as Ed but he just didn't get the time to prove himself to the masses but he would have been huge. He sounded diff than Ed & brought vitality back to Gary & Allen. Everything was fresh again. He could also sing & write so triple threat. G & A were so happy when Steve joined, they went though songs, we did them as far as who would play what. It had been just the 2 of them after Ed left them high & dry so they were used to doin it all but they knew Skynyrd was it's best with the 3 guitar army & best 3 guitar army ever iMO. Love these guys

@@kathyrais574 Then you throw Steve Gains into the mix, and it's a complete tech nightmare. Gains was so far advanced except for Allen Collins, but they got along very well, as they saw a future for the band.

Because of LOVE AND RESPECT FOR THE MUSIC IT GAVE THEM LOVE AND RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER.

@@seanmcdaniel7041 true musicians 💘

@@flachlandbraut Absolutely!

A damn garage band worked hard and their dreams came true. Not another story like it. They smoked up and down.

Steve may have been the most talented of them all, what an amazing voice and shredder!!! He and his sister were only there for such a short time....Such a tragedy.

all of their songs are great . the Rolling Stones make a few duds sometimes !

he didn't need to run around like a monkey; no need to show off when you're that good.

Not by anyone one on the thread. King of Southern Rock!

Underrated by who. Lol.

+Helene Kane Their songs, not only Freebird, have a prophetic quality to them, strangely enough. I will always remember them, even though I am only 35. My mom saw their last Chicago show. So lucky. RIP to the victims of the crash, we love you guys!

Helene Kane Never Will Forget... Never Could Forget... Thank you To The Fallen Brothers And Sisters. of that Sad Day

itsadogsworld yaknow Anem to that brother... if he didn't we wouldn't have Heard His and Their Greatness

Ronnie is da shit

So very true you got that right

Maybe 25 years ago, but the sentiment is the same. He is missed & is a legend.

OOPS!

I wish it was only 15 years ago, at the very least, he deserved 10 more years.

***** Don't forget Leon as Bob Burns calls him Mr.Humble

dreggymon Poor soul had such a tragic life, I hope he's enjoying eternal rest.

+Greg Patterson Yeah!

Greg Patterson what could have been. he was a true talent. I got a little sick watching want to tell them what is going to happen in a couple of months. sad. southern pride.

Ronnie saw the talent & skill he had & added him to the band right away... Ronnie knew talent when he saw it....

Huge loss... we only seen a snub of what he offered... reminds me a lot of John Frusciante.....

yes

That must have been awesome, I was 12 when the plane crashed. I was really I to them and saddened. Still love the originals and thankful someone recorded some of the shows.

​@@rogerpoindexter849 im

The first concert I went to was Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foghat when I was 14. They blew Foghat away! Saw them 3 more times before the plane crash! I still have a bulletin board with all my concert tickets on it! I'm 62 now & still listen to them! 💯☝️🎸🎶🌟🎤😘🤩

Aawwaweaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa99aaa@aaa@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa@aaaaaaa@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawaaaaa@aaaaaaawa@aaaaaa@aaaaaaaaaa@aaaaaaaaa@@aaaaaaaa@aaaaq put

Hold on to your R.ossington Collins music if you got it

I agree with you there son. Rossington played about all the memorable guitar licks and Collins would come in and play unmatchable 10 minute solos! I can't separate them in my mind...they play off each other like they're one. Like Jimmy Page with 4 hands lol. When I share my list of top guitarists, I always list Rossington/Collins as one. You can't have one without the other imo. Steve Gaines is great, but he's no Ed King. There's more to playing with Skynyrd than speed. He would have learned though, he just needed to be "Skynyrdized" a little more.

Thank you.....I know so too ....❤😊

Yes. I saw also. Awesome

That presition comes from love and respect for werever is we do with other people this was times of long hair drug's women fun but also integrity and love for the music and what you do today People got I don't give a shit mentality and that is why you have bad music and no bands like almond or skiner or the death the world in the south runs on ignorance guns and violence

This right here, is why I think they are better than Led Zeppelin, because even though Jimmy Page may be a better guitar player overall, he was too busy showing off, leaving the band to have to try to catch up and keep up.

@@sixshooter500 Jimmy Page although great for his time, and innovatively genius, couldn't hold the guitar strap of one of these cats.

Lots and lots of practice my friend 😉.

Those mushrooms didn't hurt anything either.

Not bad??? They are the greatest southern rock band ever!

Just think of what we missed out on because of that plane crash or if your a glass half full type then just think of what we got WOW

Watch the original free bird 1974 over 11minutes of just Allen Collins on solo.Longest guitar solo in history.

You better believe it, brother.

And Becky, sweetheart, they ALWAYS WILL! This 😢 concert was months before the crash, I've NEVER found a band I love more, Ronnie has/had the voice that cannot be replaced or matched, what a horrific loss,one of a kind FOR SURE!

THEY HAD ARRIVED!

They had great success even after the crash, but it was.just never the same and not as good in my opinion. There have been other band that have done well after replacing the front man. Acdc comes to mind. But there just ain't no replacing Ronnie or Steve. Just my opinion, I don't blame them for trying to carry on.

@@rogerpoindexter849 not the same band without Ronnie at all.

The plane crash robbed us all of so much more to come from Skynyard. I can see Bob Burns and Ed King both getting back with them. Even if for a song on an album or joining them on stage once and a while. So very sad!

apparently RVZ insisted they use that plane. another band, apparently, rejected it.

Rust in peace my friends 😢😢😢😢❤

I get a thrill out of watching Ronnie as he watches Gary Steve and Allen

Not too long before this Gary was in a pretty bad car wreck. probably lucky to be alive let alone play guitar ,Ronnie's really watching him on Gimmie three steps, with what looks like admiration and damn Dude you ARE back

Biggest Lynard Skinard Fan EVER !!! BOBBY KING 👑

That must’ve been amazing man.

Great story man. I saw them a little over a week before this. I was 13, and I'll never forget it as well. Bill Graham Presents: Day on the Green, Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana and The Outlaws. If you've ever seen "Freebird, the Movie" the performance of Freebird at the end is the show I was at. What a great memory, and chance of a lifetime to see this lineup. Saw them a few times after, but nothing will ever compare to that day. 🤘

never happened, child.

Great memory! 🤘

on the hunt tour gimmie back my bullets and the live album were the shows i went to in Seattle Wash. the On the Hunt show was at the 3,200 seat Paramount Theater i turned to the crowd during FreeBird and everybody was playing air guitar lol

very good

he never went by Steven.

His death is what breaks me up the most about that plane crash. He was finally succeeding after years of work, had a baby girl on the way, and it just ended. He was also just an amazing guy overall.

He had the better range too. So much f'n talent!

Yes it was priceless. Ronnie stepped back and let the kid go. Good Stuff

Lenny Skynyrd was the very first Southern Rock and Roll Soul music no one has ever coppied them, but all bands that came after all evolved from LS THE GREAT

Completely right. No Automation or any other BS. What you heard is what you saw. Perfectally real,, what you saw is what you got, and it was perfctally exuacated. No One was any tighter.

@@joeawilson3813 loves music I play guitar and sing outside today love u always a rock star listen to bumping frog aka Woilio jumbo cloud aka the g.o.a.t the 25thstars Winston Salem NC my friends and family together we stand devising we lost the world is your and everything in it this is bumping frog aka Woilio jumbo cloud going to play live outside because u no something in the wind went u here no sound

​@@joeawilson3813Did CCR come first? Two of my favorite bands of all time. Fogerty was from California, but spent time in Louisiana and was inspired by the southern sound.

​@@juanlamaupin4213 I almost had a stroke trying to figure out what on earth you are saying here!!! 😂

AMEN BROTHER g

Awesome

I will say this. They busted their ass on stage

Agreed.

40 years we been playin loud n proud mighty Lynyrd Skynyrd!!They toured the Eastern states of Australia and NOT Western Australia!!Fuk we were pissed off!!We heard about there tour after they had been n gone!!!Hope they come back n we get to know about it!!!Live To Ride Ride To Live

Johnny Reb agree not a chance

Johnny Reb you're right. These guys were absolutely the very best.

James Gowan u said it man

I was there too...at age 13

Alan Collins was SOOOO hot. 😍😍

AWESOME

Wow, that is like the ultimate first concert to attend. It's even better that your dad took you and you shared it with him.

Hi there,Yes after washing this video Steve Gaines tears up some guitar ❤

You can say that again

Yes true they are legend

I thought the present line up was great. I can only imagine how good this group would have been to see them live

I just saw them this past summer. They ROCKED!! But I agree, the original players would have probably taken my breath away! #SkynardNation

Your right

Professional shot. Many shows from here were pro shot back in the day, thankfully

Funny you should say that but that's the way I remember it.

What because black and white tv was a new technology in 77? You're so full of shit trying to sound sophisticated! Colour tv existed in 77 you bellend!

Ate ft Audioisperfect

You sho got that right!

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Really makes me sad what happen to them. I wish I was old enough to see these guys in person back in the day. It’s weird certain people that are unique have such bad things happen to them

Yeah, man. Skynyrd was like a rock symphony orchestra having a 3 guitar band is no joke - everything composed and worked out in the tune PLUS they could improvise on top of that!

@@zachkelly89 but they and ronnie knew long before the crash day that the plane was falling apart and still they chose to do nothing about it, very strange.

amazes me how they come up these kinda riffs at their age, try playing the Bass line to Simple Man, ain't that damn simple, Ronnie would have kick my ass several times then probably would've shot me, still learning

gpetropolj Yes Gary Rossinton very under rated and very very good!!#!

Yeah he was the lead player no question hands down ,it's funny now he doesn't play hardly any lead he gives it up to Mark and Ricky

Scott Keller that piece of shit gene Odem called him a second rate player what crap back in the day he was great and still is what that man has gone through and still brings it

gpetropolj

@ Scott After playing for over 50 years and being a top rated guitarist, Rossington has laid back some. He still has major problems from his arm being almost ripped off in the plane crash and arthritis is a problem in those areas. So at least give it to him for his major licks. He's one of the world s best.

Your so right man!

What I loved About the Band every song told a story or a message😜American Made

@@timothygard8517 you damn right that smell about drinking and driving I’ll tell how wrote that song days before writing Allen Collins one of there guitar player got into a drunk driving accident and how the song came about needle and the spoon about the dangers of heroine I could go own and own I know every song word for word Ronnie Van zant wrote or the band wrote with Ronnie singing or Steve gains he sung in a couple songs

@@jacobstacy588 it's about Gary's accident.

@@joejones9520 I know they both got in to several drunk driving accidents what paralyzed Allen Collins

@@jacobstacy588 but his was yrs after the song, even after the plane crash. Oddly, Collins had wrecked his car in the exact same spot sometime before the second wreck that paralyzed him and killed gf.

you got that right sister!

He was a brilliant musician and great person.

Depends on the market you live in.

Who listens to commercial radio anymore?

Back in '77 FM radio in NY Philly area played deeper cuts of most bands. Whole album sides , more requests etc. Radio and media in general has just gotten shallow. Satellite radio doesn't impress me for classic rock, my own collection has more to offer, just hit shuffle.

But thank goodness we have the technology to witness this band at their peak. I only fantasized this would be possible back in the 70s.

Yep, so much great shit that a lot of folks have never heard. (edit) glad I'm not one of 'em. Gimme some Mississippi Kid and some Was I right or wrong

I feel that

They were and one was never paid, to my knowledge. I can say, I wouldn't have accepted the no pay, live the life and sing/play. What an experience from the stage.

Steve Gaines sister Cassie was one of the ladies.she told Ronnie when they were looking for another guitarist that her little brother Steve plays guitar,.... and boy she wasn't lying..

@@michaelreed5540 And bless her heart, she didn't want to get on that plane. She was scared. Wanted to ride with the roadies. But instead she had an appointed time to fly Home.

@@l.ellei.sorensen4121 of COURSE they were paid!

@@MrsBillyKeys I wasn't being angry about it, nor judgmental. It was said, during an interview and I know much about interviews too. I had others mention to me discussions about the label leaving the decision up to the band, and sometimes...it would be best to listen to those with a vested interest and I think they'd still be here. Nevertheless, one of the most influential bands of my life! I saw their last concert in SLC, just before the horrible incident. Still have that ticket stub!

I learned guitar riffs but became a bassist with Leon W as the main influence. NOBODY could walk like Leon. That smell is Am and he's blues walking! All brilliant musicians.

Cant 4get Leon haa!!!Cheers Bruthas frm So.caL.🍻😊👍🇺🇸

He was never recognized by musicians but he was great!!

Thanks to Cassie! She's the one who finally talked the rest of the guys in to trying him out! At first she told them how good he was and they didn't believe her... Ha, boy did he show them!!

It's great.. 5 times.. everyone great!

Seen LS back in 77 in their hometown i got RVZs autograph got to be personal friends with Artimus the drummer still talk with him today been to his house in fla. A great guy...cant believe they was gonna be superstars till the plane crash ...pisses me off his brother is making big money singing his brothers songs Johnie can't sing Ronnies songs he sucks big time

I'm 60 and I never got to see them live and I've been a fan since they came out but I did get to meet Rodger Daltrey and John Entwistle right before they toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1974 I think it was pretty cool my buddy and I just walking around Fresh Pond in Cambridge Massachusetts I guess Rodger Daltrey owns a home in Belmont Mass and me and my buddy carry who's actually a taking lessons to play piano back then he was only like 13 I was like 14 and I was just beginning to learn how to play the drums f****** how ironic you see these two brand new 12 gear bikes and we have never seen a 12 gear spocket on a 10-speed before I s*** you not that was something else in the ironic thing was that we didn't know who the who were we have no clue at the time were just kids I personally knew of traffic and Emerson Lake and Palmer and Aerosmith's I know who cream was actually had all these albums a bunch of other bands but I wasn't familiar with Lynyrd Skynyrd or the who yet you know we didn't know who Lynyrd Skynyrd was, we didn't know who the who was we hung out with them for an hour or two shooting the s*** and I think the reason they were so friendly to us and hang out with us like that is because we didn't know who they were so they weren't you know we weren't being fan fools you know pretty neat small world sometimes im teaching myself to play guitar I decided after all these years when I should have done it earlier but I'm not doing too bad I'v only been doing it like 8 months and I can already play that lead intro to the breeze which I'm very impressed by myself being able to do that it's such a short time and a bunch of other stuff but that's that's one of my favorite accomplishments on the guitar it's a lot of work but it's worth it never too late to learn how to play an instrument but it is time consuming and it's worth it I'm having a lot of fun after playing drums for years and being around other musicians and around its eyes all the time I learned a few things House of the Rising Sun couple scales but I never pursued it once in a while I pick up someone's guitar and poke on it. We got any good so I decided in on my old age I was going to teach myself to play it was a good idea I just wish I did it sooner

saw them day on the green oakland ca 1977,totally awesome !kids today really have missed out on when it was really good to be alive with our music then!too bad

@@stevenlarson3899 did you guys read my story about back then look down in the list of comments in this feed and read my story of what happened to me when I was 14 I didn't get to see Lynyrd Skynyrd but I got to meet Rodger Daltrey and John Entwistle right after that meeting was when Lynyrd Skynyrd started opening up for The Who

Oh ya !

Amen! Brother!!

Oh yes, that track housing! Which god now? ty sK>

Sure was Lynard skynard was a gift we will never know how big of gift we had been given . RIP

So jelous!! I was born the following month Aug 77! I been to this concert hall so many times! My father use to work the sound boards at convention hall in the early 70s! Yup! Mom and Dad raised me on some great fucking music! ✌😎

trudaroof gaines took control over this band

Maybe a better singer than ronnie too. But ronnie wrote great lyrics

Interesting that Leon sang with Ronnie on 'Call Me the Breeze' tho. Steve coulda done that too 8)

Leon sang backup with Ronnie plenty other times in the Ed King version of the band and before Steve came along on songs like of course The Breeze, Gimme three steps, I'm a Country boy, Got the same old blues and Alabama with Ed and Ronnie before the girl singers came along too.

fuknArite Steve Gaines was taking them above and beyond,we will never know what could have been..we know, but we never got the chance to experience the next big thing after Street Survivors follow up....

Our ideas of heaven are very alike

+James Ebert I'm coming there too.

I will see u there brother !!!🤘

The entire band is bad ass including the honkettes thanks for sharing

Mike Yeatts and to think, they were reluctant to let him audition. Glad they did, he rocked!!

Mike Yeatts you got that right

I thank Stevie Gaines was one of the best

Steve Gaines did not have alot of time in the band before the plane crashed,what could have been?oh what could have been???

Trond Solem for probably the last 30 years I've been hard core over zeppelin being the best ever. nowadays, I'm starting to think skynyrd was just as good.

+txdrifter38 heard them first time in -76. Played them for a long time. Now recently its getting as new to me again - and getting even better. How sad, watching this brings tears to my eyes.

Stone's would be terrified, to follow Skynyrd 1977, on stage, no one better!

@@joemasse4568 I think people would leave after Skynyrd got done playing

I love the Tshirt Ronnie wore a few time that said "Who in the fuck are the Rolling Stones anyway?"

Still Love this BAND!❤Who.is still here in 2024?

I agree w you ,I love this video ,you got the most talented guys on stage and the girls are awesome to

"their".. you rednecks always slipped out of class. i suspect RVZ was an "A student." i am not USA but I never heard a band got near to Skynyrd and I have heard a lot. I missed Duane but Allmans post-Duane never hit these heights.

AMEN💋💋💋💋💋💋

And fucking barefoot too!!!

AND a cold Budweiser.

With all do respect,Ronnie wasn't in shape to move & dance around all night either, LoL 👍

@Thomas Brown I'm not sure that would have worked, would it have been overkill?... although it probably would have worked because those 3 never stepped on each other's Pics.Gary was really the #1 guy though,playing just about all the rythum....plus with Ronnie's keen ears & eyes at the helm, he'd have made it all mesh & work well I'd bet.

RVZ was a genius

His songs [>

@@jamesdorsey2818 how did you come to that conclusion?

The only...

Kelly

So Epic!

The only. What happened after was a cash grab.

Well, duh...No offense, man, but ANYTHING after this incredible peak wasn't "real"...BUT, wtf were surviours to do after The Crash?

Hello, how are you doing today? Nice meeting you here.

You nailed it 100%! Always hear about Ed, Allen and Steve, but god damn, it really was Gary when you get right down to it. He had that tone and as you said, he played those notes with the smoothest southern drawl you could ever imagine. Cheers!

Rich's Jiggy Videos exactly!!

Exactly

He did play the majority of leads. I love all of the Skynyrd guitarist. It’s not a competition really. But, after watching so many videos and learning who played what Gary was the man. Still is.

For sure, he was always closest to RVZ on stage for good reason, the core of the band.

T he. B e s t. S o u th r e n. R o c k. H a s. To. O F F e r. ! !

AINT IT THE TRUTH RONNIE RULED !!!The STAGE 😁g

Imo Skynyrd died the night Ronnie died😢

INDEED!

like with every famous singer there are likely many people right now who can sing exactly like him but there's always something that gets in the way of hiring the perfect replacement, in this case family. Right now there is at least one guy who can sing exactly like Layne Staley, Ive heard him on yt but for whatever reason AIC keeps the black guy who sings very well but sounds nothing like Layne. It's a shame, an established great band is a rarity and when a component is lost, the replacement should be as close to the original as possible, identical would be ideal.

@@joejones9520 Thanks for sharing this nonsense.

What else was he gonna do? Those guys were the stars during that time. 😊😊😊😊