True life story this song. My dearest baby sista We ride into the wind on our scooter then get out of our own comfort zone to pack up and finally haul ass to the south and the warm glow of close friends and that Florida sun. Found
it is a great song. RIP Gary. I don't know where any singles charted, but this album hit #13 and the second album hit 24, so I would consider that popular and well regarded. As fora radio air play, I'm not sure where it would fit in thinking back to radio at that time? Maybe the album rock stations played it? They were more of a clean grove/blues/southern rock band with a Janis Joplin vocal feel. Considering it was a spin off group, southern rock seemed to be fading, and maybe they did not fit it in with the current fads/trends? Who knows. Also record company promotion, how hard the band members do promotions, and touring all impacted record sales. From the wiki page, it seemed like band members were having personal issues. I recall that album being played at parties. Just my take on it. Take care.
Thank you for posting. Imagine This it's 1980 you're 15 years old you sneak out of the house to meet a girl that you work with who's very cute who says she'll drive by in her sister's boyfriend's car a 1975 Plymouth duster jacked up in the back metallic green with cragar rims as we're riding around the back woods road this song comes on the radio through a early 1980s Auto pioneer cassette tape deck. It was just magic for my 15-year-old mind what a great memory thank you for posting this song.
Dammit, your comment almost made me get teary eyed. I was 15 in 1980 also. I wonder how my old girlfriend is doing now. Love seemed simple at that age. I want to go back in time and experience it all again. Youth is wasted on the young!
My late husband and I went on 4 Skynyrd cruises. We were married the same year as Dale n Gary. On our third(?) cruise they renewed their vows om the Lido deck. Charlie Starr, lead guitar/singer/ frontman of Blackberry Smoke, played the wedding march. He was playing a Les Paul as if it were a violin!! Charlie is an AMAZING artist and a great guy. He rose to the occasion beautifilly! So glad I got to see it!
Saw Rossington Collins Band at the Orpheum Theater in Boston when this album came out. I was sitting in the front row of the balcony next to the light tech for the band. When they played this song everyone on the balcony started dancing and jumping around. The balcony shook so hard the light tech almost fell off his chair and had to hold onto the control board so it wouldn't fall off the balcony. It was nuts! GREAT ALBUM! ALL the songs are friggin' great!
I actually did pick up my gal ( co worker ) in my 73 Dart Sport 340 4sp. This song was playing on the under dash mounted 8 track player. My buddy in Vancouver Canada still owns the car. Great memories 😊
Rossington Collins Band got a good bit of play back in the day here in Houston, Tx on KLOL K101 and KAUM 96.5 FM. Good times and good friends. Rock On!
R.I.P. Gary Rossington...I just loved Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Rossington Collins Band...you are up in Heaven with the rest of the gang from Lynyrd Skynyrd..
Rest in Peace Gary! Thank so much for being such a huge part of the soundtrack of my life! What a real and amazing genre of music and what a wonderful time to be 15 when this song debuted! I danced and made out with so many girls to this song lol! Just learning about life and love! Thanks Gary! You will be sorely missed my friend!
Being from Gainesville in the 70s I was a young southern rock lover. LS was all I really needed. Now we've lost em all and my soul is torn between selfishness and gratitude. Rest, brothers, you were a gift that this world will never forget. If I leave here tomorrow... yes we will indeed, still remember you.
Saw them in Houston in 1980!! If I remember right Frank marino and Mahogany Rush opened up!! Freebird as an instrumental with ALL lights out except for a spotlight on a single rose in a vase on a stool!
I seen Lynyrd Skynyrd live at Reunion Arena in Dallas back around 1992 . They blew the roof off the place .Johnny did an outstanding job on lead vocals ! The entire band was in top form .My cigarette lighter melted during " FreeBird " . Rest In Peace Gary Rossington .
I played this in a band I was in my senior year of high school. We had a fantastic girl singer who was only 15 at the time we started. We played from 1980-83. We played quite a few tunes off this album. Another great female fronted band we did a lot of tunes from was a band named “Toronto “. We heard them when we went to see Rossington Collins. Toronto was the opening act. Their biggest hit was Your Daddy Don’t Know. Killer band with a female lead singer along with a female lead guitarist ala Heart type lineup. I believe Holly Woods lead singer from Toronto wrote These Dreams that Heart had a huge hit with.
R.I.P Gary 🙏🤘😢 saw them at the Landmark theater in Syracuse when this first came out, they ended the show with Free Bird, just instrumental and a spotlight on the microphone, very emotional, now the last ring of the bell…..😢 Interestingly Quarterflash opened the show
Not forgotten , not in my book anyway ! The first tour was great , had the fortune to have seen them front and center right at the foot of Dales mic and to share from a bottle of Jack that Allen had on stage and passed to a few of us in front , that was epic !
Dude, exactly the same thing happened to me today . Reminds me of my ex wife and much younger daze . Both good and not so good times. Feeling blessed to still be here! peace and Love
Back when I was in high school I had this t shirt, the middle was white, the sleeves and neck were burgundy, on the front it had this logo and rossington collins band and on the back it said anytime anyplace anywhere, I wish I still had it
Me and my girl saw Rossington Collins at the Garden State Arts Center WAY back in the day. The crowd sung the lyrics to Freebird as the band played it, I'll never forget it!
The last of the original band, love you Gary, thanks for being part of my youth, growing up listening to Skynyrd, first time I heard Freebird I was hooked forever, rock on Jacksonville. dude, you had an amazing adventure while you were here, and a not so amazing adventure in October of 77, Gary could definitely bend a note, rest easy brother, I'm hoping you guys can get together again on the top floor, and maybe a throw a free concert in the cloud for the man upstairs? rock him out. He better have some Jack Daniels up there.
