Doyle Dykes performs a Lynyrd Skynyrd Classic at Freddy's in Clinton Township, MI on June 28, 2016. Thanks to Huber Breese Music and Godin Guitars for sponsoring this performance.
He visited my church when I was about eight years old and I have been trying to play like him ever since and the was 25 years ago... Changed my life I still play in church... He took time to talk to a eight year old kid for about an hour he's a class act...
Also, I had a friend who grew up with Steve Gaines in Miami, Oklahoma, and said Stevie would always go around the house picking out Sweet Home Alabama before it was even a song.
Thank You for this video here, I had the Pleasure to see Doyle play this in Aztec New Mexico 12 years ago @ Main St. Music, He Blew Me Away, I was not Expecting him to play this song at all, my jaw just dropped, Cousin Figel
Doyle went to collage with my church'es pastor, so he comes here a lot. He played this tune for us, He it in a medley with "Simple Man, first then "Free Bird" and ended with a little "sweet Home Alabama" . It is the only time I have ever cried over a tune in my life.
Wow just learned something they all grew up in a Pentecostal thats exactly were I started and played rythm guitar for a blue grass group at church as a young teen I left at sixteen but my heart never left Im still friends with my sunday school teacher who was our pastor's daughter thata a nice connection at heart and soul level
That was an absolute beautiful rendition to the miraculous Free Bird ending with Sweet Home Alabama. I think Allen Collins, Gary Rossington and Ed King would be honored to hear this tribute with the 12 string guitar.
