This is one of the rarest of all Lynyrd Skynyrd based DVD's that have ever come out. While Gary and Billy were touring as Lynyrd Skynyrd in 2005, The Saturday Night Special Band, a Skynyrd tribute band from New York, asked Artimus Pyle, Ed King, JoJo Billingsley and Leslie Hawkins to get together and do a series of shows to raise money for UNOS, a charity that helped sponsor organ donning and transplants. This video is a compilation of most of those shows. SNS played several shows in Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and New York. The band played these shows in 2005 before Ed King's heart transplant. After this series of shows, Gary Rossington asked Artimus, Ed, Leslie and JoJo to join Lynyrd Skynyrd when Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and to perform with them at the induction ceremony. Many members of the SNS band were also invited and attended the induction ceremony and concert. We are also VERY happy to report that Ed's transplant was an amazing success, he is back playing on occasion, and GIBSON just honored him with the ED KING custom shop Les Paul. You can find rave reviews of this band online, especially in one of the Allman Brothers Forums. Unfortunately JoJo passed away a little over a year ago, and our hearts are very saddened. We were honored to have known and exceptionally humbled to play with her, and the other Skynyrd members that Ronnie Van Zant hand picked to be in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Just a note on this band, Mark Basile (Gibson Les Paul), Eric Tolnes (Fender Strat/Heartfield) and George Festo (Gibson Firebird) have been in numerous Skynyrd tribute bands over the years and formed The Saturday Night Special Band in 2004. The band had also featured Rich Tancredi (Keyboards), Jimmy Gallagher (Guitar), Mike DesRoches (Keyboards in video), Jamie Sepe (Bass in video), John Gallagher (drums), Thane Shearon (frontman in video), and Billy Swaen (frontman). The band disbanded at the end of the concert series in 2005 but has left an impression with Skynyrd fans around the world. We have basically remained friends to this date, and on occasion will get together and play. We really hope you enjoy this, as we only printed 20 actual DVD'd of this show in 2005.
You MUST put on headphones, or crank the volume - you want to hear everything!
ALL MUSIC RECORDED LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!
5 дек 2013
