"Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gone With The Wind. The Remarkable Rise And Tragic Fall" - Almost 3-hour long documentary film and extras coming soon on DVD at www.ChromeDreams.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Saw them in 75, had tickets for 77 Little Rock, they were one stop away. Sad as sad gets seeing the front page news that day. Coolest guys ever. I started playing guitar and grew my hair out because of them. Still play, still have long hair, still sad.
Same here my brother, our concert was to be the night after the Nashville show ,in Chattanooga . I was working 2nd shift that night and was getting prepared to go buy the tickets for my friends and I the next day. After my shift I got in my car 11pm they were playing by free bird nothing new. The DJ came on and told about y plane crash, I was crushed. Yeah man I still have long hair and try to play guitar. FREEEEE BIIIRRRD!!!!!! Forever
Artimus Pyle always has nothing but good things to say about Ronnie. That shows the character of a true class act that Artimus Pyle still is to this day.
Artimus is a bald faced liar. He says things & plays it up big for the cameras, but does something completely different. Gene Odom had to take his ass to federal court & testify on behalf of the Van Zant family long after the crash, because Artimus was trying to take the cut that was suppose to go to the Van Zant family.....in other words, Artimus Pyle was trying to STEAL the stocks of "his dead friend".......and Gene WON. Artimus also stated that the farmer ( Mr. Moat ) shot him in the shoulder as he approached him for help after the crash. ANOTHER BLATANT LIE. Mr. Moat came nowhere close to shooting his sorry ass, he fired his shotgun up in the air as a warning shot, nothing more. Then Artimus yelled "Plane crash"......and Mr. Moat then knew he must help them. I can go on & on about the lies & back stabbing antics of Artimus Pyle.........but you can research all of the rest for yourself.
@@howabouthetruth2157 thank the Lord someone sees him for the liar he is! His latest is saying he alone went for help, when asked abt Ken Peden & Marc Franc being there, he says they weren't there! He has become a legend in his own mind & because he is good speaker people buy it. Artimus was with band less than 3 yrs, he makes it seem like he is RVZ best buddy. In Street Survivor movie,,his acct he says that they knew they were to crash, Ronnie gets up, walks back to Artimus seat, does the bro shake & says love you man. Ronnie was asleep on the floor. In another interview, he ckaims he got up & put Ronnie in a seat & put a pillow behind his head. He dishonors Ronnie, Dean, Steve & Cassie & all the guys in band, crew esp Ken & Mark who went for help with him! He goes around bashing Gary, Fary just wants money, Gary is a millionaire mamy times over, he does it because he loves it, he plays for the fans & to jeep the music alive. Artimus has a band & he makes money, he got pd for that movie. It is not ok for Gary to do as Lynyrd Skynyrd. He Allen, Bob & Larry were Lynyrd Skynyrd too. Gary has never claimed they are are the same band, Artimus claims they make people think you are gonna see original band. He is nuts! He said guys even dress & look like original guys. Anyone in this planet think Rickey Medlocke looks like Alken Collins? It really gets under my skin, people feel sorry that mean old Gary kicked him out, after all the lies he told & he is a registered sex offender, I wouldn't want him in my band ! IDK why so many people give Artimus a pass!
You forgot al Collins and Steve gains what a group of guitar players. They were great and just getting known. We lost a lot with their tragic end 43 years ago today
For that jerk in the beginning of this video to say that Ronnie Vanzant wanted to "Cash in on something" is total disrespect to every member of Lynrd Skynrd.... They didn't want to "Cash in" on anything. For them it was all about the music. Even if they never made it big there still would have been the band Lynrd Skynrd. The success and money was just a bonus for them. All this band wanted to do was write song and make music. That guy has know idea what he's talking about and it angers me to hear him make such a disrespectful comment.
Ronnie was well known for donating to charity and he set up a bursary to fund the education of two students in Jax every year. This continued for over 30 years until Johnny decided that the money would be better in his pocket and stoppet funding the bursary. Johnny destroyed Ronnies legacy for pure greed.
Being 59 and just now watching the August Showtime doc of the ol' boys I saw at JFK August 1977 in Philly myself turning 18 two months before those 41 haunting years have past I enjoy never having to explain or defend myself. 😎
Does anyone know what song they are playing at 1 hour 29 minutes into the Gone with The Wind Documentary. I can't think if I've heard it before. Thanks if you know it. SKYNYRD STILL ROCKS ❤❤
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..
I hung out in the Lake Shore area as a teenager--back in the Forest Inn days--and have lived here for 12 years. I also knew Lacy and Marion Van Zant. I have never, ever heard ANY of the locals use the term "Shanty Town." It's really not that rough.
West Side , Jax is .... what it is. If you were to watch Jax Local News every night , you'd think there was a murder on every street corner. Which is basically how ALL local news is presented, Jax aside. West side is just a lower income area & carries with it the same problems all cities' lower income areas have. Personally, I like it there just for seeing the older architecture & older buildings etc. that give you a reminder of what Jax was like 30+ yrs ago .
@ ditzrite I've lived on the Westside of Jax all my life, and you're right. It's hardly the ' rough. tough, bad part of town that everyone maked it out to be. It's a middle class working neighborhood and I never heard it called Shantytown either. To me, it was always Pink Bottom.
Generally an interesting documentary with perspectives from former band members, and close associates of the band members. But it is completely missing any perspective from Gary Rossington. The lone founding member is still alive, and player of more than half of the original bands guitar solos which he still delivers in the current band. Granted, the current band is never going to be as good as the original band, but they still are a tough act to follow with great musicians playing those great songs, and Gary still delivering his solos. Without his input the documentary is incomplete, and suggests the producer had an agenda and perspective he wanted to portay. It really is puzzling to have a documentry as generally in depth as this but leave out any input fromGary Rossington.
I watched it yesterday , I was disappointed , I agree Rossington should have been on it. I also wonder why Rickey Medlock wasn't on there either some of what was said was unflattering to RVZ I can't speak for him since I never meet him or anyone else in the band but I think him & Judy would be disappointed. I am curious how Judy or the rest of the family felt about this. I read that Ronnie was very impressed with Johnny & thought he would do well.
We've been listening to Gary's propaganda about the band for thirty years since the Tribute Tour. It's actually kinda nice to see a fresh perspective with his droning on about his version of events. I'm enjoying it.
That song at the beginning is a mello sampling of sweet home Alabama,one of there big hits,but its turned into an intro song with sampling on most likely electric keyboard that can record any noise and push a key and u hear the sound,but it is basically sweet home Alabama,a small piece of it....by it on DVD at stores every where.....just kidding....be cool and get it from L S,like u should even musicians should eat once an while.
I think he also sang Seasons which is a beautiful song. Ricky filled in on drums because Bob Burns didn't go to Muscle Shoals with them for some reason. I listened to First and Last today and it stays in my disc changer . The songs resonate with me now the same way they did back then. One of the thoughts I have is how could so many record companies have been wrong about this band and these songs?
the reason why Gary rossington was not on this documentary is because it's all about the money to him and he wants to be paid... not putting him down he is my hero.. just a fact. he's worth over 40 million and wants another 4O more...
It sounds more like someone was trying to make money off this documentary. It seems more bitterness GR has every right , he's the only member still alive ,that stuck w/ LS through thick & thin
@Josie Koerner - "the only member still alive , that stuck w/LS thru thick & thin ...blah,blah,blah " YOU SURE BOUT THAT ? I think you don't have a clue of what you speak . I suggest you search on RU-vid for the interviews (audio) Artimus did , you might learn a thing or two about what REALLY happened behind the scenes & why he was not a continuous member of that disingenuous version of the band that calls themselves "Lynryd Skynyrd" nowadays .
Your absolutely right. This documentary has quite a few flaws like that in it. Like the guy in the beginning when he says Ronnie Vanzant wanted to Cash in on something" which is not true. They just wanted to make good music. Everything else was just a bonus for them.
Your video violates Copy Right Infringement with Survivor Films Inc. Copy Right Infringement is illegal and you are Guilty or Innocent & there is No Grey Area . Please remove all film connected to Survivor Films Inc . Owned by Craig Reed or pay a leasing fee . This is a Warning this Time . Thank You . CHEERS
He sure as hell was. familysearch.org/search/collection/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Aronald~%20%2Bsurname%3A%22van%20zant%22~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1948-1948~&collection_id=1202535
Sorry y'all. Not a big follower. But have been in the West side of Jax for 30 years. This is their home. Partied with Leon Wilkeson and their road manager. Artimus Pyle had some not so good charges on him at one point. I know Leon is dead. Overdose no doubt. Don't know about Artimus. I have a story of them smoking pot behind Lee High School in my neighborhood. This is very accurate and sort of funny. The Jacksonville Jaguars still often play their most famous tune at their games. I always liked the song Curtis Loew because it reflects WHAT WAS Jacksonville.
YOUR VIDEO VIOLATES COPY RIGHT INFRINGEMENTS WITH SURVIVOR FILMS INC. COPY RIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS ILLEGAL AND YOU ARE ETHER GUILTY or INNOCENT & THERE IS NO GREY AREA . PLEASE REMOVE ALL FILM CONTENT CONNECTED TO CRAIG REED 'S HOME MOVIES OWNED BY SURVIVOR FILMS INC. IMMEDIATELY . THIS IS A WARNING THIS TIME . THANK YOU . CHEERS
You think Ronnie dying is funny? Pretty easy to type something like that on the internet, not so easy to say something like that to the face of a 6' 4" 260lb Skynyrd fan who fights just to be doing something when he's bored.
