One of the greatest bands ever!! I'm from Bostwick FL. The Hell house is within 30 minutes down the Rd. Sometimes when I go shopping in Orange Park I swing in to the cemetery and pay my respects!!
I have drove 600 miles down to see the memorial and then 600 me back up just on the spur of the moment deal that is my next stop on the motorcycle is going down to Florida to check out the cemetery from Southern Illinois that is definitely on my bucket list
49 years that I've listened to the original band each & every day. As an OTR truckdriver,they have taken me many hundreds of thousands of miles and always with a smile. RIP- to all those that sailed into the heavens like FREEBIRDS !!
As a former OTR driver for many years, I'm with you brother. Listen. My Hair is now White My Neck is still Red My Collar is still Blue Some of those yankees won't ever get it. You can't blame them. If you don't live in the South, you never will. I've never seen anybody retire and move up North. Ronnie Van Zandt wasn't a racist. He was what we all were back then. Rock n Roll Rebels. A hell raising party animal just looking for a good time, not afraid of fights, proud of our heritage, not ashamed. Keep it between the ditches and remember, go to bed before you go to sleep. This one's for you brother. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ofI96eRgQfY.htmlsi=DZrAyFXbjIVDRXAJ
@@lahart2003 I too feel that tug on my heart when I hear them. A tear will form for knowing they joined the rest , as the best and now in "Rockn' Roll Heaven" 😎
The original Lynyrd Skynyrd lineup was the coolest looking band ever and the fact that they were all bonafide badass players made them the total package. Those dudes really were great.
Ronny knew what he was, he didn’t want to ever be a pop singer! What he did with Skynyrd was exactly what he wanted to do! Great, gutsy Southern Rock!!😊
My dad wasn’t a great man and never became apart of my life but he taught me 2 things I’ll be forever grateful for.. 1.He taught me to ride a bike 2.He introduced me to the greatest band in the world LYNYRD SKYNYRD👍🏻 RIP Dad
That’s a pretty tough childhood I must say. My pops was a DJ and turned me onto Lynyrd Skynyrd back in 73 when I was 7. Before that I was a big Sweet and Elvis fan. He turned me onto other cool bands. But Lynyrd Skynyrd and the other two plus The Doors are still my favorites.
With the last surviving member Gary Rossington passing away this past March - RIP Lynyrd Skynyrd and thank you all for incredible legendary music you gave the world.
I'll never forget the day that a good high school buddy of mine who just bought the Lynyrd Skynyrd debut album, put it on his record player and a bunch of us high school friends listened to it in his room at his house-- we all were amazed and hooked immediately. And we were in the Northeast, not at all Southerners. For me it rivaled the time my cousin put on Led Zeppelin's first album for the first time. Incredible!
There was a band called wishbone ash, they had 2 lead players they were the shits then we heard Skynard , 50 years later , Still get chills there listening to those 1st 5 alumbums Searching still kicks my ass😎
It has that Ronnie van Zant and 3 guitars lead swagger. I've always liked the more rocked up, swinging styles of Steve Vaughan and double trouble and the like. Itf it's rocking, guitars screaming and loud, it's rowdy enough for me. That One More From The Road is one of the top 3 best live albums ever. In my opinion. Another of those top 3 is Live you get what you play for by REOSpeedwagon. Got dang, those albums just have that live energy baked right into the vinyl!
What an amazing film - so many memories. For anybody who might be interested, I was the English Tour Manager for all Skynyrd's tours in Europe until the plane crash. I adored those boys, and thought they were the best band in the world, but I also had to deal with the fall out of their numerous fights and the problems with Bob Burns. I've written about it in my book, 'Rock N Roll Nanny' - so called because I was the nanny for Mick and Bianca Jagger's daughter. I also worked with the Stones and The Who and am on RU-vid talking about those heady days as the first female tour manager in rock and roll. Sally Arnold.
Sally i hope you're well, we met, another lifetime ago, photographer from Boulder Colorado working with Barry Fey and Maxmillion, cheers dear, Beth ewalt
Must have been quite the trip. Whothef was Bob burns. Sounds like he was an impediment. Many thanks for sharing ma’am. I’ll look you up on utube. Yep, hands down best band of crazy guys who knew to tell it like it was. 🙏
@@munkustrap2 Yeah, It must upset you and make you more bitter (and even without the self promotion you would still feel that and wouldn't enjoy reading it) when you have to see someone who has an amazing life, who worked and become close with bands such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Stones and the Who. And most who are interested in those bands are interested, and will be checking out her YT channel and/or book, as I will be doing right now. So I'm grateful for the info as were the 3 others who commented. It's probably just you who doesn't understand this, as even you were given the opportunity, would have nothing of value to contribute to these subjects, or maybe even life in general. Except for putting people down in RU-vid comments. Yeah well I like to do that too, buddy. But only at those doing it first. And I'm so sorry (not sorry) you had such a miserable experience with this YT video. Unlike the other 99% who seem to have loved it. You probably hated LS and just wanted to relive the plane crash and good it made you feel.
I have watched a number of specials on this particular band. This particular documentary was absolutely amazing. The players in this group showed how determination and talent can get you the respect that they deserved. The passion , determination can prove positive. The excesses can be devastating, unfortunately. Had they all been alive today, I can only imagine the quality material they would be delivering.
@@kenedie4646. I’m pissed off that guy Alan Paul saying the 1st vinyl was derivative ( need all my friends/ Michelle) says sounds like 3-4 people…..ugh. Lot of lyrics in friends , pissed me off.
To be frank, I don't believe that Ronnie would have wanted to waste away. In the immortal words of Ronnie and Steve, "When my times up, I'll hold my own. You won't find me in an old folks home. You got that right." It is soooo very sad they didn't get a few more years though. Esp. to experience more of what The Honkettes and Steve Gaines brought to the mix. It brings me to tears every time it comes to mind. They went out on top. I imagine Ronnie is happy with that.
@@thedarkhorse100 The original video that was very similar to this one came out a few years ago. I had it on my DVR for at least three. Gary was still alive well after this was made.
@@We_All_Seek_Truth can we at least agree we both like the band lol. I don’t listen to it much anymore and it was a good informative find for me. I got much more of Ed & Artimus side of things, Hell even Bob. The early managers and friends I’d never known about. God remember how either Gary who I think it was , was denying that Billy had run for help and discredited Artimus saying he didn’t help. All sorts of crazy Shizzle. Anyway I enjoyed it and got to learn a few things I hadn’t previously known. When I was in high school I think I’d of fought someone for talking bad about Skynyrd lol. I don’t carry such strong convictions these days
This is a very well done documentary about the greatest band from the South. I remember when they went to England on the same stage as The Rolling Stones a very large outdoor venue. I remember the piano player (I am bad with names in my old age), saying that we blew them off the stage. Lynyrd Skynyrd was very welcomed there. They found an international audience. Sadly I went to a concert in Mobile, Al with Skynyrd and Marshal Tucker scheduled to perform. Skynyrd didn’t make it and we had seen Tucker many times and the bottom fell out for us. Actually it was the top headliner. This was 1977 or before. We were heartbroken to say the least. I like the comments from several guys that explained the influence of Free and The Allmans on Gary and Ronnie. I can certainly see and hear Paul Rodgers and Ronnie had a deliberate vocal style as Rodgers , and Gary had the ballsy Les Paul tone as Kasoff (sp possibly). Gary also used a Gibson SG for slide. Three freaking guitars that are intertwined in my memories. And the many others in the band left me with my ears tickled. I listened to “On the Hunt” a few days ago and I can’t get it out of my head. That is a good thing. However I am hearing “Gone with the Wind” now with the former song. I am amazed how Skynyrd continued after losing their two major song writers in Ronnie and Allen. And many others in such a tragic place crash. It was as shocking as when I learned that Jimi had died from a hippie that I encountered walking down to Laguna Beach. I moved to Southern Alabama and Central Florida and got rid of California influence and became a redneck forever. Good riddance. Didn’t mean to write a book but Skynyrd is deep in my heart!
@@MrSoulauctioneerThey were so tight and well rehearsed they didt have to jam and improv for minute after boring minute of noise and non sense , and 3 guitarist with totally different styles , all coming together in perfect harmony with one another …come on
Greetings James from Chas.S.C. I believe Ed did write the initial riff of sweet home and probably most of the lead solos. A lot of the other songs as well.
I was at the show in Greenville SC in 1977 I was only 16 years old at the time and it was the best concert I've ever seen I just just didn't realize until the next day that it was my first time and it would be my last. I will never forget it.
This has left a huge lump in my throat! God bless each and every one and their families. These boys are legends one and all! I pray that God has made a place for each and every one of them. Despite any and all flaws these are gentlemen of the south ( ed included) and are much treasured!!!😢❤🙏🙏
@@johnbristow4981 Ed King was the best guitarist in the band and the only member who was in a professional band before then and that was the band Strawberry Alarm Clock. Their big hit " Incense and Peppermint " and he was a great guy, I knew him personally and hung with his brother Casey in the mid 70's.
The soundtrack of my high school through college years...maybe one of the most important American bands of all time. They literally changed music and culture. As a Southerner through and through, it gave us a bit of swagger when the rest of the country was insulting and making fun of the South. Look at us now... Thank you for doing right by the band and it's fans.
@@peterbetts858Trump was the best president out country since the great Ronald Reagan. The true jokes were Obama and Biden, Harris is a joke as well. The only ones who should be allowed to vote are people that have a job, own property or are in the armed forces. If you aren't adding to the stew you shouldn't be able to say how it should be made. Anyone with half a brain knows this.
Ed was the catalyst that turned them from a good band into the greatest band. When he was sacked, they lost their spark, until Steve joined and re-ignited them again.
@@Roll_the_Bonesgreatest band? No way. They couldn't even improvise. Allman Brothers walked allllll over Skynyrd. Nothing they have holds a candle to Whipping Post.
@@J.C... Ok, if Skynryd walked in the room, I'd say "Hey, Skynyrd, there's a fella over there who says you're crap! That AllmanBrosBand stamps all over you! Now what're gonna do, eh, eh? Not so tough now, are you, Skynyrd?"
And don't you go out on the tongue lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That was because The Stones told them not to & Ronnie saluted them as they walked out there, you know🖕, lol
I'd bought my first LS album, One More From the Road, as a kid, just days before the crash. The original band have been part of my life ever since. Their original music never grows old.
That was my third lynyrd skynyrd album. I too was crushed hearing about it as an 11 year old. My pops was a DJ and he got me first Elvis, then The Sweet albums. But my 3rd set of albums was starting in 73 with the Pronounced album. I was just 7 jamming to Skynyrd. But in 77 my Two absolute favorites died. Elvis and several members of Skynyrd. Being a North Florida boy it hurt all the more.
@@robert.m4676 Man alive, that's cool! I discovered so much from LSB, like JJ Cale... what a chilled guy he was.... I have every one of his albums. And, it triggered a life-long love of pure Blues, that's such a blessing, given to me by Ronnie & the band.
The Confederate Flag was NEVER a symbol of treason, slavery and war. If you're going to use that logic the same still applies to the Stars and Stripes. Please.That was always and only just a prejudice of Upper West Side "intellectuals" in NYC. You know, the people I grew up around and studied from in college. F*** Them!
The best documentary of the band I’ve ever seen. Man this band was such a huge part of my life, years 18-21. Listening to them, I could not stop swaying or stomping my feet. They made me groove. Fact is a I’d rather listen to them even more than a band like Pink Floyd. I favored them by far more than the Eagles or Who. Their music will forever be on my favored streaming playlist. It’s such a shame that keeping it all together producing chart topping album after album and all the touring drives bands to drink and partying to, in come cases self destruction. RIP all.
This bands music is legendary as are its members. They were ahead of their time. For such a short time on the stage, they captured the attention of the world and their songs still have a place in everyones playlists of favorites. Ronnie was an absolutely brilliant man.
This was an impactful biopic. I have a much deeper appreciation and admiration for Lynyrd Skynyrd. They were a band at the right place, at the right time, and their music continues to win over fans from all walks of life. ❤
And ALL ages. I was 13 when the plane crash happened and absolutely loved their music. My grown boys are 33 and 28 and they love LS and my 7 year old grandson can't go a day without listening to LS, Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird are his favorites ♥ he has great taste in music.
I agree. Without ronnie's voice and song writing Lynyrd Skynyrd was no more. It's like Queen without freddie mercury. Some voices and talent just can't be replaced.
he wasn't Ronnie,but I think little brother Johnny did a great job. I was born in 67 and when Ronnie passed most people thought a man Lynyrd Skynyrd was a person not a band. People that heard their music on the radio every day. They weren't a band very long before the crash. Id bet 75% of people thought Ronnies name was Lynyrd Skynyrd. The other 25% knew it was the bands name. Ronnie was lead singer but with all the musicians and backup singers, it was a huge group, Ronnie really didn't stand out.. I'm telling you there's people that were around in 77. not fans that think a man named Lynyrd Skynyrd died in a plane crash to this day.
@@WillChandlerFLD120 -- I respectfully disagree. Ronnie was the Leader of Lynyrd Skynyrd. When he died the band went deflated and never was inflated again. When they came back on the road in 1987, something was missing and it just couldn't be replaced. That thing was Ronnie.
I will always think of my father when I hear Skynyrd. He loved them! I remember he had Street Survivors on 8 track. I never really could figure out why he dug them so much. I am 54 years old, and I love everything they have done. They were pure talent. Dedication, hard work and camaraderie paid off for one of the greatest bands of the USA.
Sorry, that's not a fact but rather, your opinion! You are of course entitled to that, but Johnny has done a tremendous job stepping into his brother's shoes. He has been the lead singer almost 3 times as many years as Ronnie. Although I loved Ronnie and he looked so much like my (now) ex-husband, who also no longer walks among the living, I believe that Johnny has been the soul of Skynyrd for many years and now that they have agreed to continue touring after the loss of Gary Rossington, I hope they continue to entertain us for many more years to come. I've seen them live a few times and you could close your eyes and imagine it was Ronnie. Free Bird brings tears to my eyes.
No, "they're not still jamming today" imposter vomit including his dum6 ass brother profiting off his awesome brother, these fools touring as LS are a joke and suck
I seen em 12 times before the crash, over the years I've seen em a total 26 times. They definitely are the greatest band that ever hit the stage 🎶🎸🎶 rock on forever
I played in a biker band 20 years ago here in ireland when we played free bird the place went wild ...what a legendary band ..God bless american rock n roll
This was an amazing story of Lynyrd Skynyrd. I was 9 years old when i was introduced to them and I've been a hooked ever since. I truly miss the original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. But i have seen them in concert three times. Long Live Lynyrd Skynyrd.
@@Sue-th8oiI traded a Gail Sayersmint condition car for a gimme back my bullets album back when it came out. The kid wanted my daryl Lamonicacard too. But I stood firm. Funny if he would have said no I was gonna throw it in. I still have that card but the album got stolen by an ex girlfriend along with several other albums.
Man, i smiled, laughed, cried, sang, played, cried again, sang, jammed out, laughed, smiled and cried one last time. I was young, 9 years old when the plane crash accured but had already been to 2 concerts and decided my next would be Lynyrd Skynyrd. That didnt happen. With respect to Johnny and the reast of the new band, its just not the same so i have refused to go see them. I still feel lucky to have been around when i was to understand a little about their greatness. Thanks guys, you helped to make my years rock like yours did.
Thank you for sharing this stellar updated documentry of the late great Lynyrd Skynyrd. While growing up in San Francisco, my second oldest brother went to see Lynyrd Skynyrd open up for Marshall Tucker at Winterland, back in '74. Stated the crowd went into a complete frenzy during the jam section of their encore, "Freebird." Took the smoke away from Marshal Tucker that evening. Another stellar Southern Rock band from that era. Toy Caldwell was one bad ass legendary guitar player.
Same here, I never got into them until the middle 90s. Somebody requested the song " One More Time " on a radio station in Toledo Ohio while I was passing through, and that song did it for me, I was a fan forever.
The original band never disappointed on vinyl. Every album was phenomenal, but I'll always take the Ed King recordings over all else. A criminally underrated musician and writer. R.I.P.
Ed King was a phenomenal guitar player. He had that something that the Jacksonville boys didn't have. He was also critical to the arrangement of the songs in those days. If you listen to the album Give Me Back My Bullets you'll hear something lacking throughout that album. That something was Ed King. RIP Ed.
I did have many 8 track tapes because I was always mobile back in the day. I preferred 4 track because they did not drag on my old Craig Pioneer 4 and 8 track player. You know what I am talking about. Yes Ed King on the Strat could be the most unheralded person with the band. Well done brother or sister that knows music. I am still disappointed that I never got the chance to see them live in Mobile in the mid 70s. Forget the big bands from England, we had a national treasure in our backyard!
I had just graduated from high school in 1977 when I saw them play in Oakland, California. It was the best live concert I’ve ever seen. Amazing memories! Little did we know; in a few months, there was an unfathomable tragedy. 💔
Amazing documentary. Still very choked up. Something to share with the fans. I was actually lucky enough to see them on March 29th 1975 at the Bay Front Auditorium (now demolished) in Pensacola Florida. I was 15 with a fresh learners permit to operate a vehicle (issued that January), driving illegally after dark with a girl named Beth. I remember it like it was yesterday. This music and that night, changed my life forever. I feel very lucky to still be around to share this, and thank the heavens that I was blessed at the time for the eternal gift of these memories. It's honestly going to take me a week before i can watch this wonderful creation for a second time. You actually captured what I experienced that night like no other. THANK YOU for the dedication and hard work that it took to produce and share this masterpiece. With much love and admiration. TB
I love Lynryrd Skynryrd The ORIGINAL Band!! Johnny VanZant is ok but he ain’t Ronnie!! Nobody can replace Ronnie Gary Allen Leon or Billy. They all togeather now up in Rock And Roll Heaven!!
I do... never been a Lynard fan.. i want to share that i realized that all these bands in the days were only possible because of the privilaged position of the west and the economic benefit that came with it and then it was necessary for the people to listen to music with lyrics that often was meant to programm young people to be destructive... and here we are now with 50+% devorces and children grown with single parent and huge substance problem... this is how modern war was waged
As a young man who was born and raised in Jacksonville Florida and has family members who personally knew a lot of the band members, and I myself got to help Dean Killpatrick's mom fix her car when I worked for AAA in 2015, she lived on the Southside of Jacksonville on a street named Hickson St. And I was just in awe of the things that she had hanging up on her walls such as gold record's and private pictures and other memorabilia, she was so nice and friendly and I will never forget how nice she was and how she was so grateful for the fan's for keeping her son and the other members lost memories alive, listening to them is almost religious and spiritual to me and how they make me feel when I hear their wonderful awesome music, God bless Lynard Skynard and I know they are all looking down from heaven and smiling and happy to see their wonderful music still touching lives to this very day
Imagine that - the only one left is the hippie who ate only yogurt and nuts while on tour, who preferred pot to coke - the US Marine, avionics tech, pilot, Eastern philosopher, rock star, nut-munching, yogurt-eating hippie hero of the plane crash, and he's still rocking. Something about that feels right. Ronnie was a fighter, but it seemed like a sport to him. Nobody writes about Curtis Loew, a drunk old black man with a Jewish name befriended by a white Southern boy brought together by music unless they've got something beautiful in their heart. I think he had a lot in common with Artimus.
I must credit Oliver Anthony for turning me onto Lynryd Skynard. I was born in the mid 60s and have heard all these songs my whole life. But only now can I appreciate this band.This may be the greatest band ever, and that’s coming from a long time Rush and Zeppelin fan. Beautiful.
Absolutely the best documentary I have ever watched. At 56 I've been a skynyrd fan basically since get go, thought I knew a ton about them, their story, etc. But man if I didn't learn a ton more from watching this.
I am not sure who put this together, but got to say this is wonderfully paced, edited and pieced! Love the 2+ hours of material. I knew I would get in deep. Did not know know of the Free connection, which was way cool to hear. Love how Ronnie got the Stones injection! Taking my time to watch this. I am a huge Stones fan, and love how they took over in Knebworth....the Free Bird never gets tiring!
Hey Steve, I have heard of the legendary story about sknyard blowing the stones NOT off the stage but it's kinda anti- climactic to play after sknyard when they were road hot. It was the 75,your outside during the day where Ronnie, vanyzant,,plys, the front row with fresh bottles of jack Daniels and breaks the seal,and tells them to pass it along. I don't think they were asked to open for any more shows. The deal was, Lynard Skinner d could play for 20,miniutes w,/ the lights down, and still blow anyone off the stage.
@@brianbard3846 Hi Brian, I doubt anyone in Stones camp knew of LS. Jagger had even said for no one to use the full stage and ramp.....which we see Ronnie pulling the others down.
@@FlipSideCT makes sense, imagine Kieth and Ronnie, seeing Allen Collins and Gary ,w,/ that being enough, and the new hire got shit,Steve Gaines and going oh shit, gotta just do the best you can. Don't let that shit happen again. Fuckin,Peter,,rouge.or Allen Rogan.
They'll never be a band like L.S. again when we were young in the early 70s their wasn't a band out there that could touch them,every song on each album was really good.I still listen to them till this day.R.I.P. Ronnie🙏🌀
Skynyrd was the American Led Zeppelin! Totally different genre and style! But had many, many massive hits. Everybody in America felt like a Southerner when listening to Skynyrd!!!
I sure did - and, being from Gettysburg, flying the rebel battle-flag wasn't even a blip on anyone's radar! Thank God - cuz I consider heritage and history, not hate. And everyone should be a bit of a rebel in their youth, right? That's how I looked at it: as a big ole "Fuck You!" to authority! Thankfully, I've mellowed some with age, but I still fly the Gadsden Flag - and for the same reason! LOL 😉
And 38 Special was the "Southern Rock" Def Leppard, Marshall Tucker was the "Southern Rock" Jethro Tull, Atlanta Rhythm Section was the "Southern Rock" Steely Dan, Molly Hatchett was the "Southern Rock" Judas Priest, Blackfoot was the "Southern Rock" Iron Maiden, the Outlaws were the "Southern Rock" Eagles, the Allman Brothers were the "Southern Rock" Grateful Dead
Skynyrd pissed all over Zeppelin. The nearest British band to Skynyrd were Free, who's lead singer Paul Rodgers influenced Ronnie big time, and Paul Kossoff who influenced Gary Rossington
@@sammyprice9448people talking that Ronny van Zant was Lynyrd Skynyrd but thats totall Bullshit without the music from all the Lynyrd Skynyrd members.is was no band. TOGETHER THEY WHERE LYNYRD SKYNYRD
The statement made that "a wholly accurate account of their years together will never be known due to the conflicting testimonies of those that lived through it" is spot on. With Skynyrd being my favorite band from before the plane crash, I would try to catch any interview or appearance. It amazed me how much the stories would change over time and between members. Gene Odom and Ed King are about the only two people that I believe.
Yep ! If Mr.Gene Says it ,you can take it as the truth, great great man!..Ronnie won the lotto when him & Gene became friends ,can't say enough good about the man
I lean toward Gene as well. Delmer is a proven liar and head case. Gary as much as I love him is a has made conflicting statements as well. Bob did too with the addition of his tragic level of mental illness everything he says must be taken with a pinch of salt. But the upside is that mystery is what makes the difference between a tragic story and modern Americana folk lore, mythology even.
Johnny can't even come close to his brother on his best day, the fact that he's profiting off the name is grotesque, the original band was iconic and amazing, this reboot regurgitated "band" is a fckng joke, useless, plastique, vapid drivel
That’s not exactly true, he was all fucked up and he died but some of the other fellas didn’t. Did you watch the show? He was a part, but not the whole thing you dumb ass.
I understand your sentiment… Yet your statement just isn’t true… several original members of the band still had music to share with fans that still wished to hear those songs?! … furthermore the band survived that terrible nitemare & I don’t think they would appreciate someone telling them their band that they worked their time and their entire youth away creating that music was “DEAD” because one member didn’t make it?!… Yes Ronnie Van Zandt was irreplaceable! … Yet the band still sounded just as strong musically… and it was Ronnie’s own blood brother whom took over honoring those lyrics!!! … So yes Ronnie was missed beyond words could describe and no one else could ever sound like him… yet please don’t take away the Lynard Skynard legacy from being the wonderful idea that it was from everyone… and again no one ever could … I saw the band several times up until Gary Rossington was last to pass…and one could close their eyes and hear why everyone always loved them?! … They Rocked like no others ever could… and they always toasted to Ronnie every time I saw them play… I would have been that much more saddened if they would have called it quits!!! …Cheers… 🎯😎
In light of a lot of the bad rap associated with the controversy about possible connections between certain kinds of rock & teen suicide, I would like to say that Skynyrd music had (& HAS) many elements that can HARD WIRE someone for SURVIVAL! My favorite secular band of all time. Thanks for this documentary!
@@lockandloadlikehell Naah, the supposedly "debunking side" has simply "covered the issue in so much bunk" (Clinton/Obama/Biden/"& most other crackheads"-style) that you can't discuss it without a heated argument anymore, lol.
The single most influential band in my life I have never found another band that I listen to more than LYNYRD SKYNYRD they are all together again fly on free bird
This was a very well put together documentary. I remember hearing about the plane crash on the News. One of the greatest songs ever written is Free Bird which now sounds like a Ballard for Ronnie. Glad I lived through the greatest music era. Rest Easy! 🫶
Thanks for whoever produced this. Best I've seen. Growing up in South Bama (referred to as LA) in the early-mid 70s Skynrd was a mainstay. Played their music all the time in high school and college, and was actually going into class that morning the news broke on the crash = Will Never Forget That. I have collected all albums, and now passed those (and about 500 more) on to the oldest daughter. Yes some still spin music! Now in my mid 60s I love to find these old live recordings of great bands, and this documentary has some great footage in it! I hope dearly that in 30 years people will still listen to their music, not just the big songs, but all those great tracks that made it to recording, and there are so many songs there to listen and rock to. RIP to these great musicians who brought me, and still do, much joy!
I played the song "I know a little " for my young neighbor ( infant). He stood up for the first time and started swinging his arms. His mother started crying with joy. She used that song to teach him to walk.
I DVRed this about three years ago from AXSTV. I watch it every couple of months or so and I'll say its the by far the best Doc on the band I've ever seen and I've seen 'em all. 5 out of 5 stars
In California too bro, i remember they played in Oakland, theres a video, a day on the green event at the Oakland Coliseum, holds about 100 k when on the grass, well watch that video, what a tremendous happening, we didnt have woodstock but day on the green by Bill Graham were famous, but this band always sold out, theres alot of us here and you never saw so many rebel flags flying from windows on the freeways to the coliseum, i saw a big black stretch limousine fly by with huge battle flags flapping , what a memory
In my not-so-humble opinion, there will never be another band quite so compellingly-great as Lynyrd Skynyrd was prior to October 20, 1977- and ever since!!
When they say gimme back my Bullets was there worse, I agree with Andy it’s One of my favorite recordings, his songs were more visual , and storytelling at his best, I wish Ed was there
It really is amazing how the story's change. For example Bob being the most lucid I've ever seen him, said nothing about his introduction to the band was being hit by a Ronny with a baseball...
People misunderstanding use of the Confederate flag is their problem. Yes, the war for upperclass Plantation owners was about slavery but for most rank and file southern soldiers, most of whom were drafted, later in the war, it was about their homeland being invaded. Being from East Tennessee I have ancestors who fought on both sides. I am proud of all of them and both flags.
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To be honest, the Stones had it tough - a very hot day and technical issues so they played really late. My friend and I saw about 20 minutes and left. @@allencollins6031
This documentary is one of the best I’ve seen. You have successfully presented facts & insights never heard before, and you didn’t focus on the drugs and behaviors that has been talked about for the umpteenth time. You saw the bigger picture.
I was born October 22, 1977 only shy of October 21 by a few minutes. The crash was of course the evening of October 20th real close to 7pm. So I came into this world really just a few hours after some of the band left it. My parents were young. My mom was 16 and dad 19. They were huge LS fans and my birth and the crash seemed to be linked in my families account of the memories of that time and still is to this day. My mom says she remembers at midnight it started to snow after I was born and they were playing Lynyrd Skynyrd songs all day and that night on the radio in memory. So it was only fitting that their music played an important role in my life. For some reason I had the cassette for the Second Helping album so those songs in particular really bring back great memories. Old Curtis loew and Swamp music were my favorite. Mom and dad are still kicking thank god and I have thanked them more than once for giving me a great taste in music.
My bday too...a couple years prior. Libra/Scorpio cusp is a wild gig. 😎 Love Lynyrd Skynyrd. Another good documentary to see is called "If I Leave Here Tomorrow" ... very well produced !! 🎶📽
otg vpm On time God that this still alive living testimony only confirms a higher power. Originally I would write specifics about time, but . . what we need to share goes . . there will never be any band to ever come close to ls only individuals making waves . . I quit everything for rock, and roll. Still wonder why I came to life (after 134 overdoses rehabs wrecks the us military (not to mention prison for texas dallas, and elsewhere people that were wrong . . anyway I fell asleep when I was younger to gold, and platinum oh that smell (sold my soul not to man below, but to God . . that's when I quit life for rock, and roll . . r van zandt had a gift pretty much only an angel can nurture . . maybe it makes more sense to say r van zandt had that gift from God no other had, nor will. anyway got to see artimus after the crash. somehow I got to stay alive (sure less pride I played around world sure I got on radio tv sure m out on youtube . less pride none of that's about me . . It's about life living skynyrd living . remember if (when) freebird was rejected remember if (when things happened to ls look what can happen when ya don't quit . rossingtons passing only makes me want to do one more song (may take forever to share songs out, but oh well . pretty much last three sentences are on time God, got to meet smokin jo klubek before he passed (wrote song gambler he needed to do solo on, but he left too soon. simply waiting for replacement. simply recovering from several near fatal wrecks on this end . simple. waiting. as far as selling my soul when I heard ted nugent, peter frampton, lynyrd skynyrd. those things really happened last meeting with derek st holmes was a hilite he said where ya been all my life I said practicing
I have a memory of Second Helping as well. My older brother was serving 12 months for beating up our local township police chief and I'd written him in jail, asking what albums he'd recommend to me (I was a Kiss freak). Lynyrd Skynyrd was 2nd on his list only to Slow Hand, by Clapton, followed by Steely Dan's Royal Scam and Sabbath's Paranoid! That reply had a MAJOR impact on my life, in ways too many to mention, but not long after, as a young, budding drummer, I referred to those recommendations again and again! LOL Hell! I still enjoy them all to this day! RIP Rich! And thank you!
Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of my favorite bands, along with the Allman Brothers Band. These guys just literally ROCK. They are the ultimate reason someone gets called a "rock star" today. Because baby, these guys are the walking definition, the personification, of people who are truly ROCK STARS! Their unique sound, and their music, will live forever.
As a fan of rock and roll and having grown up in North Florida Lynyrd Skynyrd was always my favorite band. I loved all their albums with Ronnie singing. I loved many British rock and west coast rock bands and rock from all over the United States. But the Florida guitar army bands were great with Skynyrd leading the way.
I think the original line up can never be matched. And I agree with the thought that playing with musicians better than you makes you a better musician. Long live rock and roll
@@da324 I don't know if I would agree with that. Steve Gaines was a great guitar player and brought more of a boogie-woogie sound, and was a nice breath of fresh air. But Ed King wrote some Skynyrd's best power rhythms with Saturday Night Special, Working for MCA, Sweet Home, etc. Those songs helped to build the Skynyrd name! Steve Gaines added some nice flavor, but I'd put Ed King's contributions up against his any day!
@@BST-lm4po I'm not discounting anything Ed did, he was a superb player. Ed also had more time in the band and we were robbed of seeing what they would have done next with Steve. When asked about Street Survivors, Ronnie said, "it's our best yet." I agree, but that's just my opinion.
I didn't realize that I had listened to Lynyrd Skynyrd until this documentary. When Ronnie started singing "What's your name". I love that song. R.I.P Lynyrd Skynyrd, you'll never be forgotten.
One thing that I hadn’t realized is how completely avoidable their plane crash was. They saw one of the engines shoot flames out of the engine on the previous journey, and agreed to get back on the same plane and fix it at the next destination, madness… Such a tragic and unnecessary loss.
My mom told me to tell them not to fly in any plane she had a dream from the lord about the crash and she was reading the Bible when she fell asleep the band was at the swimming pool at the same motel we were staying in and it happens a year after i told them what mom said. Cool guys and lady's
SERIOUSLY ! Gotta Wonder Who's Idea That Was ? Who was the shot caller on that decision ? Somehow, I think it was the man himself... Ronald Wayne Van Zant. RIP You Bad Ass MF. And the others too. I still cry over this. It was the year I graduated highschool. My friends had given me two nick names.... Bones and Free Bird.