That's Our Job, to teach the next Generations of kids all about this Beautiful Music & These Musicians!! I raised mine knowin their Rock & Roll History!! Working with the Grandkids now!! We all need to be doing this, so this is never lost!!
I was there as a young girl of 18.years. Skynryd stole the show. The Rolling Stones were late on stage and out of there heads . I didn't stay to see there whole set. This amazing group of talented musicians will forever have a part in my heart.
I recently saw the new documentary on Lynyrd Skynrd called If I Leave Here Tomorrow and Rossington talks about how they fired Billy as a roadie once they found out how talented he was on piano and hired him as their keyboard player. He was classically trained and Rossington said they had to tell him to not include so many notes and to simplify his style for their rock tunes and man what a compliment he made to their music.
@@Mr.CoachBeaulieu not sure about this show but the for the longest time LS only had vocals in the monitors....so all the guys were playing merely off stage volume and anything that bounced back from the FOH speakers. Not the optimum set up for meter and tempo.
Me too! 1978. Remember hearing on the radio about the plane crash. Was devastated!! Best band ever. I still go see Skynyrd anytime they’re in Houston. The kicked ass this summer on the Sharp Dressed Simple Man tour. I guess since ZZ Top are from Texas, they headlined. Shame. Skynyrd tore up the Woodlands! No disrespect for ZZ Top! But Skynyrd stole the show! I think Ronnie is looking down and is proud of his brother and him keeping the legacy going.
No band ever could do what they did and twice - and they blew the place apart wherever they played - don't ever mess with LYNYRD SKYNYRD -@@mikelair9144
@@mikelair9144I would have loved to see the Stones in their heyday late 60’s-early 70’s “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!” etc… Saw them 25 yrs ago w/Jonny Lang opening, great show.
Johnny Hawkins Not by me. I really don’t like to pick a best anything, they all added a certain flavor. Allen had energy, Gary is smooth and stalked the stage, Ed is a flatout, badass picker, and Steve was becoming phenomenal. All were great guitarists in their own right. Saw Bobby play for the first time tonight. Hard for me to choose between Artie and Bob. Liked them both. Leon was clearly the best bassist in the group and Billy the best piano player, though. They were all part of a great team. Rickey too. Oh yeah, and the Honkettes.
I wonder if this death pool betting being uncovered in recent plane crashes actually goes waaaaay back... ironically many OF GREATEST HUMANS MEET JESUS TOO SOON
Young musicians, take note: NO flashy lights, NO video screens, NO special effects. Just good old boys in jeans and off-the-rack shirts playing music like no other band could or ever will.
I agree. I saw them a few weeks before their plane crash in August of 1977 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Being seated in the upper deck was a bit scary as that level must of been swaying a few feet up and down during Free Bird from everyone jumping and dancing. Just like this topic, Lynyrd Skynyrd crushed the other top level bands that day which included Ted Nugent and REO Speedwagon.
Springfield Mass June 15, 1977. General Adm. $6.50 It will always be #1 on my list. front, center 10’ from stage. I caught a can of Miller Ronnie threw from a case into the crowd. Some dude ripped it from my hand. I was 15.
I saw them in San Diego (Sports Arena) on that tour. The Outlaws opened for them, and also closed with them -- it was amazing to see six lead guitarists lined up and taking turns showing off. It ranks among the best shows that I've seen.
Ronnie's eyes and crooked smile just screams " these mother fuckers are hittin on all cylinders right now". Best southern rock frontman to ever live and surrounded by the best musicians of that era.
Allen Collins is an absolute legend. He put his all into this music, and the camaraderie he had with Gaines and bond with Van Zant was unmistakable. Ronnie was like a proud dad with them both & of course with Rossington too. What a time to be alive!
This has to be one of their best songs ever recorded . The guitar work is amazing. Allen, Steve and Gary really show why they where the Three Guitar Army.
@@shawnbopko858 you got Gary rossington and also Allen Collins who wrote/played pretty much the whole solo for Freebird And with Steve,,,,I mean there aren't even words they're just so damn good! Leon killin' it on bass play in those super thick strings like a damn mandolin with that badass look, Artemis destroying the skins keeping it real! Aaaagh, I was the lead singer/guitarist of band for over 20 years, not even close. We did do an amazing cover of Freebird I'll give us that which no bands I knew could do,,,, we were playing bars in Tri-Cities and I looked like I was 15 years old we were only about 18,19 years old at the time our lead guitarist was phenomenal he'd sit at home on his bed and learn all these solos note-for-note while we were out partying. Then a bunch of little punks would get up onstage at the bar and blow the roof off the stage and any other band that was on our venue that night all thanks to Mike our guitarist and Skynyrd.
This was my generation's music, one of the best bands ever. Gone, but never forgotten. I'm a proud Southern woman, happy to claim them as my own. Ronnie Van Zant's poor brother, Johnny, has tried to fill in, but he lacks Ronnie's talent and charisma. The band was a gathering of the right group of talented musicians who came together and owned the world. RIP, free birds. Long may you soar.
Hands down, best live performance of all time in my books. No extra fluff dancers or stage effects required. Immense talent, dedication to rehearsing endlessly & the generosity to share the stage with band mates who respected & could count on each other and BOOGIE...wow thx for the flashback & this share!
@@littlechickadee1 some might argue that the band just being up there playing without any "extras" makes for a dull performance since it's essentially just music and nothing else. I have seen cover bands perform and I feel like it's the same deal with them for a lot of people, even though many of them are very good. I am a guitarist and played flute and did performances in my junior high and high school bands, so I actually have an appreciation for good music and good playing. But I feel like other people might not have this same appreciation.
I agree but I also love their Winterland 1976 and Winterland 1977 performances as well. I just wish you could find this concert on DVD or Bluray without commercials. What a gem this video is and the talent that was on stage that day blows me away.
In a biography I saw Artimus Pyle talked about that moment and it was Ronnie watching Steve play his solo with that slide and how Ronnie knew how amazing Steve was and how lucky they were to have him. He was just smiling at everyone like this guy is good, really really good.
I heard that RVZ was a rather nasty bit of work and a bully to other band members? apart from Artemus. Who would of beaten the shite outta him if he tried it on. However great frontman and band. So.lucky got to see them in the UK. 1976 at Knebworth my 17th Birthday. That morning I passed my motorbike test, picked up my brand new Kawasaki Z1B, picked up GF, rode to concert, popped my cherry in the fields in the evening. Most memorable day of my life, with brilliant music. Next to the birth of my own 5 sons later on in life
@@williamwallace2278 Ronnie was said to be a mean drunk. But sober he was said to be the sweetest guy you could meet. He was older than the others (Allen Collins was 4 1/2 years younger, for example) and so sort of an authority figure. He's even been called "Papa Ronnie".
WOW! this is one of the best live performances ever recorded! there is more music in this one jam than in most albums! LONG LIVE THE REAL SKYNYRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Hard to believe it was recorded 40 years ago this past week. It was early August 1976 at the Knebworth Fair. The newspapers the next day said that Skynyrd blew away the Stones. The Jam session in the middle is almost identical to their recording a month earlier in Atlanta. This performance still blows away any band playing today
In the 70's I wasn't as keen on this song because it sounded a lot like the Allman Brothers One Way Out, which is another excellent song. That doesn't mean so much now and it is one of my favorite tunes by them.
I read the Stones came out late, played shitty and a couple of songs in the crowd was hollering for Skynyrd. They soon left the stage and didn't finish the set.
The best of the South.Too bad Gregg Allman was killed early in his career,l could just see those two bands going at it in the mid to late70's for prominence of King of Southern Rock!
Uhmmm... you probably should listen to a whole lot more rock music then, because many of those greatest bands had a piano player who took a lot of solos and otherwise was an integral part of the band's sound. I mean... what would rock and roll be without piano anyway? It started with Fats Domino and Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis playing the piano.
Allen was such a right on the money guitarist. He was the one who brought the band back to the groove with his spot on licks. He showed what he could do on freebird as he was the one who did the solos. Blew everybody away. His playing took the band into history. Great guitarist innovator.
@@ganymeade5151 We fought for the right to not worship your flag. Trump Lost hahahahaha hahahahaha crybabies... Go to north Korea or Russia where forced patriotism is a big thing...
Then VOTE DAMMIT!! You, ten of your friends, ten of each of the their friends. Remember: "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to sit and do nothing."
"Don't let that flag hit the ground"... MY GOD WE WERE ALL PROUD TO BE AMERICANS BACK THEN... We were all on the same team.... I truly believe we can get back to this if we stopped listening to mass media news.. God Bless the Band and this Country
.... Skynyrd took the day, the Stones came on stage at 11.30 pm and were crap, we went to see them but left after 30 minutes of a very dull performance. There was only one Lynyrd Skynyrd and they were the Very Best in the World.... Rip you beautiful people.
I get chills listening to this great song. I think piano adds so much to southern rock. Nothing is more organic than Ronnie Van Zant"s performance. One of the few times his eyes were open and he had a smile on his face.
Yep...Ronnie Van Zant, would make a song about that today! That is how much we been disrespected in the USA, with idiots running out great COUNTY AMERICAN into the ground. But, we were "Born Rebels and Die Rebels!" We are kicking ass and taking names.... draining the swampers.
Just a damn shame... look at Ronnie admiring his triple threat guitarists... he finally had all the pieces together and who knows what else they could have done if not for fate dealing a bad hand.
You could even look at how the music has endured and how to this day, the different iterations of the band play on. You know had that crash not happened they would have been a powerhouse for decades. They set an example that influences musicians still. What a great band...
Best band period!!! They proved it time and time again in concerts as being the tightest knit band too!! The guitar work vocals percussion bass piano come together as 1!! Ronnie walking around listening and then with that southern grin of approval was priceless!!! Makes me proud to be from the south!!! Fly on Freebirds see ya on the other side!!!!🦅🎸🦅
When this was recorded, Mr. Gaines was only in the band for a month or so. When auditioning, sound man Kevin Elson was told, "If he sucks just cut him off". The response, "He doesn't suck. This guy can play." Mr. Van Zant is smiling because he knows that he made the right choice bringing Mr. Gaines into the band. RIP "Okie", you were a legend.
@@googleusergp Ed King was instrumental in Skynyrd making it though. He inspired Ronnie to write and create original material/ Keep in mind, In Ronnies eyes Ed had done something they hadnt done yet, recorded a national Hit with " insense and Peppermints " so you know...Ed had credibility with Ronnie. Less forget Ed had masterful skills himself. My three favorite Skynyrd albums were there first three...all 3 had Ed King. Thats just me. Loving Steve Gains the more I learn about him, love his playing for sure.
@@softhotty Both were equally great contributors, I agree. Mr. King felt that he never fit in because he was a 'hippie from CA" and not from the South as he put it.
@@googleusergp Ive heard him say though to your point, "Hey, I'm from the south...southern California". But yea, he felt like an outsider for sure. But it seems to me the guys were pissed or atleast not happy when Ronnie ran Ed off in a threatening incident...allegedly. Im guessing kind of a "last straw" deal.
if you watch Ronnie very close in this video you'll see him watching Steve Gaines playing lead. one thing about Ronnie he wanted everything done right!! right down to the cord that Steve was making on his guitar.
The irony is that Leonard Skinner thought they were shiftless, unmotivated, lazy layabouts . . . (which they probably were in high school) . . . but once Ronnie put the band together they were they most hard-working, industrious, dedicated, smart American rock 'n roll band. Coach Skinner would've been proud (which, as you know, in the end, he was).
What a badass band this was. There will never be another Ronnie Van Zant. Southern Rock at its greatest ! "Don't Let that Flag hit the ground" You think any of our current techno bands or autotune fake music makers could duplicate this sound ?
I freakin' love this song. This particular version is one of the best sounding mixes and I'd have to say all of them are playing their best too. Can I just say also, ya gotta love Artimus Pyle....
I come and rewatch this video about once a week and Im still amazed at the sound and video quality of the Knebworth concert. You can practically pick out every strum, note, chord, keystroke and drum hit in perfect time. Id love to buy the sound guy a drink
S4 Dreamland don’t know if you have seen the documentary where they talk about that moment and his smiling at Gaines . I guess he had just joined the band recently . An awesome moment for an awesome band .
GOD I LOVE THIS BAND. Never got the opportunity to see them live. I was in Germany when Street Survivors came out man what a record. RIP to all that has moved on. They blew the stones off the stage this day.
THEY WERE IN THEIR PRIME HERE....... THE BAND WAS AS TIGHT AS A SKIN ON A HOT DOG, I CAN JUST HEAR THE MUSIC THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MADE IN THE FUTURE............R.I.P. TO ALL, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, COUSIN FIGEL
"Thirty-one years on and I’ve never witnessed a crowd react to a support band in the same way that Knebworth did to Lynyrd Skynyrd. Somewhere between the first chorus and the second verse the band went from unknown names to full-fledged stars. “Skynyrd caused a real buzz backstage,” remembers Freddy Bannister. “We all wondered how anyone could follow them.” An hour later, we all began to wonder if anyone would even try."
Pink Floyd headlined Knebworth in 1975, the year before. Can you imagine if they followed this? I love Pink Floyd too, they're brilliant, but they wouldn't know what to do after this. Not really in the mood for 'Wish you were here' after this...
The Stones were at their pinnacle as a live act during 1969-1973. The Mick Taylor years were not only their most productive in the studio, but, he, as a player, also transformed and elevated the band from a sloppy garage-tinged act to one of the best live bands on the planet. When he left the Stones in 1975, the band suffered for a few years, and, as a Stones fan, I can admit that they regressed in 1976 -- Knebworth is no exception, either. Ronnie Wood worked great with the Faces, but I have never particularly cared for him as a member of the Stones.
Effing right Allen kicked ass and Wilkerson played his bass off. This is my favorite song from that tour. People just don't understand how great this band was.
It surely wasn't a competetion....but it was saud the stones and who had the air taken out of them that day... skynryd went I. First..the other 2 bands were said to have sleepwalking through there sets..wild....
Me too damn right we're still alive and jamming I was 20 only got see them once at rfk in Washington DC. Seen the tribute band couple times no were near Ronnie and the fellers 🎵🎹🎶
I’ve said it before and started many an argument, but with no disrespect to Allen, Ed or Steve, Gary, for my ears (don’t beat me up) was the sound of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Not saying he was better than those guys. In fact, an argument could be made that Gary was the least accomplished of the four, but he had a touch and tone with that Les Paul that was so unique.
