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
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. ua-cam.com/video/ofI96eRgQfY/v-deo.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" 😎
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.
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!!
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.
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?"
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.
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.
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 UA-cam 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 UA-cam 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.
@@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_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
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.
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!!!😢❤🙏🙏
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!
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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 was an impactful biopic. I have a much deeper appreciation and admiration for Lynyrd Skynard. 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.
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.
The confederate flag celebrates Southern Pride I have a Lynyrd Skynyrd confederate 1977 Tour flag. And I cherish it as a Classic Lynyrd Skynyrd Tour Flag. And I'm Proud to own a Southern flag Lynyrd Skynyrd 1977 Tour Flag.
Calm down? Did someone dirty delete? Only a true southerner knows it represents southern pride. It’s not that uncommon to see them where I live in Livingston Parish. Besides it’s a different time. Hate groups hate used it and that’s why many see it as racist. It’s not. If you’re not from the deep south you won’t get it. Yeah we are obsessing over something that happened in 1860 every waking moment. 🙄
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
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!
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
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.
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. 💔
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
My best friend was a traveling salesman, who traveled all across the Midwest. I called him Mr.Breeze. He loved the nickname. He even bought a licence plate saying ...Mr.Breeze!
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
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
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🙏🌀
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!
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!!😊
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!!
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.
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
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...
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
LYNYRD SKYNYRD SANG A LOT AGAINST DRUGS LIKE THE NEEDLE AND THE SPOON "YOU BETTER QUIT BEFORE YOU'RE DEAD" PERSONALLY I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT NOT SAYING I'M ANY BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. THANKS FOR THE MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC I PRAY 🙏🏽 ❤ 🙏🏽 THIS HELPED SOMEONE ANYONE WHO HAD PROBLEMS WITH ADDICTIONS LIKE A NEEDLE AND SPOON AND SPEAK AGAINST DRUGS HAD A LOT OF INFLUENCE TO OTHERS. THANKFULLY FOR OUR MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC TO ALL OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD
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.
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
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.
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.
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 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
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
When I think of “Southern Pride” I instantly think of Ronnie and the band and all the Great Hits he wrote and it makes me proud to be southern. Even at University of Alabama Crimson Tide football games they ALWAYS play SWEET HOME ALABAMA on the sound system and the majority of the 101,000 people scream ROLL TIDE ROLL after Sweet Home Alabama, it’s a tradition, you can’t live in Alabama and not feel pride when that song is played. God bless 🙏
In my humble opinion there will never ever be another band half as good as the LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND.
Well said!
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!
dream on, with 3 guitars they had better have been good. But the best ever? I guess, until they had to jam and improv.
@@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
@1:35:30 Yeah! Now that'd make a great t-shirt.
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. ua-cam.com/video/ofI96eRgQfY/v-deo.htmlsi=DZrAyFXbjIVDRXAJ
Free Bird still makes me cry... So beautiful❤🙏🏼🥲 I
@@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" 😎
@@reaper51 absolutely!! Amen 💯🙏🏼❤️🇺🇸
Every trucker I see at work I ask him do you know lynyrd skynyrd , they all say no. Cause most of them are braindeads
Whoever put this documentary together i have 2 words... Thank You 🙏
The one band I can listen to over and over.
unfortunately you wont hear any of in it this documentary
Not me
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.
Artimus Pyle yet lives.
Artimus Pyle is the last one
Bill Burns was the original 1st drummer
@@greggcuppels5593 BOB Burns
"Leslie Hawkins" of "The Honkets" was also a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd,
and she is still living.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was the greatest southern Rock band ever
The greatest Band Ever!!!
R.I.P. LYNYRD SKYNYRD ❤️❤️❤️
Agreed
Damn straight.
100% agreed! Loved Molly Hatchet too, but Skynyrd was the GOAT!
The Allman Bros and I just had a good laugh over this one
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!!
too cool .
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
👍🏻
Mine too
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.
He was a great as he could be.
At least he got something right
R.I.P. Mr. Ed King...One of the truly underrated guitarists and songwriters ever.
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.
Not a chance. Ed isn't underrated. You people say that about everyone.
@@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... J.C...You're underrated.
@@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?"
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.
Ed King was under rated in my opinion. He shaped the early years more than a lot of us realize.
Spot on Raymond...
James Hennighan
Yorkshire, England
Didn't he write the main riff to Sweet Home Alabama? ...but Ronnie wrote the best southern working man lyrics
@@jamessenzel5942
Yep, think he did.....
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.
Underrated and spot on are the top cliches of 2023. Thanks for nothing.
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 UA-cam 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
Ya'll are both as cool as the '70's! Thanks for sharing👍
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. 🙏
I would've enjoyed your comment more without all the self-promotion 🙄
@@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 UA-cam 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.
Hands down the best Skynyrd documentary I’ve ever seen, Bravo
They didn't show a few parts. And the very end Alan Walden tells some killer stories. I wish they had included those. Not sure why they didn't.
@@We_Seek_Truth at least enough members are dead that they finally let Artimus speak
@@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_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
@@We_Seek_Truth As much as I respected Gary's playing, he came off as an arrogant prick in nearly every documentary I've ever seen. Just sayin'.
No one could ever replace Ronnie and the original band. That's a fact. They had the best music ever!
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.
Love you brother!
I can still remember when they blew the Stones off the stage.
Wish I could have been there!
Fact? This is too over in the basics
They blew everyone off the stage. I'm getting into them with Grateful Dead lately.
@@stevesyverson8625
Ronnie van zant was a musical genius and i would've loved to see more music created by him its ashame he died so young
Ronnie's gift was his ability to come up with the lyrics . As for the music , that was Ed , Gary , Allen , Leon, Billy & Bob
🌹🙏
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!!!😢❤🙏🙏
Music was everything back then.
It’s what connected us all before cell phones and the inter web.
Young people today just would not understand this.
@@kerbygator🗿👍 yep.
But I am watching this on my phone
@@stevenbowen7674 That's okay, the statement still stands
Says a whole shitload of old people connecting on the internet.. ironic isn’t it.
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!
Same here northeast who loves the southern rock and rollers.
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😎
They were as good as zep and I am a huge fan of zep. I always looked at them as equals. Freebird vs stairway to heaven.
@@rickchyczewski576 yep I’m huge ZEP fan as well!
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!
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.
I agree, Geoff. This is a very good documentary, Right from the beginning. Great, legendary band.
I believe the same thing. I always wondered what Stevie Ray Vaughan would have put out all these years as well. We got cheated.
@@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.
THEY BE 100 YEARS OLD OVERRATED BAND
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.
Wow what it must have been like to see them in person! I wish I could have been there.
My husband and his brother had tickets to the Baton Rouge show, as that’s where we are from. Kind of gives me the shivers.
I listen to Skynyrd everyday. It's a music that never gets old to me. Gene Odom if you see this I hope all is well with you sir!
As a musician these guys run through our vains. The first time we covered whipping post I almost had a tear.
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!
@@nickrhodes6485it ut
@@nickrhodes6485 That's the Allman Brothers.
@@nickrhodes6485 ...veins... "Whipping Post" was The Allman Brothers Band.
That first album,was one of the best first albums ever released,it never gets old
And for a guy who wasn't a good bass player, he sure was a good bass player on that album.
Real music!!! Recorded 50 Years ago still jamming today!!! Just didn’t get any better then that! God bless
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
@@bobbyhinkle8478 did u ever see them with ed King . if ya what venue ?
So sad he never lived to see how revered his music is and how the fans still love him in 2024.
i CAN'T BELIEVE I NEVER GOT INTO SKYNRD WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. THEY WERE SUCH A SPECIAL BAND. THEIR MUSICIANSHIP WAS UNTOUCHABLE. SOOO GOOD.
You sho got that right!!
Welcome to Skynyrd Nation
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.
So true! Every member of the band was outstanding! Just like Zeppelin in that sense!
Thanks for showing the Almond Brothers, Whipping Post! They truly broke down the barriers to clear the way for Skynyrd!
Jacksonville produced Skynyrd, .38 Special, Molly Hatchett, and the Almans were just down the road in Daytona. The Holy Grail of southern rock.
Tom Petty was only an hour away in Gainesville....
@@stevengallant6363 True. And his band Mudcrutch opened up for Skynyrd a few times early on
I've played with members of all of them. Petty and Mudcrutch would of starved to death if my brother hadn't fronted pot to Tom Petty to sell.
Actually, the Allman Brothers started off in a house in Riverside, Jacksonville, they never lived in Daytona.
@@andyokus5735 Don Felder still refers to him as "little" Tommie Petty!🤣🤣
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.
My story exactly the same knew that album back to front dressed like em and everything and still one of the best live albums of all time
Me too! I was soooo depressed when I heard about the plane crash.
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.
Its hard to believe they are all gone.
Bob Burns was a really cool ol boy. Like to listen to his talks.
This made me cry. The emotion starts at the very beginning and builds throughout the film. Absolutely phenomenal.
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.
Truth
yup long live dixie . as soon as ya stop supporting rump .
They blew the stones away here in my country at knebworth in 1976 , probably the best live performance from any band ever
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
Not great as the Beatles!
@@stevemorris6790 That's two different styles !
@@stevemorris6790 that's like comparing Maxwell Silvers hammer to Saturday night special
Metallica Seattle 89 has to be #2
I’m from Germany and I love Southern Rock ❤❤
Free Bird has the best build & climax ever recorded
Men, pay attention. Sex should be paced like free bird. I am giving you the keys to the kingdom
This was realeased 4 months after Gary Rossington died, but obviously made prior to it....RIP Gary.
What I've learned here is this band Worked hard and earned it. Eddie king total impact....very sweet.kick butt.
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.
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.
When Ronnie and the others died that night, southern rock died in my opinion. Nobody, not even Ronnies brother gets even close to Ronnies voice.
@@rw0050 sold out shows for 30+ more years..
@@WillChandlerFLD120 -- Nostalgia does that to people. What was the Record Sales ? I rest my case.
I noticed Mr Pyle wearing his "eagle globe anchor"
His father was a Marine,,,
And he was a Marine.
Much respect Mr Pyle.
Is gather.was also killed.in a plane crasb
God Bless our Marines all days of the years
My husband was HM-X1 in the mid 70’s. Yes he’s older than me lol.
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.
Your a legend for putting this together! Awesomely done! One of my favorite bands growing up and still to this day at 62 never gets old!
This was an impactful biopic. I have a much deeper appreciation and admiration for Lynyrd Skynard. 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. ❤
They were indeed impactful. So much in fact you can go to a concert today and at some point, you will hear someone yell out Freebird.
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.
All the originals now gone and only Artimus left, but this band and their story will live on as long as people exist.
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.
Well Leslie Hawkins I’d also still here if you count the back up singers.
Artimus dont count as original member
The chopped up "Skynyrd" band they put on stage after the plane crash was a money making joke.
@@marcclement7396 thats a fact
The confederate flag celebrates Southern Pride
I have a Lynyrd Skynyrd confederate 1977 Tour flag. And I cherish it as a Classic Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tour Flag. And I'm Proud to own a Southern flag
Lynyrd Skynyrd 1977 Tour Flag.
Lucky bastard. Lol. Jk. That's cool as hell.
Calm down
Calm down? Did someone dirty delete? Only a true southerner knows it represents southern pride. It’s not that uncommon to see them where I live in Livingston Parish. Besides it’s a different time. Hate groups hate used it and that’s why many see it as racist. It’s not. If you’re not from the deep south you won’t get it. Yeah we are obsessing over something that happened in 1860 every waking moment. 🙄
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
rory gallagher , van the man . pogues + peace .
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.
I got to meet Ed king at a Christian summer camp in malaga NJ about 1980. He lived in this area for several years after he left skynyrd.
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.
Yeah buddy it’s a shame Ronnie kinda ran him off being too rowdy and mean!
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!
@@robert.m4676 RVZ was a talented man, but was a bully.
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
without the weird satanic shite
@@thetruthofchristalwaysprev1269 Hit making wise, 38 Special was like Def Leppard
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
I love every song they did what a fantastic band they were Back in the 70s
THE HUNT.....A MASTERPIECE, PERIOD...❤
Whoever has the live recordings that werent already released by the mainstream please release them! The die hards deserve to hear em
I with you. Maybe some sound engineers can get AI to refine the recording of Street Survivors that was toured - just before the tragic crash.
Unfortunately, I think the unreleased masters were destroyed in the 2008 Universal Tape Vault fire.
If you can't get or don't have the bootlegs already you're not a true fan, not that hard to get😂😂😂😂
Lynyrd Skynyrd Lives On, generation after generation.
We keep it Alive.I'm not a true freebird, but I am a Simple Man...........
@@simpleman283
That's classic.
Well played.
I just found this channel and I truly enjoyed this documentary. The best I’ve seen about them
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!
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Lol that's been debunked
@@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.
@@susanboylefanable ?/??/?
RIP Allen Collins. The best!
Don't be fooled by what passes for Skynyrd now. Do yourselves a favor and dig deep into the music of the original lineup.
I've been an Allen Collins fan all my life. He was a great performer and their fame lead to his tragic end.
Well said
Loved listening to Ed King. Rest In Peace Ed.
Bob Burns seemed like such a cool guy...
He looked like he’d be a blast to hang out with.
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. 💔
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.
Same here once. In 1977. Ronnie was still alive.
@@kerbygator🗿saw Ronnie walking around on that stage, with no shoes on and thought,🗿 That roadie is going to get electrocuted. 😂 Oct 77dayton
Black hat barefoot with a 38 Special shirt on that was my concert 2 mo before crash!
Also my first song I loved was Gimme Back my Bullets!
@@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.
When I heard Free Bird, it blew me away. Love that song. It was such a good band to come along!
Billy Powell was not just a roadie who happened to play piano. The guy was a classically trained pianist.
*Roadie😂😂😂of course their fans can't spell their way out of a wet paper bag😂😂
@@bethewalt7385 lol got me there. So you like Skynyrd at all?
@@allencollins6031 they're icons, groundbreaking and rocking damn good, made fools of the stones at knebworth ( Google it)
Better than the Stones.
One more album and Skynyrd would have been recognized as the world's best
street surv. is like all a great album . Honky Tonk NIGHT Time man .
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.
The current version of Skynyrd also introduced Paul Rodgers to his most recent wife.
@@richardossian4468 he got something out of it! nice
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.
I was to young to see the original band,but I think what the new band has done is just as special. To Johnny and Rickey, keep the music alive!!!!
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
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.
Probably the greatest American Rock band of all time
Ed King is the man! Great player!
Ed was very talented and seemed so sweet. I hate he was always made to feel the outsider fringe person . He deserves more credit and praise.
My best friend was a traveling salesman, who traveled all across the Midwest. I called him Mr.Breeze. He loved the nickname. He even bought a licence plate saying ...Mr.Breeze!
My vanity plate on my Tahoe is CMETBRZ ❤. The cool people get it! lol
I was at the Knebworth gig, a 16 year old budding guitarist, Skynryd were the highlight, no doubt. A magical day.
Did you find them better than the Stones that day?
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
Loved this band. Sweet Home Alabama one of the best hooks ever written..I'll name that song in 2 notes. Great Documentary, thanks for posting
And so over played I don't really care to hear it again.
Written in 20 minutes! That's crazy.
It was just a moment in time back then, Ed never expected it to be played for the remainder of eternity... But it will be!
Ive lived in the South my whole life. These songs have been in my ears for every bit of it.
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
@@eddiehall7605my favorite version of Free Bird is the Oakland one.
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🙏🌀
I’m a black women Free Bird is one of my favorite songs ❤
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.
Libra/Scorpio cusp in the house!
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 !! 🎶📽
@@voltz53 wild gig indeed lol. You get it.
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!
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!!😊
Not southern rock, but the song My Way could also be applied to how he lived. And I love it.
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!!
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 agree 100%. Artimus was always my favorite drummer, but personally, he's full of shit, well meaning perhaps, but full of shit nonetheless.
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.
Locally, it's been said that Bob's breakdown happens after watching the exorcist at a local theater...
Yes lots of discrepancies in the stories. Even some of Gene’s claims don’t make sense to me. I try not to get to hung up on any of that though.
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
Wow, everyone had a family and a normal life, really, no matter what they achieve later.
They were unbelievable GREAT and there never be replaced or duplicated EVER!!! The ORIGINAL BAND ...
Great video. Sad. So sad. Ronnie is a legend. He was way ahead of his time as a songwriter.
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...
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
LYNYRD SKYNYRD SANG A LOT AGAINST DRUGS LIKE THE NEEDLE AND THE SPOON
"YOU BETTER QUIT BEFORE YOU'RE DEAD"
PERSONALLY I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
NOT SAYING I'M ANY BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.
THANKS FOR THE MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC I PRAY 🙏🏽 ❤ 🙏🏽 THIS HELPED SOMEONE ANYONE WHO HAD PROBLEMS WITH ADDICTIONS LIKE A NEEDLE AND SPOON AND SPEAK AGAINST DRUGS HAD A LOT OF INFLUENCE TO OTHERS.
THANKFULLY FOR OUR MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC TO ALL OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD
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.
This is excellent. A new perspective told by unique people on a great band!
This is the best footage of Lynyrd Skynyrd I've ever seen. FREEBIRD
All those albums with Ronnie are perfection.
Saw them in 73 and a few times after that...always rocked you to the core...their drawn out ending to the songs live was amazing
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
the One thing I find amazing is how sharp Ronnie van zants mind was he never wrote a song how he kept them in his head that is truly remarkable
The heart & soul & legacy that is Lynyrd Skynyrd for me ended with the tragic flight. There is no replacing that formula imo.
Great band, respect from old man former bass guitar player born somewhere in Europe, now in Jacksonville.💪🎤🎸🎶🎼
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.
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
They were a much better band with Steve Gaines.
@@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.
Your Docs are so much better when you have permission to use the artists' music. Great job folks !! RIP lynyrd skynyrd Rock in Peace
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.
No RVZ, No Lynyrd Skynyrd. It’s that simple.
R.I.P. to all who perished.
Exactly! It’s like Queen without Freddie. I’d rather watch grainy old videos of the real deal than some knock off Wish version of them.
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
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
When I think of “Southern Pride” I instantly think of Ronnie and the band and all the Great Hits he wrote and it makes me proud to be southern. Even at University of Alabama Crimson Tide football games they ALWAYS play SWEET HOME ALABAMA on the sound system and the majority of the 101,000 people scream ROLL TIDE ROLL after Sweet Home Alabama, it’s a tradition, you can’t live in Alabama and not feel pride when that song is played. God bless 🙏
Gimme' Back My Bullets album totally underrated. Good doc. New interviews, different people.