Disagree, CCR was the best Southern Rock Band & don’t say it was from Nor Cal ,also the Doobie Bros. was based up north too. Nor Cal Is filled with families straight from the Country . It doesn’t matter where you are from it’s the music !
The piano player, Billy Powell, started as a roadie. Later, the boys heard him playing the piano to the sound of Free Bird. Billy Powell was later hired on as the keyboardist.
@@markmcneal3318 I figured that Is why I let the know because you have to be real familiar with this history too know that I am glad I am not the only one that is watching them that knew that .
Billy Powell was a classically trained pianist. In 1972, Skynyrd played a show at the Bolles School prom. During a break at that event, Powell sat down at a piano and launched into his piano-based version of "Free Bird". When the band realized their roadie's ability, he was offered the position of keyboardist. Jimmy Johnson, studio guitarist known for being a member of The Swampers, said Billy played his version of Freebird when the band took a lunch break while recording what would become Skynyrds First...and Last. The band returned from lunch to hear Billy playing and a few weeks later he was offered a full position in the band
Life on the road strikes again. Swampy indeed. Gotta remember, we elders took decades to absorb all this cool music. Take yer time. Thanks for the reaction.
Not exactly related to this video, but I was listening to Spotify on my bike ride and this song came on that made me think Amber and J would love this tune. That was “Your Momma Don’t Dance” by Loggins and Messina. This song has so many elements you love like a good piano riff, horns, and a touch of sweet baritone.
It’s Honky Tonk piano, combining bits of gospel, stride, blues, ragtime, rock, boogie woogie, swing, and Dixieland jazz. You can always tell a band that made their bones playing bars and dives, like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, the Beatles and Billy Joel did. The skill level is off the charts.
This was the first hit from the album "Street Survivors", which was released after the plane crash that killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines (playing the Solo) and his sister Cassie, who was a backup singer.
Y’all are a cheer family? That’s great! Our oldest has been in it since she was five. She’s in Nashville for a competition right now. Looking at colleges now since she graduates high school next year. Cherish every moment, as I know you do. They go by so fast.
Saw them at an outdoor concert in the 90's. Stage had 2 floors with a baby grand piano on each level. So yes, piano was important to them, lol. Wicked show!
Saw Skynryd July 10,1977 in Chicago Soldier Field The summer before the plane Crash that year. Setlist was "Workin' for MCA" "I Ain't the One" "You Got That Right" "Saturday Night Special" "That Smell" "What's Your Name" "Gimme Three Steps" "Call Me the Breeze" "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)" "Sweet Home Alabama" "Free Bird"
I love the adjective “swampy”. Totally love the swampy sound. You made me think of Mary Chapin Carpenter. You should check her out. She has a great song called down at the twist and shout among a whole bunch of other really good hits.
I had them on 8 track, cassette, LP, reel to reel, CD and finally digital - still have them all (with a lot of doubles because DH had much of the same!).
Billy Powell was a Roady for the band and played an intro he wrote for freebird and the band wanted him in the group. The bass player was the best studio bass player after the plane crash. He always wore crazy hats while performing.
The song is about the band meeting girls on the road, during the concerts and partying with them for the night, before they move on to the next show they have to perform.
That’s Billy Powell on piano. He was a roadie for the band who had no idea he was a classical pianist. He added keys to Freebird in the studio, after the guys heard it he was in the band. Lol.
Billy powell, roadie was trained pianist. When they found out they fired him as rodie and 😊 put him in band. simplified his style and the rest was history.
They have such a huge catalog, even though the plane crash happened and Ronnie Van Zant and the rest died young, because there are no throw away songs on their albums. But I would suggest the live version of "Travellin' Man - 1976" because you get to see them all in action, including the "Honkettes", Cassie Gaines, Jojo Billingsley, and Leslie Hawkins, their famous backup singers. Cassie Gaines and her brother, guitarist Steve Gaines, both died in the plane crash.
Also a fun fact. Billy Powell, the piano player, was a roadie for Lynyrd Skynyrd. One day while Ronnie was working on the masterpiece "Freebird" Billy sat down at the piano and said something to the effect of, you know if I were writing this song this is how I would start it, and he started playing. Ronnie immediately fired him as a rodie and hired him for the piano
I dont know about anyone else...but I live to see your response to this classic music...I am 60 years old...and I lived through all these genres in all these years....I just love that you all are opening up your horizons!!
What's Your Name? Just got back from work and went straight to you guys and now it's time to kick back and relax. They really remind of a "Woodstock" sound.
The song is part of what I call "road" songs. About life on the road as musicians. He is in town for a show. Meets a fan girl. Has a one night thing and than moves on to the next town.
Speaking of a swampy sound, In the song LS does, Sweet Home Alabama, they speak of Muscle Shoals, AL Recording Studio and a group of back up musicians called The Swampers. The Swampers played on many songs with a variety of artists like the Rolling Stones, Lynard Skynard, Aretha Franklin, Bob Seger. Those are just the few I can remember off the top of my head. React to Sweet Home Alabama, please. And when you can check out the Swampers.
Amber, it's interesting that you find the piano such an important part of the band. Me too, but what is really interesting about it is the story behind how that happened. The band was on tour and I guess they did have a piano for some of the parts, or maybe it was a multi band venue and there just happened to be a piano there from another performer. While the sound guy was doing some playbacks to adjust the PA system one of the roadies who had some time on his hands sat down at the piano and started jamming along with the Lynyrd Skynyrd tune "Free Bird" that he had messed around with before on his own time and had an arrangement for piano. So he was playing along and was just having a blast and it sounded pretty damn good. Nobody knew this roadie could even play the piano, muchless rock the house with it to one of the bands title songs. Well it turns out that this roadie had studied music and was a seriously gifted pianist. One of the band members, and I believe it was Van Zant (spelling) but I'll check, along with some of my other details and edit in corrections, anyway this band member heard this piano jamming and that was that. The roadie was drafted into the band, and from that day forward he was the Lynyrd Skynyrd pianist. I hope I remembered this story correctly and that it is even in regards to this band, but this is the story I heard, and I'm gonna Google it now to fact check myself, because admittedly it sounds pretty far out. EDIT: It appears I remembered correctly his name was Billy Powell and he was buddies with the Skynyrd Bass Guitar player Leon Wilkeson and got the gig doing roadie work thru him. Also the other band that had the piano was the Southern Rock band "Mountain" . Another version of the story which is probably more accurate says that the band came back into the recording studio from lunch while Powell was playing his arrangement for Freebird, and were amazed and hired him on the spot. Databyter
This is one of many great songs by bands describing life on the road with a touring band - another one is "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad". Describes an epic band party with girls and the boys in the band!
Of course I seen Lynyrd Skynyrd play what’s your name live at Anaheim Stadium in 1977. Of course I saw Billy Powell playing that piano. Seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd at Anaheim Stadium is one of the greatest nights of my life keep up the great work love you guys!
My favorite Skynryd song is I Know a Little ... the song is a boogie bop with walking basslines, syncopated drums and the guitar licks and solos throughout are awesome in that jazzy style reminiscent of horns in the swing bands of the forties and early fifties. btw, that style of piano playing Billy Powell is playing on this song is called honky-tonk.
My cousin Jerry Shelton a drummer in one of the many bands in Jacksonville Fla. was best friend's with Leon Wilkerson the bass guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd FYI.
"What's Your Name" was the first single (released November 1977) from Lynyrd Skynyrd's 5th studio album, "Street Survivors" (released 17 Oct 1977). The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
This song is a sorta-true story about the band being on tour and partying too hard in the hotel bar, and getting thrown out. Whatever "her" name was, Ronnie hopes he sees her when they play Boise again on the next tour. If you want to hear Billy Powell - Skynyrd's late, great pianner player - REALLY showing out, dig "I Know A Little" or "Call Me The Breeze."
This is such a great song. This has always been one of my favorites. It reminds me of leaving high school on a Friday afternoon and getting ready to go cruisin!
The opening line about it being 8 o’clock in Boise Idaho is tribute to Ronnie Van Zant’s brother Donnie’s band 38 Special who was about to start his own band’s journey with their first show in Boise.
This song was a huge hit that came out right around the time of the plane crash that killed most of the band. Their plane crash rocked the music world, it was such a tragedy. 😞
SKYNYRD is my favorite band. I love ALL their songs but when I need a kick in the a$$ to get me up: "Gimme Back My Bullets" "Working For MCA" "Whiskey Rock -A-Roller" "I Know A Little" are my go to's.
They recorded some of their music at Muscle Shoals, Alabama and it was known for the "Muscle Shoals Sound." Many famous artists recorded there and so did Skynyrd. This song has that feel to it and was very popular at the time.
Keyboardist Billy Powell was actually a trained pianist. The guys in the band heard him noodling around on the piano during a break at a show and were impressed enough to hire him. (He got her name. He was just too stoned to remember it the next day! LOL). Love the reaction .
"Call Me the Breeze" is a wild five-minute Skynyrd ride with incredible guitar and piano solos, along with horns!
Yep it’s my go-to on any road trip. Gets me hyper!!!!! Lol
I've been suggesting that for 2 months now hopefully they'll get to it 🤣🤣
That was my introduction to Skynyrd in the summer of 81. Dug back and fell in love.
Hands down my favorite song by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Written by J.J. Cale !
Billy Powell is grossly underrated for what he contributed to Skynyrd. Give "Call Me the Breeze" a listen to show case Powell.
YES!! 👍😃❣️
Billy worked for Skynyrd as a roadie for two years before they heard him playing one day and offered him the job as their keyboardist
Such a fantastic individual! Passed way too young.
T for Texas, live at Knebworth. Billy on top form.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of the greatest bands ever, not just one of the greatest southern rock bands.
This is why us 70s BRATS were so spoilt lol THE FANTASTIC MUSIC
@@theodoreritola7641 we definitely had the best music in the 70's, Rock, R&B, Punk, Pop, everything.
Love everything Skynyrd has done. One song doesn't get much recognition and it is so good.! The Ballad of Curtis Lowe. Amazing
One of my favorites. Also like Simple Man.
Curtis Lowe has actually gained a lot of traction in recent years. Long overdue, but better now than never
Curtis Lowe is a must react! What a great song!
In the same vein: "Things Goin' On." Copyright 1973, but somehow the lyrics were written this morning.
Coming home is a great song that is never ever played
Skynyrd was the best southern rock band. I’ve been enjoying their music since 1974 still love that music. Thanks for the reactions
Disagree, CCR was the best Southern Rock Band & don’t say it was from Nor Cal ,also the Doobie Bros. was based up north too. Nor Cal Is filled with families straight from the Country . It doesn’t matter where you are from it’s the music !
Don't forget the Allman brothers
@@tedszweb5268 CCR is from California,not Louisiana
@@loydingle7088
That’s the point I was making , they are from Nor Cal but their music is still Southern Rock .
I like skynyrd..... but the allman bros. and its not even close
The piano player, Billy Powell, started as a roadie. Later, the boys heard him playing the piano to the sound of Free Bird. Billy Powell was later hired on as the keyboardist.
Fun fact about the piano player Billy he was trained in classical music and started out as one of their Roadies .
Not too many people realize that !!!!!
@@markmcneal3318 I figured that
Is why I let the know because you have to be real familiar with this history too know that I am glad I am not the only one that is watching them that knew that .
Trained by whom?
"Tuesday's Gone" showcases Billy Powell's piano playing. It is a great song you guys should check out.
“Call Me The Breeze” is a great upbeat song, with some horns halfway through.
Billy Powell was a classically trained pianist. In 1972, Skynyrd played a show at the Bolles School prom. During a break at that event, Powell sat down at a piano and launched into his piano-based version of "Free Bird". When the band realized their roadie's ability, he was offered the position of keyboardist. Jimmy Johnson, studio guitarist known for being a member of The Swampers, said Billy played his version of Freebird when the band took a lunch break while recording what would become Skynyrds First...and Last. The band returned from lunch to hear Billy playing and a few weeks later he was offered a full position in the band
Life on the road strikes again. Swampy indeed. Gotta remember, we elders took decades to absorb all this cool music. Take yer time. Thanks for the reaction.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is........... FIRE !!!! FANTASTIC SONG !
I know y'all love great story telling songs. Listen to "Ballad of Curtis Lowe" from Lynyrd Skynyrd
YES!! 👍😃❣️
this is the way
Y’all should react to “Tuesday’s Gone” by Skynyrd.
It’s amazing!
I second this. Fantastic song!
Skynyrds "I know a little" is a must..... move your feet, guitar licks....premium
Not exactly related to this video, but I was listening to Spotify on my bike ride and this song came on that made me think Amber and J would love this tune. That was “Your Momma Don’t Dance” by Loggins and Messina. This song has so many elements you love like a good piano riff, horns, and a touch of sweet baritone.
OUTTA THE CAR, LONGHAIR 😆
YEP! GREAT SUGGESTION!
Another Great Band along this line is Pure Prarie League
Amie
Two Lane Highway
I'll Fix Your Flat Tire Mearle
I agree that Amber and Jay would love “Your Mama Don’t Dance!”
Skynyrd is my favorite band ever since the first time I heard them check out call me the breeze KILLER piano solo
"The Ballad of Curtis Loew"
Skynyrd !!!!!!!!!! They always make me smile.
Seen Skynyrd thee times in the seventies Best Southern Rock around ! "The Ballad of Curtis Lowe" is a must hear guys =) Great Reaction Y'all
Saw them with 38 special in 77, with ZZ too in 76 in Pittsburgh.
YES! YES!! YES!!! 👍😃❣️😃👍
+1 for Curtis Lowe
You're going to keep falling in love with LS's music. No one else did it quite the way they did.
Billy Powell on keyboard. "Sweet Home Alabama" is next for you!!
It’s Honky Tonk piano, combining bits of gospel, stride, blues, ragtime, rock, boogie woogie, swing, and Dixieland jazz. You can always tell a band that made their bones playing bars and dives, like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, the Beatles and Billy Joel did. The skill level is off the charts.
Swamp Music , Skynyrd's Second Helping Album..🤣"swampy" sound nailed it!
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Seger are my 2 favorite artists - groups of their time and my time.
This was the first hit from the album "Street Survivors", which was released after the plane crash that killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines (playing the Solo) and his sister Cassie, who was a backup singer.
Greatly misses and never forgotten.
Aerosmith turned down Skynyrds offer to let them take the plane. Aerosmith turned the plane down. I wish Skynyrd had too!
I have the original album
Ronnie van Zant was the egotistical one that wouldn't let the band miss shows in order to get the plane checked out or a different plane
77 Was a rough year for a young Southern Boy Skynard Crash , lost Elvis as well
You guys have lots of catching up to do. Dive in with both feet. Lynyrd Skynyrd is great.
*Y'all gotta get to their song "That Smell." One of my Top 3 Skynyrd songs.*
Needle And The Spoon, is one of my favorite Skynyrd songs. I think they are the best band of all time.
GREAT SUGGESTION! 👍😃❣️ anything by SKYNYRD!
Billy Powell always stands out to me on the piano!
Lynyrd Skynyrd,-(Curtis Loew) should be next. Keep up the good work 😎👍
Oh yes “Curtis Loew” is one with a super southern swampy sound that y’all love!
YES!! 👍😃❣️
Y’all are a cheer family? That’s great! Our oldest has been in it since she was five. She’s in Nashville for a competition right now. Looking at colleges now since she graduates high school next year. Cherish every moment, as I know you do. They go by so fast.
You two would enjoy, call me the breeze. Every song of theirs tells a story.
Written by JJ Cale with an awesome guitar solo by Gary Rossington
What an excellent analogy, " buffet of music." That's exactly what the Era gave us, a buffet.
Please react to “That Smell” or “I Need You” two of my favorite Skynyrd songs.
Saw them at an outdoor concert in the 90's. Stage had 2 floors with a baby grand piano on each level. So yes, piano was important to them, lol. Wicked show!
Saw Skynryd July 10,1977 in Chicago Soldier Field The summer before the plane Crash that year. Setlist was
"Workin' for MCA"
"I Ain't the One"
"You Got That Right"
"Saturday Night Special"
"That Smell"
"What's Your Name"
"Gimme Three Steps"
"Call Me the Breeze"
"Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)"
"Sweet Home Alabama"
"Free Bird"
I love the adjective “swampy”. Totally love the swampy sound. You made me think of Mary Chapin Carpenter. You should check her out. She has a great song called down at the twist and shout among a whole bunch of other really good hits.
A good female Friday choice
@@RitaBowen1 yeah, I don’t think they’ve done her yet. Some of her songs have that plunky piano.
I have always loved her she has that voice
Makes me think of Swamp Music.
Love Mary Chapin Carpenter and she would be great for female friday.
Call Me the Breeze is a must. Swampy piano at it's finest.
Billy Powell (r i p) on piano, still he's somehow underrated 🎹
That Piano player used to be just a member of the crew but with the piano part he made for the beginning of Freebird made him a permanent band member.
Love this band!! Think one of their 8 tracks was always in the tape player!!🤘🔥
Same!
I had them on 8 track, cassette, LP, reel to reel, CD and finally digital - still have them all (with a lot of doubles because DH had much of the same!).
Billy Powell was a Roady for the band and played an intro he wrote for freebird and the band wanted him in the group. The bass player was the best studio bass player after the plane crash. He always wore crazy hats while performing.
My favorite band. They could rock with the best. Great musicians.
Never can go wrong with a little Skynyrd, a great southern rock band!!!
The song is about the band meeting girls on the road, during the concerts and partying with them for the night, before they move on to the next show they have to perform.
If you're on the Skynyrd kick, you HAVE to do "Tuesday's Gone" !!!!!
Lo ve this band! Their music is timeless it live forever! 😊❤️🎸🐕
Billy Powell's honky tonk piano here is fantastic!
That’s Billy Powell on piano. He was a roadie for the band who had no idea he was a classical pianist. He added keys to Freebird in the studio, after the guys heard it he was in the band. Lol.
Billy powell, roadie was trained pianist. When they found out they fired him as rodie and 😊 put him in band. simplified his style and the rest was history.
They have such a huge catalog, even though the plane crash happened and Ronnie Van Zant and the rest died young, because there are no throw away songs on their albums. But I would suggest the live version of "Travellin' Man - 1976" because you get to see them all in action, including the "Honkettes", Cassie Gaines, Jojo Billingsley, and Leslie Hawkins, their famous backup singers. Cassie Gaines and her brother, guitarist Steve Gaines, both died in the plane crash.
Also a fun fact. Billy Powell, the piano player, was a roadie for Lynyrd Skynyrd. One day while Ronnie was working on the masterpiece "Freebird" Billy sat down at the piano and said something to the effect of, you know if I were writing this song this is how I would start it, and he started playing. Ronnie immediately fired him as a rodie and hired him for the piano
That Smell is essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
We love you too Jay and Amber😍
I dont know about anyone else...but I live to see your response to this classic music...I am 60 years old...and I lived through all these genres in all these years....I just love that you all are opening up your horizons!!
What's Your Name? Just got back from work and went straight to you guys and now it's time to kick back and relax. They really remind of a "Woodstock" sound.
That Smell
On the Hunt
Tuesdays Gone
PLEASE!!!
Love Lynard Skynard. The Ballad of Curtis Loew is another great song by them
The song is part of what I call "road" songs. About life on the road as musicians. He is in town for a show. Meets a fan girl. Has a one night thing and than moves on to the next town.
Speaking of a swampy sound, In the song LS does, Sweet Home Alabama, they speak of Muscle Shoals, AL Recording Studio and a group of back up musicians called The Swampers. The Swampers played on many songs with a variety of artists like the Rolling Stones, Lynard Skynard, Aretha Franklin, Bob Seger. Those are just the few I can remember off the top of my head. React to Sweet Home Alabama, please. And when you can check out the Swampers.
The Ballad of Curtis Lowe, Call Me the Breeze and of course Sweet Home Alabama
Amber, it's interesting that you find the piano such an important part of the band. Me too, but what is really interesting about it is the story behind how that happened. The band was on tour and I guess they did have a piano for some of the parts, or maybe it was a multi band venue and there just happened to be a piano there from another performer. While the sound guy was doing some playbacks to adjust the PA system one of the roadies who had some time on his hands sat down at the piano and started jamming along with the Lynyrd Skynyrd tune "Free Bird" that he had messed around with before on his own time and had an arrangement for piano. So he was playing along and was just having a blast and it sounded pretty damn good. Nobody knew this roadie could even play the piano, muchless rock the house with it to one of the bands title songs. Well it turns out that this roadie had studied music and was a seriously gifted pianist. One of the band members, and I believe it was Van Zant (spelling) but I'll check, along with some of my other details and edit in corrections, anyway this band member heard this piano jamming and that was that. The roadie was drafted into the band, and from that day forward he was the Lynyrd Skynyrd pianist. I hope I remembered this story correctly and that it is even in regards to this band, but this is the story I heard, and I'm gonna Google it now to fact check myself, because admittedly it sounds pretty far out. EDIT: It appears I remembered correctly his name was Billy Powell and he was buddies with the Skynyrd Bass Guitar player Leon Wilkeson and got the gig doing roadie work thru him. Also the other band that had the piano was the Southern Rock band "Mountain" . Another version of the story which is probably more accurate says that the band came back into the recording studio from lunch while Powell was playing his arrangement for Freebird, and were amazed and hired him on the spot. Databyter
This is one of many great songs by bands describing life on the road with a touring band - another one is "We're An American Band" by
Grand Funk Railroad". Describes an epic band party with girls and the boys in the band!
“Call me the Breeze”…….”Don’t ask me no questions” are just a few of their songs you would like.
Their pianist started out as one of their roadies. They had no idea how good he was till they heard him playing Freebird on the piano.
Of course I seen Lynyrd Skynyrd play what’s your name live at Anaheim Stadium in 1977. Of course I saw Billy Powell playing that piano. Seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd at Anaheim Stadium is one of the greatest nights of my life keep up the great work love you guys!
Great southern rock band. First time I heard them in the 70's, I was hooked. Drank a lot of booze listening to them.
Thank you for doing Skynyrd. I agree with everyone else. Call me the breeze is awesome. I KNOW you will love it.
My favorite Skynryd song is I Know a Little ... the song is a boogie bop with walking basslines, syncopated drums and the guitar licks and solos throughout are awesome in that jazzy style reminiscent of horns in the swing bands of the forties and early fifties.
btw, that style of piano playing Billy Powell is playing on this song is called honky-tonk.
My cousin Jerry Shelton a drummer in one of the many bands in Jacksonville Fla. was best friend's with Leon Wilkerson the bass guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd FYI.
I love Skynyrd!!!! Not a bad song in their catalog.
So many Skynyrd songs to listen to!
This is the quintessential southern rock band.
4/10/22, 7:25 p.m.
I love you said "swampy". Shout out from Lynyrd Skynard's home of Jacksonville and us in Gainesville at "The Swamp". If you know, you know.
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Don't Ask No Questions!
My hometown boys. Billy (piano) and Leon (bass) RIP❤️🙏🏻❤️
"What's Your Name" was the first single (released November 1977) from Lynyrd Skynyrd's 5th studio album, "Street Survivors" (released 17 Oct 1977). The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Tuesday's Gone is a fantastic song by them that has a bit of a more mellow sound.
The group only had 3 years together before the plane crash. Wish we could have had them longer
70s girls never thought there was a shame. Lol. Skynyrd and Allman Brothers are the two best ever.
I live in Jacksonville Florida where they came from. I can see this being a dominant form of music back then. Can't get much more Southern than here.
Billy Powel piano one of the best rock piano players hands down
Southern Rock baby! So sad the plane crash that took 1/2 the band! RIP LS members that passed. This band is BOMB!
Southern rock at its finest...
This song is a sorta-true story about the band being on tour and partying too hard in the hotel bar, and getting thrown out. Whatever "her" name was, Ronnie hopes he sees her when they play Boise again on the next tour.
If you want to hear Billy Powell - Skynyrd's late, great pianner player - REALLY showing out, dig "I Know A Little" or "Call Me The Breeze."
YES!!👍😃❣️
This is such a great song. This has always been one of my favorites. It reminds me of leaving high school on a Friday afternoon and getting ready to go cruisin!
The opening line about it being 8 o’clock in Boise Idaho is tribute to Ronnie Van Zant’s brother Donnie’s band 38 Special who was about to start his own band’s journey with their first show in Boise.
This song was a huge hit that came out right around the time of the plane crash that killed most of the band. Their plane crash rocked the music world, it was such a tragedy. 😞
SKYNYRD is my favorite band. I love ALL their songs but when I need a kick in the a$$ to get me up:
"Gimme Back My Bullets"
"Working For MCA"
"Whiskey Rock -A-Roller"
"I Know A Little"
are my go to's.
YES!! ❤ SKYNYRD!!
They recorded some of their music at Muscle Shoals, Alabama and it was known for the "Muscle Shoals Sound." Many famous artists recorded there and so did Skynyrd. This song has that feel to it and was very popular at the time.
Call me the breeze great rock piano solo
Tuesday’s Gone , Saturday night special , All I can do is write about it .
Gotta love the 70's! Southern rock is very unique to the US. some of the best!
Has And Always Been EPIC!!!!!
I have put this same comment after your previous reactions to Skynyrd, but “ Tuesdays Gone “ is an underrated classic by them.
Keyboardist Billy Powell was actually a trained pianist. The guys in the band heard him noodling around on the piano during a break at a show and were impressed enough to hire him. (He got her name. He was just too stoned to remember it the next day! LOL). Love the reaction .
"Keyboardist Billy Powell was actually a trained pianist."
Most pianists are.
I couldn’t click fast enough when I saw SKYNYRD.
That piano you hear was a road crew guy, not a band member. When he played with them he was an instant member of the band.
LS is so rare in that you are guaranteed an autobiographical story in every song.