Gary Rossington Plays Free Bird For The Final Time | Lynyrd Skynyrd Live at Ryman Auditorium 2022
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2023
- Lynyrd Skynyrd performed at Ryman Auditorium in 2022, featuring a crazy list of songs, and lots of guest performers. This is the final concert to ever be recorded and filmed with Gary Rossington. This is Gary's final time ever performing Free Bird, which was confirmed by Johnny Van Zant after the fact, which is insane. I miss Gary with everything in me, and I still cannot believe he's gone. I'll forever be grateful that he and the rest of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote so many great songs, and we get to live with them forever. #lynyrdskynyrd #music #fyp
Who else got goosebumps right at the beginning, knowing that this was his final time to play these wonderful chords that will go down forever in musical history?!
Absolutely, I did. I'm watching this after just watching Stevie Nicks singing Landside in memory of Christine McVie last year. So so sad.
Right here
We don't know for sure that he didn't go home and play it for his dog after this.
Woooooof ❤
As powerful as the first time I heard this beautiful song. Still brings a tear to my eye.
I’ve been hearing Free Bird for literal decades and this is still the only song that I will never cut off halfway thru. If it’s on the car radio when I get to my destination I will literally sit in the car until it ends. Thank you Lynyrd Skynyrd for making my existence on this rock a little less shitty 15 minutes at a time.
No way you can't listen to the entire song, that would be a sin. Anthem to my life ✌️
YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!
Real shyt..it's one of the most cliche over played Skynyrd songs.. metallica has enter sandman.. sabbath has iron man..nirvana teen spirit..I can live without them...but free Byrd..fkn right I'd want this at my funeral..timeless!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂
I saw them in St. Louis this year. They plaued much longer than ZZ Top.
When it's on it is on!!!!
We are a generation that has been blessed with more fantastic music than any other,,nuff said.
You nailed it, my friend ❤, best comment !,
So true
Yessuuuuh!
No doubt about it. We didn't realize how lucky we were at the time! But we sure do now!
Our generations of music Will live forever in the words and melodies that all these great musicians brought forth into the music world true we did not realize how great they were at the time some were better than others everyone always has their favorites but for 40 years we had the greatest music in the world and the greatest music that will ever be written was written during our lifetime we have been very very lucky and very very blessed to had the opportunity to hear and see all these wonderful gifted people put their talent on display for us to enjoy for eternity
I'm a 64 year old black American woman. I've found it hard to let myself grieve over a profound loss. When I heard this song a few days ago, the tears started flowing. Now I listen to this song as part of my healing. It's something about it that touches me deeply.
My moms died last year and when i think about her every time I hear this song, means a lot more than it did before.
I know exactly what you mean by me the same every week i play this song for a sort of healing.
Stay safe mrs.🙏
Oh it'll definitely do that it will bring the tears if they need to come
These days are gone ... but to the ones that still listen and dream and hope may God Bless ... 🇺🇸
The reason why biblical songs were composed in the first place, allow those tears to flow freely, for healing and the emotional enjoyment of this anthem ❤hope you become emotionally stronger, after your profound loss 😢
On October 21, 1977, the day after the plane crash, let me tell you there wasn't a dry eye in my entire high school and nobody spoke all day. Complete silence. Everyone was in shock. Teachers, jocks, heads, nerds, everybody. I remember it like it was yesterday, sadly. Johnny, I have the utmost admiration for you. You carried your brother's legacy and have done a helluva job! True American!!!!!!!
Ronnie, Yes I still remember you and will never forget you!!!
My mom said the same thing ! She had the biggest crush on Ronnie. She said everyone she knew missed school that day because it was too many emotions. 😢
I was in 8th grade bro
Same, here, in central Connecticut in high school junior year: we were all horrified. They are still my favorite band of all time. One of the most original sounds ever! And soulful.
That's right the original group is gone so they need to let go
Didn't realize at the time but lookin back seeing Ronnie, Allen ,Gary and Ed do this in early 70s from 5 feet away is a gift and a memory to cherish... they were sooo good.
No shit? You lucky bastard what a band that was!
I saw them four times before the plane crash The last time was seven shows before the plane crash in Fresno which was right after a day on the green in San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area at the Oakland coliseum brought to you by the man who did the most for rock and roll in California history Mr Bill Graham. We need a new hero like Mr Graham. Someone who has the courage to bring great acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd to California Great acts like Peter Frampton back in the day and seeing all of them at the Oakland coliseum that day was an amazing event I was in junior high. I will never forget it and at the moment I was in heaven so unlike you I realized I was seeing something that I may never see again every single time I saw Ronnie on stage I knew that I was witnessing greatness. Every time I saw Allen's energy the laid-back lead play of Ed King only to be out done by the stylistic superiority and better skills of Steve Gaines. And yes Gary was a great player too in his own right. He sure had the look back in the day. You saw Gary rossington it was sort of like seeing Phil Kennemore from y&t it just registered This man is a rockstar a real rock star.
ticket price...$10!
Really, one of the greatest lineup of guitarists that a band has ever assembled. In fact, I can’t think of a better lineup that you mentioned. 🤔
@@rossstevenson6206😮
My husband loved Gary Rossington. He passed away last week and I can’t imagine a more fitting song. He was a light man and a Paveman. I’ll always love him 43 yrs. But now he is a free bird now too.
im sorry for your loss
Hes a free bird Now 🙏
I'm so sorry for your loss
So sorry for your loss.
Had to have been a good man if, he loved Gary and the Skynyrd family. Always felt close to the band since seeing them on my birthday in '76. God bless you and may your husband always be a freebird.
Gary was a family friend. He was always so kind and friendly to us. Much more quiet than you’d expect however he had a presence. No ego whatsoever, just an awesome guy. R.I.P.
i had heard the same. I also heard that Ronnie made him meaner, any truth?
I was fortunate enough to meet Gary and the band before a concert in Tampa the start of the reunion tour at the pre-concert party. When the first band came on most people left. I spent 15 minutes at least talking to everybody 5 minutes. Having a beer with Gary. You wouldn't know that he was a rockstar. We didn't talk about the the business a little bit about the music. You did have a presence about him. I'll never forget him and I thank God that I had the opportunity to meet him and the rest of the band. Everybody was very cool ✌️🦅✌️
@@b0bcallahan575 What do you mean, "When the first band came on most people left" are you talking about at the pre-concert or the concert? Like do you mean that no one was left when the 2nd band came on stage at the pre-party? I guess Im confused.
Thats why he is and was my favorite guitarist and nice guy.
Without knowing any of them but just from watching them I always assumed that Gary was a quiet type of guy. Just had that baby face back in the 70s and Allen also seemed like a really Somber person, really quiet and shy type of energy Ronnie was obviously the polar opposite and Leon just seems like a wild dude, like a guy that didn't take shit either, I dont know much about Steve but he seems like he's in the middle of the pack type of fun surfer type of guy, Ed seemed like a polite quiet keep your head down and work, happy to be there guy but felt underappreciated at the same time. Dont know enough about Bob seemed outgoing especially for a drummer Billy looked like everyone's dad by the age of 26 and artimus seemed like a peacemaker.
Its fucking insane the amount of talent that was in this band. Like everyone was top tier. Fucking power group each one could have been the most talented member in their own bands.
Fucking insane story of this band and it seemed like the band was cursed. Too many people to have so much bad luck, it was almost like the powers that be, wanted them dead or had files on them all and wanted to take them out. I know it sounds like tin foil hat shit but when it was a proven fact that the Cia or fbi had files on Jefferson airplane and other bands from that era it doesn't seem too wild at all. Way too many coincidences and strange things that happened to these guys 9ver and over for it to be organically happening.
The players will die but the music will stay alive Forever … Lynyrd Skynyrd … 🦅
Amen, Skynyrd Nation will never die.🇺🇸🤘🇺🇸👍🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
Amen, my brothers and sisters....not if this ol' boy has anything to say about it.....@@williambillwaynerobertson930
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT BRENT....MY UNCLE WAS BILLY POWELL 🙏 AND YES IN MY OPINION THE BEST THERE EVER WAS BUT SKYNYRD LIVES ON FOREVER!!! SUBBED YA, ....
Word!
Loved the respect for fallen members that was a great touch & Ricky Medlock must 166 years old cos i saw him with Blackfoot at the Ipswich Gaumont donkeys years ago but man he can still cut that solo with his eyes closed
Had tears in my eyes watching this... Rest easy, Gary Rossington. You are forever missed.. as are the rest of the members that have passed away. Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd!
For Sure Brother.
Artymus is still kicken, not the OG lineup but he contributed a s-ton to the music.
They will live forever in our hearts in heaven and upon the Earth.
Me as well... Loved seeing him wearing a cross around his neck and on his hat
They are rocking in Heaven
I had “Free Bird” playing for my brother’s final song at his funeral. He had a hard life as a Vietnam vet & died in a tragic way. A few weeks after his funeral he visited me in a dream. Being worried about him, I asked if he was ok & if he needed anything. His reply, “I must be traveling along now…there’s too many places I gotta see…”🕊️
It's interesting, how our loved ones visit us in dreams. I experienced something I'll never be able to explain. Know that your brother is at peace and be grateful that you were able to connect w/ him. Wishing you all of the best. 🙂
bless you my dear, i relate very well with your experience. may we all be a free bird x
❤❤❤
Great song for a lost one, im sorry for your loss, aa im older and alone, family all gone, I would love to hear " Freebird" as I fly away into another realm , heaven hopefully
RIP to whole "original" Lynyrd Skynyrd band!! You have a left a permanent mark on this planet....
I was there that night. There were technical difficulties with Gary’s guitar. Gary walked off the stage and the band kept going for awhile, but Johnny decided to stop the song, saying that there was no way he was doing it without Gary, especially since the show was being filmed. Knowing what we know now, I’m glad I got to see 1 1/2 Free Birds during Gary’s final show. RIP Gary. A true legend!!!
I remember seeing the video of the technical difficulties
Hey Nathan, can the show your talking about, be viewed by the public??? If so, then how please...TY
Sounds exactly like something Johnny would do. People can dismiss him all they want, but Gary, him and Metlock kept that band together and touring.. keeping the dream alive and introducing new generations to LS
@@princessoffire1107... You are absolutely right
@@princessoffire1107Absolute Right i will miss him my favorite RIP Gary ❤you
To be a teen in the 70's was absolutely awesome!
Thank you! Me too! I never would’ve wanted to live in any other time in my life. 60s and 70s the best.
Fact
I believe god made me a teen in the 2010s bc this is the time and place I’m meant to be on this earth same for all he creates but dang I look back at y’all’s life style and the live music yall got to experience Grateful Dead Lynyrd skynyrd Pink Floyd the list goes on and I’m jealous lmao if I could ever time travel to one moment in the past it would be 69 Woodstock
The Best!!
since you have lived the 70s.... was there fortnite back then?
Buried my best friend 12yrs ago and they played this as his casket was lowered into the ground- we all cried our eyes out- RIP Gary - i was lucky enough to see LS in concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater in 2002 - best concert i have ever seen- I am now 55 and my life has changed in ways i could never have imagined- im happy im still here and able to enjoy life- my generation was lucky enough to see and hear the greatest music ever made - God Bless America !
I’m 24 but I grew up with parents who are now in their late 50s so I grew up all my life listening to lynryd skynrd and man I cried like a baby when Gary played that first note right here! I never got to experience a concert but man am I glad I was shown what true good music is!! When we lost Gary here, it only made the concerts that much better up in heaven 🦅🇺🇸
AMEN😊🦋🇺🇸
Had this played while my dad was cremated. Breaks my heart everytime.
Feel your pain bro 👊 but you couldn’t have picked a more iconic song if you tried, your dad would be smiling all day long, he will always be smiling that you picked this iconic song for him ❤👍
Had this played at my husbands funeral. I know he was smiling.
My cousin sang this at our son's Memorial Service. He would have loved knowing we chose this.
I want it at my funeral
Brings a tear to the eye. Undoubtedly one of the greatest rock songs ever written.
The greatest rock song. I grew up in the 60s - 70s, but because I was an idiot, I didn't listen to rock music until I joined the Marine Corps. That's when I learned to love southern rock.
I thought I was the only one who teared up watching this especially when Ronnie sand the second verse. History was made here…
@@j.seward2526You catch the band this New Years Eve? What an homage it was.
Yes, that’s what I’m talking about. When they put Ronnie up, he sang the whole second verse. I had to cover my face because my wife was watching. She said, are you listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd again and I said of course.
Without a doubt!! 🤘😎🤘
Saw Skynyrd in 1977 just before the crash. Hard to believe no one from the original band is left - these guys were part of the foundation of guitar rock. The new guys are doing great... I do covers and even worked with one of the backup singers for awhile.. Freebird is truly an epic rock song,,, and from such humble roots. RIP guys. Respect - one of the harder bands to cover.
Rickey Medlocke started in 71 ..... I guess he's the closest thing left to them now.
Artimus is still kickin
he isn't an original member@@SparkyGarage
Still have the paper when they were on the way to Baton Rouge
Fly high angels
Thank you God for this music
ROCK ON SKYNYRD ❤
Yes, our generation rocked! Real music
You got that right, and our music will live/rock on forever. Rock on people 😊🦋
Yep, Boomer rock was AMAZING 🎸
You can attend any concert without Lynyrd Skynyrd performing, and someone will holler "Play Freebird". Undoubtedly the most iconic song in the history of rock. RIP Gary, you cemented your legacy with this song forever.
Not saying that I invented it, but, saw Allman Brothers at Beacon Theatre in early 90's when Gregg asked at the end what song was that we wanted to hear and I just screamed FREEBIRD. Everyone around me looked at me and probably thought WTF??? I begged to differ.
Recently, someone yelled the same thing at the end of Jackson Browne concert in Central Park to which he said something like AFTER ALL THIS YEARS IT'S STILL FUNNY
Yes, funny and great
Long Live LS!!!
Brings tears to ones eyes who grew up in the 70's. 👍👍
Especially in the south and/or close to Jacksonville
Did mine !
I'm 58, grew up in the 70s and Billy Powell 🙏 was my uncle. So yes this definitely brings tears as his memory and Gary's are always on my mind, and well as all the Skynyrd Family....as part of the Skynyrd Family, and Skynyrd songs have this effect. Skynyrd was not just a band, but one of the biggest legacies to ever come out of the south. God bless you all.... may you all live long and prosper, listening to this sweet music 🎶
I just came to say the same. Grew up listening, lived in Jacksonville - brings me to tears when I listened to this. It’s been a sweet love 🤘🏻❤
Guess I kinda did got married in 86 at the age of 17 18 hell I can't remember but I definitely grew up listening to skynard
Billy Powell was one of the best piano players in rock n roll. Without a doubt. RIP
Agree! And another that never got the recognition is Neil Dougherty from REO. Great keyboardist
@chiefbrody75 I agree 100%.... good point.....
Billy died Jan 28 2009
This is a great tune… we all know that … but Billie put the finishing touch on it…. The guitars are fantastic but Billies contribution should never be underestimated. RIP to all the Skynyrd family.
And to think Billy started off as a roadie who said “I can play piano too”. The rest is history.
Thank the lord it was filmed for all those who never got to see this great man play this iconic song for the last time. What a reunion there must have been in heaven. R I P Gary
I'm drunk & really wishing my sister Angie could be with me today. She died 1-1-98 at 35 & I'm crying and listening to our favorite song. I miss you so much Angie. WHY am I still here & you aren't?😢
Everyone is here for a purpose. We will all meet again one day in a place where there will be no more dying. Stay strong and know in your heart that you will see your sister again.
So sorry brother
Stay strong my friend, I feel your pain, experienced the very same thing with my best friend, might have been 1990, but still has the same emotions to this day, that best friend was my big brother ❤
@@berserker9647It's from a chick, not a bro! Anyway, it's the thought that counts, so other than calling the girl "brother" instead of sister, your ❤ was in the right place, shorty!😮
I’m sorry for your loss
If everyone had known this was the last time we would hear that beautiful slide guitar, what would the reaction have been, Rest in Peace Gary. Much love to the Skynyrd Nation
This brought tears to eyes. My FAVORITE band ever. At 69, I still crank them as loud as I can. LYNYRD SKYNYRD FOREVER!
ME Too...
Me to!
Got ya beat by 11 years and still rock Skynyrd as loud as ever
69 here too,,, And I still Crank it Up.... Happy New Year to All in 2024
Me too!!!!
The best thing about being old is we had the best music in history!
You tell them.. I just wrote a comment about it but it didn't put it on here on the replies to the comments.. it just went away.. you're so right it's totally different times that we lived in that made our music what it is.. really good.. there was a whole lot going on the past 50 to 60 years..and times were totally different now than when all the good music came about.. the times we lived in and what was going on then and how we were raised is the reason all that good music was made and came about..and I don't think music could ever be that good again because we live in so different of times..
@dwightgraham7250 you are so right. Today's music isn't music I want to listen to!
RIP LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Free Bird is one of best songs in music history! 🤟
Unless you’re in guitar center and somebody is trying to play it with an amp cranked up And an out of tune guitar 😂😂😂
When you look for the definition of Southern Rock you go no farther than this. The Best of the best
@RVGP-AMOR very cool Thomas! 😎
@@RVGP-AMORsorry for your loss. 😢
@@perman66 sorry you got my comment and Thomas mixed up
Seeing Ronnie reappear on stage to finish the performance with his brother hit me like a ton of bricks
Me too
Now, I'm holding back tears..That plane crash! Steve and Cassie Gaines, & Vanzant 😢❤😢
isnt it awesome how he can still make money off of his brothers back
@@13christbane I think his brother is absolutely cool with it.
@@13christbanemeeow
I'm a grown man , 65 years old and I've got tears on my face and a smile in my heart . To the members that have passed , you are loved and will be missed forever and the members still rockin' , THANK YOU !
agreed doug I am 62 and everytime I hear them I miss the members who have left us but johny and the band have kept their memories alive forever
RIP GARY ROSSINGTON 🙏✝️ Great husband and family man first off. Dedicated band member since the beginning
Almost 63 years old and I was so blessed to see most of the originals in 1976, a year before the crash. Their music is still playing on the radio and in many movies almost 50 years later. It is a testament to how good their music really was. RIP LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Yeah man i was at someone’s house and we were grilling out and Johnny came over, this was prior to the reunion tour and he introduced me to Leon and it was one of best times in my life! I really am a authentic street survivor being i grew up in what Ronnie sung about and lived in,he called shanty town! They turned Ronnie Donnie and Johnny’s home into a National Historic Landmark you should check it out, it’s on Woodcrest and Lakeshore blvd in Jacksonville Florida it’s the second home on the right!
@@raymonddriggers That is very cool!
@@jeffa1961yeah I’ve been by there old practice studio on Park street it’s a shame it to couldn’t be saved on the historic sites being it was located in a area of Jacksonville that has high regards to preservation, several other bands have that building as their practice as well Dixie Dreggs I believe was one of them
60 here and saw them at Soldier Field in Chicago 7/10/77.
@@zellahI graduated high school that year!❤❤✌🏻
First Released in 1973 when I was a Junior in HS. I’m almost 68 Years old and this song is still one of my favorites. 🎸
Me too. I am 66 now and yes, I only have good memories of this song.
I wash dear 🎉😢😢❤❤❤❤
You can attend any concert without Lynyrd Skynyrd performing and someone will holler "Play Freebird". 😂 One of the most iconic rock songs of all time.
Shed a few tears I ain’t ashamed to admit. A fitting tribute. Rock and roll heaven awaits us all…
Man that was POWERFUL!! With Gary rolling with the guitar and Johnny putting Ronnie’s hat on the mic and letting him take over vocals. It doesn’t get any better than that.
That Ricky Medlocke is somethin'. I have a recording from 99 where they do this and here he is over 20 years later taking the brunt of the solo at damn near the same speed. Thumbs up to Gary.
Not many people know that Mr Medlock was at one time early on , a drummer for Skynyrd....AND he's done all this , playing & singing & fronting his own band Blackfoot with one lung..That's one tough rockin MFER!!!!! Rock on Rickey!!!! Never stop!!!!!
@@oldrockr1557Too right.
I got to meet him coming back from Pittsburgh to Memphis. My son was surprised I knew who he was. How could you not? I felt so blessed that day I got a selfie with a legend!
In my opinion the Greatest Rock Ballad ever written. Gary you will always been in the hearts of True Skynyrd Fans. Hats off to Rickey Medlocke' who is still kicking ass after all these years.
FREE MY SOUL⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hilarious
What is so Funny?@@dystopian..
@@jennystryker2967 greatest rock ballad. You’re certainly entitled to your opinion, but I think this son is overplayed still and way too repetitive and long. So, you saying this is the greatest rock ballad is funny as hell to me. Got it? Have a nice day.
@@dystopian.. - You're entitled to your opinion as well as everyone else, even though thousands probably disagree with you! Let as ask you...What do YOU think is the greatest rock ballad??? Or...give me a top 3!! If you're going to shit on someone's opinion...what's your opinion (on the top 3)??
I played this, with Ronnie singing it, at my husband's funeral as we laid his ashes in the ground. He loved this song, and I think it was appropriate. It was his time to fly❤❤❤❤️
You can tell Johnny hurts for his brother when he’s on stage I think it’s great how he honors his brother Ronnie when he’s on stage singing
This song. Oh this song. When we where heading to bury my uncle, the literal moment we were about to turn the corner, this song came on. You literally cannot make it up. You cannot script something like that. I'll never forget that. Like an angel was there in that precise moment.
The part that got me was "The Final Time". RIP MY FREEBIRDS 🙏🕯💔💝 🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🥀 you will Absolutely be Missed 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Thanks Johnny, Gary n Ricky, for Keepin it ALIVE ALL these years!! BEST Wishes to ALL OF YOU!💝💖🔊🔊🔊🎼🎵🎶🎸🎤🎹🥁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I've always loved this song and now it's closer to my heart than ever before.
I just lost my only 2 sons on 1/24/24 (Sean, 36) & 2/2/24 (Scott, 38). They both lived with serious heart conditions, the oldest was awaiting heart surgery that was never to be.
I was brought to tears especially when all eyes turned to the screen and images of Ronnie singing filled it. It made me miss my boys even more. We had just buried them on 3/2/24. My oldest loved southern rock and country music, my youngest enjoyed all kinds of music.
My son's you're as "Free as a bird now", I'll see you in time again some day. Love, mom.
That is heartbreaking.
They must have been the best. As they say, only the good die young.
Much love to you and your family.
Praying for peace for your family…thank you for sharing something so difficult… “John 8:36” ….you will be free indeed!
I have no words... Yet, so sorry for the loss of your boys. I can't even imagine. Prayers to you for peace and serenity in your time of mourning. God bless
No words, thank you for sharing.
Comfort to your spirit untill you see your boys in heaven!
My goodness…. I’m so incredibly sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences. 🙏🥺
Heroes! RIP Gary Rossington
As Charlie Daniels said back in 87, long live the Lynyrd Skynyrd band.
It's an institution now. All of the original members are gone and only a few of the people that played with them in the past that were not founders are still alive. Artimus, He was as original as Steve Gaines was and the guys you see on the stage. The only other one I can think of would be Randall Hall. Non original member but played on the tribute tours in Allan's place at Allen's request.
Play it pretty for Atlanta
@@monmixerI had tears when he put the hat on the mike stand. R.i.p. to all the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd that are gone. Your music lives on.
Charlie Daniel's was great but I didn't like when he changed the lyrics to long haired country boy ,to I get up in the morning and down in the afternoon. He was 80 when I seen him live but the p.c. change of lyrics lost all integrity of original song. I was greatly disappointed by
@@DaveDeline He got Nashville.
Everytime I hear this song I get all choked up. Takes me back to a more innocent time in my life, before family and commitments, and growing old. It is so how I felt about life, and how I lived mine when I first heard it so many years ago.
Yessss!
Well said brother!!!
Yesssss!
quite possibly the best song to ever hear live.
Greatest of all time
Wow! Holy Crap! In my 70+ years I have never watched a full version of Lynyrd Skynyrd playing Free Bird... What an excellent live performance this is. I could not believe the guitarists could play that incredible for such a sustained period of time. Everyone in the group was spot on... definitely got goose bumps on this one!
I've seen Skynard seven guitars belting out freebird ,Charlie Daniels,Rick Medlock,Dicky Betts,etc in Jacksonville at a Homecoming reunion tour !!!!!
It was a emotional rollercoaster 🎢
Look on UA-cam for a live performance in California, can’t remember where. It was an outside show and it was daylight the guitar solos were incredible and the buildup explosive, watch the guitar player in white at the break. I was also very aware of the drums during this section on that video and wow, I’ve never given the drummer a second thought, but he’s so good it catches your attention.
@@RowenMyBoatOakland Coliseum
@@kennethhale1584 Thank you! I was thinking SanFran or Sacramento so I had the area right in my head. Odd, for some reason this afternoon, it dawned on me I could remember what was the cause of the crash so I looked it up. Running out of gas…shouldn’t that be the ONE reason you’d NEVER crash??? Tragic, so senseless and preventable, AND TWO people in the cockpit! Unbelievable!
Fantastic wish I could have seen them live
Fly high Gary. You are now together with your Lynyrd Skynyrd brothers and sisters. I was at their 2012 world tour and it was mind blowing. The candles and the voice of Ronnie Van Zant on the video wall are heart breaking.
Brings back happy memories playing this on the jukebox in the pub in the 70's ❤
Damn I loved these guys... Long live Southern Rock!
Thank you big sister for taking me to see Skynyrd in 73, I was 13 years old, moma didn't know. I seen them just about every time they came to Atlanta after that. I'm proud to say I have their autographs on many items, and Gary gave me 4 picks himself. If have lived in Gary's shoes for one day it would have been a remarkable life. God bless you Gary, and your family. You are missed.
Absolutely beautiful, brought tears to my eyes 😊
Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd forever!!!
I never cried this hard from a performance before
Rest easy Gary. You will always be remembered, not forgotten. I've listened to you and the original band since the mid 70's. I'm 60 now and Freebird has and always will be my favorite song. Rest easy Gary...
Rip Gary 🎸🕊️. Long Live Lynyrd Skynyrd... !!! Skynyrd Nation WILL NEVER DIE 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🎸🎵🦅 FLY HIGH FREEBIRDS 🦅🦅🦅j
There are just a handful of Rock & Roll songs that I would consider a true anthem.
This song without a doubt is one of them. Iconic 🎸
I cried real tears watching this. Gary Rossington is and will always be my favorite guitarist. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸. RIP Skynyrd.
One of the greatest songs this group recorded, Everyone has heard of Free Bird
In the end it is all about the music. No ego’s. Just great music!!
You were truly blessed Gary Rossington🙏
For everyone else keep doing what you know. You do it quite well. God Bless All🕯️✝️
Those guys had a blast in their short lives! ✌
Amazing!!! Sent chills down my spine!!! This is a very special performance with Gary Rossington and the band!! Gary has joined the rest of the original band members and they are playing Free Bird in Heaven!!! Love it…GOD Speed to All!! 🙏🎶💙🎶🙏
I was devastated when their plane crashed. I love their music and will forever remember what all a hell of a time we had. ✌
@@joannegordon7230
Party ain't over see what the kids of Skynard are up to !
Thanks to every soldier who suffered so we can remain Freebirds! Freedom was never free!
You are so right I feel in my sole that there's a Rock and Roll Heaven and that we should all request a front roll seat ,I hope mine is already reserved.
@@stephaniemcgill285
If I got wings I'm not sitting!
Gary rosington is the perfect representation of the quote you can only miss something till it’s gone, or smth like that RIP fly high Gary
Gary passed the day after I had my mild stroke. Never forget that day. And the plane crashed the day after my ninth birthday. What a way to remember.
Lynyrd Skynyrd music will live on forever. Now that Gary has passed , it’s time to retire the tribute band and let’s all cherish the memories.
Gary Rossington was like the second heartbeat in the band that had seen so much loss, and now he flying with the Freebird express with the other members who took the Freebird Express a while back. I’ll bet that is going to be an awesome guitar jam! RIP Gary!
I swear everytime I play this song, the moment Gary begins sliding, my entire body goes into goosebump mode for 2 minutes. Speaking of the devil I got goosebumps typing this right now. Fly high Gary, Ronnie, Allen, Bob, Leon, Billy, Steve, Ed, Cassie, Jojo, and Leslie. No band can replace what you started, and it’s thanks to the Van Zant family we still have this beautiful music. 🕊️🇺🇸🎸
I was fortunate to see LS during their first big time tour in 1973 with The Who. Saw them at LA Forum and they blew down the doors. What an exceptional concert....LS and The Who. Doesn't get much better than that
It’s November 10,2023. I never get tired of this song. Lynyrd Skynyrd was the greatest band ever! This song is the most requested when your at any show still. Legends never die!
Tears for real.
Instead of the energy, the song now gives me a sweet pain of nostalgia to my chest
@@rzeeonthemic exactly!
Well that was a tear jerker Rest in peace and Lord hug you tight Gary Rossington
Sooo much talent in one place on this stage ❤,,oh my God ❤
Man, what a great performance!!! Rest easy to the original team. so glad I got to see them!!!
It appeared many of them knew there wouldn’t be too many more of these with Gary out there. One of the greatest bands ever, period. The pride of Jacksonville Florida.
One of the greatest song and band of all time. Rip Gary 🙏
God Bless Gary Rossington and Lynyrd Skynyrd America's Rock Band 🇺🇸
On 07/02/1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Oakland Raiders Coliseum I attended the best and the biggest concert I have ever went to. I was in the Navy and my ship had just come in and a good hippie friend of mine from Berkeley told me about the concert so we bought some tickets from a scalper and had the time of our life.
Back in the day I would've never believed I'd see Skynyrd playing the Ryman Auditorium.
Gary was always my favorite. RIP Gary
Played it at his house w who?
I’ll bet Roy Acuff did a few flips in the grave.
Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd and the original band. Long live the rocking soul of the Van Zan(d)ts.
Are You In The Same Family Danny? Or Cousins Or?
Eather Way Long Live The Skynyrd Family
The Bands Music Family! Biggest Band Family Ever!
I cried like the baby I am, watching all my heros pass one by one ,I give thanks to have had the privilege to be alive during these years, godbless I will see you all in heaven.
My favorite band of all time. No original members left. Great tribute band.
I was so fortunate having spent my teenage years in the 70's so many GREAT GREAT GREAT bands and Lynyrd Skynyrd was at right at the top , R.I.P. BROTHERS
You got that right Bill Campbell
They don’t make them like that anymore!
Rest in peace 🙏 Gary Rossington❤
Radio stations said Freebird was Classic Rock, now they say it's Epic Rock. But for us growing up listening to it will never consider it anything less than Legendary Rock
I had the great pleasure of meeting and hanging out with him and the original band after a show at the Waterbury Palace back in the 70's. I ended up partying with Steve Gaines.
That’s epic sir, congratulations
Can you give us an in depth scenario what it was like. That is amazing!!!!
Steve was an incredible guitarist !!
@@donaldpfeffer8231He sure was and had a great voice as well.
I feel so blessed to have seen them multiple times over the years.... their music will live on forever. ❤
Same!
Very nice tribute. Every time I hear this, without fail, I'm 16 years old again in front of the stage at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. So lucky. This song is very special.
When was that?
@@amandatolleson7740 Jul 04, 1975 48 years too late.
Was just wondering when but I wasn’t living in Bham at that time yet.
I am so glad I got to see Skynyrd many, many times!! I have guitar pics, drum sticks, Autographs, towels and drinking cups from the stage. But the most important memorabilia is my group picture, backstage, standing in between, Johnny Vanzant and my "Sweet Guy", Gary Rossington!! RIP, Dear Brother and Friend, You were the best!!
One of the very best bands and song catalog of all times. Be it the original band or the current line up. They do the founding members proud each time they play.
One of the best Rock bands of all time! Free bird is a Rock anthem!
I've seen that man playing this three times. I will never forget those memories either. He's truly missed without a doubt. They all may be gone but will never ever be forgotten about. Long Live Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Dem kann ich nur zustimmen.
Just one more time, please play again and let me go back when the world made sense .
😢
I am 54 years old. This was recommended to me as I set on my front porch at 5 am on Saturday morning. Watching and listening to Gary play has me in goosebumps, then Donnie puts Ronnies hat on the mic stand and I begin to shed a tear, then they put Ronnie up on the screen and I just began weeping, as I thought about his impact on my life and what the band has meant to me and my people, me and my people are very I guess you can say 'countryfied" we don't have alot of today's bs and don't care about it but when it comes to just the mention of Lynyrd Skynyrd or Ronnie it's like being in church, we raise our hands, we remember, we will never forget. As we always say. Live on freebird
Fantastic song! I sang this to my baby girl when she was an infant now she’s 30 and I’m 62. I listened to Lynyrd Skynyrd when I was a freshman in high school, and the band has always been a part of my life. Sad to say this is the last time they will ever play this song, but it will burn in me as long as I’m alive along with other great bands
I'm Sure Is What They Said Was Gary's Last Time
To Ever Play It An They Were Right this Is His Last Time Playing This Great Song... God Bless Gary Rosington An All Of The L. S. Family
We Just Might Be The Biggest Rock Family Ever!! I Do
Believe... Rock On!
Wow that’s about when I got into Skynyrd, that’s an incredible story!
Lynyrd Skynyrd is number one will always be remembered 💯🔥🔥🔥💯 they are the best and always will be NO. Doubt 💯🔥🔥🔥💯# 1.!!!!!!!💯🔥🔥🔥💯
52 years of old a guy I am . From Türkiye. Haven't seen or been in The Usa. But this song always insistantly and persistantly always makes me remember my nephew who lost his and his classmate's life in a car accident when they were 18 . The sorrow and the pain seeks no nationality , no color , no location . Human is always human . I dedicate this song for the sons who died earlier than their father, their uncle and their grandfather. All the free birds died early fly high and free in the sky of heaven.
2am on a Tuesday morning and I’m rocking away! What a tune RIP legends
This brings tears to my eyes. Please keep the music alive
❤Rip Brother.. I'm 63 yrs old...... Free Bird came out when I was in High School.... Smoked More Joints than I can count in my life time.. lol Bro
Will live forever as finest southern rock band ever
Best Lynyrd Skynyrd song still. I will never change my mind. This being the final time Gary Rossington playing it makes it more memorable. Such an amazing and beautiful moment
WOW!!