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?!

@anjizetland-von-kiesel3346

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely, I did. I'm watching this after just watching Stevie Nicks singing Landside in memory of Christine McVie last year. So so sad.

@scotthayes914

6 ай бұрын

Right here

@melonballer8475

6 ай бұрын

We don't know for sure that he didn't go home and play it for his dog after this.

@harwoods11

6 ай бұрын

​ Woooooof ❤

@sgt.grinch3299

6 ай бұрын

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.

@thebrotherhood6391

5 ай бұрын

No way you can't listen to the entire song, that would be a sin. Anthem to my life ✌️

@randyr6642

5 ай бұрын

YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!

@MaxXHavokK

5 ай бұрын

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!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂

@elusivelectron

5 ай бұрын

I saw them in St. Louis this year. They plaued much longer than ZZ Top.

@tommykincy5621

5 ай бұрын

When it's on it is on!!!!

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

@user-xx6wv5gm5v

17 сағат бұрын

Well said 👏

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.

@Yadude00

Ай бұрын

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.

@duurnamets9678

Ай бұрын

I know exactly what you mean by me the same every week i play this song for a sort of healing. Stay safe mrs.🙏

@basssindylan

Ай бұрын

Oh it'll definitely do that it will bring the tears if they need to come

@johnlineberry7345

Ай бұрын

These days are gone ... but to the ones that still listen and dream and hope may God Bless ... 🇺🇸

@collmac1974

28 күн бұрын

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!!!!!!!

@budgina

6 ай бұрын

Ronnie, Yes I still remember you and will never forget you!!!

@JapandaaaTV

4 ай бұрын

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. 😢

@mikepollock3973

4 ай бұрын

I was in 8th grade bro

@johnnyjustice9988

4 ай бұрын

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.

@Billy-ml1si

4 ай бұрын

That's right the original group is gone so they need to let go

The best thing about being old is we had the best music in history!

@dwightgraham7250

3 ай бұрын

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..

@margaretcameron1275

Ай бұрын

​@dwightgraham7250 you are so right. Today's music isn't music I want to listen to!

@julieluna4051

8 күн бұрын

Right on!

@jaward51

8 күн бұрын

1980 here. Y’all really did

@michaelkraus4135

3 күн бұрын

AMEN !!!

For those of us who were in high-school during the late 70's we were blessed with the best music ever written. Skynyrd,Allman brothers, Molly Hatchet, Marshall Tucker, Hank Jr. Zz Top, Zeppelin, The Stones, The Who, Van Halen, on and on. What a ride. Thanks for the blues and everyone who performed it for us and the world. We are so blessed.

@BESSER_FOOTAGE

4 күн бұрын

Best part about it is it's still available to listen to whenever you want. But you're right. I wish I had been there to witness it. I was born in 92' but raised on it.

@user-ur9vi1fk2z

2 күн бұрын

Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Joplin , Rolling Stones just to get my favorite.

@user-xx6wv5gm5v

17 сағат бұрын

For damn sure ❤

RIP to whole "original" Lynyrd Skynyrd band!! You have a left a permanent mark on this planet....

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.

@rossstevenson6206

6 ай бұрын

No shit? You lucky bastard what a band that was!

@lancegranum1643

6 ай бұрын

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.

@foodgeektv

6 ай бұрын

ticket price...$10!

@ernestconnell8087

6 ай бұрын

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. 🤔

@jonasaslund8162

6 ай бұрын

​@@rossstevenson6206😮

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 !

@user-qm8iu1qs2w

13 күн бұрын

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

We are a generation that has been blessed with more fantastic music than any other,,nuff said.

@loisjohnson7272

4 ай бұрын

You nailed it, my friend ❤, best comment !,

@jasonsulham1979

3 ай бұрын

So true

@KillerKev1961

3 ай бұрын

Yessuuuuh!

@bruceedwards6499

3 ай бұрын

No doubt about it. We didn't realize how lucky we were at the time! But we sure do now!

@davidhenrich8281

2 ай бұрын

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

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.

@harpoon_bakery162

2 ай бұрын

i had heard the same. I also heard that Ronnie made him meaner, any truth?

@b0bcallahan575

Ай бұрын

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 ✌️🦅✌️

@dabneyoffermein595

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@duurnamets9678

Ай бұрын

Thats why he is and was my favorite guitarist and nice guy.

@BradyIsAfagInHeat

13 күн бұрын

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.

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!!!

@ethancarter3562

4 ай бұрын

I remember seeing the video of the technical difficulties

@mgcole5586

4 ай бұрын

Hey Nathan, can the show your talking about, be viewed by the public??? If so, then how please...TY

@princessoffire1107

4 ай бұрын

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

@michaelmiller1690

2 ай бұрын

​@@princessoffire1107... You are absolutely right

@duurnamets9678

Ай бұрын

​@@princessoffire1107Absolute Right i will miss him my favorite RIP Gary ❤you

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!

@joeybaima5139

5 ай бұрын

For Sure Brother.

@shaneburkhart1871

5 ай бұрын

Artymus is still kicken, not the OG lineup but he contributed a s-ton to the music.

@andrewstubbs3635

5 ай бұрын

They will live forever in our hearts in heaven and upon the Earth.

@tommanos2596

4 ай бұрын

Me as well... Loved seeing him wearing a cross around his neck and on his hat

@user-zn4mi1ei6q

4 ай бұрын

They are rocking in Heaven

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❤❤❤❤️

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.

@KainSlanders

3 ай бұрын

im sorry for your loss

@michaelbass3478

3 ай бұрын

Hes a free bird Now 🙏

@danielagambel1590

3 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss

@silhouettemorning4455

2 ай бұрын

So sorry for your loss.

@larrywiesner893

2 ай бұрын

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.

The players will die but the music will stay alive Forever … Lynyrd Skynyrd … 🦅

@williambillwaynerobertson930

6 ай бұрын

Amen, Skynyrd Nation will never die.🇺🇸🤘🇺🇸👍🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸

@mdogg1604

6 ай бұрын

Amen, my brothers and sisters....not if this ol' boy has anything to say about it.....@@williambillwaynerobertson930

@RVGP-AMOR

6 ай бұрын

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, ....

@larryhudlemeyer2617

6 ай бұрын

Word!

@mcfcguvnors

4 ай бұрын

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

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…”🕊️

@bkatana3

16 күн бұрын

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. 🙂

@Lionheart1157

16 күн бұрын

bless you my dear, i relate very well with your experience. may we all be a free bird x

@paulgilson2011

16 күн бұрын

❤❤❤

@user-js8jc2po7m

16 күн бұрын

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

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.

RIP GARY ROSSINGTON 🙏✝️ Great husband and family man first off. Dedicated band member since the beginning

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.

@holmanmoody4276

5 ай бұрын

Rickey Medlocke started in 71 ..... I guess he's the closest thing left to them now.

@SparkyGarage

4 ай бұрын

Artimus is still kickin

@user-nt4ym4tk4h

4 ай бұрын

he isn't an original member@@SparkyGarage

@justjen12345

3 ай бұрын

Still have the paper when they were on the way to Baton Rouge

@SandraMcCalip

3 ай бұрын

Fly high angels Thank you God for this music ROCK ON SKYNYRD ❤

To be a teen in the 70's was absolutely awesome!

@pjjj8117

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Me too! I never would’ve wanted to live in any other time in my life. 60s and 70s the best.

@kenb6865

4 ай бұрын

Fact

@shawnwilkerson3

3 ай бұрын

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

@annmcgillicuddy9853

3 ай бұрын

The Best!!

@Twobrosk

3 ай бұрын

since you have lived the 70s.... was there fortnite back then?

Had this played while my dad was cremated. Breaks my heart everytime.

@collmac1974

2 ай бұрын

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 ❤👍

@user-ss9fr2kp7c

Ай бұрын

Had this played at my husbands funeral. I know he was smiling.

@ninasummerlin665

Ай бұрын

My cousin sang this at our son's Memorial Service. He would have loved knowing we chose this.

@jthemagicrobot3960

24 күн бұрын

I want it at my funeral

Yes, our generation rocked! Real music

@tinaward7273

14 күн бұрын

You got that right, and our music will live/rock on forever. Rock on people 😊🦋

@KillaCommieFerMommie

12 күн бұрын

Yep, Boomer rock was AMAZING 🎸

Seeing Ronnie reappear on stage to finish the performance with his brother hit me like a ton of bricks

@DavidKlepak-wz8vb

5 ай бұрын

Me too

@kathleenrodrigues8453

4 ай бұрын

Now, I'm holding back tears..That plane crash! Steve and Cassie Gaines, & Vanzant 😢❤😢

@13christbane

3 ай бұрын

isnt it awesome how he can still make money off of his brothers back

@TheMalibuDar

2 ай бұрын

@@13christbane I think his brother is absolutely cool with it.

@janeedwards3595

19 күн бұрын

​@@13christbanemeeow

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

Shed a few tears I ain’t ashamed to admit. A fitting tribute. Rock and roll heaven awaits us all…

@duurnamets9678

5 күн бұрын

Its no problem to shed a few years about this beautiful and amazing song. I was and am a LS fan from the start of Lynyrd Skynyrd and my favorite Guitar players where Gary Rossington & Allen Collins RIP ALL ORIGINALS and other Lynyrd Skynyrd members

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 !

@Litfilmz

Ай бұрын

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 🦅🇺🇸

@tinaward7273

14 күн бұрын

AMEN😊🦋🇺🇸

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?😢

@rw0050

4 ай бұрын

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.

@berserker9647

3 ай бұрын

So sorry brother

@collmac1974

3 ай бұрын

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 ❤

@MikeBrown-mm4di

3 ай бұрын

​@@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!😮

@xsweed-jm2tn

3 ай бұрын

I’m sorry for your loss

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.

@oldrockr1557

6 ай бұрын

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!!!!!

@andrewplumb6544

5 ай бұрын

​@@oldrockr1557Too right.

@sl9575

4 ай бұрын

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!

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.

@GeneralGadsden

2 ай бұрын

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!!!

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

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.

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. 🎸

@pjjj8117

4 ай бұрын

Me too. I am 66 now and yes, I only have good memories of this song.

@RonaldPlompen

4 ай бұрын

I wash dear 🎉😢😢❤❤❤❤

@TS-wh4ey

4 ай бұрын

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.

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

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.

@ak2nda695

2 ай бұрын

That is heartbreaking. They must have been the best. As they say, only the good die young. Much love to you and your family.

@wuwhoguy

Ай бұрын

Praying for peace for your family…thank you for sharing something so difficult… “John 8:36” ….you will be free indeed!

@missingutah

Ай бұрын

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

@mariajbrum

Ай бұрын

No words, thank you for sharing. Comfort to your spirit untill you see your boys in heaven!

@Mario-Chunks

Ай бұрын

My goodness…. I’m so incredibly sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences. 🙏🥺

Brings a tear to the eye. Undoubtedly one of the greatest rock songs ever written.

@patrickearp1023

4 ай бұрын

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.

@j.seward2526

4 ай бұрын

I thought I was the only one who teared up watching this especially when Ronnie sand the second verse. History was made here…

@finnmacdiarmid3250

4 ай бұрын

@@j.seward2526You catch the band this New Years Eve? What an homage it was.

@j.seward2526

4 ай бұрын

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.

@erikmadison6093

Ай бұрын

Without a doubt!! 🤘😎🤘

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!

@joestalin2375

6 ай бұрын

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 🎢

@RowenMyBoat

6 ай бұрын

Look on KZread 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.

@kennethhale1584

6 ай бұрын

@@RowenMyBoatOakland Coliseum

@RowenMyBoat

6 ай бұрын

@@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!

@martinorac9542

6 ай бұрын

Fantastic wish I could have seen them live

I cried real tears watching this. Gary Rossington is and will always be my favorite guitarist. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸. RIP Skynyrd.

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

Billy Powell was one of the best piano players in rock n roll. Without a doubt. RIP

@chiefbrody75

6 ай бұрын

Agree! And another that never got the recognition is Neil Dougherty from REO. Great keyboardist

@RVGP-AMOR

6 ай бұрын

@chiefbrody75 I agree 100%.... good point.....

@Unclemoparman

6 ай бұрын

Billy died Jan 28 2009

@jaywygal7073

6 ай бұрын

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.

@Buddygold9509

6 ай бұрын

And to think Billy started off as a roadie who said “I can play piano too”. The rest is history.

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.

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.

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. 🕊️🇺🇸🎸

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

@raymonddriggers

6 ай бұрын

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!

@jeffa1961

6 ай бұрын

@@raymonddriggers That is very cool!

@raymonddriggers

6 ай бұрын

@@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

@zellah

6 ай бұрын

60 here and saw them at Soldier Field in Chicago 7/10/77.

@Nan-59

6 ай бұрын

@@zellahI graduated high school that year!❤❤✌🏻

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.

@shirleyperry3170

6 ай бұрын

Yessss!

@ronbridges678

6 ай бұрын

Well said brother!!!

@michelebausley3869

5 ай бұрын

Yesssss!

Damn I loved these guys... Long live Southern Rock!

Brings back happy memories playing this on the jukebox in the pub in the 70's ❤

As Charlie Daniels said back in 87, long live the Lynyrd Skynyrd band.

@monmixer

6 ай бұрын

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.

@nzo_6543

6 ай бұрын

Play it pretty for Atlanta

@thancrow

6 ай бұрын

​@@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.

@DaveDeline

6 ай бұрын

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

@monmixer

6 ай бұрын

@@DaveDeline He got Nashville.

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.

@tommyunderwood446

6 ай бұрын

FREE MY SOUL⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@dystopian..

6 ай бұрын

Hilarious

@jennystryker2967

6 ай бұрын

What is so Funny?@@dystopian..

@dystopian..

6 ай бұрын

@@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.

@bigdee8189

6 ай бұрын

@@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)??

RIP LYNYRD SKYNYRD

I never cried this hard from a performance before

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!💝💖🔊🔊🔊🎼🎵🎶🎸🎤🎹🥁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

This brought tears to eyes. My FAVORITE band ever. At 69, I still crank them as loud as I can. LYNYRD SKYNYRD FOREVER!

@terrimitchell4005

5 ай бұрын

ME Too...

@maganajuve9614

5 ай бұрын

Me to!

@PatR2243

5 ай бұрын

Got ya beat by 11 years and still rock Skynyrd as loud as ever

@sns7697

4 ай бұрын

69 here too,,, And I still Crank it Up.... Happy New Year to All in 2024

@sheilamcdonald58

4 ай бұрын

Me too!!!!

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.

Over 50 years ago... that's when this masterpiece was released... Think about that... over half a century ago and the song still has the same impact today.

Brings tears to ones eyes who grew up in the 70's. 👍👍

@edbradley6815

6 ай бұрын

Especially in the south and/or close to Jacksonville

@scottmccullough4267

6 ай бұрын

Did mine !

@RVGP-AMOR

6 ай бұрын

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 🎶

@juliaghoulia214

6 ай бұрын

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 🤘🏻❤

@timedwards8944

6 ай бұрын

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

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.

Can anyone my age....63....imagine what it would be like if that fateful plane crash had never happened? Thank you, Lord, for the changes they made in people's lives in the '70's. Southern rock will Never be the same....oh, the memories

❤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

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 was lucky to be at the Volunteer Jam in 1979 when the band gathered for the first time in public to perform after the plane crash. It wasn't announced beforehand. We were shocked to see them come onto the stage. Several still wearing casts and bandages from their injuries not yet healed. They play Freebird minus any vocals. It was an extraordinary moment in time and very emotional. The ovation after the song seemed like it would never end.

I wonder how many times Gary played Freebird in his lifetime? I still can’t believe he’s gone. Rest easy and in peace Gary. You were always my favorite guitarist ever!

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

RIP Ronnie, Gary, Allen, Steve, Cassie, Allen, Billy, and Leon. oh, won't you fly high oh Freebirds yeah always brings tears to my eyes.

Heroes! RIP Gary Rossington

I've been listening to this song since it first came out.. Visited my sister in Ms as a pre teen,she took me a few miles around the corner from her house to the crash site,we both cried all the way back to their house,and listened to Skynyrd the rest of thhat afternoon,on vinyl.. I'll get to see them all again in heaven where they're playing these days..😊

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.

Free Bird is one of best songs in music history! 🤟

@skoffco

6 ай бұрын

Unless you’re in guitar center and somebody is trying to play it with an amp cranked up And an out of tune guitar 😂😂😂

@thomascarney9021

6 ай бұрын

When you look for the definition of Southern Rock you go no farther than this. The Best of the best

@perman66

6 ай бұрын

@RVGP-AMOR very cool Thomas! 😎

@Luvlacegrl

6 ай бұрын

@@RVGP-AMORsorry for your loss. 😢

@RVGP-AMOR

6 ай бұрын

@@perman66 sorry you got my comment and Thomas mixed up

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.

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!!

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

@Eric-ts3mq

6 ай бұрын

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!

@george_2172

6 ай бұрын

Wow that’s about when I got into Skynyrd, that’s an incredible story!

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

@peverson3465

6 ай бұрын

You got that right Bill Campbell

@peverson3465

6 ай бұрын

They don’t make them like that anymore!

Greatest Southern Rock Band Ever! Saw them in the Hollywood Sportatorium Oct. 15th 1977! Southern Rock was never the same without Ronnie!

Well done Gary Rossington. Now all The Mules are together again. Fly High Free Birds 🙏🎸🙏

Absolutely beautiful, brought tears to my eyes 😊 Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd forever!!!

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.

@birgitgotze7928

6 ай бұрын

Dem kann ich nur zustimmen.

One of the greatest songs this group recorded, Everyone has heard of Free Bird

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.

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 🎸

Back in the day I would've never believed I'd see Skynyrd playing the Ryman Auditorium. Gary was always my favorite. RIP Gary

@zoramirez-jv9hj

6 ай бұрын

Played it at his house w who?

@skoffco

6 ай бұрын

I’ll bet Roy Acuff did a few flips in the grave.

quite possibly the best song to ever hear live.

Man, what a great performance!!! Rest easy to the original team. so glad I got to see them!!!

I feel so blessed to have seen them multiple times over the years.... their music will live on forever. ❤

@shopstomuch69ga

6 ай бұрын

Same!

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.

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.

@igorcastelo1256

3 ай бұрын

That’s epic sir, congratulations

@Sablesez

3 ай бұрын

Can you give us an in depth scenario what it was like. That is amazing!!!!

@donaldpfeffer8231

3 ай бұрын

Steve was an incredible guitarist !!

@lorettasearcy1471

2 ай бұрын

​@@donaldpfeffer8231He sure was and had a great voice as well.

God Bless you, Gary Rossington! Thank you for the music. I hope you are up in Heaven rocking with Ronnie, Allen, Leon, Billy, Steve, Ed, Cassie, Jo-Jo and the rest of the band.

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!

@cynthiacamille9546

6 ай бұрын

Tears for real.

@rzeeonthemic

6 ай бұрын

Instead of the energy, the song now gives me a sweet pain of nostalgia to my chest

@pammcmonigle6061

6 ай бұрын

@@rzeeonthemic exactly!

Part of being stationed in Germany in the 70’s was the music you would here in the barracks, EM or NCO club reflected the diversity of your unit and the difference in who we were and what listened to. It also bound us as brothers in arms forever. This song and group are part of the soundtrack of my life. To the guys from 3/11ACR 77-80 border troops I pray your still standing and listening thanks for the memories and friendship OGEE 58

@billfeakes6932

6 ай бұрын

Still here - Workhorse

@mstrgnrA8

6 ай бұрын

@@billfeakes6932 Allons ! Let’s Go…… I-Trp Workhorse!!!

@sheol9999

6 ай бұрын

I was stationed in Heidelberg from 1976-1977, lots of good concerts, beer and ladies.

@amandatolleson7740

6 ай бұрын

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!! We need someone fighting for our country now!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!

@wasouthpnt

6 ай бұрын

I was at the Rock from 74-77. Many great concerts during my stint.

Sooo much talent in one place on this stage ❤,,oh my God ❤

I had the pleasure and honour of seeing Skynyrd play in Toronto, Canada 2 decades ago with Ted Nugent, and Deep Purple in the same show. Fucking awesome experience. Great music never dies. It just flies high like a Free Bird. Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd......

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!! 🙏🎶💙🎶🙏

@joannegordon7230

6 ай бұрын

I was devastated when their plane crashed. I love their music and will forever remember what all a hell of a time we had. ✌

@joestalin2375

6 ай бұрын

​@@joannegordon7230 Party ain't over see what the kids of Skynard are up to !

@johnyates5061

6 ай бұрын

Thanks to every soldier who suffered so we can remain Freebirds! Freedom was never free!

@stephaniemcgill285

5 ай бұрын

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.

@joestalin2375

5 ай бұрын

@@stephaniemcgill285 If I got wings I'm not sitting!

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🕯️✝️

@joannegordon7230

6 ай бұрын

Those guys had a blast in their short lives! ✌

One of the greatest moments of my life was seeing this on the "TWENTY TOUR" at the Royal Albert Hall in London with a friend of mine some months after his wife had passed away. He said afterwards that he finally felt at peace with how things had happened and the cards he'd been dealt. He'd had tickets for them to see Skynyrd on the UK leg of the tour in '77 and it never happened.Skynyrd would never play again. Only they did, and we were there for a small part of it for one night. Everybody left in complete silence afterward, stunned at what we had all just witnessed. Only as people walked away did the noise level begin to rise discussing the enormity of the event we had all been part of. I will never forget that one night in London twenty years after the tragedy of a plane crash that changed people's lives for ever. This one night twenty years later changed mine. RIP Skynyrd.

Thanks formalguy01 for posting and KZread for hosting. The memories are growing. What a time that we had in the 70's and it's great to see the younger generations enjoy our music that we grew up on. It was such a tragedy when their plane went down on Oct 20, 1977. RIP to all of the great members of the Lynyrd Skynyrd pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd.

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

@terrimitchell4005

5 ай бұрын

WOW!!

Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd and the original band. Long live the rocking soul of the Van Zan(d)ts.

@Eric-ts3mq

6 ай бұрын

Are You In The Same Family Danny? Or Cousins Or?

@Eric-ts3mq

6 ай бұрын

Eather Way Long Live The Skynyrd Family The Bands Music Family! Biggest Band Family Ever!

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

It's hard to know what makes a legendary song but you just know it when you hear it. It's like a fortune cookie. Each fortune means something different to each person but it has message catered to you. Great songs follow the Bible, always the same words but with a different meaning at a different time in your life. God Bless to all those who make our lives feel better when we are down.