Drummer Reacts To Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Freebird” Live In 1977 (Oakland Coliseum Stadium) || Blown Away!
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Today on the channel, we are checking out Lynyrd Skynyrd performing "Freebird" in 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum. After watching this performance I gained a whole new respect for this incredible band! They literally put everything they had into it and rocked the house! Freebird is already an epic song but this might have been one of the best performances I've ever seen! Love the instrumentation from the slide guitar to the piano solo, and everything in between! I have got to see some more live concerts from this band! Hope you enjoy! #reaction #lynyrdskynyrd #freebird #classicrock #70srock #southernrock #70smusic #musicreactions #liveconcert
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Is this the greatest performance ever?! What's next from Lynyrd Skynyrd?
This performance was only three months before the plane ✈️ crash. This is epic
Wow! Just crazy to think about! So sad 😞
Sad that only one person on that stage is still alive, the drummer Artemis Pyle. The ORIGINAL members of the band, formed in 1964, was Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington and Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Jungstrom (bass), and Bob Burns (drums). Ronnie of course died in the plane crash and was replaced by his little brother Johnny Van Zant when the band reunited in 87, Allen was badly injured in the crash then paralyzed in a car accident in 86 and died of pneumonia in 90, to twist the knife Allen's wife died in 82 from complications from a miscarriage with their third child, Burns left in 74, retiring from music after a particularly nightmarish tour and died in an auto accident in 2015, Jungstrom left in 71, forming 38 Special with Ronnie's other brother Donny, died in 2019, and Gary, the last of the originals, passed away last year.
This Kids is SOUTHERN ROCK At its FINEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No doubt about it! Such a banger! 🔥
Yes sir Ronnie we still remember you…
Absolutely. And the rest of the band too.❤❤❤
These guys were perfectionists. They practiced more than anyone, and it shows in their live performances.
Just graduated high school in 1976. We had & will always have the best music. RIP TO ALL WHO PERISHED.🙏🕊️✌️🌻🌻
Class of '77. I bought "Street Survivors" 1 or 2 weeks before crash. 1959--- Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bobber, good music (for the time). I agree the 1970's had best music.
Best era of live performances , no computers, no cell phones, no backing tracks, no lip syncing, just great musicians working their asses off to do what they love.
You forgot no bras
None even close!!
Hands down the greatest rock song and greatest southern rock band ever
Amazing for sure!
EVERRRRR!!!!!
RIP Ronnie, Steve, and Cassie!!! They created an iconic piece of history
prince charming is making his guitar tweet like a bird
cant speak a word with a mouth full of ludes
I also love Simple Man & Tuesday's Gone ( my fav song of theirs )
Love Simple Man! Such a killer tune! 🔥
@@setonhillstudios In that case you may want to consider reacting to Tuesday's Gone
The live 76 is great too. Opening for the Stones, they were told not to over run their set time. And Mick DEMANDED that Skynard not go out on rolling stones tounge set design . Of course...Ronnie said ok. Thennnn....the rebels came out of em. Lol. Its worth the watch man. I promise! ☘️🇺🇲
Thanks for the suggestion!
Hands down, probably one of the BEST live performances ever...PERIOD!!
So EPIC!!! They brought that 🔥🔥 like no other! Amazing! 🤘🏻
As great as that performance was in a stadium , I personally think the best live performance of Freebird was done on a UK music show, called "The Old Grey Whistle Test" on BBC TV in UK.
Here is a 42 minute performance of their set , with Freebird coming in at at about 28 minutes. The visual quality is outstanding as someone has done a 4K conversion.
th-cam.com/video/yYhy7JXpPwU/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the link, I’ll have to check it out!
NICE! THANK YOU 😉👍
I want FREEBIRD Played at MY FUNERAL in its Entirety!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow that's so cool. I told my son if he doesn't play this at my funeral I was coming back to haunt him. SERIOUSLY!!!😂😂😂
They have three guitarist’s. Left to right, Steve Gains playing the black Gibson LesPaul, Gary Rossington playing the Red Gibson SG, and Alan Collins playing that fabulous Gibson Firebird. ✌🏼😎🇺🇸
And let's not forget the Mad Hatter, Leon Wilkeson 🎩 on bass 🤙
Allen Collins * he was playing a Gibson explorer
@@rickward460yea, I was gonna say 4 guitarists
4 guitarists
Allen Collins is on lead guitar with Gary Rossington on slide, and Leon Wilkerson on bass, Artemis Pyle on drums, Billy Powell on the grand, and Ronnie van Zant on vocals.
What about Steve Gains on guitar?
@@gregorysimmers My apologies to Steve. Bless his soul. Cassie's brother was definitely a talented guitarist when tragedy took him from this world far too soon.
Jojo, Leslie and Cassie.
@@nathanwahl9224 the girls should not be forgotten.
And Steve Gaines on guitar!
I saw them front row center! I was 17 in 1977! The 70s were the best ti.e of my life!
That’s awesome!
@@setonhillstudiosit was!!!
Song was born when Allen Collins’ girlfriend asked him, “If I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me?”
I truly hope you extend your interest by watching the fantastic documentary Muscle Shoals, which is about the studios in northern Alabama where a TON of the best music of the 20th C. was made. Aretha made her first hit there. Percy Sledge, Etta James, Duane Alllman, and a thousand others found their voices in Muscle Shoals. It's the story of Rick Hall and the Swampers, and of the river that gives the area its groove. It's a must watch.
I’ll have to check it out!
@@setonhillstudios It give a lot of info and music, and it does so poetically.
Muscle Shoals and the Swampers are mentioned in the song Sweet Home Alabama.
Yes, I watched that about a month ago. Unbelievable with all the artists that were at Muscle Shoals making great music. Plenty of history in that place and what a documentary it is.
This was the last line up this band had prior to the plane crash. Steve Gaines in the red pants had joined the band in May of 1976 after Ed King left. The drummer is Artimus Pyle. He was not the original drummer, that was Bob Burns who left in 1974 i believe. Billy Powell was on the piano. He was originally a roadie that told them if he was to play Freebird he would do it this way and began to play. The band members couldn't believe it as the guys had no idea he was as talented as he was. They immediately dropped him as a roadie and hired him to play for the band. The rest is history.
I was only 12 at this time but had been exposed to their music by my older siblings. Devastating what happened just 3 and a half months after this show. My favorite band ever.
Thanks for the genuine reaction and helping keep this bands music alive.
Lynyrd Skynyrd forever.
@@notablindliberal896 Thank you for watching and all the info! This was such an incredible performance that I never wanted to end! Can’t wait to keep digging into their catalogue! Have a great one! 😁
this is definitely the original, a few months after this show, several of them died in the plane crash
Smooth southern rock.
The piano player was a roadie for a long time before they found out he played piano. Glad they included him. It helps round out the sound. Most all of us in that audience are great grannies and Grandpa's now.
We traveled from Arizona too Oakland for this concert.
Only other time we traveled far for a concert was too Tampa Florida to see Jethro Tull.
Not far from Lynyrd Skynyrd's hometown.
lol
Ronnie Van Zant and other band members were killed in the plane crash.
RIP
🚜🤠🐂
Now you know why so many people yell "Freebird". In 77' I was 19 and had seen them 3 times by the time they did this show. We had so much great Rock and Roll, so many classics.
Haha 🤣 Great point! Now I might be yelling it too!
Gary Rossington on slide was the last original member. He passed away in March 2023. Allen Collins does the main solo. He passed away in 1990. Steve Gaines joins in the solo. He passed away along with his sister who was a backup singer and of course lead singer Ronnie Van Zant in the plane crash on October 20, 1977.
So tragic…
Good times good times
Song was written in reaction to Duane Allman seeing a bald eagle fly over the Okefenokee swamp in 1986.
From a 9 min. Studio cut to a 15 min live cut.
Blessed to have grown up in Florida during this time. Their music resonates the true Florida lifestyle. Was a true follower of Skynyrd! Cried the day of their plane crash! My favorite group aside from the Beatles. Unimaginable times are missed🙏
I can’t imagine! They are definitely an amazing group with so many hits! Their music will live on forever! ❤️
The dude that plays that slide was the last founding member who passed away this year
Best band everrrrr. Especially live. Nice draw gunslinger. Love this performance. Perfection ☘️🇺🇲
Allman Bros founded Southern Rock. LS perfected Southern Rock!!
Next to Stairway to Heaven this is probably the second most iconic rock song of all time - at least in America it is. And probably even #1 in America
Possibly so!
Absolutely
This is the year Elvis died. I was 9 years old in rural Kansas wishing I was somewhere else.
The Guitar player in white is ALLEN COLLINS
3 guitar players! Gary Rossington with the Gibson SG, dark hair, Allen Collins with the Gibson Explorer, long wavy blond hair and white shirt, Steve Gaines with the black Les Paul and shorter wavy hair and white shirt; Steve replaced Ed King who was one of the original guitarists. This lineup isn't entirely the original band, several members came and went at the very beginning as well as later. The aforementioned Ed King, but also Larry Junstrom, and Rickey Medlocke who left and went on to form Blackfoot. Billy Powell joined later as he was originally a roadie for the band. He officially became a band member when Ronnie heard him playing the piano while on break.
Thanks so much for the info! Really appreciate you taking the time to fill me in!
Larry also became the bass player for .38 Special!
Eerily, Ed King and Steve Gaines were both born on September 14, 1949.
When they were actually recording the song in Muscle Shoals they took a lunch break. When they came back to the studio Billy Powell (who was a roadie at the time) was playing the piano part and they recorded it. They had no idea that he was a trained concert pianist. Three months later he was part of the band.
So cool! Definitely a good thing he decided to mess around on the keys! Such an awesome story!
What makes this an amazing song is, it wasn't too long after that thevplane crash happened. So this song was like prophecy
So crazy!
Opening guitar “whine” by Garry Rossington, solo at the end by Alan Collins w/ help from Steve Gaines, base player Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell on the piano, drummer Artimus Pyle and the great Ronnie Van Zandt running the show. Sadly all are together in Rock and Roll heaven with the exception or Artimus
Thanks for the insight! Loved this performance and they were definitely gone too soon! 😞
I wasn't at this one but saw them live at Atlanta Pop in July 1970. Small little crowd of around 400,000 of us! EPIC!!! I hitchhiked there with a cute little sweetheart. I was a FREEBIRD!!! Youth!
This song was the national anthem of an entire generation. Back in the day when stadium concerts had 100K + audiences.
If this is from summer 1977, (I believe July) it was from approx 3 months b4 their horrific plane crash, 10/28/77. They crashed into the woods in a very rural location.. Ppl metal detecting there are still finding pieces of the wreckage to this day. Another excellent documentary is "If I Leave Here Tomorrow". If you like the band, I highly suggest you watch.
They named themselves after their high school gym teacher.
The crash was 10/20/1977 and this is the real Skynyrd . Not the fake version that still tours under that name to this day . The fake version stole the name & are just a tribute cover band .
@@joeyboogenz Sorry, the date was a typo. Fat thumbs and not wearing my glasses. Rickey Medlocke was one of their guitarists from 71-72, then rejoined them in 96. Still plays with them now. He's the last one from b4 the crash. Not an original, but all we've got left now. And Johnny Van Zandt (lead vocals) is Ronnie's brother.
The Final "Before the Crash" band . Ronnie Van Zant (Vocals) Gary Rossington (Slide Guitar) Allen Collins (Lead Guitar ) Steve Gaines ( The "New Guy " Lead Guitar ) Leon Wilkerson ( Bass) Billy Powell (Keyboards) , Artimus Pyle (Drums) . The band was down to just Rossington & Collins for a few years , around the time of their album "Gimme Back My Bullets" after original guitarist Ed King had left & Gaines was added to bring them back to the 3 guitar front line . Pyle had replaced original drummer Bob Burns . Also , not seen in this video were the "The Honkettes" the bands 3 feamale back-up singers , Leslie Hawkins , Jo-Jo Billingsley & Cassie Gaines (Steve's sister who had recommended her brother Steve to Ronnie as another guitarist to add to the band ) This is from Bill Grahams "Day on the Green" shows he'd put on in the late 70's in the Bay area . The reason so many ladies are in the audience is because this concerts headliner was Peter Frampton . This was at the height of "Framptonmania" and his album "Frampton Comes Alive" was EVERYWHERE .
Thanks for all the information and taking the time to comment! This performance was so amazing and then to find out the plane crash followed just a few short months after is devastating! 😞 They were all locked in and playing with so much emotion and passion! So thankful that this footage exists!
Glad you liked the long commentary . Just passing along what I've lived through & know about . I need to do something with all this worthless info I've got laying around 🙂
You Might Want to check out Marcus King . I forget how the exact lineage works but Marcus is related to Ed King somehow . He's a young dude with an old school soul & a damn good guitar player & singer . I was a 12 year veteran of the Mountain Jam festival at Hunter Mountain NY ( it ran at the venue from 2005 - 2017 ) and Marcus was one of my favorite "finds" . Here's a clip with Marcus & his band performing the Allman Brothers Band "Hot 'Lanta" with Gov't Mule's Warren Haynes , who help found & was the festivals musical curator & he would sit in with various artists all weekend long 🙂 th-cam.com/video/sMTj-I_bU6Q/w-d-xo.html
Original members :
Ronnie Van Zant
Allen Collins
GARY Rossington
Leon Wilkerson on bass ( he left for a short time and was replaced by Ed King on bass)
Ed King ( when Leon came back Ed moved from bass to guitar.)
Ricky Medlock ( on drums for a short time after Bob Burns left ) Bob Burns ( original drummer he left for a short time but came back later he had a mental breakdown and was replaced by Artimus Pyle who is drumming in this video)
Billy Powell on piano.
The Honkettes were added later.
When Ed left the band in the middle of the Tourture tour. He would be replaced by Steve Gaines seen in this video.
Allen Collins played the main solo in this video.
Gary Rossington played the slide guitar.
Ronnie once said of Freebird " its basically a love song." The 3 guitars were
1) Allen Collins
2) Gary Rossington
3) Steve
Honkettes
1) Leslie Hawkins
2) JoJo Billingsly
3) Cassie Gaines ( Steves older sister)
I think that covers it all.
Thanks for the info!
Medlocke was not an original member.
Larry Junstrom was the original bass player, not Leon. Larry left the band, only to later become the bass player for .38 Special. Leon was not an original member.
Why is 70's rock so damn great? Don't know but I love it. Yes, I'm an 80's teen.
Gotta love it! Such great music! Thanks for hanging out!
In my humble opinion, greatest song of all time. Also best guitar solo of all time. The only way to describe it. A guitar orgasm.
The dude in white who kills the end guitar solo is Allen Collins ,who concetialized the song back in 66 ' The guy on Black guitar was Steve Gaines , Red slide was Gary Rossington , Bass Leon Wilkeson . 3 Guitarists . Plus bass and keys .
Thanks for all the info and hanging out for a bit!
Ronnie VanZant lead singer
Allen Collins lead guitar (solo)
Gary Rossington guitar (slide)
Billy Powell piano
Steve Gaines rythm guitar
Atrtimus Powell drums
Leon Wilkerson bass
This was just a few months before the crash. Bob Burns was their original drummer and Ed King of Strawberry Alarm Clock fame was an early member
On the original vinyl the song is dedicated to DA meaning Duane Allman who just recently passed.
Gotcha, didn’t know that!
Lynyrd Skynyrd was a disruption in time and space: they realeased music for only 4 years and look at their work! They are my favorite band, they are one of the greatest of all times, if they kept going we can't know where would they get to, would probably be the best of all time, the world would be small for them.
I was actually Back Stage at this Show working for BGP alot of people were hired for these DAY ON THE GREEN shows i worked for BGP Bill Graham Presents for over 2O years, Best years of my life!!!.....🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸
Oh wow! That is so cool! Really appreciate you sharing! Love hearing about the memories!
@@setonhillstudios actually I can't share alot of my memories! What Happens Back Stage stays Back Stage !!🤣!!
@@richardkilgore8922 🤣😂🤣
Gary Rossington from Jacksonville, FL is the slide guitarist. He survived the plane crash and after a long recovery, when the band started again with some of the original members and new ones, he played lead until just before his death. You can hear him and the replacement band all over TH-cam ... look for Simple Man, Gimme Three Steps, and Sweet Home Alabama on the Jacksonville Tour. Ronnie Van Zant's baby brother, Johnny took over lead vocals for the band.
th-cam.com/video/JYhh-avGjpU/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for the info Milton! I absolutely loved this performance and have never seen them in this element! Most of the videos (if not all) I have seen of Lynyrd Skynyrd, they were a bit older and with a different line up! Phenomenal playing and energy on this one! Have a great one and hope all is well!
Always gives me the creeps when Ronnie says If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me. Knowing that in about 2-3 months after this performance Ronnie (29), Steve Gaines (in red pants 28 years old), Steve's sister Cassie (29) a backup singer, road manager, 2 pilots would die in a plane crash. 20 others survived but had serious injuries. Steve had only been with the band about 1 year. He bought renewed energy to the group. He had a fantastic singing voice. Ain't No Good was one of his songs.
Wow! That is spine chilling indeed! 🥶 Thanks for all the info on the band and hanging out! We really appreciate you swinging by the channel! 😁
This song was played at tons of funerals in the 80’s. Epic.
Note ,it was said alot of the girls were there to see Peter Frampton who played next check out live performance BABY I LOVE YOUR WAYS from same concert ! also back then fans only got to see their rock bands at concerts as they were never on TV , no you tube only magazines and radio back then, That why there was mote excitement, truly a once in a life time experience.
for me back in 1977 i was lucky enough , to see ELVIS ,BOSTON,FRANK ZAPPA , CHICAGO,BEACH BOYS,MARSHLLE TUCKER And DOOBIE BROTHERS and STEVE MILLER, ARROWSMITH.1977 was a good year!
Wow! What a year for you! Thanks for sharing and you are indeed lucky! Appreciate you hanging out!
The drummer and one guitarist took over for original members, Ed king on guitar and Bob burns on drums.
Ah ok, thanks for the heads up!
freebird...a free spirit...cant be tamed.....
i was probably at a Pink Floyd concert 77 lol
Haha 😆 Good times!
Those are the originals plus Steve Gaines (Rhythm Guitar) who came a few years later and also died in the plane crash. And they stopped for more than 10 years after those members died. The others are still playing today and the only remaining member from the originals (and he was in the plane as well but he survived only all broken up, can only imagine :W) Gary Rossington who is the guy playing the slide here died like real shortly ago 1 year max. CORRECTION Artimus Pyle is still alive, their drummer, not sure if he plays with tme though.
The band members in this performance are not entirely “Original” members. The pianist (Billy Powell) was originally a roadie for the band and was added when they discovered that he had other talents. The drummer (Artemis Pyle) replaced the original drummer (Bob Burns), and guitarist (Steve Gains) had been added to replace (Ed King). The three female backing vocalists were also not original to the band.
The only “original” members are lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, and guitarists Gary Rossington and Alan Collins. ✌🏼😎🇺🇸
Thanks for the info!
This is the original members with the exception of Ed King quitting the band and his replacement on far left stage- Steve Gains with the Les Paul custom guitar.
Appreciate the info! Loved this performance! Such an EPIC song!
Artimus Pyle played drums. THough he wasn't the first drummer. Bob Burns was the original drummer, Larry Jungstrum original bassist, Gary, Allen and Ronnie made up the original band. Leon Wilkeson became bassist. Left for a bit, then Ed King played bass. When Leon returned Ed became third guitarist.
Thanks for filling me in and hanging out! Have a great one!
This is Lynyrd Skynyrd. This video always gets to me, it was just 3 months or so before they died in the plane crash, it sort of eerie. My Mom and sister got to see them before the crash, but I was deemed too young!
It’s disappointing that “Oakland” footage is recommended so much. The Knebworth (not sure of the spelling) is Epic! Opening for The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger gave strict instructions that LS stay off the “tongue’ of the stage.
Ronnie calls all to the Tongue to jam out, stomping…Stones are pissed not only at this but, LS playing over. LS outplayed the Stones that day!
Oh wow! Definitely have to look into that! Sounds like a fun one for sure!
I was there and this was one of the best performances I have been to.
That’s so cool! A day you will never forget! Thanks for sharing!
I was 13 the day the free bird crashed in Upstate SC, about an hour from where I lived at the time in NC. Ronnie, Steve and his sister Cassie were killed and a couple others in the crew, I believe. As for the inspiration for the song, Ronnie said in a documentary released sometime later that he'd wanted to write a song about being free and to him there was nothing more free than a bird. The song is actually about being freed from a relationship. But I think the lyrics are just vague enough that you could apply it to just about any situation you need release from.
Great lyrical imagery and so sad about the crash! 😞 It’s crazy how short life truly is! Thanks for hanging!
All of the original or classic members...drummer Artemis Pyle replaced original Bob Burns and Steve Gaines had just joined replacing Ed King. Only Artemis is still alive.
Guitarists are Gary Rossington,
Allen Collins, Steve Gains.
This is just before the plain crash. The guitar player on the left is new. There are 3 guitarist.
So sad but so glad this footage exists! Such an epic performance!
What do you mean that you don't know what the song is about???? Wild. Listen to the lyrics. Too, the slide wasn't mimicking a whistle as much as a BIRD lol. As in Free Bird.
Anyway, I was there, age 18. Amazing concert! Also on that bill was Santana, Peter Frampton, and The Outlaws.
So sad that just a little over 3 months later, the plane crash that killed a piece of many of our souls were broken.
BTW: this band has no remaining original members.
Oh damn.......
Drummer is Artimus Pyle. He is the only one still alive and he still drumming !!!!!!
Oh wow! Appreciate the info! He was out there beating those drums like they stole something! Amazing!
To answer your question, I was just out of the Army and back in Atlanta working for Rollis Protective Service here in Atlanta, I was 22 years old and in my freshman year at Dekalb Community College. The first time I heard them live was at Georgia Jam in 1974 where they played for a same size crowd at Fulton County Stadium. They were always great right to the very end.
The song "Freebird" is a lament, an apology of sorts, sung by a lover who just wasn't ready to settle down and get married at that stage of his life. The pickup in tempo reflects the excitement of living life to the hilt free from the constraints which would force him to change his ways.
Lead guitar was played by Alan Collins playing a Gibson Firebird., the rhythm, slide and special effects was played by Gary Rossington playing the Gibson SG. And he also played some of the lead too trading with Alan Collins or a matching duet. The other guitarist was Steve Gains playing a Gibson Les Paul.
Sadly Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gains and his siter Cassie (wo was a background singer) would die in that tragic plane crash on October 20, 1977 a little over 3 months after this performance.
These are all the original members. Their plane crashed 3 months after this performance.
Thanks for the info. Yeah a few others have shared about the plane crash. Such a tragedy 😔
@@setonhillstudios I had tickets to see them on this tour in Florida, but never got the chance.
@@Danandrea919 Oh wow! That stinks! 😔😥 I am thankful that footage like this still exists so their music will live on for generations to come!
Long redhead guitar man, none other than Allen Collins
Such a beast! 🔥
Steve Earl Gaines had the sweetest slide in the South just like Duane Allman, he was the best guitarist, songwriter and vocalist in this band, and Ronnie knew it. Listen to "T for Texas" knebworth live 1976, and you will see the different styles of each of the three guitarists.
Oh cool! Thanks so much for the insight and the recommendation! Such a killer performance on this one for sure! 🔥
@@setonhillstudios thank you friend.
You asked where we were at ths time....I was 15 yrs old and in a body cast...lol No lie. I love this song and ever time I watch this concert it brings tears to my eyes. On October 20,1977 we tragically lost Ronnie VanZant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines and Dean Kilpatrick. Its just weird watching this knowing that they would leave us a few months later. Thank you for taking us down memory lane.
Oakland Coliseum version was awesome but it is abridged. For additional three minutes of mind-blowing guitar riffs, you must watch their performance at the 1976 Knebworth music festival in England. Link is th-cam.com/video/l4PzuG5exyM/w-d-xo.html. Guitarist Allen Collins was in such a zone that lead singer Ronnie Van Zant had to take him by the arm to get him to wrap up the solo. Legend has it that Skynyrd outplayed the Rolling Stones that day and even violated Mick Jagger's instructions not to go out on the tongue of the stage.
No one really talks about how @ 9:04 you can see Ronnie sing along with Gary's playing and @ 9:15 it just really hits him in his soul.
I was partying my azz off in AL. and the gulf coast some where😂👍
He's a free man because you broke up with his girlfriend so he's a Freebird to Rome wherever he wants to go
I saw this tour a couple weeks before this show at the time I was off to the navy for this show
Thanks for your service and appreciate you hanging out with us! Have a great one!
Most favorite southern rock band ever ❤❤❤. Freebird the best song ever❤❤❤. I had the chance to see them in Fresno California three months before the plane crash but I didn't go. Now every time I hear one of their songs I just hate myself even more.
The song originates from a spat that guitarist Allen Collens had with his then girlfriend later wife she said if I Leave here tomorrow , would you still remember me
Great band ,gone to soon. Best solo ever, will never bevtopped.
Such an amazing band and this performance was phenomenal! Thanks for watching!
I was there!! July 1977 Day On The Geen, Oakland Coliseum Oakland, Cali. This band Is FIRE!!
Danggg!!! Lucky you! I bet it was amazing! 🤘🏻
I was really hoping for your opinion on the drumming.Artenmis just kept going, total workhorse.The Bass was beserk😍🤩.What d'you think?
Absolutely unreal and held down the pocket and foundation with precision and power! Loved it! Thanks for hanging out!
@@setonhillstudiosYou're welcome.👋
Allen Collins is the lead guitarist in the solo
Almost everyone at the concert are grand parents today.
The guitarist is all about hits is Allen collins.he wrote freebird when he was 17.the guitarist on the slide is gary rossington,the longest surviving member of the band.the third guitarist is Steve Gaines who joined the band a year prior.the bassist is leon wilkeson.billy Powell on piano.
Thanks for all the info!
No lights, no flash pots & no special effects and the crowd went wild. On a secondary note No band from San Francisco ever rocked the house like that!!
The crowd loved them!!
Original except drummer Artimus Pyle, Steve Gains on the Bkack Beauty Gibson had replaced Ed King, and Leon Wilkerson on bass, Larry Junstrom was the original bass player, and played in .38 Special for decades...still the "pre-crash" lineup and the best lineup in my opinion. Billy Powell used to be a roadie for them until they heard him play freebird on piano..they hired him on the spot. Allen Collins is the guitarist in white playing the Gibson Explorer and Gary Rossington on the cherry Gibson SG playing slide. Kick ass lineup. Artimus Pyle is a fantastic drummer...I believe (not positive) he had played some with Marshall Tucker and Charlie Daniel's before Skynyrd.
I was somewhere being 3yrs old at the time, but I'll just mention..
It's strange to think that many of the young hotties in the audience are now people's grandmas and great grandmas 😏
Great point! A reminder of how fast life moves and that we are not here for long! Thanks for watching!
Not a whisle it's a BIRD ie..FREEBIRD. Dig your channel man.
Gotcha! Thanks so much for the kind words and glad you are enjoying it! We are thankful to have you! 😄
This performance was only three months before the plane crash. The lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and the guitarist on the right Gaines perished in that tragic incident.
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Crazy to think about! 🤯
In the summer of '77, I was 17, and bussing tables at Mr. Fred's in downtown D.C.
Same age as me!
3 guitarists Allen Collins, Gary Rossington , Steve Gaines
Up there making magic!!! Love this performance! 🔥
This is the original band. I'm grateful I got to be at this concert😮🎉❤😂. Saw them 14 times or so. Never saw the tribute band. Can't do it 😢😢. They ended every show with this song 😢
They're all gone now, maybe Artie drummer is still around.
Gary Rossington was playing the slide guitar, Allen Collins was the guy in white, playing the firebird and Steve Gaines was the third guitar player.
Gotcha! Thanks for the info and swinging by! Such an amazing performance!
I was at this Day on the Green....
I was 24 when this song came out😐
Thanks for the memory! Love hearing everyone’s stories! Have a great one! 😄