Ed King is never recognized by the rest of the band and it just sticks in my craw. He wrote, with Gary, the opening riff.... but then wrote two of the best solo's to fit a great song. And then wrote Sat. Night Special among others. I just can't think of Skynyrd in the same way unless they recognize Ed which they rarely do.
I was a friend with Ed and he told me that the only person who he was a real friend to him was Ronny. Ed and Gary always fought and Ed ended up hiring his personal body guard to protect him from the band. Gary resented him because he wasn't a "southern boy" and Ed didn't deserve to be in Skynyrd. He also had to sue gary and the band to get writing rights to Alabama and other songs he helped write. A lot more Ed told me but i wont get into those stories but Gary definitely hated Ed in the past and Ed had no interest in him as well. I personally think since Eds passing, gary has realized what Ed gave to the band and gives a little more credit now but not as much as he deserves
People complain about Ed leaving the band in the middle of a tour, which of course was not cool but all they ever did was fight drink and party and tear up hotels. Ed King wasn't into all that and they treated Ed like shit and an outsider and he felt like he didn't fit in and he got tired of it.
Why is so little credit given to Ed King. This man could hold his own with all of you and he was one of the reasons you guys were so great. Give him the credit he deserves
@@ehunnicu I never said he was a "good guy" I don't know. I never knew him and I never said I was there. How did you come up with all that?? I just don't think he ever got enough credit for his contributions to the band and that song. WOW...chill out Edward no need for all that. Damn SMH Apparently you're not a Skynyrd fan
Ed left the band hanging in the middle of a tour, that's never going to be forgiven. If he had some balls he would have stood up to VanZant, even if he didn't win he would have gotten respect for doing it instead of just leaving without any notice.
Nice to see them Give Credit to Allen Collins, a greatly under rated Guitarist. He Played His Ass Off Every Single Time & Got It Done Always. Ed King got Short Shrift....Undeservedly
This is so awesome!!! At 57 years old and still in a working band, it's awesome to amazing to be able to get taught SHA from Gary Rossington, OMG!!! What a great world we live in!!! ✌🏻💚🎸
Did you not see them give Ed credit for creating the hook from the simple riff Gary was playing? Gary literally said I was doing this and Ed came in with this, which is the riff we know from SHA.
Ed King was an integral part of the early Skynyrd sound. So many of Gary and Allens riffs and ideas, Ed was able to either work around, or expand on the original riff or idea. A bummer that his time in Skynyrd wasn't very long. But would say later that he did the right thing getting out when he did.
Funny watched that earlier tonight, then watched this. Met Ed one night and he played with us all night long. And my buddies and I SUCKED! But he was gracious and kind and amazing.
Well, they seem to enjoy what they do! I like how Ed King once commented he started using a Strat because all the other guys were using Gibsons and he wanted to break up the sound a little bit to give it a distinct tone - and boy he sure did on this song with the Strat! I guess that's Sparky's job now (whoever he is) 😎
This band was lucky enough to have the great RVZ, Gary, Allen, and Leon. Yet they were also lucky enough to have Ed King and Steve Gaines in their own respective eras.
While The Allman Brothers Band had 4 of the greatest guitar players to ever live in their band. That being Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks. Then there's the other guys like David Grissom and Dangerous Dan Toler and Jack Pearson. ABB > Skynyrd.
Gary is so humble and doesn't give himself enough credit for creating the Skynyrd sound along with Allen and Ronnie. He's one of the greatest to ever do it!
Couple years back was just getting into Skynyrd and ABSOLUTELY had a new favorite band (i was born in 89) .. drove up to N.C. to my sister's family house for Thanksgiving..Jammed Skynyrd the JUST about the whole way up from Central Florida. Well on way back home I was hitting some traffic near Jacksonville, knew the band was from there and from seeing a documentary on TH-cam I knew that the Van Zant family home is a historic house. So I Googled the address and hopped off interstate, bout 15 mins and I pull up to the house and sat there in my car jamming out for a few minutes.. the place is gated all round with cameras on every side! Just on the corner of a random neighborhood street... went home and bought the first Lynyrd Skynyrd T shirt I came across at the mall lol. My favorite guitar parts/ solos is hands down "The Needle and the spoon "! I learned the intro and some riffs but I'm 2 years on off into playing and I want it to be the first ROCKIN Tech song to get down . LORD WILLING! 💖 💖📖💖✝️💖☮💖💞💖☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️💖!
I remember when I was about 12 and I had just begun to learn guitar. We didn't ha e youtube and all of the resources that are here today. I heard an album by Skynrd and I knew right then that that was the way I wanted to play amd sound someday! I was blown away by how good they were and how great they sounded! They schooled me very well!
Outstanding interview kids today have no ideal what good music was seen Skynyrd at Hanner Field house Georgia Southern College Statesboro Georgia when I was 15 awesome show
That's awesome, according to the show dates in Gene Odom's book, they played Hanner one week before the crash. The Allmans played Hanner January '71, I assume it was at Hanner as well.
Come on everybody smashing on Medlocke I dont see it the way everyone else does he seems genuinely grateful and beside he was the frontman for Blackfoot enough said!!
I’m glad that Gary gave Ed King credit for improving the riffs. It matches Ed’s story I heard him tell in 2017. That Gary was play D G C and Ed came up with all the lead and special picking.
@@ccmkoho The iconic intro was not Gary's riff; that was Ed King's input. Gary's initial part, as demonstrated by the unassuming Ed King, was rather elementary albeit the catalyst for Ed's parts. Ed was not someone to self-aggrandize, but let's give credit where credit is due.
I Love this music! Love Lynyrd Skynyrd! Miss Ed King no longer here. He left us with greatest music. I never get tired of listening to Sweet Home Alabama!
this video isn't about who wrote what parts...its about skynard being a band...THEY wrote the songs...not one person. Not just the guitar players but the keyboard player..drummer..and let's not forget ronnie coming up with the words and heart of it all...great video. I have never seen the new skynard...i'm a fan of the original stuff but i think the newer guys have to heart of the band in them...so maybe i will give the newer stuff a go now. thanks for the great video on the grreatest band ever.
I wish Duane Allman lived to hear them do 'Free Bird' live in England in 1976, the day they blew the Stones off the stage. And zoom in on him in the crowd during Gary's slide guitar.
This is really great stuff! Seeing and hearing how the song is played by the men themselves and the stories around it. Great guys with a great message at the end.Thank you!
Ricky was in the band for a very short time drumming when the band was first starting out in Jacksonville. I played with Ed, Artie, Bob, JoJo and Leslie for 2 years in the mid-2000's in The Saturday Night Special Band (some video on TH-cam) - without a DOUBT, Ed credited Gary for coming up with that riff that Ed called "chiming", but everything else other than lyrics, was ED KING. Sparky, your one sounds pretty good, but try using a seashell, like Ed did. It provides a sifter, rounder, kind of dulled start tone that was unmistakably Ed King. (Ed is known for picking with a seashell, lots of info on the web about that). Ed passed last year. He was a friend and while he may have had some differences with other band members, i can tell you for certain that he loved his bandmates - business got in the way, thats all it was. R.I.P Ed King.
Ed was on a different level, look at the pictures, he is usually looks different than the rest. Being from California while they were a tight knit group from the deep southeast. Probably saved his life when he left the band and the replacements died. Ed tells the story of how Sweet Home Alabama was written in several different videos, easy to find. Ed's videos are great, much more interesting in a video than the other guys, like this one. Ronnie was the driver that made Lynyrd good. He pushed them to practice relentlessly, the first albums show tremendous polish and detail even today. He also pushed Cassie to get on the plane when she knew it was going to crash.
Taterly Saladman It was Allen that didn’t want to get on the plane and Ronnie convinced him to get on anyways by saying that it doesn’t matter cuz when it’s your time it’s your time
A few years ago you guys played the fair at Washington, Missouri. Simple man made me cry. I was remembering where I was when the plane crash was anounced. Thank You guys.
Deb, Ed King did write the opening riff which is of course the most recognizable part of the song but a good portion of the rest of the parts were Allen and Gary... they all seem to agree on this.
@@clausm2203 Ed King said himself that a major fill-riff used in the song, was something initially Gary came up with, then Ed said he played the classic D,C,G opening riff on top of it. He said he'd have never come up with his iconic main riff, had Gary not come up with his riff, first. That is straight from Ed, ( and it's here on the U-Tubes) so that's at least one fairly major guitar part that, according to Ed, he did not write.
@@markrodgers2976 hi mark i was not there even tho i wish a was...;) but yes gary came up with the melody witch made ed come up with the classic intro...and he also played bass on freebird not a lot of people know that but yes awsome band the orginal band was just epic...:D th-cam.com/video/ZFHdMzeL054/w-d-xo.html
They never liked Ed much. Lol. I'm kidding, but Ed himself said he never felt like he fit in. I loved Ed King. He didn't like violence among the band or the lyrics to "On The Hunt." Ed came up with the riff they used for Sweet Home Alabama, played the solo's etc. Yea, I'd say Ed could call this his song. I always do. Ed wrote tons of great LS songs. There is a TH-cam video of a "Tribute To Ed King" where a guy plays a bunch of Ed's LS songs. They are all great and the list goes on and on.
I just saw these guys in TX (July, 2021) and the show was awesome! If you get a chance, don't miss this year's tour. Who knows how much longer we'll have the chance?
RIP GARY ROSSINGTON 🦅🎸❤️✝️🕊️🇺🇲. He stepped into eternity on March 5, 2023. Never forgotten. We will always love you and miss you Gary Rossington. ✌️❤️✝️🇺🇲
Thanks u guys are as cool as your music,thanks for the insight ,I will say this I was never a big fan of the song may be because they were playing the cut down version when I first started hearing it in new jersey right on the border of upstate New York,but when I got one more from the road,which I called the greatest hits from the road,live album...I really started enjoying the song and all the work that youal into it,and not that I don't love Steve Gains playing too much,it so beautiful I get goose bumps,boy he's got some thing there don't he....I kinda hear a Clapton influence and I say that to complement both of them.....
Nothing fancy Street survivors pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd second helping one more from the road hindsight is 20/20 I wish I could go back to 1977 so are you guys up in Poughkeepsie New York I was so stoned unfortunately don't remember much of the show except that you guys were great thanks a lot Lynyrd Skynyrd love you then love you now peace Rock on
I would say 5th best... Ed King hardly ever remembered how he play anything the time before... But he would just play it differenty.. And He kept quitting the band...
@@ehunnicu I call BS. Yes, Ed did leave once in the middle of Torture Tour and it's really not much mystery as to why. The second time was due to health reasons. You do realize the man had a heart transplant and numerous other health issues? Why so much smack? You seem to have some weird axe to grind with regard to EK. As much as I love LS, I think it eats at Gary somewhat that the #1 song that everyone knows LS for was pushed over the top primarily by EK's input (intro & solo) although certainly Gary's initial D,C,G had input as well. Of course, it's not like 10 billion songs aren't based of those three chords.
@@vectortonto1 "I would have to say Steve Gaines was that the best guitar player". Maybe from a technical standpoint (the debate is really pointless). But, in terms of guitar-based song-writing that defined southern rock and stood the test of time there is really no contest to any of those three...not even close, imo.
@@caseynicholson9190 you.dont know shit, with out Ed King they wouldn't have come up with the three guitar sound. And he wrote sweet home Alabama, whiskey rock and roller. Played slide on Curtis Lowe, because Gary and Allen weren't capable, wrote Saturday night special etc.
Gary I always wondered where that sound was coming from now I know thanks so cool and by the way I was at the 30yr anniversary show at the Blossom music in Cleveland Ohio I got the 30 yr guitar deal everyone singed it and when I met you I was so shocked I couldn't speak 🤣 but that was then not now fan all my life thanks for the great music!😂😂🇺🇸🇺🇸😳
Gary should have given Ed King more credit for the band's success. Without Ed there is no Sweet Home Alabama it would have never made it to a album without his input period!
@@peterbilt-bo1vy Gary was playing the notes but Ed played it the way you hear it on the album. Gary made the riff. Not going to explain it anymore than that. Ed also wrote the soles.
Little known fact: Rickey was the only other person to sing lead vocals for Skynyrd until Ronnie died, AFAIK. I had no idea Rickey sang for Skynyrd back then. I knew he was and original member but didn't know he sang until I read through some song credits from back in the day
@@gungadin164 Also, Rickey is not an original member. The band was actually started in 1964. Of course they had a different name then but they are the ones that became Lynyrd Skynyrd.
If you are a true Lynyrd Skynyrd fan and know anything about guitar this never gets old. I can sit and listen to these guys. For ever. Best Guitar Duo is Don Felder and Joe Walch but Gary and Allen have never gotten or never get the recognition they deserve, as far as I am concerned Allen and Gary are the best of the best. And it's because no one today plays or can even come close to play that style. It needs to be preserved. And it will I think if we can hold on to Ricky, Gary and Sparky. I'm actually teaching my self and taking lesson to play blues and southern rock on a Gibson Les Paul, a Fender strat and also Learning a resonator, to be able to play the slide from the Les, and the strat, and also do Curtiss Lowe on the resonator just for the sound. Of course you gotta have that Blues bottleneck slide. God Bless you guys and may the Free Bird keep on Flying till she calls us home
Rip Gary rossington, you played your heart out up till your final days of life I know you are looking down from heaven on your brothers as they transition into a new fassed of life and carrying on the legacy of lynyrd skynyrd.
Even they are playing it not the way it sounds on record. It's a subtle difference, but Ed King slides into the B note on the A string by including a Bb note so it's like. 0-1-2 on the A string rather than 0-2. I hope this makes sense. It's a minor detail, it doesn't matter, but take a listen to the record and see. It's very subtle.
Awesome fellas《☆》The Comic book II was a club on Atlantic blvd in Atlantic beach, FL about 2-1/2 blocks from the Sea Turtle Inn on the ocean. It's a McDonalds now but I went to a Sea Level concert there back in 1976 and members of the Allman brothers band showed up to jam with Chuck Leavel & his band. I think it was Greg Allman, Dickey Betts & Butch Trucks but the place was overflowing with people & it was like an Allman brothers show in a small nightclub 🌱🤓🌱
"Searchin' For A Rainbow" I rode in to town today And in my heart I said, "Lord, I'd love to stay" Something in me said "Boy, move on" Don't know what it is The good Lord bred it in my bones And I'm searchin' for a rainbow And if the wind ever shows me where to go You'll be waitin' at the end Then I'll know I'll say, "To Hell with that pot of gold" This old mare I'm ridin' She's gettin' kinda tired But in my heart she knows there's this one desire She's gonna take me to the end of our road, Then she'll lay down and die and I'll say, "God rest her soul"
Florida was the place at that time. I've talked about this before, about how crazy it is that so many legendary musicians came out of that area of Florida at the same time. Gary, Allen, Ronnie, etc...in Skynyrd, Gregg, Duane, Dickey, Berry, Reese Winans, Butch & Jaimoe, etc...there were too many to list.
Each member of skynyrd has their own unique style and makes it Skynyrd. I’m going to get backlash from some but Lynyrd Skynyrd is not one person it’s a whole group with the feeling and soul of music. The current group is Skynyrd playing with the original members soul embraced
Ed King is never recognized by the rest of the band and it just sticks in my craw. He wrote, with Gary, the opening riff.... but then wrote two of the best solo's to fit a great song. And then wrote Sat. Night Special among others. I just can't think of Skynyrd in the same way unless they recognize Ed which they rarely do.
I was a friend with Ed and he told me that the only person who he was a real friend to him was Ronny. Ed and Gary always fought and Ed ended up hiring his personal body guard to protect him from the band. Gary resented him because he wasn't a "southern boy" and Ed didn't deserve to be in Skynyrd. He also had to sue gary and the band to get writing rights to Alabama and other songs he helped write. A lot more Ed told me but i wont get into those stories but Gary definitely hated Ed in the past and Ed had no interest in him as well. I personally think since Eds passing, gary has realized what Ed gave to the band and gives a little more credit now but not as much as he deserves
@@shannonthomas8894 Thank you! Ed was a true gentleman and is much more believable. Have a wonderful day! - Dan
@@shannonthomas8894 Wow I never heard that before. Thanks for telling that story... very cool
Ed King was the best guitarist they had, and Ronnie got rid of him. Alcohol Jacked this band up and Ed left in time
People complain about Ed leaving the band in the middle of a tour, which of course was not cool but all they ever did was fight drink and party and tear up hotels. Ed King wasn't into all that and they treated Ed like shit and an outsider and he felt like he didn't fit in and he got tired of it.
Why is so little credit given to Ed King. This man could hold his own with all of you and he was one of the reasons you guys were so great. Give him the credit he deserves
Amen!
Ed King wasn't the "good guy" you think he was. I don't remember you being around, either..
@@ehunnicu I never said he was a "good guy" I don't know. I never knew him and I never said I was there. How did you come up with all that?? I just don't think he ever got enough credit for his contributions to the band and that song. WOW...chill out Edward no need for all that. Damn SMH
Apparently you're not a Skynyrd fan
Ed left the band hanging in the middle of a tour, that's never going to be forgiven. If he had some balls he would have stood up to VanZant, even if he didn't win he would have gotten respect for doing it instead of just leaving without any notice.
He wrote the sweet home alabama riff. Ed King is the man.
Nice to see them Give Credit to Allen Collins, a greatly under rated Guitarist.
He Played His Ass Off Every Single Time & Got It Done Always.
Ed King got Short Shrift....Undeservedly
Allen Collins freakin' ruled. So under rated. Just a really, really great guitarist. I can't say enough...
Sadly its doubtful these guys and this band will never be fully recognized for the genius they show here. Great video!
This is so awesome!!! At 57 years old and still in a working band, it's awesome to amazing to be able to get taught SHA from Gary Rossington, OMG!!! What a great world we live in!!! ✌🏻💚🎸
Without Ed King this song would not exist!!!
True, very true .
And? Ed, God rest his soul, has lessons on here, too.
Did you not see them give Ed credit for creating the hook from the simple riff Gary was playing?
Gary literally said I was doing this and Ed came in with this, which is the riff we know from SHA.
Yes it would, but it would sound different.
@@Dougieheccarealoaded
No it would not exist.
Ed King was an integral part of the early Skynyrd sound. So many of Gary and Allens riffs and ideas, Ed was able to either work around, or expand on the original riff or idea. A bummer that his time in Skynyrd wasn't very long. But would say later that he did the right thing getting out when he did.
For Ed King to go from Strawberry Alarm Clock ⏰ to Skynyrd was a complete kick in the ass.
Been looking everywhere for this video, so glad someone found it.
Search "Ed King's Guitar Collection | Marty's Guitar Tours" here on youtube to see & hear Ed talk about the Sweet Home Alabama riff.
Funny watched that earlier tonight, then watched this. Met Ed one night and he played with us all night long. And my buddies and I SUCKED! But he was gracious and kind and amazing.
Marty is a hack
@@gregoryedwards8004 Not going to disagree with you there.
It’s interesting seeing Rickey and Sparky play the chorus riff different than Ed King
Great, but doesn’t start till 20:50.
Great job guys, love seeing bands just sit and play, wish the originals were all still here. Saw them in '77 awesome says it all.
Sweet home Alabama fabulous Ed King Chicken picking
Well, they seem to enjoy what they do! I like how Ed King once commented he started using a Strat because all the other guys were using Gibsons and he wanted to break up the sound a little bit to give it a distinct tone - and boy he sure did on this song with the Strat! I guess that's Sparky's job now (whoever he is) 😎
This band was lucky enough to have the great RVZ, Gary, Allen, and Leon. Yet they were also lucky enough to have Ed King and Steve Gaines in their own respective eras.
While The Allman Brothers Band had 4 of the greatest guitar players to ever live in their band. That being Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks. Then there's the other guys like David Grissom and Dangerous Dan Toler and Jack Pearson.
ABB > Skynyrd.
Al Cooper has said on many occasions that Ed King was the song writing boost they needed.
Gary gives credit to Allen and Ed, but also to Sparky and Ricky. Very humble.
Gary is so humble and doesn't give himself enough credit for creating the Skynyrd sound along with Allen and Ronnie. He's one of the greatest to ever do it!
LOLOLOL
Gary Rossington is Legendary. His loss has been very difficult to deal with.
RIP GARY ROSSINGTON ✌️❤️
Had Ed King not been involved that song would not be what it is today
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Without Ed King this song would not exist!!!
Here come all the ANdertons interview know it alls!
what a bunch of bull shit... I don't remember you being there...
allen Collins figured out the intro and chorus.... IT IS A group of brilliance
If your gonna watch how to play Sweet Home Alabama, look up Ed King since it was kinda his riff. But they did give hive credit.
I talk Allen all the time. He is one of my greats. So are you Gary. You both shaped my playing very much!
I love all of yall in the group I'm 64 years old I've listened to yall for years I miss the original members
Allen Collins was a MASTERCRAFTSMAN OF THE GUITAR!!
Never again will these times exist. Glad I was part of it. Truly a group of legends, no matter what generation.
Couple years back was just getting into Skynyrd and ABSOLUTELY had a new favorite band (i was born in 89) .. drove up to N.C. to my sister's family house for Thanksgiving..Jammed Skynyrd the JUST about the whole way up from Central Florida. Well on way back home I was hitting some traffic near Jacksonville, knew the band was from there and from seeing a documentary on TH-cam I knew that the Van Zant family home is a historic house. So I Googled the address and hopped off interstate, bout 15 mins and I pull up to the house and sat there in my car jamming out for a few minutes.. the place is gated all round with cameras on every side! Just on the corner of a random neighborhood street... went home and bought the first Lynyrd Skynyrd T shirt I came across at the mall lol. My favorite guitar parts/ solos is hands down "The Needle and the spoon "! I learned the intro and some riffs but I'm 2 years on off into playing and I want it to be the first ROCKIN Tech song to get down . LORD WILLING! 💖
💖📖💖✝️💖☮💖💞💖☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️💖!
I really enjoyed this. Magical. Thanks from Australia.
No one and I mean no one can play this song like Ed King.
I remember when I was about 12 and I had just begun to learn guitar. We didn't ha e youtube and all of the resources that are here today. I heard an album by Skynrd and I knew right then that that was the way I wanted to play amd sound someday! I was blown away by how good they were and how great they sounded! They schooled me very well!
I’m glad I came across this video thanks man awesome to hear Rickey and gary tell the story
The strat compliments the Paul's..so perfectly .....great guitar anthem
Outstanding interview kids today have no ideal what good music was seen Skynyrd at Hanner Field house Georgia Southern College Statesboro Georgia when I was 15 awesome show
That's awesome, according to the show dates in Gene Odom's book, they played Hanner one week before the crash. The Allmans played Hanner January '71, I assume it was at Hanner as well.
James Mangrum ever heard of punctuation?
Come on everybody smashing on Medlocke I dont see it the way everyone else does he seems genuinely grateful and beside he was the frontman for Blackfoot enough said!!
Agree, he seems very greatfull and heartfelt for his position. How on earth do people even think otherwise!
R.I.P. Gary Rosington. GOD bless!!!
I’m glad that Gary gave Ed King credit for improving the riffs. It matches Ed’s story I heard him tell in 2017. That Gary was play D G C and Ed came up with all the lead and special picking.
db Vetter “improving”? It was ed kings riff
ccmkoho your right, I listened to the interview with Marty and Ed said Gary was just playing D G cords and Ed came up with the riff.
@@ccmkoho The iconic intro was not Gary's riff; that was Ed King's input. Gary's initial part, as demonstrated by the unassuming Ed King, was rather elementary albeit the catalyst for Ed's parts. Ed was not someone to self-aggrandize, but let's give credit where credit is due.
Jerry G. , huh? That’s what I said. The mixolydian ( key of g) flavored solos where also Kings.
@@ccmkoho Yeah, I misread the direction of your comment. Pronouns can do that sometimes.
I Love this music! Love Lynyrd Skynyrd! Miss Ed King no longer here. He left us with greatest music. I never get tired of listening to Sweet Home Alabama!
Remember when first heard LS back in the 70s.
Sweet goodness. How I miss that music.
God this is beautiful I love the simple complexity
Ed king just don’t get the credit he deserves . He is the music to sweet home Alabama .period.
Ed King was an incredible guitar player not to mention a damn fine person
this video isn't about who wrote what parts...its about skynard being a band...THEY wrote the songs...not one person. Not just the guitar players but the keyboard player..drummer..and let's not forget ronnie coming up with the words and heart of it all...great video. I have never seen the new skynard...i'm a fan of the original stuff but i think the newer guys have to heart of the band in them...so maybe i will give the newer stuff a go now. thanks for the great video on the grreatest band ever.
And Gary I love that sliding stuff too wow..
I wish Duane Allman lived to hear them do 'Free Bird' live in England in 1976, the day they blew the Stones off the stage. And zoom in on him in the crowd during Gary's slide guitar.
I love Lynyrd Skynyrd. Will see them March 7th in Savannah and May 9th in Macon. They are still amazing musicians!
This is really great stuff! Seeing and hearing how the song is played by the men themselves and the stories around it. Great guys with a great message at the end.Thank you!
Ricky was in the band for a very short time drumming when the band was first starting out in Jacksonville. I played with Ed, Artie, Bob, JoJo and Leslie for 2 years in the mid-2000's in The Saturday Night Special Band (some video on TH-cam) - without a DOUBT, Ed credited Gary for coming up with that riff that Ed called "chiming", but everything else other than lyrics, was ED KING. Sparky, your one sounds pretty good, but try using a seashell, like Ed did. It provides a sifter, rounder, kind of dulled start tone that was unmistakably Ed King. (Ed is known for picking with a seashell, lots of info on the web about that). Ed passed last year. He was a friend and while he may have had some differences with other band members, i can tell you for certain that he loved his bandmates - business got in the way, thats all it was. R.I.P Ed King.
Ed was on a different level, look at the pictures, he is usually looks different than the rest. Being from California while they were a tight knit group from the deep southeast. Probably saved his life when he left the band and the replacements died. Ed tells the story of how Sweet Home Alabama was written in several different videos, easy to find. Ed's videos are great, much more interesting in a video than the other guys, like this one. Ronnie was the driver that made Lynyrd good. He pushed them to practice relentlessly, the first albums show tremendous polish and detail even today. He also pushed Cassie to get on the plane when she knew it was going to crash.
Taterly Saladman It was Allen that didn’t want to get on the plane and Ronnie convinced him to get on anyways by saying that it doesn’t matter cuz when it’s your time it’s your time
@@Riff5150 Cassie didn't want to get on it either and had bought a ticket to fly commercial to LA
A few years ago you guys played the fair at Washington, Missouri. Simple man made me cry. I was remembering where I was when the plane crash was anounced. Thank You guys.
Ed King was the man. RIP
Hell I only heard 'bout Lynyrd Skynyrd 'cause of Ed King being in Strawberry Alram Clock and Ed King was the main originator of Sweet Home Alabama.
What a legendary great band
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Great Stuff the magic really happens when those Guitar parts weave together and they are masters of it ❤️👍🏻⭐️🌞
Great video and interview. Can't believe only 608 likes at the time of writing this. Thanks so much for uploading.
I just love their sound period!
Sparky kicks ass! Ed King must be smiling up there in Rock'n'Roll Heaven...
Ed King wrote Sweet Home Alabama the guitar parts. Not much credit given to Ed King.
Deb, Ed King did write the opening riff which is of course the most recognizable part of the song but a good portion of the rest of the parts were Allen and Gary... they all seem to agree on this.
@@scottneumann2124 ed king wrote the guitar parts th-cam.com/video/KnmdyejQYsk/w-d-xo.html
@@clausm2203 Ed King said himself that a major fill-riff used in the song, was something initially Gary came up with, then Ed said he played the classic D,C,G opening riff on top of it. He said he'd have never come up with his iconic main riff, had Gary not come up with his riff, first. That is straight from Ed, ( and it's here on the U-Tubes) so that's at least one fairly major guitar part that, according to Ed, he did not write.
@@markrodgers2976 hi mark i was not there even tho i wish a was...;) but yes gary came up with the melody witch made ed come up with the classic intro...and he also played bass on freebird not a lot of people know that but yes awsome band the orginal band was just epic...:D th-cam.com/video/ZFHdMzeL054/w-d-xo.html
They never liked Ed much. Lol. I'm kidding, but Ed himself said he never felt like he fit in. I loved Ed King. He didn't like violence among the band or the lyrics to "On The Hunt." Ed came up with the riff they used for Sweet Home Alabama, played the solo's etc. Yea, I'd say Ed could call this his song. I always do. Ed wrote tons of great LS songs. There is a TH-cam video of a "Tribute To Ed King" where a guy plays a bunch of Ed's LS songs. They are all great and the list goes on and on.
I just saw these guys in TX (July, 2021) and the show was awesome! If you get a chance, don't miss this year's tour. Who knows how much longer we'll have the chance?
RIP GARY ROSSINGTON 🦅🎸❤️✝️🕊️🇺🇲. He stepped into eternity on March 5, 2023. Never forgotten. We will always love you and miss you Gary Rossington. ✌️❤️✝️🇺🇲
Thanks u guys are as cool as your music,thanks for the insight ,I will say this I was never a big fan of the song may be because they were playing the cut down version when I first started hearing it in new jersey right on the border of upstate New York,but when I got one more from the road,which I called the greatest hits from the road,live album...I really started enjoying the song and all the work that youal into it,and not that I don't love Steve Gains playing too much,it so beautiful I get goose bumps,boy he's got some thing there don't he....I kinda hear a Clapton influence and I say that to complement both of them.....
Thoses old Rossington Collins Albums in the brake was some kick ass songs. U should re-release them with This Band!
Don’t misunderstand me.
Hail The Traveler Gary Rossington you will be greatly missed
Nothing fancy Street survivors pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd second helping one more from the road hindsight is 20/20 I wish I could go back to 1977 so are you guys up in Poughkeepsie New York I was so stoned unfortunately don't remember much of the show except that you guys were great thanks a lot Lynyrd Skynyrd love you then love you now peace Rock on
Ed King was the best guitar player Skynyrd ever had.Lets not forget who wrote the licks for Sweet home Alabama.
I would say 5th best... Ed King hardly ever remembered how he play anything the time before... But he would just play it differenty.. And He kept quitting the band...
I would have to say Steve Gaines was that the best guitar player followed by Ed then Allen then Gary
@@ehunnicu I call BS. Yes, Ed did leave once in the middle of Torture Tour and it's really not much mystery as to why. The second time was due to health reasons. You do realize the man had a heart transplant and numerous other health issues? Why so much smack? You seem to have some weird axe to grind with regard to EK. As much as I love LS, I think it eats at Gary somewhat that the #1 song that everyone knows LS for was pushed over the top primarily by EK's input (intro & solo) although certainly Gary's initial D,C,G had input as well. Of course, it's not like 10 billion songs aren't based of those three chords.
@@vectortonto1 "I would have to say Steve Gaines was that the best guitar player". Maybe from a technical standpoint (the debate is really pointless). But, in terms of guitar-based song-writing that defined southern rock and stood the test of time there is really no contest to any of those three...not even close, imo.
@@ehunnicu You're a moron.
You guys have always been great! Thanks for this practice session. 03/28/21
Alabama starts at 18:00
21:00
Ed king was a major major part of that band. Crazy how little credit he gets on the first 3 albums.
That's not true. He wasn't even a founding member then he ended up quitting.
That is true. Big part of the 1st 3 Albums 4th album sucked on so many levels
William Nicholson you sir, are wrong. You think the guy that came up with Sweet Home Alabama didn’t play a big role in that band? You’re smokin crack
@@caseynicholson9190 you.dont know shit, with out Ed King they wouldn't have come up with the three guitar sound. And he wrote sweet home Alabama, whiskey rock and roller. Played slide on Curtis Lowe, because Gary and Allen weren't capable, wrote Saturday night special etc.
Gary I always wondered where that sound was coming from now I know thanks so cool and by the way I was at the 30yr anniversary show at the Blossom music in Cleveland Ohio I got the 30 yr guitar deal everyone singed it and when I met you I was so shocked I couldn't speak 🤣 but that was then not now fan all my life thanks for the great music!😂😂🇺🇸🇺🇸😳
This is absolutely awesome! Thanks for sharing! 😎
Ed King was all over second helping.
keep the memories rolling as long as ya can because the day will come when you must pass it on for others to carry the heritage of the simple man
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rip gary lucky enough to have seen you play before the tragedy,,,, and with the new version,,,,,, class rock band
Love them❤
Gary should have given Ed King more credit for the band's success. Without Ed there is no Sweet Home Alabama it would have never made it to a album without his input period!
You got that backwards. Ed himself said there would not have been a SHA if it wasn't for Gary. It's on a video interview with Ed. ✌️❤️✝️💟🇺🇲
@@peterbilt-bo1vy Gary was playing the notes but Ed played it the way you hear it on the album. Gary made the riff. Not going to explain it anymore than that. Ed also wrote the soles.
@@Dave-zy6de Maybe you could find that interview with Ed and listen to what he said. Then you can hear it for yourself.
Always loved you guys! Thank for this!
Little known fact: Rickey was the only other person to sing lead vocals for Skynyrd until Ronnie died, AFAIK. I had no idea Rickey sang for Skynyrd back then. I knew he was and original member but didn't know he sang until I read through some song credits from back in the day
Steve Gaines sang a couple of songs, didn't he?
@@gungadin164Steve and Ronnie sang lead on You Got That Right. They went back and forth singing it. That's all I know about Steve's singing.
@@peterbilt-bo1vy Steve also sang ""Ain't No Good Life." So basically blazer6248's claim about Rickey isn't true, oh well
@@gungadin164 Also, Rickey is not an original member. The band was actually started in 1964. Of course they had a different name then but they are the ones that became Lynyrd Skynyrd.
ANYBODY beating up on RICKY MEDLOCK you should listen to BLACKFOOT
Amen my brother!
If you are a true Lynyrd Skynyrd fan and know anything about guitar this never gets old. I can sit and listen to these guys. For ever. Best Guitar Duo is Don Felder and Joe Walch but Gary and Allen have never gotten or never get the recognition they deserve, as far as I am concerned Allen and Gary are the best of the best. And it's because no one today plays or can even come close to play that style. It needs to be preserved. And it will I think if we can hold on to Ricky, Gary and Sparky. I'm actually teaching my self and taking lesson to play blues and southern rock on a Gibson Les Paul, a Fender strat and also Learning a resonator, to be able to play the slide from the Les, and the strat, and also do Curtiss Lowe on the resonator just for the sound. Of course you gotta have that Blues bottleneck slide. God Bless you guys and may the Free Bird keep on Flying till she calls us home
Ed King and his clam shell made a sweet sound !!!
Ed King!!!!!
I love you guys .God bless....
Awesome fellas
Awesome guys...I rarely hear Sweet Home solo played correctly here in Balt, VA, DC region
Rip Gary rossington, you played your heart out up till your final days of life I know you are looking down from heaven on your brothers as they transition into a new fassed of life and carrying on the legacy of lynyrd skynyrd.
Ed King!
That was nice of Ed to give these guys a guitar part to play.
ED KING ED KING ED KING ED KING ED KING ED KING ED KING ED KING ED KING ...IS THE MAN
Allen Collins
Bless Gary for giving Ed propers. Great musician. Rest in peace.
SADLY NOW JUST A COVER BAND NO MORE ROSSINGTON NO MORE SKYNYRD,( I'VE BEEN A FAN SINCE THE 70'S)😢😢😢😢
Seriously, if you don't like Gary Rossington, there is something wrong with you!
Absolutely right 👍
He's a good dude
FR
Gary Rossington is a sellout!
All Rossington cared about the riding the cash cow as long as he could and shitting on other original band members while doing! JERK!
Even they are playing it not the way it sounds on record. It's a subtle difference, but Ed King slides into the B note on the A string by including a Bb note so it's like. 0-1-2 on the A string rather than 0-2. I hope this makes sense. It's a minor detail, it doesn't matter, but take a listen to the record and see. It's very subtle.
Awesome fellas《☆》The Comic book II was a club on Atlantic blvd in Atlantic beach, FL about 2-1/2 blocks from the Sea Turtle Inn on the ocean. It's a McDonalds now but I went to a Sea Level concert there back in 1976 and members of the Allman brothers band showed up to jam with Chuck Leavel & his band. I think it was Greg Allman, Dickey Betts & Butch Trucks but the place was overflowing with people & it was like an Allman brothers show in a small nightclub 🌱🤓🌱
I love these guys!
"Searchin' For A Rainbow"
I rode in to town today
And in my heart I said,
"Lord, I'd love to stay"
Something in me said
"Boy, move on"
Don't know what it is
The good Lord bred it in my bones
And I'm searchin' for a rainbow
And if the wind ever shows me where to go
You'll be waitin' at the end
Then I'll know
I'll say, "To Hell with that pot of gold"
This old mare I'm ridin' She's gettin' kinda tired
But in my heart she knows there's this one desire
She's gonna take me to the end of our road,
Then she'll lay down and die and I'll say, "God rest her soul"
That's Marshal Tucker..LOL
Like Rickey said timeless music, will carry on,
these guys drank some much whiskey they forgot all about Ed King.
MAXIMUSISADOG yes yes yes yes
...they probably drank too much whiskey so they could forget about Ed. Losing him the way they did was a more than careless move...
Ed Kept leaving the band because he wanted top billing.... In the end, the other have 6 times the money...
It's easy to forget about a back-stabbing SOB.. Don't need to waste good whiskey on him..
@@ehunnicu Or perhaps he was tired of the Ronnie rants, drugs, drinking and violent tendencies. As he stated in interviews. Fact.
Starting at 20.50 is nothing but GOLD......
Great to here these guys speaking their truth.
Florida was the place at that time. I've talked about this before, about how crazy it is that so many legendary musicians came out of that area of Florida at the same time. Gary, Allen, Ronnie, etc...in Skynyrd, Gregg, Duane, Dickey, Berry, Reese Winans, Butch & Jaimoe, etc...there were too many to list.
Ed King does not seem to be a liar.
Just imagine if they played this with kazoos and a washboard.
that was so cool! they didnt use a normal 1 lead guitarist and 1 bassist? nether did the allmans? wonderful sound approach!!
and thanx for showing us the right way, im guilty lol thank you so much your awesome and love ya man
Each member of skynyrd has their own unique style and makes it Skynyrd. I’m going to get backlash from some but Lynyrd Skynyrd is not one person it’s a whole group with the feeling and soul of music. The current group is Skynyrd playing with the original members soul embraced
Probably the most Peavey Penta's I've seen in one single collection.
Yes sir, those are the Gary Rossington signature Peavey's. Always sound so amazing just like the mam himself.
#GaryRossingtonIsGuitarGod
Lynyrd Skynyrd......They Have The Magic....Everyone Get's The Pleasure.
23:56 greatest lick of all time...