I was there as a young girl of 18.years. Skynryd stole the show. The Rolling Stones were late on stage and out of there heads . I didn't stay to see there whole set. This amazing group of talented musicians will forever have a part in my heart.
That's Our Job, to teach the next Generations of kids all about this Beautiful Music & These Musicians!! I raised mine knowin their Rock & Roll History!! Working with the Grandkids now!! We all need to be doing this, so this is never lost!!
Then VOTE DAMMIT!! You, ten of your friends, ten of each of the their friends. Remember: "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to sit and do nothing."
No band ever could do what they did and twice - and they blew the place apart wherever they played - don't ever mess with LYNYRD SKYNYRD -@@mikelair9144
@@mikelair9144I would have loved to see the Stones in their heyday late 60’s-early 70’s “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!” etc… Saw them 25 yrs ago w/Jonny Lang opening, great show.
Me too! 1978. Remember hearing on the radio about the plane crash. Was devastated!! Best band ever. I still go see Skynyrd anytime they’re in Houston. The kicked ass this summer on the Sharp Dressed Simple Man tour. I guess since ZZ Top are from Texas, they headlined. Shame. Skynyrd tore up the Woodlands! No disrespect for ZZ Top! But Skynyrd stole the show! I think Ronnie is looking down and is proud of his brother and him keeping the legacy going.
I recently saw the new documentary on Lynyrd Skynrd called If I Leave Here Tomorrow and Rossington talks about how they fired Billy as a roadie once they found out how talented he was on piano and hired him as their keyboard player. He was classically trained and Rossington said they had to tell him to not include so many notes and to simplify his style for their rock tunes and man what a compliment he made to their music.
@@Mr.CoachBeaulieu not sure about this show but the for the longest time LS only had vocals in the monitors....so all the guys were playing merely off stage volume and anything that bounced back from the FOH speakers. Not the optimum set up for meter and tempo.
Ronnie's eyes and crooked smile just screams " these mother fuckers are hittin on all cylinders right now". Best southern rock frontman to ever live and surrounded by the best musicians of that era.
The best of the South.Too bad Gregg Allman was killed early in his career,l could just see those two bands going at it in the mid to late70's for prominence of King of Southern Rock!
I agree. I saw them a few weeks before their plane crash in August of 1977 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Being seated in the upper deck was a bit scary as that level must of been swaying a few feet up and down during Free Bird from everyone jumping and dancing. Just like this topic, Lynyrd Skynyrd crushed the other top level bands that day which included Ted Nugent and REO Speedwagon.
Springfield Mass June 15, 1977. General Adm. $6.50 It will always be #1 on my list. front, center 10’ from stage. I caught a can of Miller Ronnie threw from a case into the crowd. Some dude ripped it from my hand. I was 15.
I saw them in San Diego (Sports Arena) on that tour. The Outlaws opened for them, and also closed with them -- it was amazing to see six lead guitarists lined up and taking turns showing off. It ranks among the best shows that I've seen.
@@shawnbopko858 you got Gary rossington and also Allen Collins who wrote/played pretty much the whole solo for Freebird And with Steve,,,,I mean there aren't even words they're just so damn good! Leon killin' it on bass play in those super thick strings like a damn mandolin with that badass look, Artemis destroying the skins keeping it real! Aaaagh, I was the lead singer/guitarist of band for over 20 years, not even close. We did do an amazing cover of Freebird I'll give us that which no bands I knew could do,,,, we were playing bars in Tri-Cities and I looked like I was 15 years old we were only about 18,19 years old at the time our lead guitarist was phenomenal he'd sit at home on his bed and learn all these solos note-for-note while we were out partying. Then a bunch of little punks would get up onstage at the bar and blow the roof off the stage and any other band that was on our venue that night all thanks to Mike our guitarist and Skynyrd.
Johnny Hawkins Not by me. I really don’t like to pick a best anything, they all added a certain flavor. Allen had energy, Gary is smooth and stalked the stage, Ed is a flatout, badass picker, and Steve was becoming phenomenal. All were great guitarists in their own right. Saw Bobby play for the first time tonight. Hard for me to choose between Artie and Bob. Liked them both. Leon was clearly the best bassist in the group and Billy the best piano player, though. They were all part of a great team. Rickey too. Oh yeah, and the Honkettes.
I wonder if this death pool betting being uncovered in recent plane crashes actually goes waaaaay back... ironically many OF GREATEST HUMANS MEET JESUS TOO SOON
Hands down, best live performance of all time in my books. No extra fluff dancers or stage effects required. Immense talent, dedication to rehearsing endlessly & the generosity to share the stage with band mates who respected & could count on each other and BOOGIE...wow thx for the flashback & this share!
@@littlechickadee1 some might argue that the band just being up there playing without any "extras" makes for a dull performance since it's essentially just music and nothing else. I have seen cover bands perform and I feel like it's the same deal with them for a lot of people, even though many of them are very good. I am a guitarist and played flute and did performances in my junior high and high school bands, so I actually have an appreciation for good music and good playing. But I feel like other people might not have this same appreciation.
I agree but I also love their Winterland 1976 and Winterland 1977 performances as well. I just wish you could find this concert on DVD or Bluray without commercials. What a gem this video is and the talent that was on stage that day blows me away.
This has to be one of their best songs ever recorded . The guitar work is amazing. Allen, Steve and Gary really show why they where the Three Guitar Army.
Yep...Ronnie Van Zant, would make a song about that today! That is how much we been disrespected in the USA, with idiots running out great COUNTY AMERICAN into the ground. But, we were "Born Rebels and Die Rebels!" We are kicking ass and taking names.... draining the swampers.
In a biography I saw Artimus Pyle talked about that moment and it was Ronnie watching Steve play his solo with that slide and how Ronnie knew how amazing Steve was and how lucky they were to have him. He was just smiling at everyone like this guy is good, really really good.
I heard that RVZ was a rather nasty bit of work and a bully to other band members? apart from Artemus. Who would of beaten the shite outta him if he tried it on. However great frontman and band. So.lucky got to see them in the UK. 1976 at Knebworth my 17th Birthday. That morning I passed my motorbike test, picked up my brand new Kawasaki Z1B, picked up GF, rode to concert, popped my cherry in the fields in the evening. Most memorable day of my life, with brilliant music. Next to the birth of my own 5 sons later on in life
@@williamwallace2278 Ronnie was said to be a mean drunk. But sober he was said to be the sweetest guy you could meet. He was older than the others (Allen Collins was 4 1/2 years younger, for example) and so sort of an authority figure. He's even been called "Papa Ronnie".
Uhmmm... you probably should listen to a whole lot more rock music then, because many of those greatest bands had a piano player who took a lot of solos and otherwise was an integral part of the band's sound. I mean... what would rock and roll be without piano anyway? It started with Fats Domino and Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis playing the piano.
Young musicians, take note: NO flashy lights, NO video screens, NO special effects. Just good old boys in jeans and off-the-rack shirts playing music like no other band could or ever will.
Hard to believe it was recorded 40 years ago this past week. It was early August 1976 at the Knebworth Fair. The newspapers the next day said that Skynyrd blew away the Stones. The Jam session in the middle is almost identical to their recording a month earlier in Atlanta. This performance still blows away any band playing today
In the 70's I wasn't as keen on this song because it sounded a lot like the Allman Brothers One Way Out, which is another excellent song. That doesn't mean so much now and it is one of my favorite tunes by them.
I read the Stones came out late, played shitty and a couple of songs in the crowd was hollering for Skynyrd. They soon left the stage and didn't finish the set.
Allen Collins is an absolute legend. He put his all into this music, and the camaraderie he had with Gaines and bond with Van Zant was unmistakable. Ronnie was like a proud dad with them both & of course with Rossington too. What a time to be alive!
What a badass band this was. There will never be another Ronnie Van Zant. Southern Rock at its greatest ! "Don't Let that Flag hit the ground" You think any of our current techno bands or autotune fake music makers could duplicate this sound ?
Allen was such a right on the money guitarist. He was the one who brought the band back to the groove with his spot on licks. He showed what he could do on freebird as he was the one who did the solos. Blew everybody away. His playing took the band into history. Great guitarist innovator.
@@ganymeade5151 We fought for the right to not worship your flag. Trump Lost hahahahaha hahahahaha crybabies... Go to north Korea or Russia where forced patriotism is a big thing...
This was my generation's music, one of the best bands ever. Gone, but never forgotten. I'm a proud Southern woman, happy to claim them as my own. Ronnie Van Zant's poor brother, Johnny, has tried to fill in, but he lacks Ronnie's talent and charisma. The band was a gathering of the right group of talented musicians who came together and owned the world. RIP, free birds. Long may you soar.
I’ve said it before and started many an argument, but with no disrespect to Allen, Ed or Steve, Gary, for my ears (don’t beat me up) was the sound of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Not saying he was better than those guys. In fact, an argument could be made that Gary was the least accomplished of the four, but he had a touch and tone with that Les Paul that was so unique.
Just a damn shame... look at Ronnie admiring his triple threat guitarists... he finally had all the pieces together and who knows what else they could have done if not for fate dealing a bad hand.
You could even look at how the music has endured and how to this day, the different iterations of the band play on. You know had that crash not happened they would have been a powerhouse for decades. They set an example that influences musicians still. What a great band...
The irony is that Leonard Skinner thought they were shiftless, unmotivated, lazy layabouts . . . (which they probably were in high school) . . . but once Ronnie put the band together they were they most hard-working, industrious, dedicated, smart American rock 'n roll band. Coach Skinner would've been proud (which, as you know, in the end, he was).
"Don't let that flag hit the ground"... MY GOD WE WERE ALL PROUD TO BE AMERICANS BACK THEN... We were all on the same team.... I truly believe we can get back to this if we stopped listening to mass media news.. God Bless the Band and this Country
When this was recorded, Mr. Gaines was only in the band for a month or so. When auditioning, sound man Kevin Elson was told, "If he sucks just cut him off". The response, "He doesn't suck. This guy can play." Mr. Van Zant is smiling because he knows that he made the right choice bringing Mr. Gaines into the band. RIP "Okie", you were a legend.
@@googleusergp Ed King was instrumental in Skynyrd making it though. He inspired Ronnie to write and create original material/ Keep in mind, In Ronnies eyes Ed had done something they hadnt done yet, recorded a national Hit with " insense and Peppermints " so you know...Ed had credibility with Ronnie. Less forget Ed had masterful skills himself. My three favorite Skynyrd albums were there first three...all 3 had Ed King. Thats just me. Loving Steve Gains the more I learn about him, love his playing for sure.
@@softhotty Both were equally great contributors, I agree. Mr. King felt that he never fit in because he was a 'hippie from CA" and not from the South as he put it.
@@googleusergp Ive heard him say though to your point, "Hey, I'm from the south...southern California". But yea, he felt like an outsider for sure. But it seems to me the guys were pissed or atleast not happy when Ronnie ran Ed off in a threatening incident...allegedly. Im guessing kind of a "last straw" deal.
.... Skynyrd took the day, the Stones came on stage at 11.30 pm and were crap, we went to see them but left after 30 minutes of a very dull performance. There was only one Lynyrd Skynyrd and they were the Very Best in the World.... Rip you beautiful people.
if you watch Ronnie very close in this video you'll see him watching Steve Gaines playing lead. one thing about Ronnie he wanted everything done right!! right down to the cord that Steve was making on his guitar.
Me too damn right we're still alive and jamming I was 20 only got see them once at rfk in Washington DC. Seen the tribute band couple times no were near Ronnie and the fellers 🎵🎹🎶
"Thirty-one years on and I’ve never witnessed a crowd react to a support band in the same way that Knebworth did to Lynyrd Skynyrd. Somewhere between the first chorus and the second verse the band went from unknown names to full-fledged stars. “Skynyrd caused a real buzz backstage,” remembers Freddy Bannister. “We all wondered how anyone could follow them.” An hour later, we all began to wonder if anyone would even try."
THEY WERE IN THEIR PRIME HERE....... THE BAND WAS AS TIGHT AS A SKIN ON A HOT DOG, I CAN JUST HEAR THE MUSIC THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MADE IN THE FUTURE............R.I.P. TO ALL, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, COUSIN FIGEL
S4 Dreamland don’t know if you have seen the documentary where they talk about that moment and his smiling at Gaines . I guess he had just joined the band recently . An awesome moment for an awesome band .
Pink Floyd headlined Knebworth in 1975, the year before. Can you imagine if they followed this? I love Pink Floyd too, they're brilliant, but they wouldn't know what to do after this. Not really in the mood for 'Wish you were here' after this...
The Stones were at their pinnacle as a live act during 1969-1973. The Mick Taylor years were not only their most productive in the studio, but, he, as a player, also transformed and elevated the band from a sloppy garage-tinged act to one of the best live bands on the planet. When he left the Stones in 1975, the band suffered for a few years, and, as a Stones fan, I can admit that they regressed in 1976 -- Knebworth is no exception, either. Ronnie Wood worked great with the Faces, but I have never particularly cared for him as a member of the Stones.
I get chills listening to this great song. I think piano adds so much to southern rock. Nothing is more organic than Ronnie Van Zant"s performance. One of the few times his eyes were open and he had a smile on his face.
Best band period!!! They proved it time and time again in concerts as being the tightest knit band too!! The guitar work vocals percussion bass piano come together as 1!! Ronnie walking around listening and then with that southern grin of approval was priceless!!! Makes me proud to be from the south!!! Fly on Freebirds see ya on the other side!!!!🦅🎸🦅
WOW! this is one of the best live performances ever recorded! there is more music in this one jam than in most albums! LONG LIVE THE REAL SKYNYRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
My 16 yr old son is heavy into this new hip hop or rap But something struck a chord no pun intended. Now he like the song freebird. Really loves the solo. I just went with it. Now he wants an acoustic guitar. I feel like this particular live performance sums it up.
i get the confederate flag is considered offensive to black folks, but to me it represents their heritage too. i don't mean as slaves, i mean as God fearing southerners who obtained freedom then were given Civil Rights and integrated into a society of people that are proud of our ways of living and the beautiful land we get to live on down here in the south! plus, we have some of the best cooks in the world down here in the south! al sharpton is a weak minded idiot and probably more ignorant, self righteousness and racist than any of my slave owning ancestors ever were!! he talks tough now, but i bet he woulda been too chicken to lead a million man march or publicly proclaim dreams of unity and integration in the 60s!!!
Flower Fields I get everyone has an opinion and this is from a black woman, the flag means different things to different people but I don’t any of us were around back then to know what anything was like but it’s truly ignorant to sit and say al sharpton or anyone was more racist than a slave owner. Black people weren’t even considered human beings back then and that a fact! So please tell me what’s more hateful than that? We’re your ancestors hung in trees and burned so that others could gather around and watch for entertainment?? If the answer is no then maybe be quiet. That’s what wrong with people today you make light of something so shameful and horrific. I love Lynyrd Skynyrd and I’m a black woman and I don’t care anything about the flag because he wasn’t racist he was just proud of where he came from and it’s nothing wrong with that but please watch your words because this isn’t the platform for this race relations mess. Just enjoy the song an move on
Flower Fields one more thing, you didn’t know AL marched and talked the same things he talks now back then?? You come across as ignorant and very much not informed with black history so please don’t speak on what you don’t really know. SMMH
Effing right Allen kicked ass and Wilkerson played his bass off. This is my favorite song from that tour. People just don't understand how great this band was.
It surely wasn't a competetion....but it was saud the stones and who had the air taken out of them that day... skynryd went I. First..the other 2 bands were said to have sleepwalking through there sets..wild....
Steve Gaines is magnificent on guitar here with his slide...You can see by his look and smile 4:40 & again at 5:00 that Ronny adored him and knew he was gonna be the future of Lynyrd Skynyrd!
Connor Watson Yes Connor, the stones headlined the '76 Knebworth Festival. If you look closer at the stage, the red canopy and platform that they walk out on is supposed to resemble the iconic Stones lip/tongue logo.
@@baileyharrison1030 No kidding, many Americans live in UK and or Europe/.military - however anyone who had a taste of Skynyrd quickly loved them! I saw ZZ Top.in Brussels Belgium 86 or 87, great show amd great support from the Belgians.
Amazing! Love how Ronnie comes over behind Steve Gaines and gives him his nod of approval. Ed King was great but so is Steve Gaines. GREAT VIDEO!! proud to be southern born and southern bred!
hey matt , hey man, im just a little ole frozen canuk that me and all my chums rock to lsb and we love those guys and couple chiks we frikin play are little air guitars for every tune there is, lol and hey im pushin 55,yrs old, but we dont give a crap all we care about rite now is march 26 i think, we all gots the tiks for casino windsor, take care and god bless yass
That's what's amazing about this music..im in my early twenties and the music they put out on the radio now is embarrassing..RVZ and LSB are timeless and borderless..people know amazing LIVE music when they hear it...stay warm my man..
Agreed... Steve was an amazing guitarist, and also a great singer and songwriter.. When Steve joined the band, Ronnie Van Zant thought his impact was significant, he said one day the rest of the band including himself would be standing in Steve's shaddow
Skynyrd has been my fav for 47 hrs. They always brung me back to earth no matter how high i got back in my younger days. Hats off to those who keep the dream alive, still today. As a loyal fan, Thank You skynard nation. 😊❤
I was there as a young girl of 18.years. Skynryd stole the show. The Rolling Stones were late on stage and out of there heads . I didn't stay to see there whole set. This amazing group of talented musicians will forever have a part in my heart.
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What a great memory to have witnessed and cherish daphne.
What a show that had to be Daphne and a great memory to be able to share with people 💯
aThey were talented and humble
What a very lucky girl you were sweetie!! Cherish that moment forever.
Pay attention, kids. This is rock'n'roll.
A-fucking men.
And I thought it was a game of tiddlywinks with marbles 😕
That's Our Job, to teach the next Generations of kids all about this Beautiful Music & These Musicians!! I raised mine knowin their Rock & Roll History!! Working with the Grandkids now!! We all need to be doing this, so this is never lost!!
This is REAL rock'n'roll kiddies. Pay attention, you might learn something by watching this video.
Amen
What ever happened to AMERICA ??? This was my youth !!!
I want it back DamnIt !!!
Then VOTE DAMMIT!! You, ten of your friends, ten of each of the their friends. Remember: "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to sit and do nothing."
demecrats
The single most ferocious live band that has ever been.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT🙏
"Don't let that flag hit the ground!"
RIP Ronnie Van Zant
Amen!
That flag is rising again in 2019!!
That's right my brotha cuz you're gonna leave a lot of pissed off ancestors
And in England too, right!
God Bless. Ronnie is Playin in Heaven now.
im an old man but i drop 40 years every time i hear this song
Rock On Brother!
R.I.P. Gary Rossington Required listening for any True Fan. The Entire band at the peak of their power. One of the best live performances ever.
AGREED!!
What other band has opened for the Stones one year and Zep the next and blowing each of them off the stage?
No band ever could do what they did and twice - and they blew the place apart wherever they played - don't ever mess with LYNYRD SKYNYRD -@@mikelair9144
Yep! Gary was my favorite band member. This song kicks serious ass!! 😅
@@mikelair9144I would have loved to see the Stones in their heyday late 60’s-early 70’s “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!” etc…
Saw them 25 yrs ago w/Jonny Lang opening, great show.
8In 1976 I was 16 years old and had no idea that 40 years later I would STILL be listening to possibly the greatest Southern Rock EVER....🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
Possibly? I'll just go ahead and say definitely (with all due respect due to the Allmans).
High school class of 1978? I was right there with you.
Me too! 1978. Remember hearing on the radio about the plane crash. Was devastated!! Best band ever. I still go see Skynyrd anytime they’re in Houston. The kicked ass this summer on the Sharp Dressed Simple Man tour. I guess since ZZ Top are from Texas, they headlined. Shame. Skynyrd tore up the Woodlands! No disrespect for ZZ Top! But Skynyrd stole the show! I think Ronnie is looking down and is proud of his brother and him keeping the legacy going.
Not possibly. They are the best and always will be.
Not sure if I ever remember seeing Ronnie smile like that on stage.
40 years later and no one even comes close.
Tom Storm I couldn't agree more
Tom Storm dude Ronnie,Allen Gerry and Steve's shit! NOTHING will ever come close,his voice and those guitars there's no words
Just smiles and giggles!
You got that right!
Gadang right
Billy Powell is awesome on this track as usual...and doesn't get a second on camera. But you can't hide greatness.
Same goes for Artimus Pyle. That Guy could play for Months at a time. He was just incredible.
I recently saw the new documentary on Lynyrd Skynrd called If I Leave Here Tomorrow and Rossington talks about how they fired Billy as a roadie once they found out how talented he was on piano and hired him as their keyboard player. He was classically trained and Rossington said they had to tell him to not include so many notes and to simplify his style for their rock tunes and man what a compliment he made to their music.
Absolutely 👍
I love Billy and all but he didn't play as tight as he could have. I always find hiccups in his playing in all of their live shows.
@@Mr.CoachBeaulieu not sure about this show but the for the longest time LS only had vocals in the monitors....so all the guys were playing merely off stage volume and anything that bounced back from the FOH speakers. Not the optimum set up for meter and tempo.
Ronnie's eyes and crooked smile just screams " these mother fuckers are hittin on all cylinders right now". Best southern rock frontman to ever live and surrounded by the best musicians of that era.
Certainly got my attention as well
I love how Ronnie is mesmerized by Steve's playing! Man the fun they had! Mutual respect from two artists.
Oh man Steve Gaines would have gone places
Imagine the songs they could have done...😔
For real. He was amazing.@@loganfortune6698
No kidding. They were just hitting their stride after Street Survivors. @@patrickmccormack5385
steve was off the charts . this band didn't have to be this good, but they were. 75% of how good they were would have satisfied many
Lynyrd Skynyrd will always be remembered as one of the best Rock-n-Roll bands ever .
bad bob *the best
The Best
The best of the South.Too bad Gregg Allman was killed early in his career,l could just see those two bands going at it in the mid to late70's for prominence of King of Southern Rock!
And rightly so.
@@carywest9256 Duane.
Folks, Southern rock at its best. No one did it better!
Saw them in 1977 three months before the crash. Best concert ever. This was the real Skynyrd
I agree. I saw them a few weeks before their plane crash in August of 1977 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Being seated in the upper deck was a bit scary as that level must of been swaying a few feet up and down during Free Bird from everyone jumping and dancing. Just like this topic, Lynyrd Skynyrd crushed the other top level bands that day which included Ted Nugent and REO Speedwagon.
Springfield Mass June 15, 1977. General Adm. $6.50 It will always be #1 on my list. front, center 10’ from stage. I caught a can of Miller Ronnie threw from a case into the crowd. Some dude ripped it from my hand. I was 15.
I was lucky enough to see the original band 3 times. I wouldn't trade those experiences for anything!
I saw them in San Diego (Sports Arena) on that tour. The Outlaws opened for them, and also closed with them -- it was amazing to see six lead guitarists lined up and taking turns showing off. It ranks among the best shows that I've seen.
@@stevenpeyton7476 Sounds Awesome! Saw Outlaws and Molly Hatchet also in Springfield Ma. Great show.
I think Leon Wilkerson was a fantastic bass player. I especially love him on this song. Their equal has yet to be found.
i think between him and Steve Gaines
@@shawnbopko858 you got Gary rossington and also Allen Collins who wrote/played pretty much the whole solo for Freebird And with Steve,,,,I mean there aren't even words they're just so damn good! Leon killin' it on bass play in those super thick strings like a damn mandolin with that badass look, Artemis destroying the skins keeping it real! Aaaagh, I was the lead singer/guitarist of band for over 20 years, not even close. We did do an amazing cover of Freebird I'll give us that which no bands I knew could do,,,, we were playing bars in Tri-Cities and I looked like I was 15 years old we were only about 18,19 years old at the time our lead guitarist was phenomenal he'd sit at home on his bed and learn all these solos note-for-note while we were out partying. Then a bunch of little punks would get up onstage at the bar and blow the roof off the stage and any other band that was on our venue that night all thanks to Mike our guitarist and Skynyrd.
Wilkeson*
Just sayin'. ✌️❤️
For sure ! Incredible
He was the busiest bassist who NEVER sounded busy. His parts are killer....On The Hunt might be might favorite...so creative.
Allen Collins one of the most underrated guitarists
i'd have to agree with that
Johnny Hawkins Not by me. I really don’t like to pick a best anything, they all added a certain flavor. Allen had energy, Gary is smooth and stalked the stage, Ed is a flatout, badass picker, and Steve was becoming phenomenal. All were great guitarists in their own right. Saw Bobby play for the first time tonight. Hard for me to choose between Artie and Bob. Liked them both. Leon was clearly the best bassist in the group and Billy the best piano player, though. They were all part of a great team. Rickey too. Oh yeah, and the Honkettes.
He’s one of the baddest mofos ever
I CONCUR
I wonder if this death pool betting being uncovered in recent plane crashes actually goes waaaaay back... ironically many OF GREATEST HUMANS MEET JESUS TOO SOON
Jimmie Rodgers would've been proud of this one.
Hands down, best live performance of all time in my books. No extra fluff dancers or stage effects required. Immense talent, dedication to rehearsing endlessly & the generosity to share the stage with band mates who respected & could count on each other and BOOGIE...wow thx for the flashback & this share!
...not to mention how they resurrected and brilliantly arranged this1920s tune (Jimmie Rodgers Blue Yodel) made it their own
@@littlechickadee1 some might argue that the band just being up there playing without any "extras" makes for a dull performance since it's essentially just music and nothing else. I have seen cover bands perform and I feel like it's the same deal with them for a lot of people, even though many of them are very good.
I am a guitarist and played flute and did performances in my junior high and high school bands, so I actually have an appreciation for good music and good playing. But I feel like other people might not have this same appreciation.
I agree but I also love their Winterland 1976 and Winterland 1977 performances as well. I just wish you could find this concert on DVD or Bluray without commercials. What a gem this video is and the talent that was on stage that day blows me away.
@@wrestlerx8494 WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of the stage shows these days are to hide the shity music..
The Perfect Band. They had it all and could do it all.
This has to be one of their best songs ever recorded . The guitar work is amazing. Allen, Steve and Gary really show why they where the Three Guitar Army.
If only Ed was with them, it would have been a 4-guitar army!!!!
I agree.
Absolutely
Don't let that flag hit the ground!
+smichaelb1980 Says it all right there, don't it?!
+smichaelb1980 I fucking love that part of the video. Ronnie, true Patriot.
im a texan im tired of the skin heads using the flag for hate proud southern texas boy
smichaelb1980 if the flag touch the ground have to burn it
Yep...Ronnie Van Zant, would make a song about that today! That is how much we been disrespected in the USA, with idiots running out great COUNTY AMERICAN into the ground. But, we were "Born Rebels and Die Rebels!" We are kicking ass and taking names.... draining the swampers.
2024 anyone??
Oui 😁
Ja 😊
Oh yeah
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Don't let that flag hit the ground!
Rock On!
Look at that grin on Ronnie's face he knows the magic is back! Damnit that boy can pick that guitar!!!
Look at Ronnie a-smilin' when his mules are kicking some serious ass. He knew he had gold there on the stage.
In a biography I saw Artimus Pyle talked about that moment and it was Ronnie watching Steve play his solo with that slide and how Ronnie knew how amazing Steve was and how lucky they were to have him. He was just smiling at everyone like this guy is good, really really good.
I heard that RVZ was a rather nasty bit of work and a bully to other band members? apart from Artemus. Who would of beaten the shite outta him if he tried it on. However great frontman and band. So.lucky got to see them in the UK. 1976 at Knebworth my 17th Birthday. That morning I passed my motorbike test, picked up my brand new Kawasaki Z1B, picked up GF, rode to concert, popped my cherry in the fields in the evening. Most memorable day of my life, with brilliant music. Next to the birth of my own 5 sons later on in life
@@williamwallace2278 Ronnie was said to be a mean drunk. But sober he was said to be the sweetest guy you could meet. He was older than the others (Allen Collins was 4 1/2 years younger, for example) and so sort of an authority figure. He's even been called "Papa Ronnie".
he's cracking the whip, making sure his johnny rebs are cranking out that confederate rock
Damm right he did
The complete package of pure rock. This band had no equal!
Waylon Jennings live might be better.
Except the Outlaws! Green Grass and High Tides....
@@darwinutter1892 Not !!!!!!
@@Ledprostate Nope, Outlaws, Great, Skynyrd the Greatest.
that damn plane crash CHEATED the world 🌎
I have never heard another band incorporate a piano into their jam like they did. Unbeleivable.
I'm sure you've heard of the Allman Brothers, correct??!!!
John Paul Jones from Zeppelin played Piano on lot of their songs as well. No Quarter live, Southbound Suarez, Fool in the rain, Hot dog and Darlene.
I'm sure you've heard of the Rolling Stones and countless others also...?
Powell was, & still is a highly underrated keyboardist, one of the best ever in RnR history 💪😉
Uhmmm... you probably should listen to a whole lot more rock music then, because many of those greatest bands had a piano player who took a lot of solos and otherwise was an integral part of the band's sound. I mean... what would rock and roll be without piano anyway? It started with Fats Domino and Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis playing the piano.
The day the Stones decided to just be a tribute act
Ronnie was smiling throughout. Never seen him smile this much! He knew how good they were.
He knew his machine was complete with Steve in the band.
Ronnie was smiling the whole time Steve was playing his solo because he knew Steve was going to be a great among greats and they got him.
+Nightwing690 he's smiling as if to say We got this ...he was such a perfectionist.
What a fantastic band and Steve Gaines was some guitar player and how good on slide!!!!!!!
He digged Steve
Every time I watch this vid, I'm waiting for that grin. Ronnies' and mine.
Cant believe i found this wow
Watching AND hearing Skynyrd do "T For Texas" live is the Holy Grail of Rock n Roll for this ole boy
Young musicians, take note: NO flashy lights, NO video screens, NO special effects. Just good old boys in jeans and off-the-rack shirts playing music like no other band could or ever will.
Hard to believe it was recorded 40 years ago this past week. It was early August 1976 at the Knebworth Fair. The newspapers the next day said that Skynyrd blew away the Stones. The Jam session in the middle is almost identical to their recording a month earlier in Atlanta. This performance still blows away any band playing today
Thomas Stevens they also blew away the who on the first tour
In the 70's I wasn't as keen on this song because it sounded a lot like the Allman Brothers One Way Out, which is another excellent song. That doesn't mean so much now and it is one of my favorite tunes by them.
I read the Stones came out late, played shitty and a couple of songs in the crowd was hollering for Skynyrd. They soon left the stage and didn't finish the set.
@@sdgakatbk they simply jazzed/ rocked up an old blues tune by the Singing Brakeman, Jimmie Rogers. I can't recall anyone doing this before Ronnie.
ONE OF THE GREATEST LIVE BANDS OF ALL TIME! GOOD TIMESBACK THEN! WTF HAPPENED TO GOOD MUSIC!!!
They fukin SHREDDED IT back then , GOD BLESS GROWING UP IN THE 70'S !!!
Wouldn't have had it any other way!!
God bless that band
They will remain++++++
Right fuckein on
Smen to that
They were the best live rock band there, blew the Stones away. This is the GOODS.....
Allen Collins is an absolute legend. He put his all into this music, and the camaraderie he had with Gaines and bond with Van Zant was unmistakable. Ronnie was like a proud dad with them both & of course with Rossington too. What a time to be alive!
DONT LET THAT FLAG HIT THE GROUND! A man after my own heart.
Ghat saying came from. Stone wall Jackson right before they went in to battle with the union army. At vicksburg
Fuck that flag. Racist
Artimus brings it home with his drumming.
Artimus Pyle hhuh
i don't think he gets near enough credit for what he brought to this band--he could bang them drums!!
Artimus is arguably the coolest member
Artimus Pyle Great drumming Artimus.
Yes he does!!Guy kills it!!👊👍🇺🇸
What a badass band this was. There will never be another Ronnie Van Zant. Southern Rock at its greatest ! "Don't Let that Flag hit the ground" You think any of our current techno bands or autotune fake music makers could duplicate this sound ?
I love Ronnie and Depeche Mode. They are definitely different but Skynrd opened for The Who and The Who used technology to make music. I like it all
Allen was such a right on the money guitarist. He was the one who brought the band back to the groove with his spot on licks. He showed what he could do on freebird as he was the one who did the solos. Blew everybody away. His playing took the band into history. Great guitarist innovator.
"Don't let that flag hit the ground" tell it Ronnie amen brother!!!!!
Before people took a knee
Never underestimate our love for America and our flag. Never forget 1776, WWI and 2. Philly Freedom.
Trump Lost hahahahaha hahahahaha crybabies
@@ganymeade5151 We fought for the right to not worship your flag. Trump Lost hahahahaha hahahahaha crybabies...
Go to north Korea or Russia where forced patriotism is a big thing...
@@ganymeade5151 it's a piece of cloth...it's worthless. And trump Lost hahahahaha
This fucking band was so badass it's insane. They were no bullshit, they just fucking played!
yes, yes and yes
Zach Carlson FUCKING 100percent right on.....
gary Mucha
They were the motherfucking best.
This was my generation's music, one of the best bands ever. Gone, but never forgotten. I'm a proud Southern woman, happy to claim them as my own. Ronnie Van Zant's poor brother, Johnny, has tried to fill in, but he lacks Ronnie's talent and charisma. The band was a gathering of the right group of talented musicians who came together and owned the world. RIP, free birds. Long may you soar.
i seen them in the 70s wow they were great
This has to be one of the best concerts they ever did
Gary Rossington was one of the Coolest guitarists to ever rock millions with his cool presence...
I’ve said it before and started many an argument, but with no disrespect to Allen, Ed or Steve, Gary, for my ears (don’t beat me up) was the sound of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Not saying he was better than those guys. In fact, an argument could be made that Gary was the least accomplished of the four, but he had a touch and tone with that Les Paul that was so unique.
Just a damn shame... look at Ronnie admiring his triple threat guitarists... he finally had all the pieces together and who knows what else they could have done if not for fate dealing a bad hand.
Vic V Guitars sounded GOOD !!! DAMN SHAME INDEED, FATE !!!??? Better audiowould have helped !!!
Look at Ronnie keen in on to Steve Gaines guitar playing at around 4:48 everyone else sounds great but watch in stare over Steve's shoulder.
I think his guitar players blowing his mind lol
I love that smile!!
You could even look at how the music has endured and how to this day, the different iterations of the band play on. You know had that crash not happened they would have been a powerhouse for decades. They set an example that influences musicians still. What a great band...
The irony is that Leonard Skinner thought they were shiftless, unmotivated, lazy layabouts . . . (which they probably were in high school) . . . but once Ronnie put the band together they were they most hard-working, industrious, dedicated, smart American rock 'n roll band. Coach Skinner would've been proud (which, as you know, in the end, he was).
Lynyrd SKYNYRD is the best fuckin band EVER to hit any stage in the entire world!!!!!
"Don't let that flag hit the ground"... MY GOD WE WERE ALL PROUD TO BE AMERICANS BACK THEN... We were all on the same team.... I truly believe we can get back to this if we stopped listening to mass media news..
God Bless the Band and this Country
When this was recorded, Mr. Gaines was only in the band for a month or so. When auditioning, sound man Kevin Elson was told, "If he sucks just cut him off". The response, "He doesn't suck. This guy can play."
Mr. Van Zant is smiling because he knows that he made the right choice bringing Mr. Gaines into the band. RIP "Okie", you were a legend.
Love that !
@@softhotty Indeed the band got a renewed spark when Mr. Gaines joined.
@@googleusergp Ed King was instrumental in Skynyrd making it though. He inspired Ronnie to write and create original material/ Keep in mind, In Ronnies eyes Ed had done something they hadnt done yet, recorded a national Hit with " insense and Peppermints " so you know...Ed had credibility with Ronnie. Less forget Ed had masterful skills himself. My three favorite Skynyrd albums were there first three...all 3 had Ed King. Thats just me. Loving Steve Gains the more I learn about him, love his playing for sure.
@@softhotty Both were equally great contributors, I agree. Mr. King felt that he never fit in because he was a 'hippie from CA" and not from the South as he put it.
@@googleusergp Ive heard him say though to your point, "Hey, I'm from the south...southern California". But yea, he felt like an outsider for sure. But it seems to me the guys were pissed or atleast not happy when Ronnie ran Ed off in a threatening incident...allegedly. Im guessing kind of a "last straw" deal.
Steve Gaines on slide guitar! Awesome!
You can see how much Ronnie loves it at 4:45
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Terry Morrison you fuckin lucky sob..
Agreed! . . Steve Gaines was one of the best of all time!
Damn, every single one of them were EXCELLENT musicians! . . Blues at its finest.
They really did have excellent musicianship. And who can forget Billy Powell on the piano!
Gary was such a monster. So musical. RIP
Steve Gaines. WOW. Wish I could turn back time.
I would love to see the Stones' faces as they came out on stage after this absolute demonstration of HOW TO ROCK---- as their opener......
Well,since they played several hours later they probably didn't notice
.... Skynyrd took the day, the Stones came on stage at 11.30 pm and were crap, we went to see them but left after 30 minutes of a very dull performance. There was only one Lynyrd Skynyrd and they were the Very Best in the World.... Rip you beautiful people.
this past weekend I caught my 3yo granddaughter dancing to this song.. I joined her...
she’s now officially 4th generation Skynyrd fan. ✌️
Gary rest in peace my brother I'm 63 and I always loved your music
Who even comes close to this now
Nobody bro! Today's music really sucks!
TH-cam. Coz it’s the only place can provide this level of awesomeness.
Blackberry Smoke comes close.
if you watch Ronnie very close in this video you'll see him watching Steve Gaines playing lead. one thing about Ronnie he wanted everything done right!! right down to the cord that Steve was making on his guitar.
I was 19 years old in 76 and my friends and I saw this great R&R band 4 times back in the day.
Are you still alive ? It’s 2022 bro
Me too damn right we're still alive and jamming I was 20 only got see them once at rfk in Washington DC. Seen the tribute band couple times no were near Ronnie and the fellers 🎵🎹🎶
Probably the best live performance ever just perfect
Let's not forget weirdumis on drums-him and Leon held the whole gig together.
These guys didn't miss a note! Best live band, EVER!!
+Jack Arrowood Better than the Beatles!!!!? oh wait the Beatles didn't play live
lol
*****
fuck the bealtes
***** free broke up before skynyrd really came out though. I do recall A.C. asking Paul Rodgers to join his band 'horsepower'
*****
definitely can hear free on stuff like "on the hunt"
saw them 3 times by 1977 that was the good times met Allen in Jacksonville back in 84
The three guitar army kicks some mighty fine ass in this version. Steve Gaines we miss you so bad.
"Thirty-one years on and I’ve never witnessed a crowd react to a support band in the same way that Knebworth did to Lynyrd Skynyrd. Somewhere between the first chorus and the second verse the band went from unknown names to full-fledged stars. “Skynyrd caused a real buzz backstage,” remembers Freddy Bannister. “We all wondered how anyone could follow them.” An hour later, we all began to wonder if anyone would even try."
That moment that Ronnie knew Steve was a true member of the band is priceless.
Southern Rock at it's best!
Mark Baim after french rock lol
Hey Mark that is just Rock at its best. Old, bluesy, whatever, this was out of this world
Only second to the Allman Bros Band !
A young band at the height of their powers. Clearly not fucking around! Damn!
Best southern rock band ever !
Best band, PERIOD! No weak link in this chain!
Leon Wilkeson is the hero of this song! That bass line is the bomb! He's a top 5 Bass player of all time!
Man those were the days....
Miss you brother
R.I.P. RONNIE VAN ZANT. ROCK IN PEACE ✌
THEY WERE IN THEIR PRIME HERE....... THE BAND WAS AS TIGHT AS A SKIN ON A HOT DOG, I CAN JUST HEAR THE MUSIC THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MADE IN THE FUTURE............R.I.P. TO ALL, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, COUSIN FIGEL
Couldnt have been done in studio any better.Sound was perfect.
That's a good one about the skin on the hotdog
Ronnie's smile about Steve's playing is priceless....damn I wish they could still be here making new music...like Stevie Ray Vaughn to way to soon.
STILL PUTS A BIG OL SOUTHERN SMILE ON MY FACE AND IN MY HEART. DIXIE ALL THE WAY HOME
One of the MOST talented groups EVER
Awesome seeing Ronnie's lasting smile listening and probably thinking, hot damn Gaines your amazing man! What a loss!
S4 Dreamland don’t know if you have seen the documentary where they talk about that moment and his smiling at Gaines . I guess he had just joined the band recently . An awesome moment for an awesome band .
The Rolling Stones didn't stand a chance after this.
Pink Floyd headlined Knebworth in 1975, the year before. Can you imagine if they followed this? I love Pink Floyd too, they're brilliant, but they wouldn't know what to do after this. Not really in the mood for 'Wish you were here' after this...
Greg Dolecki nope. Seen stones in 81 and they sucked!
The Rolling Who?
The Stones were at their pinnacle as a live act during 1969-1973. The Mick Taylor years were not only their most productive in the studio, but, he, as a player, also transformed and elevated the band from a sloppy garage-tinged act to one of the best live bands on the planet. When he left the Stones in 1975, the band suffered for a few years, and, as a Stones fan, I can admit that they regressed in 1976 -- Knebworth is no exception, either. Ronnie Wood worked great with the Faces, but I have never particularly cared for him as a member of the Stones.
fkn hope so, seen them a few times, still amzing.@Jim Con
I get chills listening to this great song. I think piano adds so much to southern rock. Nothing is more organic than Ronnie Van Zant"s performance. One of the few times his eyes were open and he had a smile on his face.
Best band period!!! They proved it time and time again in concerts as being the tightest knit band too!! The guitar work vocals percussion bass piano come together as 1!! Ronnie walking around listening and then with that southern grin of approval was priceless!!! Makes me proud to be from the south!!! Fly on Freebirds see ya on the other side!!!!🦅🎸🦅
Real music, real concert!
These guys are real men. Where do you find real men these days?
WOW! this is one of the best live performances ever recorded! there is more music in this one jam than in most albums! LONG LIVE THE REAL SKYNYRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
I can't get enough of Lynryrd Skynrd. Every song I heard I like! Best band ever. 😎👍💖
My 16 yr old son is heavy into this new hip hop or rap
But something struck a chord no pun intended. Now he like the song freebird. Really loves the solo. I just went with it. Now he wants an acoustic guitar. I feel like this particular live performance sums it up.
Rarely heard but one of the best jams i've ever heard
This was Skynyrd at the top of their game.
One of The Greatest Bands Ever.
Ronnie loved his band! Holds the mike to each one, and grins. You all changed my life. Love you, the old Freebird.
Back when no one was offended by the confederate flag, even in England!! Take that, Al Sharpton!! Let me add one more thing, "STEVE GAINES!"
i get the confederate flag is considered offensive to black folks, but to me it represents their heritage too. i don't mean as slaves, i mean as God fearing southerners who obtained freedom then were given Civil Rights and integrated into a society of people that are proud of our ways of living and the beautiful land we get to live on down here in the south! plus, we have some of the best cooks in the world down here in the south! al sharpton is a weak minded idiot and probably more ignorant, self righteousness and racist than any of my slave owning ancestors ever were!! he talks tough now, but i bet he woulda been too chicken to lead a million man march or publicly proclaim dreams of unity and integration in the 60s!!!
many do not know our history, they hate that flag because they were told to hate it....
Flower Fields I get everyone has an opinion and this is from a black woman, the flag means different things to different people but I don’t any of us were around back then to know what anything was like but it’s truly ignorant to sit and say al sharpton or anyone was more racist than a slave owner. Black people weren’t even considered human beings back then and that a fact! So please tell me what’s more hateful than that? We’re your ancestors hung in trees and burned so that others could gather around and watch for entertainment?? If the answer is no then maybe be quiet. That’s what wrong with people today you make light of something so shameful and horrific. I love Lynyrd Skynyrd and I’m a black woman and I don’t care anything about the flag because he wasn’t racist he was just proud of where he came from and it’s nothing wrong with that but please watch your words because this isn’t the platform for this race relations mess. Just enjoy the song an move on
Flower Fields one more thing, you didn’t know AL marched and talked the same things he talks now back then?? You come across as ignorant and very much not informed with black history so please don’t speak on what you don’t really know. SMMH
Ronnie said make it rain!
they were at the top of their game here
Effing right Allen kicked ass and Wilkerson played his bass off. This is my favorite song from that tour. People just don't understand how great this band was.
Edward Bailey
Do I need i repeat how great Allen was. He smoked it
I'd say Steve Gaines Was The Catalyst~!!
It surely wasn't a competetion....but it was saud the stones and who had the air taken out of them that day... skynryd went I. First..the other 2 bands were said to have sleepwalking through there sets..wild....
This is one of those performances you never want to end.
dont let that flag hit the ground make it rain
Right on man
Skynyrd at their very best.
Steve Gaines is magnificent on guitar here with his slide...You can see by his look and smile 4:40 & again at 5:00 that Ronny adored him and knew he was gonna be the future of Lynyrd Skynyrd!
Practice practice practice that’s what made them a tight band so much talent
My favorite video of Ronnie and the guys. Ronnie could smile when he wanted to. 😊
The Stones didn't have chance going on after these boys!
Mike Meyer The stones played after this?! any story behind this :)
Connor Watson Yes Connor, the stones headlined the '76 Knebworth Festival. If you look closer at the stage, the red canopy and platform that they walk out on is supposed to resemble the iconic Stones lip/tongue logo.
Aha! very interesting, thank you :)
Mike Meyer The Stones didn't go on immediately after Skynyrd, it was several hours later so it's not like they followed Skynyrd.
Is it true the Skynard was not suppose to go down the stage ramp...only the Stones but they did it on Freebird anyhoo?
Holy shit.. I was at this show..! I was damn close to the front row too. I'll be dipped in... wow, going on 38 years ago. Rock on America.
Very cool !!!!!!!!!
Jim Roth great were was this show then jim.....
This was at the Knebworth festival Great Britain 1976.
Jos Zomer yeah but Skynyrd are American
@@baileyharrison1030 No kidding, many Americans live in UK and or Europe/.military - however anyone who had a taste of Skynyrd quickly loved them! I saw ZZ Top.in Brussels Belgium 86 or 87, great show amd great support from the Belgians.
The greatest band of all time. Flawless. Ronnie up on stage smiling at all the talent around him is the best.
Give me a T for Texas gimme a T for Tennesse...Lynard Skynard
For ever in our hearts..❤❤❤
Amazing! Love how Ronnie comes over behind Steve Gaines and gives him his nod of approval. Ed King was great but so is Steve Gaines. GREAT VIDEO!! proud to be southern born and southern bred!
hey matt , hey man, im just a little ole frozen canuk
that me and all my chums rock to lsb
and we love those guys and couple chiks we frikin
play are little air guitars for every tune there is, lol
and hey im pushin 55,yrs old, but we dont give a crap
all we care about rite now is march 26 i think, we all
gots the tiks for casino windsor, take care and god bless yass
That's what's amazing about this music..im in my early twenties and the music they put out on the radio now is embarrassing..RVZ and LSB are timeless and borderless..people know amazing LIVE music when they hear it...stay warm my man..
Agreed...
Steve was an amazing guitarist, and also a great singer and songwriter.. When Steve joined the band, Ronnie Van Zant thought his impact was significant, he said one day the rest of the band including himself would be standing in Steve's shaddow
matt lough I’m sure you’ve heard this saying before...”American by birth. Southern by the grace of God”...i too am proud to be southern born and bred
@@coqui8164 you people defend trump. You people enabled trumps crimes.
It's 2017 and I'm still here listening baby WAHHHOOOOOOOOOO!
favorite all time song, 1st heard in 78, im 52, listen to this at least a cpl times a week,
Last day of 2020. Still sounds so good.
Skynyrd has been my fav for 47 hrs. They always brung me back to earth no matter how high i got back in my younger days. Hats off to those who keep the dream alive, still today. As a loyal fan, Thank You skynard nation. 😊❤
1976 году мне было 5 лет.
В 40 я узнал об этой группе,чисто случайно.
И слушаю их уже 13 лет.