We so partied to this song. The 70's rocked...I am so glad I grew up with this music...I love all kinds of music from every era, but there is something special to me about the 70's, going to concerts and free love. Seemed to be much simpler times for sure. No longer a stoner, but do not regret when I was. A hippie at heart even at 54.
proud to say i was there at knebworth to see such a talented band , and ive seen the bigest rock bands worth seeing bit this gig toped them all. the original lynyrd skynyrd
some engllish "woke" creep tore my confederate flag off the gate - i don't know if he wanted it or whether he'd never listened to skynrd or maybe he thought i wanted to reintroduce slavery. this is the age of anti-social media; everybody has a strong opinion even if they are misguided.
In such a sadly short career, Skynyrd somehow produced 2 of the greatest rock songs in history...Sweet Home Alabama and Freebird. What a great freakin band they were.
He's being sarcastic the fact that he saying "his memory isn't what it was" is a reference to the fact that Ed King who wrote this song isn't on stage with the band playing here! Get with the program.
I must say Ed King was good and had his time in the band but Steve Gaines was a massive asset songs like you got that right and I know a little that he wrote those amazing phenomenal guitar licks in fact Artemis the drummer said that Steve and Ronnie were just coming into their groove when they died they would have been so much more amazing music
@@cathywhite9415Ed King who wrote the famous guitar for this song was amazing but replaced by Steve who personally as a musician breathed new life into the band. I mean listen to the song "I know a little",,, Steve Gaines wrote the guitar for that just phenomenal!! and singing with Ronnie on "You got that right" Artimus said that Steve and Ronnie were just coming into their own when they died in plane crash along with so many others here.... there would have been so much more great music from them
Put ten people on a stage, no autotune, no earbuds...nuff said. God rest these talented folks who are like family to me. Hope the young'uns cop on...before all is lost. They gave us joy. Bless em.
When Steve Gaines comes in with the solo and hits that very first part so hard...it’s over. Some humans were made by our Creators to do certain things. He sure as shit had music raining down on him. Whole band is perfect and unmatched.
I really do believe that they are the best of all the rock n roll bands ever that' played on the air waves I really 100 per cent believe that to bad they are gone
Was in the UK from Oz for the first ever time and went to see the Stones at Knebworth having seem them in Sydney in 1973 but instead came out a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan. What a band and what a performance they put on that day.
best version of this song ive ever heard.the best.rip ronnie steve cassie.😢also at the begining of this,i wonder what ronnie looked to the right and gave a big southern grin at. Something caught his eye.
I saw this live 4 times. July 1973 at Sedalia Music fest, July 1977 in Chicago's Super Bowl of Rock at Soldier Field and twice after the crash. One of my favorite bands of all time and I have seen over 50 major rock bands, some, like Skynryd, several times.
2018 still we 're listening "Sweet Home Alabama " 😍😍😍😍 Steve Gaines lead from 4:40 to 5:20 is just awesome American by birth and Southern by the grace of God.
Lynard Skynard in 75 and 76 could rock with anyone seen them several times. Seen the Stones in 75 in Memphis. I think Skynard played the next year in 76 both at the Liberty Bowl on 4th of July at Memphis. Skynard played and so did ZZ Top it was amazing. Both years 3 or 4 bands.
I think this is the only time I've seen Allen playing a Strat. Also, I can't imagine getting Billy to sound so clear back in the 70's, another example of how good their crew was.
Joe Gillooly Me too and a couple Times before that think with the Outlaws one time,Marshall Tucker or Charlie Daniels or both.....man was a long time ago!!!! early 70.s
Unsung hero's here is the audio crew. Tremendous job locking down the whole band, at a huge live event. If not, we would not be fully enjoying these songs from a time long past.
Every band before and since got their ass kicked that day haha. Maybe Queen at Live Aid matched this level, but it was only a 20 minute set and there’s only one guitar, and this music is just way cooler to me.
total garbage. 200,000 people went to knebworth. people were there for the stones. no one went home. skynyrd played at 2:00pm in the afternoon. the stones went on after midnight
@@panosanest7625 exactly! 200,000 people came to see the Stones!! Got treated with a great opening act! A concert to remember I’m sure. I always here how they got blown away but I doubt that .
Maybe, my favorite rock song of all time, love the jamming and the background singers; but, my heart is also very sad that some of them lost their lives in that tragic plane crash later on. May they rest in peace!
I was hopin to see them then next year at14 and missed out had just seen outlaws! Then got turned on to the Real florida rockers. Im blessed to have seen 150 show easy but am so sad I missed the greatest front man of all time. before every cast while fishing I say, "this is for you Ronnie" as a fellow die hard bass man..... Steve broght so much just unreal to think he was new and filled the role to a T. RIP and may your energy be spread to us all.
Live performances dont get much better than this....no lip synch, no autotune, no backing tracks......just talent.....
no cell phones too.
Damn right brother
Pure talent and showmanship!
R.I.P. TO THE ORIGINAL CREW THE BEST THATS EVER BEEN
& will be!!!
Jeff Smith
The absolute the best that has ever been
The Honkettes :)
So true brother wish they were all still alive doing those tours
That's what the world is missing right now, Southern rock
Steve Gaines was on his way to rock superstardom! So sad he died in that crash! Sad that any of them died.
All three back up singers were so hot. Natural beauty.
Debra Jo White from Cullman Alabama is one of the back up singers.
They sure do know how to shake them tails ! Gawd bless em !
I miss you so much Ronnie Van Zant!!!! Best band on the planet ever!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Fly high Freebirds!
I’m a Georgia boy but love me some Bama. GOD BLESS THE SOUTH. 👌👌👌👌👌👌
Lord bless every one of these wonderful musicians, they worked so hard to bring us this song and we remember them still.
*_.... and on the Seventh Day, God made Lynyrd Skynyrd._*
Can’t be replicated.
We so partied to this song. The 70's rocked...I am so glad I grew up with this music...I love all kinds of music from every era, but there is something special to me about the 70's, going to concerts and free love. Seemed to be much simpler times for sure. No longer a stoner, but do not regret when I was. A hippie at heart even at 54.
you are right. the 70's was a great time to be alive. I was in my 20's.
Best music ever. Glad I was around then. Best times of my life.
Love Skynyrd!!
Absolutely incredible! I miss shows like this! Festival seating, skipping school to get in line, real musicians that were great live! Miss those days.
Those definitely were the days 😊
The sound track of my generation
God that solo by Steve at the end is on fire! Not that everyone else wasn't! Best band EVER!
Firstname Lastname i keep listening to the end jam beginning with Billy's piano solo.....so incredibly good
Agreed! The 3 guitar attack is where it's at! As much as I love playing a Les Paul, there is nothing like a great Stratocaster.
Stevie Gaines and Allen Collins Both are in my top 5 guitarist or my favorite 5 . They'll never be this kinda talent on one stage again .
Me and you think just alike with Mr. Stevie Gaines .
proud to say i was there at knebworth to see such a talented band , and ive seen the bigest rock bands worth seeing bit this gig toped them all. the original lynyrd skynyrd
So great seeing people from England loving American southern rock.
some engllish "woke" creep tore my confederate flag off the gate - i don't know if he wanted it or whether he'd never listened to skynrd or maybe he thought i wanted to reintroduce slavery. this is the age of anti-social media; everybody has a strong opinion even if they are misguided.
God we knew how to party back then, great music, great times.
American by birth and Southern by the grace of God.
makin' me feel old and grateful at the same time - grateful that I lived through the golden 70's , the last decade of great (rock ) music
The greatest decade of rock and roll no The greatest decade ever
In such a sadly short career, Skynyrd somehow produced 2 of the greatest rock songs in history...Sweet Home Alabama and Freebird. What a great freakin band they were.
Three of the greatest RocknRoll song with "Simple man"
🎸 🎸 🎸
i love tuesdays gone and simple man too
Every time I see them, I start to cry. The plane crash took away the best Southern Band.
I saw them in concert way back when we it was all the original players😢
And Ed King. My memory isn't what it was.
You didn’t mention Ed King, the one who wrote all the guitar parts to this awesome song.
He's being sarcastic the fact that he saying "his memory isn't what it was" is a reference to the fact that Ed King who wrote this song isn't on stage with the band playing here! Get with the program.
I must say Ed King was good and had his time in the band but Steve Gaines was a massive asset songs like you got that right and I know a little that he wrote those amazing phenomenal guitar licks in fact Artemis the drummer said that Steve and Ronnie were just coming into their groove when they died they would have been so much more amazing music
The way Steve just casually walks forward and does his guitar solo 👌 so cool
Steve Gaines 🎸 was absolutely phenomenal & was definitely a fantastic addition to Ronnie's "Four Wolves" as he called them!!!
@@cathywhite9415Ed King who wrote the famous guitar for this song was amazing but replaced by Steve who personally as a musician breathed new life into the band. I mean listen to the song "I know a little",,, Steve Gaines wrote the guitar for that just phenomenal!! and singing with Ronnie on "You got that right" Artimus said that Steve and Ronnie were just coming into their own when they died in plane crash along with so many others here.... there would have been so much more great music from them
Put ten people on a stage, no autotune, no earbuds...nuff said. God rest these talented folks who are like family to me. Hope the young'uns cop on...before all is lost. They gave us joy. Bless em.
Talent. Sheer talent. Like you said.....no autotune, no technology just God-given talent. Absolutely NOTHING like this around today - not even close.
@@louleo7384 Agree!
When Steve Gaines comes in with the solo and hits that very first part so hard...it’s over. Some humans were made by our Creators to do certain things. He sure as shit had music raining down on him. Whole band is perfect and unmatched.
Absolutely right. The attack when he comes in with his solo is something to behold. Still as fresh as the day he played it.
Well, I was born in 65. And I'm telling you what? Lynyrd Skynyrd was just as good, and in the 70s and eighthey rock. A damn awesome man
youtube is the greatest thing that has ever happened
Agreed
I really do believe that they are the best of all the rock n roll bands ever that' played on the air waves I really 100 per cent believe that to bad they are gone
The greatest band ever,miss you Ronnie, you where a real Colossus!
Was in the UK from Oz for the first ever time and went to see the Stones at Knebworth having seem them in Sydney in 1973 but instead came out a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan. What a band and what a performance they put on that day.
This is the best live performance of this song, period.
best version of this song ive ever heard.the best.rip ronnie steve cassie.😢also at the begining of this,i wonder what ronnie looked to the right and gave a big southern grin at. Something caught his eye.
This tune by this group is the most recorded tune in world history on the planet. Please don’t take take my word for it, just reach.
American Anthem
Oh dear.
This must be the best live performance of this song ever, just awesome!The girls back up singing added so much to the performance
Indeed! It could be argued that at least one of them [Jo Jo Billingsley] was almost Praising God unknowingly!
@@BlazingTorch1517 She was christian a Fact!
@@lydiapawlak8564 That is awesome to know! Thank you! :D
Long Live
Lynyrd Skynyrd !!!
2018 still we 're listening "Sweet Home Alabama " 😍😍😍😍
Patricia Arancibia 👍🇱🇷 Everyday I listen to the Best Band EVER!! 🇱🇷🇱🇷 EVER!!!!!!!!!! 🇱🇷👍😉🤜🤛👊👊👊👊🤘🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉🤘🤘🤘🤘🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
3/11/19 ROCK AND ROLL BABY !
2024 still listening. Southern Rock at its best.
I saw this live 4 times. July 1973 at Sedalia Music fest, July 1977 in Chicago's Super Bowl of Rock at Soldier Field and twice after the crash.
One of my favorite bands of all time and I have seen over 50 major rock bands, some, like Skynryd, several times.
2018 still we 're listening "Sweet Home Alabama " 😍😍😍😍
Steve Gaines lead from 4:40 to 5:20 is just awesome
American by birth and Southern by the grace of God.
That blazing hot summer of '76.......the grass was brown and parched everywhere!
Those backup singers are deadly!
these ack up singers are right up there with the back up singer in gimmi shelter carolyn coruzzi
Totally unrepeatable stuff !! Also, the year I was born 😊
Classic R&R - excellent!¡!😂❤😂
The girls have very beautiful voices, and they're very beautiful, especially Cassie. God bless her and her brother and all the members of this group.
Most underrated band on planet !!!! Genuine talent !!!!!
But where they?
@@natev1956holding ur hairline from backing up
That Bass is really thumping
Lynard Skynard in 75 and 76 could rock with anyone seen them several times. Seen the Stones in 75 in Memphis. I think Skynard played the next year in 76 both at the Liberty Bowl on 4th of July at Memphis. Skynard played and so did ZZ Top it was amazing. Both years 3 or 4 bands.
I think this is the only time I've seen Allen playing a Strat. Also, I can't imagine getting Billy to sound so clear back in the 70's, another example of how good their crew was.
Excellent song! Also I love the state of Alabama! One of the most prominent cultured southern states in the union!
Those people there witnessed one of the best concerts ever. There have been great concerts for a long time, but this one is really strong.
Great music, absolutely awesome guitar work, AND hot background singers. What more could a man want? Sweet home Alabama!
The cameraman is absolutely enthralled with Jo Jo.
Hell ... who wouldn't be?
No British band can touch these boys!!! Im a huge Zeplin n Stone's fan but Skynrd is by far the Greatest Rock n Roll Band to play!
I put Queen as my number one band😢
Some excellent footage of the incredibly underrated Steve Gaines!......RIP the original LS.
This is live music at its best
no it's Ed, because he got the song in a dream of his... and showed it the next day to the band and became an instant classic...
What a song! And what a Band y'all!! 🇱🇷🇱🇷🤘🤘🇱🇷🇱🇷🙉🙉🇱🇷🇱🇷👍👍🇱🇷🇱🇷🤜🤛🤜🤛👊👊👊👊👊🤘🤘🇱🇷🇱🇷
Unbelievable. A team,A unit,a crowd,,,it doesn't get better than this
Happy Birthday in Rock Heaven Ronnie!! ⭐️🦅🎤❤️💔
Dedicated to my Son Scott (1976-2009) R.I.P.
This is real music. Heart and soul.
I was there: Loved Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Stones were great too but I was most impressed by 10CC.
The back up singer on the right is JoJo Billingsley, the middle one is Cassie LaRue Gaines and the one on the left is Leslie Hawkins
Thanks!
nice work
RIP Cassie and JoJo.
thanks i was searching for it, in this exactly time
"YES THEY DO"!
What a great bunch of Guitar players...Is there ever going to be a band to amass those kind of guitar players again?
No my guess is Not, this band those guitar players just Magical man. Thank God for them and the music ❤️❤️
Don't forget Ed King (RIP), my favourite. They were still great without Ed, though.
The 3 Guitar Army! That's what I use to call 'em back in the day. They were So good! ❤️ LS
No.
DONT LET THAT FLAG HIT THE GROUND!
This song will be a classic forever!!..this live version is my favourite,really showcases the greatness of the band..thanks for sharing.
6/24/23. This song was released OTD 1974. Just a great song and band. Eff that plane crash.
Maybe an old thread but hey these folks were at the top of their game, 50 years on it still kicks arse, just brilliant
One of the best songs in the world, I just love it!
steve gaines was fantastic
2018 still we 're listening "Sweet Home Alabama " 😍😍😍😍
I saw them in 76 .. good times people
My mum and dad were there! My dad says these guys and the stones brought the house down.
Joe Gillooly Me too and a couple Times before that think with the Outlaws one time,Marshall Tucker or Charlie Daniels or both.....man was a long time ago!!!! early 70.s
I was So lucky to be able to see them 1976 Dothan Alabama .U S A .What a time and area .Memories of days gone by
Who else had 2 Skynard Gold and Platinum albums. DOUBLE! LONG LIVE JOHNNY!
I had the G&P album 😀🏴🇺🇸
Johnny's a cheap imitation of Ronnie.
How sweet it is.
Some songs are just timeless...........
The legend of the southern rock !
Unsung hero's here is the audio crew. Tremendous job locking down the whole band, at a huge live event. If not, we would not be fully enjoying these songs from a time long past.
They were great. Saw them twice before the crash.
i mean who wouldn't kill off areosmith for this...that's a great trade
Interesting trade - not sure on that one...but very close and you could be right
Hard to believe this was 40 years ago!!! Gimme some of that Muscle Shoals
Pick up a guitar and it'll ne fresh today... I guarantee it
Turn it up!
Speaking of Muscle Shoals, Rick Hall passed away a couple weeks ago. He was the head of The Swampers.
The Rolling Stones got their ass kicked that day
“Don’t go out on the tongue!”
Ronnie.... 👌
Every band before and since got their ass kicked that day haha. Maybe Queen at Live Aid matched this level, but it was only a 20 minute set and there’s only one guitar, and this music is just way cooler to me.
total garbage. 200,000 people went to knebworth. people were there for the stones. no one went home. skynyrd played at 2:00pm in the afternoon. the stones went on after midnight
@@panosanest7625 exactly! 200,000 people came to see the Stones!! Got treated with a great opening act! A concert to remember I’m sure. I always here how they got blown away but I doubt that .
One of the co-writer to that song passed away Wednesday August 22nd 2018 Ed King one of the greatest of that band
Ronnie Rocking his Muscle Shoals Sound T Shirt.....
That is hard to say. They were all good!! And let's not forget Ed King.
great band ,awesome live sound,best version anywere.
This is so good. Wish i was there.
Such a loss, a year later. Ronnie van Zant, Steve and Cassie Gaines died in a terrible aircrash.
..... 100% preventable by Ronnie Van Zant !!!
No other ass-kicking hard rock band in history could bring in three female back-up singers and be even more ass-kicking and hard rocking!
38 years today (20/10/2015)
Love Allen Collins Band Member
The musicianship is mindbongling.
I was there, if I remember correctly tickets were £4.
Holy wow! That had to be awesome?
Tears of sadness. Tears of joy.
Maybe, my favorite rock song of all time, love the jamming and the background singers; but, my heart is also very sad that some of them lost their lives in that tragic plane crash later on. May they rest in peace!
This is the best version of this song - bar none.
I have lived in sweet home Alabama for 57 years and love it
Only 116995 views! This song is one of the best Rock songs ever!!!
76 , the year i got to see them ,man dont you miss em
Amazing !
I was hopin to see them then next year at14 and missed out had just seen outlaws! Then got turned on to the Real florida rockers. Im blessed to have seen 150 show easy but am so sad I missed the greatest front man of all time. before every cast while fishing I say, "this is for you Ronnie" as a fellow die hard bass man..... Steve broght so much just unreal to think he was new and filled the role to a T. RIP and may your energy be spread to us all.
Skynyrd totally killed it in this video.
I wore an eight Track out on this song. Thanks for bringing the good memories back-- Great Job as usually !! Love it !!! Rock on Girl