Al Kooper praises Ed King as a great guitar virtuoso and Ed King talks about his contributions

Ed King talks about writing riffs and his guitar playing contrasts with Gary Rossington and Allen Collins and Al Kooper praises Ed King's guitar playing

[@onazram1]

You never overplayed Ed, it was just enough!

[@kevenrowe2958]

He overplayed on freebird it didn’t complement Allen’s lead well but ed still a legend tho and phenomenal and unique guitarist

[@pedenmk]

What a fantastic MUSICIAN. Rest in peace MR KING. In my humble opinion the lynard skynard band was one of the absolute best during the 70s.

[@davidsolomon7966]

Ed King was vital to those first 3 albums. He had a knack for arranging songs and was always able to find a 3rd guitar part that enhanced every song .

[@Harvard_Fairway]

Ed King is to Skynyrd what Don Felder was to The Eagles - Came up with the best guitar work and music hands down

[@Joseph-ax999]

Not only a wonderful guitarist but he would be a great next door neighbor.

[@bdogjr7779]

Ed stepped out of a Psychadelic rock band & fit right in with Southern Rock like a Pro😎🎱☮🔊

[@allendoughty5206]

And co wrote another hit

[@bdogjr7779]

@@allendoughty5206 《☆》At least 1 more hit🔈Ed & Steve Gaines were both Yuge in their contributions to☠Skynyrd☠🖖😎☮

[@Bls-of1ld]

​@@allendoughty5206a few hits

[@jdffurr3237]

He was in my opinion the best guitarist in Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@alexgallardo9149]

Yes he was and greatly missed, ed is featured in these videos a true historian of the band's early years

[@sambekins]

Best is subjective. What Ed brought to Skynyrd was fresh blood with new ideas all coming from a more well rounded musician. Not taking anything from Allen or Gary they were both great players. Ed had the California influences which was a totaly different approach to music and several years of touring the world with the Strawberry Alarm Clock before joining Skynyrd. Ed knew that Ronnie was lyrical genius and had to find a way to be part of it. He and Steve Gaines were my favorite skynyrd guitarists by far.

[@kidnurnburg1361]

I have been saying that for years. His writing of rhythm and leads was untouched by any other member. And playing too!

[@midnitelitecompany]

Steve Gaines. A few notches above.

[@midnitelitecompany]

@SIMPLE MAN ed, in my opinion, is a fantastic player. he could joined a funk band and played funk. He could have joined a jazz jam band and.done good. he couldhave joined Alabama and been good. He couldhave joined any band and start writing in that style. Steven Earl Gaines was that style. To his DNA. he didn't have to say, "ok let me right my parts in the style of a southern blues rock band".... Thats the BIGGESTdifference between Ed King and Steven Gaines.

[@AndersMcTee]

He WAS Skynyrd IMO. I used to message him Via Facebook and he always replied 🤘🏼

[@darrellsallee770]

agreed

[@da324]

If anyone "WAS" Skynyrd, it was Ronnie.

[@jonesy2111]

The best music that Lynyrd Skynyrd ever did was with Ed King and his legacy is something special indeed… hate to use that term but underrated

[@aschule5684]

I've always felt the same, he was such a huge part of the defining sound of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He wrote some of the most memorable songs they did. His very first day on guitar after Leon came back he wrote Sweet Home Alabama. They were never the same again without him, RIP Ed

[@bloozedaddy]

Ed was actually a Les Paul guy but he knew that would muddy up the Skynyrd sound having three guitars with humbuckers (his email was actually "humbuck@....". ) Same approach worked well when Steve Gaines came onboard later also. Gotta have some bite and twang goin' on in Southern Rock.

[@babydaddy1930]

Yeah my favorite too...but Allen n Gary were a close second, but Saturday night special and sweet home were my favorites and he was all over them

[@hausf.kartreit1111]

RIP Ed :*: Happy Trails🤠🔥

[@garethleitner9547]

Rossington, Collins (and Gaines) were all great, but Ed King was my favorite.

[@ultrakool]

Ed said Kooper once asked him, "why do you write solos you can't play?"🤣 he and Powell were the secret sauce in LS, imo

[@shable1436]

He wasn't a virtuoso but his ability to feel solos out was incredible, and he had his own style, virtuosic ppl can emulate anyone, where he always was more of a creative type and original

[@meatwad1]

Virtuosity is overrated. Virtuosos often make really boring music.

[@tw364]

Shamble’ sorry I’ll take Al Coopers opinion over yours.

[@benvye4279]

Ed's playing on Sweet Home Alabama in itself entitles him to be considered a virtuoso.

[@davidsolomon7966]

I came across an interview with Gary Rossington, in the interview he was asked about Allan and Ed. Gary told the interviewer that Ed was a great "feel player" and then talked about Ed playing the bottle neck slide on Curtis Loew was a great example of that.

[@jg6698]

Shable-lol. Just making it up as you go along.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Ed Allen Leon and Gary should've hooked up with Paul and Kirke for a different project. ..nice thought...who knows. Koop knew Ed was a virtuoso...that says lots

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

Great picker, Ed King coulda fit in ANY band; check out some of his Strawberry Alarm Clock work …

[@douglasfark169]

What is this clip from.? I’d like to see the full show

[@jamesbreithaupt5138]

Winterland 1975

[@douglasfark169]

@@jamesbreithaupt5138 ok, I guess I was referring more to the complete interview with Ed and Al Kooper. It was cut short at the end

[@JabezGill]

“He wasn’t a southern guy, he was from California” ..... yeah .... SOUTHERN California .... 😂😂

[@Buddycoop1]

I liked Ed's SG better! Great guitarist.

[@steveng1624]

Yes he was very good on the guitar but he wasn't a southern drinker like the rest of the band and he didn't like them getting polluted on tour...

[@venturamichael50]

He also didn't like dealing with Ronnie when he was drunk.

[@steveng1624]

@@venturamichael50 You're exactly right

[@meatwad1]

@@venturamichael50 I wouldn't have liked it either.

[@stingylizard]

@@meatwad1 I woulda loved it! Drinkin' n fightin' n writin' with Ronnie Van Zant is a Wild Texan's idea of Heaven.

[@meatwad1]

@@stingylizard It wouldn't be my cup of tea but whatever floats your boat. I'd prefer helping Deborah Harry with her underwear myself. That's a Mild Pennsylvanian's idea of Heaven.

[@adamwayne5711]

They sounded best when Ed was the third guitarist.

[@dnews9519]

Ed was a very cool player who could really structure a cool solo on those early albums but by the early 90s his timing had slowed dramatically and Gary was right to give him the boot.

[@stingylizard]

Now,if only Gary could write a decent song again...

[@Bls-of1ld]

Not true at all..I think ur talking about artimus

[@knowmusicman157]

I see the Dixie Flag. In Dixie land I’ll take my stand, to live and die in Dixie. Sung by Elvis Presley. Was he a racist?

[@billythompson3647]

Just because somebody shows there Dixie pride doesn’t automatically make them racist, what simple minded way of thinking.

[@knowmusicman157]

@@billythompson3647 My comment was proving that Dixie pride is not automatically racist. Because everyone knows that E wasn't a racist. You misunderstood. I'm saying that Skynyrd wasn't racist just because they had southern pride and even displayed the Dixie flag.

[@billythompson3647]

@@knowmusicman157 👍

[@nimrod9671]

Ed was great but still not better than collins or rossington as history shows

[@bloozedaddy]

"history shows" ? what da fug das dat mean ? My two favorite guitarists in the band were Ed and Steve...and I've been playing since 1971. You can have your opinion...that doesn't make it history...just your opinion.

[@antrcapo]

It's a very hard question. I go back and forth all the time. Ed is great no doubt. Gary has all the best sounds and solos in the Skynyrd songs. Alan is just the best rythm player ever and everyone knows how great Gaines was going to be. Anyone of them can be your favorite and you wouldnt be wrong

[@knowmusicman157]

Wrong.

[@jdffurr3237]

History showed they needed king when they got back together in 87, infact he took over Allen Collins solo on freebird and that smell even though they had Randall hall

[@knowmusicman157]

Jdf Furr Ed King co-wrote Alabama and more. He was a brilliant guitarist and writer. Inspired greatly by the RVZ original Lynyrd Skynyrd.