ALWAYS ON POINT! 🎵 Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Ballad of Curtis Loew Reaction

Thanks for checking out our Lynyrd Skynyrd reaction. The Ballad of Cutis Loew is such a interesting story. Time were so different back then!
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[@claybass3631]

Absolutely NO racism, and 98.999% of their songs are true stories. Rare breed of band.

[@redrollins8346]

I used to work for one of Van Zant's cousins here in Jacksonville and got to meet some family at a family reunion. They're from the south but I never got the sense that any of them were racist.

[@eljefe9020]

You sure he was saying pickar ??

[@philpennington826]

This one wasn't though. There was no actual "Curtis Loew". The picker the song is actually based on was Shorty Medlocke, the grandfather of Rickey Medlocke (Skynryrd's drummer during their 1970 tour, also a current guitarist). And Shorty was a white guy. The song wasn't about a black blues player until Ed King suggested, "this song needs some color." Not trying to say Lynryrd Skynyrd WAS racist though. They were NOT. I'm just saying...this particular song isn't as "true" as a lot of people think.

[@SIXX2772]

Nope....not at all, Im a Skynyrd fanatic and biracial....and clearly never got racist vibes or I wouldn't be a HUGE fan.!and I have heard EVERY song they ever recorded

[@jdmoore64]

Right, Ronnie seen no color, he would give the shirt off his back to anyone, black or white.🤘

[@alecdonovanlopez3662]

I’m Mexican, speak English and play guitar. Lynyrd Skynyrd is so soulful man. This track always makes me tear up. Makes me feel like I’m more than just my race and that I too can play the blues. That feeling is so strong man, I tell you.

[@davidhunter801]

I don't mean to make this a race thing, but I woder why I have never seen anybody on KZbin react to Los Lonely Boys? Those guys can rock, and Texas Blues is in their blood.

[@yogoombah2356]

@@davidhunter801 Agree, as a mex/AMERICAN from L.A., their "Heaven" gets me every time, maybe it means more because I'm getting old.

[@1719456]

@@davidhunter801 Facts!

[@BoxerRick]

We ARE more than races. These old shells are just something to carry our souls in..Thats the real you, Brother. And you can be anything, anyone you want..Dont let nobody tell you different. God bless you

[@joshcowart2446]

@@davidhunter801yep, I think the lead guitarists dad played with SRV so he learned from the best. Another good underrated band with Mexican influences is vallejo. I grew up near San Angelo where los lonely boys is from. It seems like there lots of band from Texas that got radio play that I always assumed were popular but then when I ventured out no one knew these bands. The Nixons and podunk are two that come to mind. I guess the toadies to a lesser extent.

[@tomcat8739]

One of Skynyrd’s better songs never got the recognition it deserved. Great song

[@drdanr]

my favorite song of theirs..Mr. Banker is another

[@tomcat8739]

@@drdanr 👍

[@johnjohnson9923]

Never got recognition? It was a chart topper back in the day !

[@harley4230]

@@drdanrMr Banker is probably my favorite song of theirs. It’s soooo good.

[@lauradenton6985]

Curtis Loew was a tribute to Son House. Long live The Blues and Southern Rock! ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheNewRevolution]

Anyone saying Lynnyrd Skynnyrd is racist just doesn't know what they're talking about. Ronnie Van Zant and the other members of the band have been very clear on the subject. Younger generations see the Confederate flag and just start spewing idiotic statements because that's what they were taught to believe. Displaying the Confederate flag was just their way of showing they were from the south and proud of it. It literally had no racial meaning to them. Seeing this flag would not bring pain to a person unless they were taught to think this way. Just like no one is born racist. Racism is a learned behavior. I know this goes against every thing that is taught today but it's easily proven. All you have to do is put a group of small children from different races together and watch them. They will play with each other without any reservations. It's only later after you've taught them to be a certain way, or think a certain way about a group of people that the bullshit starts. Anyone with children knows what I'm talking about. This is why were we're moving backwards instead of forward. Because political groups are pushing their agendas on our children. They will only accentuate our differences and divide us. Most people with common sense know what's going on.

[@nashlimo1]

that is absolutely the truth

[@willasacco9898]

Facts, brothers

[@jerrymoadj.r.1911]

Amen

[@sunrisesunset7]

100% FACTS

[@Hexon66]

The voice of privilege. Funny how you have the audacity to tell other people how they should react to symbols they regard as racist. But no, you're the victim in this story, right?

[@Jamesd1861]

Mr Ed King on the slide guitar just killing it… Greatest American Rock Band ever, their song told a story about life, themselves or someone they knew

[@DeansMayhem]

The story this song tells is exactly the opposite of racism. It's about loving what someone is doing regardless of race.

[@joelteague2008]

You hit the nail on the head

[@BenWillyums]

Music brings people together.

[@LarryMan51]

Nailed it !

[@markkahre523]

Brad, Lex...Thank you. You're the first people I've seen react to this song, black or white, to try and make this song about race. This was 1974 y'all. How did we get here? This is a beautiful song about music and innocence, from a kids point of view. ✌🏻✌🏽✌🏿

[@tanks4dmemories662]

You know how people generalize and stereotype. They are a SOUTHERN ROCK BAND. They must be Racist. NOT- We as a people need to be more like The Couch Gang and make individual evaluations. Luv you guys. 👍🏼🤘🏼❤️‍🔥

[@mike-mz6yz]

yeah but you have t get it too. I mean if I saw someone with a swastika tattoo my thought wouldn't be well maybe it is supposed to be the Japanese manji

[@tanks4dmemories662]

@@mike-mz6yz I see your point. I’m not saying ignore your eyes. I’m saying don’t wrap all people with tattoos in with that person with the Nazis. The South really hasn’t been racist in a very long time. Live and Let Live. 🙏🏼☮️❤️

[@tanks4dmemories662]

If the tattoo was of a Jewish soldier stomping a Nazi into a mud hole… would you still feel the same way? Details matter.

[@mike-mz6yz]

@@tanks4dmemories662 im not going to bore you with my whole life story, but I will say I have a vivid memory as a kid in 2007 visiting distant family in SC and being physically shocked at the level of casual racism at a dinner table. Of southerns that considered themselves progressive. At the time I had some friends that would make black jokes and say stuff like there is a difference between a black person and a N word (saying the word). So that tells you what it would take to shock me so much.

[@mike-mz6yz]

@@tanks4dmemories662 Im not saying all southerners are like that or even most, I have no idea. It does exist though.

[@richardtaylor8595]

Curtis Loew is my favorite song buy this band. This is what an old blues man trying to get buy is all about. This was what started the term, Country Rock. There was no such type of music until Lynyrd did it. All of us banging are heads to Deep Purple said what the fudge and was blown away by this band and their type of music.

[@jameslay5236]

It’s all respect! If there were no Blues there sure as hell wouldn’t be any Rock. ✌️❤️🎸

[@wadebuck69]

It is so cool that Lex is sporting a Metallica shirt. I love her personality and the excitement that lights her up when she hears great music. Brad you are a lucky man do not take her for granted. You two make a good team and I appreciate your videos

[@toneighty6913]

If he was an actual racist, I never picked up on it from his music. Also, when I was 10, my parents wouldn’t let me hangout with an old drunk playing music on a corner no matter what color they were lol

[@CardiacCat]

You are right. Back then there was always someone the kids liked that you mama wouldn't let you talk to. I remember my dad had a friend and he always smelled of alcohol. Us kids liked him because we thought he was fun. Always laughing and joking. But our mom didn't like him and wanted us to stay away from him. And he was as white as we were. It was simply because she didn't want us exposed to the idea of drinking and drunkeness.

[@edyoung6756]

I hate to nitpick but Lynyrd Skynyrd was not a person "per se". That was the "collective name" of the 7 members of the band, based on a high school gym teacher of theirs named Leonard Skinner who was always after them to get their haircut. They changed the spelling to avoid lawsuits.

[@dougcrandall7535]

This song is about the music, and the brilliance of the blues singers who invented the blues by living them. It is an honorarium for the influence the blues had on rock and roll.

[@partin25]

I love the line “He spent a lifetime, playing the black mans blues”. It acknowledges the struggles this man has had to go through because of his race and also acknowledges the black musicians who created “the blues”.

[@partin25]

@@mattbecham597 triggered bro? 🤣 Y’all crack me up. If this song was about a white dude from appalachia, I’d talk about how mountain folk were fucked over for their resources by rich fucks from the north. Guess what though, the goddamn song is about a black dude who had lived through terrible times for black people. If an analysis of a song lyrics upsets you so much, why did you listen to the song? 🤣 Im sure you’re one of those people who hides in safe spaces so you don’t have to hear anything that upsets your sensitive self

[@partin25]

@@mattbecham597 Dude i’m whiter than fuck 😂 Keep going though haha. You sound awesome

[@partin25]

@@mattbecham597 Hahaha. I havent voted democrat in almost a decade. Ive voted libertarian more times than democrat in my life😂 Like I said, keep going 🤣 You sound like an amazing person

[@andrewcastillo9558]

@@mattbecham597 wtf is your problem?

[@andrewcastillo9558]

@@mattbecham597 that's a shit excuse. I get tired of hearing all the bullshit too, but in this instance it rings true about where the foundation of blues came from. It wasn't rich white guys nor rich black guys either. I dont think the original comment fits into the category of woke bullshit. Just my opinion. Have a good day!

[@warrenfloyd1484]

Listening to SKYNYRD since I was in high school, I've found they absolutely not racist and were against drugs, just listen to that smell, also I have much respect for Sonnyboy willamson, and Lightning jack Hopkins 😎 I'm 58+ now and have many black friends, much respect brother!!!!😎

[@dmCurator]

I think this is hands down the best tribute to the blues by any classic rock artist. It oozes respect and appreciation.

[@locuacidadsindiluir1696]

With the exception of "BOOGIE MUSIC" by CANNED HEAT, maybe?

[@michaelarrowood4315]

The Ballad of Curtis Loew was my gateway drug into the blues, seriously. Growing up in Southern Appalachia, I just had no idea what the blues was... then I heard Lynryd Skynyrd. There was this sound I couldn't identify... and that was the blues! Man, I love this song. For me it evokes the South, its music, this complex relationship between black and white here... and the music that bridges all those differences. Curtis Loew may not have been one actual individual... but in any case RIP: Curtis. You were indeed the finest picker who ever played the blues!

[@Prone2Thrill]

Oliver Anthony does a cool cover of it solo,

[@fodofguck9454]

From what I've heard thru the years, Curtis Lowe wasn't ONE person. But a concept created by the group from a combination of blues players who influenced them since childhood. So, while the name may not have been real, the entire concept is. Big fan of Skynyrd, big fan of y'all too. ✌️

[@vellaropedart9190]

It's supposedly is a character Ronnie created crossing the image or idea of bluesman Son House and current Skynyrd guitarist Ricky Medlocke's uncle Shorty Medlocke,who used to play on his front porch for him. Either way it's still a great song. A great example of their diverse style.

[@deanlockamy2087]

I was 15 in 1975 and we loaded up in the car and headed to Tuscaloosa to see Skynyrd, those were great times when your friends were everything . The only reason they might say they were racist was because they had a giant confederate flag on stage.

[@scottchapin2323]

Ronnie had a special talent to tell stories through his lyrics. He is very much missed.

[@Tuck7326]

This song pays homage to any true musician. Regardless of how they are viewed through the biased eyes of society, the best compliment for their contributions is for just one person to honor their life by remembering that ... "He/She sure could play" ...

[@SubmarineZues]

Well Said. Exactly what the song is written about Ronnie falling in love with music.

[@denroy3]

They weren't racist. It's all about the song 'Sweet Home Alabama', which was a clap back against Neil Young's 'Southern Man' song. Young was very derogatory toward the south because of the Civil rights movement...but like most loudmouth who don't know what they are talking about, he tried to paint everyone with the same brush. LS just told him to f off basically and now people say they were racist.

[@imthemanntoo]

"I hope Neil Young will remember, a 'southern man' don't need him around, anyhow"

[@oakhillfound847]

Then you have the song Plsy It All Night Long by Warren Zevon with his own unique take. LOL

[@philpennington826]

Well there was also the fact that they displayed the Confederate flag at their concerts. That caused controversy. This WAS NOT the band's idea, though. That was the brainchild of MCA, their record company, who thought it would be a good marketing tool to use for a southern band.

[@vicentevelasquez3099]

Didn't they fly the confederate flag???

[@brianginn6075]

Why do we as a nation glorify the American flag but condemn the battle flag of Northern Virginia?

[@BustedGamingProdigy]

Neil young and Ronnie were actually really good friends. Neil wrote a song called Powderfinger and had given it to Ronnie for skynyrd to record on their next album but unfortunately never got to see the light of day because of the plane crash. Neil released it on his own album 2 years later and it’s amazing, but I’ve always wondered how skynyrd would’ve played it.

[@annaoswald5943]

I still get goosebumps like Lex did when Ronnie says "Yes Sir" and the 1st guitar solo stars kicks in. So good! Another great story in a song is Gimme 3 Steps, it should have you moving and laughing at the same time.

[@Freempg]

One of my favorites.

[@Basai7]

So SO beautiful. Curtis will live forever through the words and music of Lynyrd Skynyrd. ❤️‍🔥✨

[@JayBee-JB69]

Yeah, people think that Lynyrd Skyrynd is racist just because they use the 'Stars and Bars' on their covers. These people are ignorant. In reality, the band was made up of some good 'ol boys that were proud of their Southern roots.. Love this music.

[@zackattack635]

@Atheos B. Sapien aww, the “everything is racist” people must not be getting the attention they crave.

[@JayBee-JB69]

@Atheos B. Sapien looky here, someone just exposed themselves as a 'know-it-all'. Don't you know that's part of a personality disorder? I love how you come out swinging at anyone who defends the 'Stars and Bars', especially when you started name calling. Awww, can't you control your emotions? It's a little over the top. So much so that you must be over-compensating for something, like your own racism. Most people like this are closet racists that project their racism onto others. Obviously, Brad and Lex don't have a problem with it. My grandfather fought to defeat that flag, and I don't have a problem with people flying it. But, go ahead and show us more of your out of control emotions. I need something to laugh at.

[@zackattack635]

@Atheos B. Sapien 😂 😆 😝

[@AndyGarcia-ch1ci]

Lynyrd Skynyrd is my all time favorite band, their music isndeep and emotional and so story telling! And they have an amazing sound. Wish Ronnie. Vannvant never died. All the good ones are gone too soon 😭 rip Ronnie van zant thanks for music that never dies. Here we are almost 50 years later still enjoying it

[@bitchnguy]

The guys in Lynyrd Skynyrd were not racist, people assume that because they always used to use a huge confederate flag as their backdrop on stage. Back then it really wasn't a racist symbol as it is today.

[@centuryrox]

It's not a racist symbol today either. Uninformed, ignorant people think it is, and they continue to spread this garbage to others.

[@chaoshelverson4021]

@atheos please review history this was not the confederate battle flag, that was the Bonnie Blue flag . This was a naval flag of the confederacy only flew over a few battles and was not widely known during the civil war or antebellum reconstruction eras. This flag was appropriated by the KKK in the early 1900,s and that is where the legacy of racial hatred is begun. I can’t speak to the individual reasons for any person or group who identifies with this symbol but as a southerner born on the gulf coast I would like to say I understand the legacy of racial violence and the feelings of disgust that it would likely inspire in many peoples heart, I recognize that today it is still utilized by racist people and groups to trigger those and inspire others, but I would argue that a lot of stubborn southern people who also don’t know their historical facts well have adopted this flag as a symbol of rebellion and as a cultural icon due in part to the fact band like LS and other artists used it as such. I would say that I believe a majority of people who have attached their southern culture to this symbol are just stubborn, misunderstood and would probably benefit from a day in the life of someone who lived through segregation and Jim Crow, but I don’t feel they are trying to display racial hatred with intention just stubbornly refusing to accept it is a consequence of real historical events that require common understanding to overcome not stubborn resentment.

[@tk72231968]

Lynard Skynyrd is like the Southern GOAT band...They bridge country, rock, blues, and folk music and are so successful at it. 😁👍

[@michaelmulherin9952]

good observation

[@stevenjolly7727]

I'm from the same neighborhood on the westside ofJacksonville Fl. that most of the band is from. It is mixed with all kinds of people and races. They weren't racist, their use of the Confederate flag is what people are probably referring to. I believe in their time it wasn't as polarized as being a hate flag like it is today. It just meant you were a rebel and had southern pride. A lot of us still feel that way. Even Big Boi from the rap group Outkast has wore the Confederate flag on an album cover to show his southern heritage and he's black, so is he a racist against himself?? Anyway, you guys are my new favorite reaction couple. Y'all are fun to watch and I enjoy seeing y'alls reaction to the music and videos. Lex would love Welcome to Rockville. It's an outdoor 4 day concert event with about a hundred bands including Slipknot and Metallica. Daytona Fl., Nov. 11-14. Hope to see y'all there. God bless.

[@stevenjolly7727]

@S Ragsdale Agree.

[@tenbroeck1958]

Amen man. I used to live in Fort McCoy (Gainesville). Back in the 70s and early 80s the flag was used by the Allman Bros (African-American drummer), and lots of long-haired "freakers", as a sign of the counter culture, not white pride or anything. I used to smoke with a black buddy who had the flag hanging in his room, next to a Hendrix poster. They stopped using the flag because they said it made a lot of people uncomfortable these day, since the meaning has changed. They were just being considerate of fans who aren't white, etc.

[@oldhippie6072]

I was a teen back when they came out. I lived in Mississippi & can tell you with 100% truth that racism was nothing like it is now. We all got along fine and the word racism was never a topic . We were all friends back then regardless of skin color. There was always ignorant groups on both sides of the table. But as kids we all played together ,road our bikes to the trails and had fun. Would help each other keep our bikes in good shape to ride around the small town we lived in, It was good times, Guess that's why we call them , The good ole days.

[@pettyeddie2000]

This has always been one of my favorites by Skynyrd. It’s perfect for cruising with the windows rolled down and driving the back roads just jamming away.

[@joelteague2008]

I have never heard a Skynyrd song that I didn't like or love

[@cindysullivan5297]

I love what Johnathan Cromer said on this thread...he is 100% correct 👏 in what he says. Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the best bands of all time. The music and lyrics told a story. Unlike the garbage that's out today, these folks were so talented, gifted and real. They didn't pretend to be something other than their authentic selves. And racist? Not a single bone in their bodies. I took my Mom to one of their concerts, as her fav song was Tuesday's Gone. She passed away 2 yrs ago, but when me and my Daughter went to see them (what's left of the band and the newbies) with The Marshall Tucker band back in October I had her in my heart and on my mind as they rocked our socks off! It was one of the best concerts ever! Their music lives on, as my 16 yr old Granddaughter gets to enjoy their music along with me...she loves all different types of music and I love introducing her to all the older bands like The Allman Bros, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Electric Light Orchestra, Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower, Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and on and on and on! Soooo exciting!

[@faceplantor5647]

A great show of respect to southern blues. Southern blues is the foundations of all popular western music.

[@Critical_Thinker858]

"I got goose bumps." The mark of a song that changes your life.

[@danw2276]

true story. the love of music and how they got influenced. love them

[@325aliceI]

I'm so very happy y'all watched this and enjoyed it. Considering the album cover is the Confederate battle flag,.It has never been a symbol of racism or hate to me, rather a memorial to my ancestors and heritage. There is so much more to history than what is taught in school. I in no way intended to stir up a debate in the comments, just hopefully help people to realize, although some do use it with the wrong intentions, there are many of us who do not. I just discovered your channel and hit subscribe! ❤️

[@alwag89]

100% agree I'm from the South

[@imalwayslast3170]

The problem is that most people don't know that it was the battle flag.

[@rolandsteele2082]

I'd love to see you guy's do Rossington Collins Band "Don't misunderstand me" they were the surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. I can see Lex jumping around in her seat on this one!!!

[@patmando1]

“Man, something about drinking and blues go together”. Great quote Lex 😁

[@Souldoubtrocks]

As a musician I can tell you most of my early influences were delta blues. As were most of the 60s rockers such as the Beatles and stones and zeppelin. Pink Floyd is named after two blues players.

[@televinv8062]

She got the goosebumps when that solo fired up......that's it right there. Skynyrd's priority number one....👍🙏👍🙏

[@doomgeneration2674]

I was born and raised in east Texas in the swamps. Every time I hear this song, it makes me cry. I know it's supposed to be a happy song but I lived this song.

[@anthonycox5257]

Alot of people don't notice the lyric change in the end of the song where moves from saying "curtis WAS the finest picker" to saying "curtis YOU'RE the finest picker" its a small fine detail that shows how much respect he had for curtis.

[@rolliebrewer530]

The song is dedicated to Shorty Medlocke, his grandson Ricky is one of the guitar players in the band. When Ricky and Ronnie were kids they would sit on Shorty's porch and listen to him play his dobro.

[@livinglegend3876]

Curtis Loew was a man that inspired Ronnie Van Zant when he was a child and introduced him to blues music. Curtis's grandson was the drummer for the band in the 90s and early 2000's.

[@saturnracer156]

There are so many people today that think that because they often were seen with a confederate flag that they are racist. I grew up in the south in the 70s. The Confederate flag was seen everywhere, yet it wasn't until maybe the mid-90s before I ever heard it associated with race. In fact, I had a friend I worked with, that happened to be black, and at least once a week, he would wear a shirt with a confederate flag. Somebody asked him what that was all about. He said "I'm from the south man, gotta represent!". Skynyrd is absolutely not racist. If you listen to Sweet Home Alabama carefully, there is a line that says "In Birmigham they love the governor. BOOO BOO BOO, We all did what we could do". They were talking about Geroge Wallace, the governor at the time of the civil rights movement, and trying to keep black people out of college etc. IF you listen carefully, they are denouncing him for the things he did. BTW, there is a festival in Daytona in November called Welcome to Rockville. Metallica and Lynyrd Skynyrd are headlining the last night, Sunday Nov 14.

[@gilbertcourchesne1001]

I live in mobile Alabama and we have an underwater tunnel here named after him very surprised they haven't tried changing the name of it cause of what you just mentioned a lot of stuff went down in Selma alabame during the Civil rights movement and don't forget about Rosa parks she made a big stand in alabama during the Civil rights movement

[@timwoodman]

One of my all time favorites. Love the image of a ten year old clapping and stompin to keep in time. I had a corner country store like that in southern ohio

[@brianfranklinlee8490]

People see that friggin Confederate flag and they think oh they're racist. My Dad is in the Sons of the Confederacy in N. C. My Grandmother was President of the United Daughter's of the Confederacy. The women raised money for the Historical marker's that you see beside the roadway's letting you know what happened at that site. My Dad is on the board of directors of the N. C. State battlefield commission. My Grandmother taught me to love everyone and she told me that I couldn't get into Heaven with hatred in my heart. And yes my Grandmother flew the Confederate Flag outside her house and it wasn't there for racism. It was there because we had relative's that fought and died in that stupid war. A prerequisite to belonging to those for mentioned organization's is you have to have proof you had a relative that fought in the war. So the next time you see a Southerner with a Confederate flag don't be so judgmental.🌴🌄🐊

[@carlastanley1138]

Very well said.. I'm also a daughter of the Confederacy. I believe it was my 3rd great grandfather that fought in that war.

[@vickiejenkins-tripp5994]

DAR here.

[@southnow]

AMEN!!!!!

[@joelteague2008]

The problem is people that don't know their ass from a hole in the ground think that what they think about the south is right and nobody can convince them any different. Just uneducated people

[@deel2621]

The Confederate flag was their Jewish producer idea.

[@goldenruletv7301]

The original Lynyrd Skynyrd lineup was absolutely fantastic, love so many songs.

[@TubE-tr8yi]

I've seen LS at least a dozen times because my long time friend since the first grade hears they are coming anywhere close he calls me and when I answer he just starts singing Freebird and I know LS is coming somewhere close by. His first time he got to meet the band and we got to hang out with them after the show, a good time was had by all.

[@nickcrisp7252]

"I got goosebumps." Time for you guys to go down that blues-rock rabbit hole. Rory Gallagher, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robin Trower, Gary Moore...the list goes on!

[@stephenkosarko9283]

I heard this song on a jukebox when I was playing pool at a bar. For some reason the song touched my heart. Another song is Four Walls of Raiford

[@mysteriousjl]

You two are awesome, you totally rule! Thank you for kicking so much ass.

[@denroy3]

This is one my favorite LS tunes. 'Call Me the Breeze', 'Simple Man' and 'Sweet Home Alabama'.

[@johnbehaylo6704]

No racism, this was a TRIBUTE to Curtis Lowe, the finest picker to EVER play the blues!

[@mitchshelton2995]

“ Give me three steps “ is a classic. Have to do a reaction to it! Much love , y’all are killing it! ❤️

[@keith6485]

I love that this song, about a forgotten man, will live long beyond the subject's days. Millions of people now know the name Curtis Loew.

[@TexasMagnolia]

I miss Ronnie’s stories. RIP, you are so missed.

[@potatoking4008]

The practiced their ass off and the proof is in how incredible they sound. That era you played for real and you earned it No autotune ect.

[@suecook1326]

Listen to every version of Free Bird you can find. You'll see that solo is played exactly the same in every performance. That shows just how tight they were as a band. Ronnie demanded perfection.

[@scottmoyer8923]

In hell house

[@BigBmanx10]

They were part of what was called southern rock, due to it’s relation with country music and musicians. The flag was tied to southern rock bands of the time.

[@mike-rv1on]

I cry, but more when reactors take time to be diversified. God love Curtis Lowe.

[@benshafer5198]

Something about CL's massive talent going unnoticed and his passing being ignored gets me every time I listen to this song. I try to keep it in context of the era when I hear it, as well. The character is said to be a composite, but if the general story is true it would have taken place in the 1950's Jim Crowe south. Regardless, a moving story IMHO. Great reaction, as always!

[@drainbabies]

Same. It's one of those songs you know you're going to a place when you hear it.

[@jonsteiner1680]

This band always had a way of telling stories that most people can relate to. What can you say other than just one of the greatest bands of all time. Long live Skynyrd!!!

[@MrRoach-yo3mz]

*worked as Skynyrd roadie and later security detail for 6 years, before the plane crash and after, Zero racism, EVER!*

[@Freempg]

Sorry for the loss of your friends. It's a loss still felt today by most of us of that era. Do you remember when they played in either Minneapolis or St Paul, small venue, maybe a thousand people at most. Early seventies. They returned a couple years later and played in a much larger venue, of course, but I attended the first show. Maybe they had just come of the tour opening for the Who in Europe.

[@bkcounts]

The tragic plane crash was 44 years ago, yesterday.....such a loss. Glad they were able to continue with a different version being led by the brother.

[@poosala8821]

Curtis is a combination of people that the band members learned from, parents, tutors and so forth.

[@Head318Hunter]

Skynyrd wasn't racist. They were proud to be southern. They didnt view the stars and bars as a white supremacist symbol, but rather as a "poor boy" or "Po boy" symbol. They cared not about skin color, but they definitely hated rich, snobby, stuck up, holier than thou pieces of shit. And I agree with them 100% GREAT REACTION GUYS. You did the song proud.

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

she spanked him for going around an old drunk. race wasn't the issue. Ronnie was fascinated by the music and just couldn't stay away.

[@Kaddywompous]

Is that what he said or are you just making that assumption?

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

@@Kaddywompous that has been said in interviews of both his family and friends. there are at LEAST 4-5 different videos containing interviews from band members, family friends, work colleagues.

[@Kaddywompous]

@@JohnMiller-zn9pf Ok, cool.

[@michaelsova7349]

You two are fun to watch and I believe you get it. These guys were not racist, just southern. They grew up with reverence for music. ALL music.

[@SIXX2772]

YAY!!!!...Thank you, beautiful peeps!! Best band ever!

[@rejectedjeepers7317]

I had a influential person that was a reject from mainstream....he was a good person which had drinking problem that shaped my acceptance of not judging by looks etc. If only the world would get to know someone before just judging them. Rip porter.....you were a good man that didn't get handed the best cards in life but so proud to know you. I will always remember you!

[@dcmanuel7232]

I actually listened to Curtis Loew type in my early teens in South MS. Everyone just called him Teeny (or it could have been Tinny?) Certainly got part of my love of Blues from listening to him. He wasn't really that great a player, but was always out on his front porch jamming right up the street from a store where we could "obtain" beer. He hated beer but he always had some sort of rot gut whiskey. He eventually passed while I was in HS and I do recall us playing this tune in his honor at a party later that year. Haven't thought about him in years....thanks for the song.

[@dcmanuel7232]

I would agree that your best bet on this is to watch the documentory on Netflix about them. Answers a lot of questions (and no, they weren't racists and in a lot of ways made fun of bigots and ignorant KKK types). I think this was loosely based on person Ronnie Van Zant knew growing up but I'm pretty sure his name wasn't Curtis Loew.

[@vita2200]

Curtis Lowe was a "composite " character from Jacksonville when the band were kids, one was Shorty Medlocke, Ricky Medlockes Grandfather. Later Ricky grew up to play for both LS and Blackfoot! Shorty also wrote and played harmonica on Blackfoot's Train Train!

[@michaelviens2894]

Man you need to hold onto that guitar loving girl you got she loves a guitar solo she loves southern rock!!! (she plays a great air guitar)

[@fergieferguson2457]

Just say my favorite skynyrd song...as a Southern rock singer i love doing this song,this and free bird most requested song we ever got.....

[@wnctarheel9626]

This song always takes me back to when I was a kid in the early 70’s. My brother and I would ride bikes all day picking up soda bottles and take them to the local country store and get 5 cents each for them. Then we would buy a drink and a candy bar. Simple days.👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@rondawildey5801]

L.S. grew up in Jacksonville FL. I grew up listening to them. Love southern rock

[@TRPproproductions]

"Something about drinking and the blues go together" - Lex. You're right about that

[@jamesanthony8438]

It's like a family tradition. =)

[@toddjoseph1tj]

I get drunk and make a half ass attempt at playing them.

[@douglasvance2938]

My favorite Lynnyrd Skynnyrd song, when I was young there was an old black man that was shell shocked from WW2 and if you gave him a quarter he would play his guitar for you and he was amazing!

[@brianbranch7133]

People saying they are racist have probably never even listened to their music.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

4:58 Simpatico. ❤️ to see that in people. That’s a connection.

[@jessietucker9342]

What gets me is that people see the flag and automatically assume the worst,, but back then, I feel it was simply representing the place and lifestyle they were writing, playing, and singing about within that time period over 50 years ago. (Jacksonville, Florida) Case in point, this particular song definitely seems to have autobiographical references showing obvious reverence and admiration for Curtis. Being born in Jackson, Miss, and most of my family in Greenwood and Vicksburg, I could argue that that the "deep south" definitely has more historical reference to inequality and outright racism which continues to this day I'm sad to say. I now reside in the lower part of the Florida Panhandle which is very diverse due to the military, Jacksonville, FL is military based as well, so I have not witnessed that particular behavior as I did in Mississippi. Of course, not trying to suggest it doesn't exist, just not as clear. Just my observation.

[@brianginn6075]

I agree with you on the issue of the flag of Northern Virginia, it was a symbol of being from the Deep South. We often had friends of many backgrounds and colors. We didn’t know what race was. We were all mostly low educated, poor working families. All loyal to each other. Still am

[@palewhale3797]

This song makes me cry when I think how much WE let THEM tell us we do not love each other!

[@unholydriver4987]

This is one of the few Skynyrd songs I really like. Everything about it is emotional. If you want to check out a great Southern Rock band, Blackfoot has some great stuff. "TRAIN TRAIN" and "HIGHWAY SONG" are both bangers.

[@berinmind]

Blackfoot very underrated. It's like hard southern rock

[@unholydriver4987]

@@berinmind Agreed. They don't get mentioned nearly enough, but IMO, they're the best Southern Rock band...maybe tied with Charlie Daniels Band.

[@MrRukiddin]

And the drummer on" Skynyrds First " album was Rickey Medlocke(Blackfoot /Skynyrd guitarist)

[@unholydriver4987]

@@MrRukiddin I didn't know that. Thanks!

[@berinmind]

@@unholydriver4987 check out the band "powder mill "

[@warrenfloyd1484]

One of my favorite SKYNYRDS songs a story of true admiration between two very different cultures, music brought them together, the way it should be, I now play blues harmonica 38+ years after hearing this song the first time😎

[@Cadinho93]

You guys should react to… Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone 🎸🤘

[@bobdixon4998]

Back when he was singing about, there was a deposit on soda bottles. 5 cents. I collected them back in 1970. That's as far back as I remember deposits. I also remember being the poor kid with poor kids same neighborhood. My dad played folk, classical, and flamenco. My sister used to ask quickly daddy play ( Malaguena) and he did, but he also played beseme Solo, Luna and others that are placid and beautiful .

[@ricksloop1075]

For your next Skynyrd listen to “Things Goin On”. Amazing song that’s ( sadly ) just as relative today !

[@joeday4293]

This. If you listen to "Things Going On" and still think that Lynyrd Skynyrd was racist, I don't know what to tell you. Those lyrics could have been written yesterday, but yet they are copyrighted 1973.

[@johndahle6831]

Whether Ol Curtis had a family, is not a question....We are his family, Cmon and give our respects to Mr. Curtis. RIP Mr. Curtis...You were the finest picker to ever play the blues.

[@Savage.Doomer]

It's a true story from here in Jacksonville.

[@contentofcharacter]

Up until about 25 years ago, when I lived in Georgia I’d go see Skynyrd every year at the Georgia Jam &/or at the Fox Theater. They always sound as good live as they do on their albums. Extremely special, talented band. They are a critical piece of Americana!

[@glenmiller452]

That was always my question. How could a band that made a great song in a tribute to a great black musician and be punished be racist? This was my mom's favorite Skynyrd song. The least racist person I knew.

[@alwag89]

Yup childhood vibes for me in the 70s,best concert ever saw

[@brianfranklinlee8490]

You've got to listen, react but you have to give 38 Special some love. It's some of the remaining Skynyrd band.

[@teddyharrell5572]

38 Special is not the remaining Skynyrd members. Donnie VanZant the singer is Ronnie's brother.

[@shakykneezz]

I'm happy you are looking past what you are told and listening to the music. The song tells the story. All you need to do is listen.

[@michaell31]

Great reaction!- Love to see you all react to Marshal Tucker Band- Can't you See (live) Thanks

[@centuryrox]

"Fire on the Mountain" would be a good one from MTB too!

[@scrapyardbuilder1989]

Curtis Loew was an amalgamation of various black blues guys that would play outside of general stores when the band members were kids.

[@AEM-le7uy]

Yeah well... *"they"* also say all of us Atlanta Braves fans are racists too... so there ya go....

[@frankrizzo4460]

Yeah I surprised radical cancel culture hasn't pushed to change the name like everything else unbelievable 🤔

[@AEM-le7uy]

@@frankrizzo4460 Oh, they've been pushing alright... believe that.

[@frankrizzo4460]

@@AEM-le7uy what a shame slowly everything is getting cancelled. I'm so glad I didn't grow up in this generation. God bless our great republic and protect our freedoms 🙏🇺🇸

[@kustomdeluxe8489]

Some of the best Skynyrd songs are the ones you never heard on the radio. Am I Losin', I Never Dreamed, Every Mothers Son, All I Can Do Is Write About it, Lend A Helping Hand, Down South Jukin', Poison Whiskey, Swamp Music, etc, etc.