CONFEDERATE FLAGS IN CALIFORNIA??? LYNARD SKYNYRD "FREEBIRD" 7/2/1977 OAKLAND,CA.(REACTION)

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[@cbrolison]

You right, they was representing the South and showing everybody how we do it down here

[@neilparis502]

Damn right I’m glad how he commented about it, racism hasn’t been present down here in years

[@jerrybutler1336]

@@neilparis502 amen, to many using it for thier own gain....

[@raymondbrush6442]

The bird sound is made using a glass slide. In the 70 the Confederate flag was a symbol of unity for the south. People of all colors flew it. Even as late as 2005 when my wife and me traveled the south we sold beaded jewelry. One thing we made were Confederate flag earrings. We sold as many to black women as white. Only a minority of people used it as a racist symbol. As far as Skynnyd goes I dont know of a racist song they ever did and their music is celebrated by people of all races. This can be seen by watching many of the people that play tributes to them. Truth is music is really colorless.

[@shaneheavy67]

Southerners of all races still display the battle flag(square flag) or in this case the confederate navy jack(rectangular version that csa naval vessals flew). The use of this flag by racists is a blasphemy of its symbolism.

[@nitewatchman1576]

The left are assholes trying to destroy the country. The rebel flag is history, honour for those who gave thier lives for family and home. It doesn't mean slavery. Anyone who thinks that is a stupid democrat who is either brainwashed or just a good little sheep.

[@kenwall777]

Well said.

[@jollyryder7664]

We fly it as southern pride and southern unity! All races should fly it if your southern!

[@fullarmorpreparedness5606]

@@jollyryder7664 Amen! The government wants us hating and fighting each other. When you leave this country and go overseas you are simply referred to as an American no matter your skin color.

[@carolpurcell4666]

Back in the 70’s the flag represented “rebel”. It’s the rebel flag of the south! No racism at all!

[@bobbierobinson6269]

We've always called it the rebel flag.

[@richardschultz7650]

Still means that we fly it up north also

[@brandonwilson4740]

Politics will use anything to push a narrative. They move the goalposts. They use racism to divide because if we were all on the same page they would be held accountable

[@timgard7091]

I remember 2008, we elected a black president, my black co worker,next day told me he couldn't believe it, There are Racist in America, but I believe there in single digits f the media, they try and divide us,lend a helping hand, good song, listen to it L.S.

[@James-me6dw]

Yep. Racial junk was made up by white college grads of current corrupt education system. A bunch of ignorant selfish people. Praise Jesus Christ!

[@kristifoley2820]

Southern Rock anthem. One of the best southern rock bands ever.

[@richardschultz7650]

Not one of The Best

[@Edward.Rippett.]

I'd argue they're the best southern rock band

[@timgard7091]

People forget, August of the same year Elvis died were all going there, some sooner then others,, hang in there Gary

[@clemsongirl1990]

You should listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ballad of Curtis Loew and Tuesday's Gone.

[@cuchulain1647]

Seconded.

[@danielleweeks4552]

Third

[@whiterabbit201]

Yep!

[@butterbeansc]

Go Tigers! 💜🧡💜

[@cuchulain1647]

@@butterbeansc War Eagle

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

LOL. If you show up at a Skynyrd concert, you would be welcome; I promise. I’ve seen them. Skynyrd is my favorite. You ain’t even scratched the surface with these boys. Great reaction.

[@brianginn6075]

It is to bad that all but two members are now gone. One doesn’t play. So I would say RIP Mr. Low and fly on my friends!🤘🙏

[@richardschultz7650]

Just a huge party everyone loving on each other and the love of music

[@danielleweeks4552]

Led Zeppelin is good but all those rock bands from the 70’s are great. Lynard skynard got my vote though

[@lonnieblackburn7211]

Learn to spell honey

[@ColinTy1er]

Led Zeppelin is a 70s rock band 😂

[@nitewatchman1576]

Sorry, zep is Great should be on Olympus, Skinard are the kings of the south..... so is Alabama.

[@charleshall9755]

74 years old and I still get chills listening to this video!😎

[@danielleweeks4552]

That was a famous hat, his brother always put it on the microphone after he died, he wouldn’t play freebird for a long time because he said no one could compare to Ronnie, rip guys

[@johndsvidson5322]

Sort of. They played it with no vocals and a single spotlight on the mic stand with his hat on it.

[@markhopkins222]

They played the song just with no singing of the lyrics

[@kathyrais574]

Wheb I saw RCB, they played Freebird with spotlight on Ronnie's mic, no hat. 60,000 peoole in tears.

[@michaelchmiel166]

One of his hats was sold on PAWN STARS for an absurd amount of money.

[@kathyrais574]

@@michaelchmiel166 he had a ton of them for sure. Every city they went to, Gary & Allen went to guitar shops & Leon hit stores lookin for hats.

[@woodysthoughts4032]

Just three months after this concert, four members of the band, including the lead singer here, and two pilots lost their lives in a plane crash. RIP guys.

[@garygriffin2244]

😢

[@jamesmarshall6883]

The rebel flag use to be everywhere. That was back before everyone was so damn offended and political about everything. I still see it from time to time. Your attitude is the right one to have.

[@davetackett5880]

You know that was a straight up awesome reaction you did to this song and to that rebel flag I'm a southern I'm proud of being from the south that's where I was born but that flag damn sure don't mean hate and racism to me it just means I'm from the south and yes I had great great can that fault and died in that war and nobody in my family ever ever on slaves they were just poor country hill folks from Kentucky

[@tammylester1387]

So true! The flag (to me) just means im southern. Ive never had a racist thought in my head. Ive had many of my black friends eat at my table. There are some white folks that i wouldnt let stick their pinky toe in my yard. I really respect someone that sees that sees past that flag to the people that dont use it as a sign of hate...just a sign of their love of the south. And like you, my grandparents and great grandparents were dirt poor sharecroppers.

[@michaellacey4219]

Kentucky was a Union state.

[@commonsense6967]

@@michaellacey4219Well, I guess you need to tell Stephen Foster, then. He wrote the music and lyrics to "My Old Kentucky Home" over 100 years ago.

[@andreaknapp2394]

This is an epic performance! Those guitars...doesn't get any better! Love Lynyrd Skynyrd! I like Zeppelin too...but Skynyrd gets my vote!

[@nitewatchman1576]

Then you never been to a Zeppelin concert.

[@robertakline9785]

i'm the one who would drag you to a Skynyrd concert and guarantee you would have the best time of your life.

[@louisnjulie1685]

they were representing their home and we didn't bow to IDENTITY POLITICS then. we were free then! we had the best music!

[@mzjonez2179]

All their songs are about things that actually happened. My fav is Gimme 3 Steps

[@fightnmore456]

I fought an mma bout in at the Lake County fair in Florida and walked out to gimme three steps. I'm from Wisconsin lol

[@joydunn2109]

Love your Reaction! I was 16 in 1977 Times were so different, post Vietnam, Great music Everyone Loved each other or at least Respected each other a lot more. Lynyrd Skynyrd was just very proud of their Southern Heritage nothing to do with Racism. Things were very different back then nothing like today. ( Lynyrd Skynyrd Band were from Jacksonville, Florida. )

[@orvonton7830]

i love that people are still reacting to this song its deserves all the respect it can get!

[@marilynk30]

Tragically they lost some of the band including the man singing this in a plane crash! Very sad!

[@kellycranford3592]

It happened Oct. 20, 1977 and three members of the band, Ronnie Van Zant, lead singer and one of the founding members, Steve Gaines, guitarist and Cassie Gaines, back up singer and Dean Kilpatrick, asst. tour manager and the two pilots lost their lives.

[@jimroe1081]

Great reaction, and I agree with ya exactly on the flag. Growing up, it just always meant to me that ya was a rebel against the system. God bless you sir.

[@gilfordfrazee7980]

Think about this ,no social media ,no promo machine just local news and radio , let's see how many of today's bands would survive with out it let alone PACK THE COLISEUM ,stands & field

[@miked47170]

Yes the studio version does have this, they do put a little extra on the ending here

[@waynestumbo2408]

ZZTOP has also used the flag . My Head's In Mississippi is a prime example

[@mookie7688]

@@waynestumbo2408 My man needs to react to some ZZ Top: La Grange; Waitng for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago; Just Got Paid for starters.

[@waynestumbo2408]

@@mookie7688 hell yeah. throw in Blue Jean Blues

[@mikestepp337]

That flag is one of the most beautiful flags in this country. And it's been misused as a symbol of hate when all it really is a symbol of rebellion against the Establishment & Southern Pride.

[@type4647]

They were working class kids from Jacksonville, Fl. They 'took" their named from a gym teacher-ex-Marine at their high school (named Leonard Skinner) who told them to stop being hippies and cut their hair in the late 60s. The guitar player said "FU" to the teacher and quit school. They're now legends. That's awesome.

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

Yup they were the real deal. Settled matters with fists.

[@mamabear9325]

A 60s to 80s Jax, OP, FL now grandma who once wore a bandana as a shirt to one of their concerts, lived it, loved it, and scold my Granddaughter for not covering enough skin. I can laugh about what the misconception of what that flag meant to me and my friends, nothing to do with skin color at all. One of my bandana shirts was that color, and if it was offensive, my boyfriend of color didn't mind it one bit. Yes, you kept the rattle on the snake - badge of courage. ❤❤

[@theheartland1861]

We rocked out in those concerts back in the day, and yes we're grandparents and even great parents now, but we knew how to party hard, went to the biggest concerts ever, owned and drove the coolest looking rides, and nobody can ever take that away from our generation.Truth🎸🎸🎤🎶Rock On

[@melburnett]

It is fun to show this to your grandkids and they say "Wow, Wish I could've been there". Then you grin and say "I was there" and watch their faces. Yeah, Paw-Paw's cool.

[@oldmangimp2468]

There is an old saying (that I'm trying to start now): . "The concert ain't over until Skynyrd plays Freebird." . I mean... ...you can try to call it after the fat lady's done with her number, but we ain't having none of that.

[@geoffsimpkins7650]

R2D2, dude, you’re killin’ me

[@survivalconcerns515]

If you want to see a lot more white people and one of the best rockin' roll performances ever check out Queen and LiveAid.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

I just saw that. That moment around 6:50 in, it's like the crowd and performance become one. I ain't never seen somebody so effortlessly work a crowd before.

[@tammylester1387]

Love me some southern rock. I will always be partial to anything in that genre. Being a teenager in the 70s and in Mississippi, they were a huge part of it. And baby, you aint got a lick o sense! Love your reactions! You make me smile...and make my day! Be blessed...❤❤❤

[@kenwall777]

I am from Kentwood Louisiana, 5 miles from the Mississippi line south of McComb. I was 19 in the USAF in 1977 stationed in Silicon Valley and missed this great concert. It may have been a work issue, I can't recall, but I sure missed an epic concert. A great southern band.

[@deannacrownover3]

When you get a minute, check out "The Breeze"! It rocks and rolls!

[@lancevaughn432]

Yes, “Call Me The Breeze” Live

[@tammyjackson3113]

The solo is still playing in heaven RIP

[@russcalabrese7561]

Amen,turn it up!

[@trebreh1100]

"Look at all them women", all them little chickies are about 70 now

[@Bikebrh]

Yeah, they are all grandmothers and great-grandmothers now...hell, if any of them already had kids, they could be great-great-grandmothers by now, or very soon if their kids and grandkids got busy at an early age.

[@mcq7944]

But they have great stories!

[@T1625-w7d]

You think you are cool. Your grandparents were cool.

[@bigjay123]

They deff had some 'talent' out there that day. I always laugh at the big Blonde on someones shoulders 12min. Thats someones Grandmother, an she was cooler than her G-kids.

[@yellahamma66]

I always laugh at the same lady because of how blistered her back & shoulders are!!

[@bigjay123]

@@yellahamma66 yea she was Crawfish that night.

[@Bikebrh]

@@yellahamma66 If she got that sunburned on the regular, she's either dead of cancer, or has skin like leather. She must have had to bathe in aloe vera the next day. You can really tell that cameraman had a thing for platinum blondes though, the way he kept going back to her.

[@mikewitcombe6507]

When I listen to Freebird, so do my neighbors! You're welcome! 🇺🇸🎸🇺🇸👌🇺🇸🤟🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸

[@brianginn6075]

Anytime I hear ANY Skynard on radio, I crank it up and my stearin wheel becomes my drum set ( I replaced 2 already😉😁)

[@Sassy2084]

@@brianginn6075 🤣

[@dsusan17]

Great music transcends colors.

[@survivalconcerns515]

Just clicked in can't wait to see his reaction to the solo at the end.

[@captaincell]

You told the truth about, that flag. It's really good to hear a man, that appreciates the other persons perspective, and reacts accordingly. I never heard it referred to as the confederate flag, very often. It's been the rebel flag to most of the people, that like it, for a long time, and it represents an independent spirit, rebelling against control by the system.

[@brianginn6075]

So true on the flag “you do you, I’ll do me, and as long as it don’t physically hurt people just grab a beer and chill!”

[@devonbell6795]

Just lost a country music icon: Mr. Charlie Pride. He’s an absolute legend and worth a listen. “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” is a solid choice.

[@kathleenkarsten5739]

I agree! Love Charlie Pride! ❤️❤️❤️

[@mctransportation9831]

He had many other gems.

[@timothymills3864]

15:58 there’s a couple brotha’s in front row. Great reaction. Music is how we will all find ourselves. Thanks for sharing. ✌🏻

[@iraqgunner0514]

I love watching reaction videos. And since you made the statement that you made about the confederate flag I'm definitely subscribing to your channel!

[@kevinhill8340]

Dude... You gotta check out Stevie Ray Vaughn - Voodoo Child... You'll never forget it

[@robc.8269]

The band in a documentary I watched claimed they weren't racist at all, but when they played England the English called them Yankees. And they took offense & said he'll no we're from the South. The record label MCA started putting the confederate flag everywhere, on the stage & album covers. In the 70's the confederate flag seemed to symbolize the South more than the out & out racism meaning of today. The Dukes of Hazzard tv show in the 70's & 80's, the Dodge charger in the show had a confederate flag on the roof, but the Duke boys seemed to be the only ones in the county that ever helped black people.

[@jhanks2012]

it's all propaganda. most ppl today actually believe the kkk were right wingers not leftists

[@Saltyzwiggy]

I too absolutely love Southern Rock!!! You should react to .38 Special, "Rockin into the night" or Mountain, "Mississippi Queen" soon... or maybe next! You'll like those fo sho.

[@danusdragonfly6640]

Mississippi Queen 100%!

[@dorindacunningham9452]

Some April Wine also

[@tiacalhoun3841]

R2D2 😂 yes that’s a guitar making that sound...ur hilarious!!!! GREAT song and video choice!!!!!! The radio version is also this long #SouthernProudBaby

[@s.kitchen5832]

I got to tell ya man, I loved your comments about the Confederate Flags and especially about it being about ancestral pride and not about race (except ignorant people like the haters). If more people had your understanding and confidence, discrimination and hatred of race would have ended long ago!

[@victorlaird9276]

Lynyard skynyrd all time best band hands down. 40 yrs after that terrible crash and there still by far the greatest band ever.

[@timhankins9245]

I admire your tolerance for that flag.

[@richardschultz7650]

What Tolerance these guys don't have a racist bone in their body's

[@tomlorenzen4062]

Nothing wrong with the flag

[@Sassy2084]

Thats an asinine thing to say

[@greghenson3321]

Can you imagine if A white man would say thats a lot of black people, they would be screaming racist........... Glad to hear your views on the confederate flag, aint no reason to make something out of nothing. Then you go back to to many white people together. It was 43 years ago. Probably similar to a rap concert today, but I honestly have no clue as to the accuracy of that statement...........

[@filthymcnasty4u284]

This song not about a color, it's about ur ♥

[@freebirdtony]

This is my all time favorite live performance by any band. 😊✌

[@trebreh1100]

"That's a whole lot of white people" 😂😂😂 love your reaction

[@mrnobody9104]

my man the take you had on the confederate flag is the one i feel right there with ya! not everybody that flies one is racist. too often we are all painted with the same brush and that ain't cool!!! if guitar is your new thing check out Stevie Ray Vaughan "Texas Flood" live at the el mocambo . that brother will change your life!

[@andyreid6826]

I'm Canadian so the only thing I really know about the Confederate flag is from the dukes of hazzard. Lol. I believe skynyrd used it strictly as a prop to bolster an outlaw image.

[@bobbierobinson6269]

It's a sign of being a rebel. To be against what is expected.

[@deel2621]

The flag actually was the idea of their New York, jewish producer. However, Skynyrd was very proud of their Southern heritage. You hear it in the music & lyrics ..rock n roll, blues and country. Hence the song Sweet Home Alabama, it was political..saying "we all ain't bad people"!

[@40aterules]

He has the right attitude and the intelligence to realize that some use that flag as a symbol of racism and some its a deep felt pride.

[@40aterules]

After all alot if men and children died fighting for that flag.

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

Loved your words on the confederate flag. While I am from the north and it has never meant anything to me, I was mad that people tried (successfully) cancelling the "Dukes of Hazzard" over it. There was nothing racist in that show, besides the lack of local diversity that should have been present, but that was the case in most of Hollywood shows at that point. If anything the Dukes of Hazzard may have done an above average (for the time) job of it. For the most part, black people seemed to be well presented when they were there, and were sometimes even the featured star of the week. Of course, overall the Dukes of Hazzard is not of any real importance, but it does suck that a bit of fun, harmless pop culture from that time got ripped away for no good reason.

[@sharonhoyt2133]

The girls "bra" was called a halter top and were very popular. The flag represents southern pride.

[@neillenet291]

Great assessment, "it's all about who uses it." Lynyrd Skynyrd were not racist guys. For them the flag was about geographical region. Also this was the mid 1970's.

[@JohnSmith-yb1im]

It's simple. That flag represents "Rebellion". Doesn't matter the race of the person displaying it.

[@systemsoversymptomsvisionw9806]

This performance, specifically, inspires me. To me, it is an example of the perfection that human beings can achieve. When they cooperate with each other, humans can create something worthy of the Gods.

[@George39280]

So many people associate the Confederate Flag with racism, yet it has nothing to do with racism. The Confederate Flag is about heritage and culture. Unfortunately, some of the people of that heritage and culture are racists. So when people see the Confederate Flag, they assume that the person with it is racist. The funny thing is, I have seen A LOT of black people with it. They have it because they understand that the flag itself is not a symbol of racism, it is a symbol of heritage and culture. Those are the educated people. The uneducated people are the ones who associate it with racism. I wish more people would learn about it, so they know what it actually represents ( it is not racism ).

[@johnsager6573]

"I wasn't ready!" LMAO Hold onto your hat man, you ain't seen nothing yet. I got the pleasure of seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert a couple of years ago. My wife bought tickets for my birthday. Awesome birthday present!! But, one thing you can be sure of, if you were there to enjoy the music, you would have had the time of your life.

[@brianginn6075]

To many (southerners, westerners and northerners as well as outside the US) the confederate flag is a symbol of a person doing their own thing their way without the government saying do this or that. I fly a US and a Confederate battle flag in my yard, and yet I have many friends of various backgrounds and descents, all have put their hats in their hands and feet under my table.

[@sammygouge1325]

If you showed up the concert like that would be welcome just as anybody else

[@ricoalvarado54]

Those Boys can play 🎸🎸🎸

[@Thatgirl1973]

Arguably the best guitar solo ever written.

[@mzjonez2179]

I've heard this song at so many funerals 😥

[@kathleenkarsten5739]

I’m with you 💯 on that confederate flag.

[@theresadonachy7814]

a whole lotta white people and no violence , no chaos

[@eddiewilkinson9794]

Bosido Brown at 10:38 "They Turned It Up" : me "Oh just hang on and get ready for the ride!". And speaking of "Fun" you need to listen to "What's yo' name" .

[@jimdavis8864]

The singer was dead 3 months later in a plane crash.

[@masondavis9863]

I watched about 20 or 30 Reaction Videos for "Free Bird", and IMHO you did the best job. Most are so blown away they can't speak. One small point: You should have known when the crowd started going wild after being so calm during the vocal section, the song was changing.

[@scottcannon6347]

Bass player put some work in too.

[@JesseBookout]

I lost it at the its 1977 thats gotta-be someones grandma now lmao

[@kathleenkarsten5739]

Love your reactions!

[@duanebarrett9839]

This was Southern rock and I'm from the South. I saw them do this at Memorial (football) Stadium in Charlotte, NC on July 13, 1974. It was Under the Stars festival. It featured a lineup of ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rare Earth, Leon Russell, Elvin Bishop, and Billy Preston. That was about 12 hours of my life I would not trade for anything! Things were different then and in many ways a lot more fun. You probably know by now the band was in a plane crash 3 months after this concert. Oh, by the way, I saw Led Zeppelin in Raleigh in 1970and that was the best concert my 71 yo ass ever saw! I'm looking forward to watching more of your reactions.

[@jhbfan2998]

There were so many girls up front because Peter Frampton was playing before Skynyrd.

[@boshidobrownreacts]

Now I gotta google him!

[@jimdavis8864]

Listen to Peter Frampton ‘Do You Feel Like We Do’ The LIVE version.

[@jimdavis8864]

Peter Frampton’s live album is the biggest selling live album of all time.

[@daseguin]

These guys RIGHTLY were proud of the confederacy for all the right reasons. They were not even slightly racist. Listen to The Ballad of Curtis Loew ! The guitar in the beginning is whistling like a "Freebird" !

[@bigjay123]

Looking at the current state of the country... Do you understand the REBEL FLAG now?

[@georgekininmonth2070]

I was there and it was badass! Great song/review! Please, please check this funky, soul, skat, sax and guitar song called "Tobacco Road". Wonderful soulful song. Here is the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5eTo4lsmdGcldE

[@AbeWiessman]

That's a whole lot of PINK people, someone soulda flown a crop dusting plane filled with Coppertone over that crowd! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🌞

[@timgard7091]

Grew up on zeppelin, Still remember ,when Skynard came out, 3 ripped ass guitars and a Great American southern poet Ronnie, the reason they were so good, they busted there ass, poor white boys, from Jacksonvill Fla,

[@davidbracher8322]

I was at that show. Johnny Winter was the next band.. incredible show. Oakland Rocks. Back in the 70's the confederate flag was a symbol of limited government and personal freedom from government. It has been morphed over the last 40 years into what is today. California was all about as much freedom as possible back then. The rebel flag was everywhere. Boy has that shifted. Seems like California wants nothing to do with freedom anymore. Great reaction BTW. Hey just for you. I went to a Spinners and Temptations show a week later. Great show! Not a lot of palefaces there. Lol

[@kathyrais574]

It was almost 10 min on album, record company & producers said song too long for radio play. The guys said that is how we play it & abt 48 yrs they still play it on the radio on a regular basis! Hey I went to see Richard Pryor in 70's & we said we felt like marshmallows in a cup of hot chocolate. Lol we loved Richard Pryor!

[@Edgessner]

Just proudfull music, no hate, your right that flag represents pride for family and location,not hate for some, your open mindness helpse as a white man from Pittsburgh,keep it up Homer,all respect!!!!!

[@MrMercy1966]

Cool Reaction.Ryan is my 2nd Cousin. It’s all about heritage it’s not about hate some of my best friends are black guys some of the sexiest women I know are black.

[@steffenjonda8283]

Normal it is around 9 minutes, the long versions go till 12:30 or so... some claim they battle with the guitars till today... :) Best and longest high quality guitar "solo"/Battle in music history. Period. Oh, listen to Ballad of Curtis Loew.... they also had the blues...

[@danielslover8669]

My vote is Skynyrd. Zeppelin is a close second. I’m a country boy and relate more to Skynyrd.

[@justinsmith293]

Confederate flag isn’t a “racist” flag. Today’s age is way different than back then. Even in the 70s it wasn’t viewed to be a “racial” flag.

[@mtmanmitch]

Sir you are correct about all the white people, but if you watch closely you will see many people of color. Watch your video here at 1558 minutes and you can see. Back in this era, the majority of black folks just listen to a different style of music, such as blues and soul. I too, listen to many soul artist. It is GREAT music. Isn’t it great how music can touch the heart of so many lifestyles of human beings? Good reaction. Almost up there with mr. Video. 😋

[@AFKeveryday]

confederate flag was a flag before we fought north and south.. i'm from California.. but never lived 100s of years ago.. that flag was a pride of the south.. not racism like it is seen now.. just a flag.. not hate.. but hey.. time moves on.. we can get it gone

[@kathyrais574]

I am sure someone let you know but slide guitar making that sound, if you watch him real carefully you can tell. Not a sound you hear often supposed to sound like a bird. It is a sea of white people but with open minded people like you willing to listen to something different maybe you will open some eyes to the spund of good old southern music. For the record, they weren't racists at all. Back to us back then it just meant you were from the south & proud of it, nothing more. Liked your reaction, I am with you, loved way we dressed back then, bell bottoms but my fav was elephant bells. That's the maaterpiece of Freebird it is like 2 songs bridged together

[@garygullikson6349]

Somebody''s blond momma is probably still suffering from that sunburn.

[@donaldshepherd7197]

Their record company refused to publish free bird because it was so long. So they formed their own record lable even wrote a song about it working for MCA

[@richnimchuk3672]

It was considered a rebel flag, not the Confederate flag, not racist at all.

[@johnmaynard2419]

Gary Rossington made the bird sounds on his guitar by hitting the slide in between frets! Yes the guitar made that sound!

[@garygriffin2244]

The Guitarest of Lynyrd Skynyrd was the 3 Guitar attack

[@mzjonez2179]

It's those guitar fingers that's drivin them girls crazy!!!!

[@JesseBookout]

I love Led Zeppelin but its Shkynrd hands down for me

[@scottmccann2362]

Shit cuz led zepplin is the shit but they never was a band i mean never a band or act that wanted to walk on the stage after that .when they were reltivly unknown the band the who .manager signed them to open for the who after they ended thier set with freebird with tho up next the group fired thier manager on the spot!lol they were like we got follow that man you done lost your mind!lmao the who is considered one of the greatest bands of all time.nobody follows freebird

[@alloccasionsgiftwrapping4767]

You would have had a great time! Every body was cool back then:)