Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (1987)

[@theeagles1964]

RIP Gary Rossington 1951-2023 the last original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Thank you for everything brother🕊🙏🏻

[@johngarrett5579]

Fuckkkkk! I did not know that 😢

[@benjaminlucas1635]

They stopped touring at the right time because they had lost so many members over the years and it just wouldn't have been the same.

[@toddwhitley1545]

Allen Collins, without a doubt, one of rock’s all time great guitarists!! 🤘🤘

[@ssgbriancook6620]

Todd I couldn’t agree with you more! I love the whole band, Ronnie inspired me to sing as I do! Gary inspired to play guitar as I do! But Allen inspired me and still does to play better then I do! With out Skynyrd I wouldn’t be a Musician now. God bless the LYNYRD SKYNYRD band

[@RicardoReyes-go4jk]

@@ssgbriancook6620 a

[@trashedbodomguy]

Ed.king played it.just.as.good.Ed has always been my favorite

[@Stopsign32v]

Todd you ain't wrong there

[@brianrobison5871]

As a struggling addict and lifelong fan of Collins/Skynyrd/Ronnie it's hard not to cry when watching this video.

[@lisadykes3204]

I agree 💯 I'm a recovering alcoholic and drug addict and this is really the first time I have heard this song sober? IT WAS AWESOME TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO PASSED AWAY!! I LOVED IT!!🥰🥰💯💘🙌

[@joshuachaires7220]

@@lisadykes3204 Im thankful Ricky Medlocke has performed admirably for Allen since his passing. He plans the same guitars as him.

[@Andy28548]

@@joshuachaires7220 he on par equal to Allan, Ricky plays it exactly.... Ed King did try but Ricky went out his way to use a similar guitar to Allan

[@zackm8399]

Struggling addict here as well, my parents were at that show in Oakland. I still live in the Bay Area. God bless all of those who perished in that crash. Thank you for music that will continue through the generations.

[@clayrush71]

@andystransportchannel7784 On par equal to Allen? That's hilarious! For starters there isn't a person alive that is equal to Allen Collins when it comes to the solo on Freebird. To date Ed is probably the closest I've ever heard to playing it very close to Allen. Ricky isn't even half the guitar player that Ed King was & to say that Ricky went out of his way to play a similar guitar as Allen makes me scratch my head. It's the exact same model Allen used. Another thing is Ricky went on record to say he never wanted to play it exactly like Allen & truth be known it's because he couldn't anyways

[@sjgoode6590]

Man poor Allen Collins! That had to be hard to be able not to play anymore. He was the best guitarist in Skynyrd! RIP

[@carriekook3466]

He surely was. Wish they had gotten him help so he'd still be here

[@sjgoode6590]

@@carriekook3466 I agree!

[@AZ_Living]

Great! Gary/Allen/Ronnie, the childhood friends who created one of the greatest bands in R&R history ---- RIP.

[@stevebowlby849]

So hard to see Allen in the chair. He would tear it up on stage. Sad to realize that they are all gone except for Gary and Artimus. We are lucky to have experienced the greatest Southern Rock band during our lifetime ♥️ God bless those we have lost 🙏

[@Remco96187]

Only Artimus now... RIP Gary

[@PaulLoughrin]

RIP Gary

[@pierreblanchard6173]

And Leon..

[@RainShadow22]

Agreed. My heart hurts for what was once purchased perfection. Decades later yet no band has truly risen to this level of quality and talent. I feel old!

[@davidmercer9370]

That broke my heart to Allen like that

[@Hendrix.]

Brings tears to my eyes seeing Allen in that shape.God bless him.

[@skidvicious411]

Wade Hendrix Life certainly continued to hurt Allen. So sad.

[@nickcarpenter1196]

Wade Hendrix -- freebase finished him off.....

[@TheFruitloop186]

@ Nick Carpenter Not true. Unfortunately alcohol was his drug of choice.

[@mrsgstd]

And God bless the lady he killed when he drunkedly wrecked his car that day.

[@scottmickey2136]

When God one day when I walk through the perfect Gates and he asked me what song is it you want to hear I'm not thinking out loud rebirth freebird Free Bird forever eternally he's with this song's going eternity of for every man woman so out there free bird self-set you free and walk without pain in the Gates of heaven one day I got that to look forward to and I'll tell the good Lord free bird is what I want to hear

[@johnb5231]

The opening notes by Billy on piano and then the slide by Gary, the greatest intro of a song there ever was, imho. Now all the Skynyrd boys are upstairs, playing together again, what a scene that must be. Their incredible music will live on, forever.

[@flowergarden-1]

💯🎸RIP

[@mikemeaney4027]

@johnb5231. Johhny & Donnie are still alive and performing. They have a Christian Album coming Nov 22,2024

[@bartbucklin7433]

Like they say ,A man is not dead till he's forgotten, These Freebirds will never be forgotten!!!!

[@aprilcrawford5392]

Nobody can play Free Bird like Allen Collins. RIP

[@andrewrau7516]

Agreed. But Ed Kind does a damn good job here. He knows that solo well

[@stellarocquie7957]

Rickey Medlocke ain't shabby, though.

[@darracooper7937]

Check out the 1979, volunteer jam V, Allen played that night.

[@christianpoitra7550]

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[@richardgregory3644]

ED played it better ad the tour went on also Ed and Allen played that solo together many of time

[@carolinjukkala1808]

Free Bird is on my top 10 list of all time favorites!!!!When it comes on while driving I turn up the volume and most times I cry😭 Has a lot of meaning of my 20's life. Simple Man is my phone ring tone.

[@ronjames6128]

Steve Gaines was the best guitarist to grace Skynyrd in my opinion. His lead and rhythm guitar playing, his songwriting skills, and his vocal skills lifted that band up and put them into a totally different stratosphere. Rest in Peace to everyone in the band. Only Artimus Pyle and Leslie Hawkins remain. So 😥 sad

[@sjgoode6590]

Steve definitely had the voice and guitar skills! He made Allen and Gary step up their playing skills. I can’t imagine how successful he would have been if he had lived. All over a dam plane running out of gas. 🤦‍♂️

[@richardfrancis8476]

no they all had different skills, Gary was soulful, Allen was the shredder, Steve had the melodies, and Ed was great too.

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

​@@richardfrancis8476Nobody made Gary Rossington step up his game. Gary Rossington pushed himself to the max all on his own and as far as I 'm concerned he was the best and he was the sound of Skynyrd. Gary and Ronnie are Lynyrd Skynyrd. If you heard Ronnie or Gary you knew you were hearing Lynyrd Skynyrd. Gary could make his guitar talk and sing and nobody could play it pretty like Gary Rossington did. RIP GARY ROSSINGTON 🎸🦅❤️🇺🇲

[@duurnamets9678]

Everybody has his favorite Guitar player for me it was Gary Rossington R.I.P The last Rebel and all others they are again together.

[@rongabrieljr.8784]

Ed King did an amazing job on the solo and sadly, now he is gone too. The quality of music this band in all it's forms made in the short 5 years they recorded together, will never be equaled.

[@rongabrieljr.8784]

@Chris Calo Ed passed away in August of 2018.

[@christianpoitra7550]

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[@davecarpenter958]

Agreed !

[@roberteliasson1971]

Got that right

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

I've often pondered what could of been....after Street Survivors.... that was such a great album. In 5 short years hit after hit they made their own path.... thanks.... All's I can do is write about it

[@johnmellyn2700]

In 1987 I was working as a bouncer at a bar called Finkys in Daytona Beach ( now called Baja club I believe ) Ronny Van Zant was there's doing a meet and greet , I got the chance to talk to him and I told him about a friend of mine who was hit by a car when I was a freshman in high school seven years prior, she was in a coma for an extended period of time and her family would play her favorite song " FREEBIRD" over and over again until she woke from her coma At the end of the night he walked over to me and handed me a rolled up sheet of paper and told me to make sure my friend gets it. He had written her name at the top followed by the lyrics to freebird and signed it " from one survivor to another, Ronnie Van Zant "

[@jdkOutdoors]

John Mellyn Shit. Just read your story and got the chills up and down my spine. Thanks for sharing that!

[@inlikearefugee5194]

Thanks for the tale bro - sadly he didn't survive the plane crash.

[@johnmellyn2700]

Sorry about that , I had "Ronnie" on my mind after watching the video , you have a good eye, even after reading it a couple times before hitting send I still didn't catch it . His brother "Johnny" is who I met at Finkys and who wrote the lyrics for my friend , I apologise, I would never write a false story especially when it involves somebodys death .

[@joebrown9414]

How did you attend a meet and greet in 1987 in Daytona beach with Ronnie van zant he was deceased in 1977 not sure I'm almost positive that Elvis is not in Graceland as I am that Ronnie van want was not in Daytona beach in 1987?

[@johnmellyn2700]

@@joebrown9414 yeah someone else pointed that out also,.. I meant to write johnny... you are correct sir

[@TheBrentdog]

Ed King did an incredible job here! May he also rest in peace!

[@jasonlukiv766]

Its 2020 august and Mr. ZANT...brought a single tear to this old man's eye...we are not just survivors,,,we came here to thrive or die...no other way left to live...peace good people...remember you don't have to be an evil fuk in this life to be something truly great...amen

[@amberredifer8069]

Love you guys ❤️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘

[@marlenemondragonduenes8430]

🎼Well said, brought tears to my eyes✌ I was born in 67' & I love Ronnie. His voice,his smile,his hair, his Style & his hats. Lynard Skynard will never be the same again without Ron & Allen. May his music live on 4ever & May they 🎶"RIP"🙏✌😷bsafe& God Bless

[@RoadKen53]

Has to be one of the most loved guitar riffs ever played and at 66 yrs of age it still hits my heart hard! RIP

[@DannyPodesta]

Nicely done with an extended guitar solo and the Bolero part too!!! Now all the mules are together again. Rest easy free birds 🙏

[@davidharrison9893]

Allen Collins Man. He was SO HAPPY when he came out. So Sad.

[@jasonwalker28]

Allen played it with his unconscious soul it can't be replaced or copied to its purest form.

[@diegogardner4916]

Wanna bet? Keep tuned w my channel lol

[@bhsoutdoors1328]

@@diegogardner4916 you can’t play it better than Allen did nobody can

[@Andy28548]

Ricky medlock

[@dutchsailor6620]

@@Andy28548 Maybe not better, but oh so close.

[@rebelrocker3743]

TODAY IS 10-20-19 , STILL ROCKIN , WILL NEVER FORGET , LOVE ALL MY FREE BIRD FRIENDS , ROCK ON

[@diegogardner4916]

Went to their concert on 10/19/19 closest I can get to a part of history

[@heatherfox2439]

Rock On

[@debrawarriner5211]

December 2022 still listening

[@rokhamrr]

Got to see that 87 tribute tour, but not the original lineup. Gary Rossington Rossington RIP Brother

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

Today is July 23, 2023. Still rockin and loving Lynyrd Skynyrd. Always have always will. RIP GARY ROSSINGTON AND RIP LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

[@cathywhite9415]

I'm in complete & utter tears 😭😭😭 right now watching this wonderful tribute to those beautiful individuals whom we lost that terribly tragic day. RIP 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Ronnie Van Zant Steve Gaines Cassie Gaines Dean Kilpatrick 🕯🕯🕯🕯 Fly high Freebirds 🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@lindadarnold7921]

No one can sing it like Ronnie and no one can play it like Allen!

[@skummtoons6686]

Very well said dear. 👍

[@ixlr8677]

small price to pay to be 63 to get to see them in 74 75 and 76. first time i saw them i was blown away along with zz top off the stage.

[@charlesfitze2217]

Amen Bro

[@v_kos]

@@ixlr8677 ur such a lucky fuck!!

[@ramonaloco]

@@ixlr8677 I saw them at the Cow Barn at Miss. State in '76 (I think, I'm old, lol). I was at Ole Miss and several of us drove from Oxford to Starkville for the show. I'm so glad we did!

[@jamesgoolsby5264]

Freebird,The Greatest Rock & Roll Song Ever !!!! Rest In Peace Ronnie & The Rest Of The Band That Was Lost.!!! RIP.!!!!

[@johntripler9051]

Lynynrd Skynyrd is absolutely amazing and the bad ass band of all time always truly enjoy thank you

[@fabiosignorini6268]

I'm Italian... But Skynyrd and their hystory... Their music... Make me feel a little bit American... ❤️😢

[@savageman7047]

American by birth, Southern by the Grace of God., God bless Robert E. Lee

[@michaelriitano3799]

ME 2 TRUMP 2020

[@patrickfoster4586]

Anyone who loves the original Skynyrd has to be a little Southern- geography isn't everything! And I'm from Louisiana. Cheers! P[>

[@fabiosignorini6268]

@@patrickfoster4586 👍🏻👌🏻

[@thespiritof76..]

God bless Lynyrd Skynyrd and Ronnie Vanzandt ... I was there in 1987 at the oak mt amphitheater... btw Ronnie would say Boo boo boo to trump, just like he did to George Wallace.... Freedom baby, fuck the Rich bureaucrats ....

[@flyingburritobro68]

Gary’s slide and Billy piano in the first half are what’s beautiful about the song. I never tire of it but have heard enough of the later half of the song and extended solo- it’s just got old after hearing it for 50 years. The first half of the song is too beautiful to get old at least for me

[@flowergarden-1]

Happy someone else feels the way I do.

[@TheJibJams]

I've been a fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd since I was 14. They inspired me to learn to play guitar, their music has influenced my life. Hell, I've got the opening lyrics to this song tattooed on my right arm (if I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me). And I can honestly say that the music of this band has helped me become the person that I am today. And I'm proud of that.

[@9ZoSo]

My god..the way ed king plays the solo is stunning.

[@johnnywhite8783]

That is exactly what I was just thinking....Damn!

[@joesbeaulieu5750]

9ZoSo m

[@garlandvincent3742]

I was thinking the same thing Ed king was bring it, man I was choked up watching that video , touched me deep , sad

[@celticfan60]

He simply made it seem "effortless". A true guitar master

[@russblack443]

Actually Ed used to play the solo live with Allen a lot. In my opinion Ed and Steve were the two best guitarist's they had, and in the video here some of the shots of hands were Randall Hall

[@lisajohnson6439]

I was in the US NAVY and danced all the way through this song with a wave by the name of Libby Moore

[@mojostrat58]

77' was the Great Days...People will never have it so good again...Thankyou for the Great Music and Joy.

[@wayneboswell9174]

Just remember what a life Allen Collins lived. I can see him standing on the tip of Jagger's tongue shaped stage and blowing the Stones off the stage at Knebworth and Oakland Coliseum rocking the place to the ground that summer day. He will live forever and Freebird will be played a hundred years from now.

[@camban]

💯%. He was unmissable onstage and regardless of the tragedies that befell him, and the troubles he suffered and as a result also caused, he remains one of the most central figures in the life & times of LS. His talent burns on.

[@monmixer]

ed king..rip..he truly was a huge part of the success of this group.

[@SUMM3RY]

What a pleasure to see Ed King Back and the band Rest in peace Ronnie and Collins

[@birdiemiller4219]

LONG LIVE THE ORIGINAL SKYNARD! LOVE AND RESPECT TO ALL!

[@vitoplusch6423]

I was 16 years old and seen this in 1987...in Philadelphia and they blew the roof off

[@fidinboca]

Very sad see Allen in that situation. But this is life, and sadness is part of them. THANKS Lynyrd Skynyrd !!!

[@jeffreyhorton8297]

I cried my eyes out when I saw Allen in that condition. He was so underrated as a guitarist. I hope he is flying high above us all now with Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, and Billy.

[@fidinboca]

Jeffrey Horton I hope that too, Jeffrey. But, who knows, may be one day we see all together in another land!

[@aprilgosa7240]

+Jeffrey Horton don't forget Leon and now Jojo and Bob Burns and Hughie

[@mrsgstd]

Did you also cry for the lady he killed when drove drunk and wrecked with her in the car?

[@jeffj318]

Cry also for Allen's ex girlfriend who was killed while he drove drunk.

[@marcfield1234]

Ronnie once asked the question " If I leave here tomorrow , would you still remember me?" I must say the answer is a resounding yes.

[@mikeysmith3755]

pa

[@leahdaugherty4376]

Not yes,but Helll yeah!

[@christianpoitra7550]

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[@kevenrowe2958]

That was Kathy collins Allen’s wife who said that in argument with Allen . Allen remembered and put it in the song

[@mocyst1]

Ed King was a monster player!

[@timdavis6201]

I played a Gibson Firebird at a shop today, played some of these licks. I told the sales guy I got to see Allen Collins play live, I dont think he knew who I was talking about. Cool to see Ed play this again. RIP

[@mikenmelissagowen7773]

The Tribute Tour was my 1st Concert--1987. I'm 50 today and I've never saw this performance. After A FEW BUDWEISERS This hit's THE SPOT!!!!! To the new people who don't know who Lynyrd Skynyrd is, THEY WERE THE GREATEST. Ronnie, Gary AND Allen Wrote these song's FROM THE HEART!!!! Song's to Live By. Tradition"s to Carry On. R.I.P. FREEBIRD's

[@frankgalvin]

i've been an acdc fan all my life and i've known about skynyrd but was only devoteted to acdc but having watched a lot of videos lately,i have to say i have been mesmerised by Ronnie's stage presence .rip bud

[@4tinfaces]

Yo've got all kinds of fun and interesting stuff to learn now about another great band. I'm a huge AC/DC fan 2 BTW : )

[@dashcan8479]

What a powerful powerful tribute. Thank-you. God bless them all. They are in Gods hands now. Skynyrd took the hit for Aerosmith. We all know that now.

[@dashcan8479]

Here is the band singing it one short year before the tragic plane crash. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKa9qoCuZ7OLkK8

[@kevinmalone3210]

No they didn't, the manager for Aerosmith saw the pilots were substandard, so they wisely didn't charter that plane. LS could've done the same, but unfortunately didn't.

[@dreamwad1]

The 79 Volunteer Jam was the first reunion and first version of Freebird w/o vocals. I almost went to see Skynyrd in 77' just before the crash but Mom said I was too young to go to a concert, wait till next time... Thanks mom! :S

[@atfkdi7940]

Well fuck, now that's unlucky

[@rpool5874]

dreamwad1 was going the next day to get tickets, heard on the radio what happened. Bummer, as we said back then.

[@keithyh3711]

If ever there's was a song that connected rock and heavy metal this is it

[@joen5332]

Thank you everyone for your tribute to Ronnie and the rest of those we lost that day I'm not a crier but this did leave me in tears

[@babsann8463]

I saw them before the plane crash! I was in High School, then. They were my favorite band & still are. I also have their album with the flames on it. I bought it after the concert. I love you, forever!😊👯✌

[@mattlberry]

I wish I would have never seen this video breaks my heart to see Allen that way especially when they show old clips of him in this video

[@oneofthefew1777]

It's so sad to see Allen Collins REACHING UP TOO people to talk to them but when it used to be them looking up at him, he was a tall man to then being in a wheelchair is just one of the saddest things I've seen😢😢

[@wigglebutts173]

A lot of sad history with past, present Lynyrd Skynyrd, 2018 Johnnys daughter, Lindsay, RIP... Ed King... GOD BLESS THEM ALL...they still are AWESOME.. AMAZING... music for the soul...

[@oneofthefew1777]

@@wigglebutts173; honestly ever since the crash it's gone down hill for the band unfortunately, but no matter what tragedy they still somehow managed to stay together and do what they do best

[@wigglebutts173]

@@oneofthefew1777 Johnny was never about replacing his brother, he's said numerous times i can't fill Ronnys shoes, Gary, Rickey,others all said Ronny never wore shoes... Johnny, kept the music going...with help... generations were given the opportunity to hear the music, yes for some it's not the same, because it isnt the same, ..for others they love it ... Johnnys been doing this longer than his brother was alive... to keep music alive.💔❤🇺🇸🍺🍻

[@oneofthefew1777]

@@wigglebutts173 agreed, I personally stick with the pre crash Skynyrd rather than the new, in my opinion the songs are better bc Ronnie is the backbone in creating them

[@wigglebutts173]

@@oneofthefew1777 🍻🍻🇺🇸💔 for Skynyrd ... RIP...

[@melissacarter7388]

Man this bad has always kicked ass wit every song they sing my brother GENE passed away an he got me into listening to L.S. years ago lov yas all !! I wish I could see yas in concert again I saw u once years ago !! It would b a dream come true for me to go to a show !! I'm from DE !! 👍🍻😁❣

[@kennydobbins1345]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@tubethisutube]

Blackberry brandy in the parking lot and inside at the Tacoma concert. Was in disbelief before and then just sang my ass off alll night. Great music, perfect music.

[@snoopjones8779]

Ed king showed Allen respect on that solo

[@jrmccourt3173]

Look what the cat drug in

[@johnward9146]

I was at the Dallas show November 1st 1987. I remember the shock and sadness we all felt when we heard about the plane crash. I had not had a chance to see them prior, and am glad I saw this tribute/reunion.

[@ronnie5129]

R.I.P. TO ALL, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, COUSIN FIGEL

[@theeagles1964]

R.I.P. to all Legendary, They are always in our hearts.

[@Monster404ftp]

Man watching this video... especially the part where Ronnie's hat was on the microphone during free bird. I ain't cried that many tears in several years.

[@linniesharp9297]

This song was sung when I was young. People use to say I was as free as a Bird because I would not let nothing bother me.

[@jshelley4592]

Growing up in the 70' ( at this time I was 12 years old ) It was intriguing to find remibilaia in the draws. My brother introduced me to these songs. He was only a year older than me.

[@middleclass1641]

I'm 34 year's old young and wish everyday this band wasn't abruptly ended by tragedy. I understand his brother and the band went on, but Ronnie, Stevie and Cassie going to heaven it wasn't ever the same. Imagine what they could have done!.

[@edwardmartell5680]

remember jo jo told them no to get on that plane remember God is always right no mistake about that

[@cbm09gyeah71]

From the Ville. Allen is in a better place. He blessed us with his talent. Such a gifted man.

[@curtbuchholz8139]

Saw the original Lynard Skynard in the early to mid 70's! In those days there were 3 bands for a concert! Skynard was the 3rd Band that night & they rocked Kiel Auditorium in STL till the wee hours of the morning!!! Encore after encore that night!!! WOW what a memory!!! :D

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

You are one lucky dog!

[@TheXxmarleen]

OMG.... I love Lynyrd Skynyrd...this video makes me cry....Skynyrd forever.......

[@gordongraves8023]

wim vincken crying tears of joy. 😎

[@jimmymills8767]

Billy Powell the Greatest piano player ever. And I had the pleasure of doing spot lights for them in Tulsa 2001. Leon Wilkeson was who I spot lighted

[@jonnobarrie1744]

Maybe that's why leon died that year 🤷‍♂️

[@waltersobchak7275]

You know everbody gives props to Ronnie of course and Steve, and Gary, and my personal favorite AC, but hear little in the way of recognition for Billy. Man oh man was dude talented. Made love to those keys. Alot of the backbone of some of their most played stuff is with Billy pounding that ivory. Whatever it was made of then, ivory I think.

[@judithmagill1449]

Walter Sobchak so sorry, I meant "like". I agree w/you 100%.

[@garlandvincent3742]

Yes nobody can play it like Allen , ed king gave it a shockingly good performance

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

It was Ivory and your right he was so good filled in so many spots and added texture to the music free bird will give you chills in the intro Billy was the greatest piano player ever

[@neoneherefrom5836]

Leon Wilkeson was severely under-appreciated on the bass, as well.

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

@@neoneherefrom5836 Leon and John Paul Jones best two ever

[@bennybagley]

FLY HIGH FREEBIRDS 🦅🦅🎸🎸

[@steveflam8786]

No one can replace Allen Collins on this, ever. This was his baby and no one felt it like he did. He could of played it in his sleep.

[@nzo_6543]

But Ed does a very good job

[@srpdesigns]

There was nothing like this 87 tour ... Everything about it was class!

[@danielgillman4932]

The music needs no words. But I’m glad we know them. Fly high!

[@skummtoons6686]

Great job Mr. King!! Never lost it. RIP brother 😢👍👍

[@monsterpoppies5225]

SURVIVORS - every last one of them. God bless them all.

[@WVFreebyrd]

Went and saw this band on October 4, 1987 in Pittsburgh. As a long time fan who never got to see the original band...........it was magical when those guys took the stage that night for me.

[@james041]

Great piece to honour the tragically lost Ronnie and friends RIP ..As long as you keep rockin they live. Thanks so much J Deuce RnR Bless'em one and all

[@ericstrong1033]

I was only seven years old when this happened, I got nothing but love and respect for all of lynard skynyrd. God bless ya.

[@rainstand2772]

Randall Hall doesn’t get the credit he deserves as an amazingly talented member of skynrd and as a guitarist

[@MrPlooky]

I was lucky to have seen this tour and the original band several times!!!

[@tracyrappe8687]

This is awesome i remember that day of The plane crash. We cryed and cryed then we played all your songs and cryed some more!!❤💜💙💖🤟😘

[@shawnsholtes5536]

I nearly lost my voice and maybe missed a few words but that was BAD ASS. God Bless America and God bless Lynyrd Skynyrd And Ronny Van Zant along with all the others that aren't with us since that tragic plane crash.

[@thestig8133]

A ICONIC song that will NEVER GET OLD OR TIED EVER!!!!!!

[@sumg33k6]

Only like a handful of their songs. But they are by far my fav group of guys to ever be in a band, such a class act and cool group of people. RIP Ronnie - coolest front man ever.

[@vincde57]

One of the most memorable moments I ever had was to see the Rossington Collins band on their much abbreviated first tour. They did the songs from their first album and then they shined the spotlight on the microphone with Ronnies' hat on top and played Freebird just like here. It was so spooky and the place was so quiet you could here a pin drop.

[@axslinger99]

I'm not an Artemus fan but in this case, he was right. These were all great people who play an important part in LS's legacy.

[@NSBlack_Stallion]

It’s ok. I am an Artemus fan and what you said is spot on.

[@WoodJammer]

I remember that concert and it was incredible to be a part of it.

[@rileycollins1710]

Gotta give them props tho they got the allen tone and he killed the solo and it was an amazing performance especially their little added part towards the end of the solo but no one will ever play it like allen did because that man is a legend and will always be. R.I.P allen

[@Bob-fp4qr]

I saw that tour. Early 1988, Nassau Colosseum. What an amazing show. RIP y'all. Rock on in heaven !

[@Slipmahoney21]

I only recognized Artimus by his voice... he didn’t look the same without his beard, and Billy gained a ton of weight by 87’. I wish Ed King never left the group. he wrote so many great songs for the band. Growing old really sucks... only three on that stage are left! I would like to meet Ed one day.

[@nathanwoodley4299]

Ouch .. bad news from the future my friend.

[@davidterry919]

I had a hard time figuring out it was the drummer. You are correct he did not look like his self.

[@rossday9333]

Many can play like Allen but they will never BE Allen!!

[@andrewrau7516]

That's Ed King. Guitarist for Skynyrd. He played on that solo when there were 3 guitar players. He does a damn good job of keeping up with that solo

[@chrissmith5131]

Much appreciated and respect for y'all guys man love the music God bless y'all.

[@madmikeanderson3252]

all will be missed , the best band in history, rest in peace to all

[@jimbrennanguitar]

Ed plays the Freebird solo better than any living soul today!!!

[@stellarocquie7957]

And makes it look effortless!

[@srvbluesmaster]

Allen Collins is my 2nd favorite guitarist right after Stevie ray Vaughan

[@stevenbrewer5161]

wait a minute..i was typing while video was going. the end solo! those guys nailed it. wow! broken heart yet most certainly not dead😎!!!

[@ronnie5129]

ALLEN COLLINS PLAYED THE LEAD GUITAR ON THIS ORIGINALY, NO ONE COULD PLAY LIKE ALLEN, BUT ED KING HERE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB ON IT, HE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL LEAD PLAYER ON THIS SONG, HE KICKS ASS ON THIS , R.I.P. TO ALL THE FREEBIRDS, COUSIN FIGEL

[@jackiemcculla4928]

This is a damn fine tribute. A lot of talent is on this stage, and as a die hard fan, I am very grateful.

[@Triforcemanny1]

fucking beautiful! love the tribute they gave to RVZ. an the Respect . cause no one can sing this song the way he did. R.I.P. but the song lives forever!

[@bradleyweliver8781]

The Lynyrd Skynyrd Band played with heart. In today's world it's all about the money. Greed full throttle. You see it in professional sports , music and movies. They were great. God Bless them🕯🙏🕯

[@mattsowder7978]

Skynyrd has been only about the money since the plane crash. It's no Skynyrd it's a tribute band riding Ronnie's coattails.

[@kevinmalone3210]

@@mattsowder7978 I'll agree with that, but alot of people seem to like the tribute band, but who am I to judge. The revived Skinner can come no where near the original. It should've died when Van Zant did. This memorial tribute to Van Zant and the other band members was good though.

[@jr13227]

The only time I’ve seen Artimus Pyle wear a shirt at a concert

[@MrDukenukem1972]

6-15-21. I was here and I heard and watched. Lynyrd Skynyrd the greatest.

[@victoriajeffrey9175]

This is the only time I have heard free bird played as well as Allen used to play it thanks to the awesome Ed King. The new Lynyrd Skynyrd are not a patch on the original band in my view. And I saw the original one a few times in the UK. Best band I have ever seen live. God bless them. x

[@anaparada7219]

Victoria Jeffrey GREDTINGS FROM THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS THEY ARE DIFFERENT FOLKS IT IS NOT FAIR TO COMPARE MY SON AND I HAVE SERN THEM LAST YEAR IN ARKANSAS AND IT WAS A GREAT SHOWLET US TRY TO APPRECIATE THE PRESENT WE ALL CAN NOT GO BACK IN TIME GOD BLESS

[@james041]

Same spirit,bless'em one and all !!!! J Deuce RnR

[@bubbahazelitt1612]

r.i.p Ronnie steve cassie leon dean and Allen💯

[@5959785]

Bubba Hazelitt Also Ed King and Billy Powell

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

​@@5959785RIP GARY ROSSINGTON

[@ronniehorton1686]

I was at that show in Birmingham Alabama , it was a special and emotional night

[@ashermain_2000]

I was born in 2000, but when i knew that the accident occured in my birth day (Oct 20th), i was listening to Free Bird, and i literally shed tears when i found out.