Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird Live August 21st, 1976

[@chriscampbell9191]

And there you saw it, folks. One of the best American blues rock guitarists, ever. Yeah, I know Hendrix was unmatched, Allman was terrific, Bloomfield was great, et al. But Allen Collins was a stripped down, meat and potatoes, precisely delivered, pentatonic blues guitar player; and a lot of these riffs are like Paul Kossoff's, only sped up and supercharged with a little bit of Southern twang tossed in here and there. On the record, he did the dual leads all himself. That's how good he was. Amazing. Sad that he's gone. Sad that most of them on that stage are gone. What a tight, rockin', soulful and bluesy sounding band. With such a full sound. With Ronnie singing his heart out -- just like on the record. The UK music fans obviously had a treat that day. Peace out to all.

[@b-ballfanatic7988]

Artimus is the only one left

[@chickasawstarrmountain9747]

​@@b-ballfanatic7988rickey medlock is still living he was an original played coming home

[@allensuarez2966]

Alex Harvey next

[@user-yy8mt6bb6i]

Stevie Ray Vaughan was the goat

[@danmatthews5108]

I have to disagree. As I quote ." You will not hear me cry coz I do do not sing the blues " thy had their own style

[@onesecureone]

When i was 16 i liked Skynyrd Im 60 now i love Skynyrd I miss the world i grew up in I miss how great and free we were

[@anthonyo.460]

same age, and i couldnt agree more. great era to have been a kid in. None of the total nonsence and stupidity thats happening now.

[@mariusr1047]

To be honest sir, i felt jealous to all of your music culture back then. Now it's just some bullsh*t tiktok music anywhere.

[@jessescott8270]

Lord I feel you, I'm only 40 and I miss the world I grew up in

[@mike3963]

Fly high, free bird. You’re still great and free at heart. Don’t cage yourself

[@Goldstarsally]

Same here.62. Saw them in 75 and 76. Go see them on Sturgis! I know it's not exactly the same band, but the tribute goes on. Saw them last year at Sturgis and it was amazing! Going again this year. 50 th anniversary.

[@jabohonu]

I don't care what people say, This is the best guitar solo ever 🔥

[@Jack-hk1cc]

Allen Collins is a national treasure

[@smooch2955]

You got that Right 😁

[@JamesStullich]

I was just thinking that same thought. 🎉

[@michaelgriffith3848]

Technically it's not a solo. But I get the point and agree

[@michaelgriffith3848]

It is mostly Collins haha

[@irenetrabucco6337]

2024 and I'm still listening to this great song!!!!!! Rock on!!!

[@coach5800]

Absolutely the Greatest Southern Rock Band Ever! Right On! 💯💯💯💯!

[@matthewhawkins6892]

Secound to the ABB.

[@kathleensimkow2500]

The best 💯

[@rocoop2k]

No. Just rock bands!!! North, South, East, or West!!!

[@richardtitzmann3217]

The best🙏❤ be with christ

[@KevinBower-xl7tm]

This song could go on continuously for 20 years and it still would be my favorite song ever!!!! I love it when it ramps up!! Take me back to the 70's please!!!!!

[@lisamcbride8921]

Wow, us grandmother's now, looked good back then! Yeah I'm 64 now, was 16 back then in those days! ❤ long live Southern Rock!!!

[@jamesfaith3540]

Same here

[@harpoon_bakery162]

And this my friends is why you go to live concerts

[@kathyrais574]

Not bad solo for a kid never wanted to play lead guitar, thank God he got over that. I can't imagine a world w/o Free Bird

[@PS987654321PS]

The greatest 14 minutes in rock history.

[@chrisandlindasmith9665]

Absolutely

[@karenk.c.cauley-anderson7271]

I wasn't there, but I grew up with this music, My whole life. A ,& I love all the great music that this awesome band sang especially like FreeBird

[@johnex3303]

The guitar solo still blows this 60 yr old off his feet

[@jeffbenninger8663]

Gorgeous.

[@StacheBigote]

It’s certainly up there. Three of my all time favorite performances are people upstaging the Stones. There’s this, then there’s The Who playing A Quick One at the Rolling Stone’s Rock and Roll Circus and then there’s James Brown just blowing them to pieces at the T.A.M.I. Show.

[@user-eg2fd3ky6u]

Here it is 2023 and now all the original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd are gone. They might be gone but never will they be forgotten. So fly high on that Eagle in the sky. I would like to thank you all for this tremendous music that you left us with. Until the road ends and my time on earth is done I'll see you all again one day. Long Live Lynyrd Skynyrd.

[@edmundmcgrath213]

hahAJAj

[@girohead]

Back when Americans (even 20 year olds) appreciated freedom....back to the music, that guitar solo is so far off the charts, the sound is still traveling the universe.

[@Jack-hk1cc]

Allen Collins flat out burned with that solo…totally underrated…RIP Allen

[@taylorpelletier89]

Hahaha your generation let the douchebags become supreme. There ain’t no freedom anymore. Especially with the 60 and 85 year olds in power. Freedom isn’t America lol muuuurica

[@HyperNebula]

And spinning rats

[@LisaJohnsonPhD]

And... the universe as we presently define it is still listening. For lack of a better word, Amen :)

[@user-xz7th6li9g]

Tell you got the blues

[@billiondollarbaby9902]

Allen Collins was so in a zone, I’m surprised he or his guitar didn’t burst into flames! Great performance

[@charleshall9755]

Don't forget Steve, he brought Skynyrd to a higher level!

[@oldschool4382]

He had to put it in the Fridge afterwards - lol

[@beernutzbob]

He wrote that amazing solo when he was 17.

[@johndahl36]

Yeah really! Thinking the same thing lol

[@johndahl36]

He was damn good and and he looked natural. Underrated guitarist

[@bonscott5977]

If I could only watch one band perform one song live, hands down this song at this concert would be my choice every dang time.

[@davidsprague-zs6gr]

This song and Tuesdays gone were played at my best friends funeral in N Anaconda Montana in a Baptist Church the pastor knew all of us and let us have the service without him being there his only request was that we not drink or smoke in his church He had been at one time a cocaine cowboy and we respected his simple request

[@harpoon_bakery162]

This was better than the Oakland Coliseum freebird

[@sergiomanriquez4624]

Dude I’m 20 and am super young and know nothing but when I need a natural high I throw the live version of freebird and jam for 7 minutes of bad ass guitar solo

[@joearmishaw2402]

Can't argue with that !!

[@judywhisenant1483]

Simple Man was my favorite next in line to this one. Wonderful.

[@donnagraham5342]

I was a teenager in the 70's. Teenager's today are so different. I feel sorry for them. Life was so much simpler. We weren't a plastic society, no cell phones, no computers, etc. The best part was that concert tickets were less than 10 dollars and others in the audience were respectful of each other. There was trust amongst us. I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

[@ethan4398]

America needs to turn back to that time

[@slack9400]

Been there, done that! And I'm thankful for it! We were lucky to have come of age in that era...oh, so lucky to still remember it too!

[@user-px6zf3yq3v]

Great comments, man.i agree hole heartedly. Rock on man. I'm 62 year old woman and still love it. My kids and grandchildren know it too. I got my grandchildren into. They are 8 and 11. My son hates it. Who cares? I don't. ❤❤❤❤

[@shawnarydall4587]

Right on from Canada, best thing since was the convoy

[@rondaroman1166]

Rock on!!!!!!!

[@johnnyluna5319]

This is a true American song My people And we all know who we are👊😎👍

[@davidvanzant2019]

The day lynyrd skynrd showed the world who was the best band

[@AJthe13th]

The Best.

[@connerlackey3952]

More like greatest

[@robertkamenzind6836]

Yes, certainly "TOP TEN" and without a daught before there time... RIp my brother's.. PS Ronnie Van zant what an talented individual true Master conductor creator and leader of something great. 🍄🎶🌜🌎🌛🎶🍄

[@ernestcheek4294]

a zzz Discarded

[@SoniaHernandez-tq9fd]

Hardly!😝😝😝😝

[@gregwoodcock7046]

Best version of this song. Thank you Ronnie, Alan, Billy, Gary and everyone else. From the bottom of my heart, I can't thank you enough for what you gave to the world

[@gregwoodcock7046]

Terribly sorry for the exclusion of Artimus, Steve, Ed, Cassy and Larry

[@plumcrazybee7347]

They were awesome without him, but with Steve Gaines they were perfect

[@carpenoctem775]

@@gregwoodcock7046 And Leon and Bob.

[@melindaozment1907]

Man I bet all the boys are in rock n roll heaven catching up with Gary. .💔

[@shaunaklonandkar9226]

Ya freebird n lynyrd skynyrd are a big blessing to the world and will always be ❤❤❤❤

[@lunatuna9610]

The greatest solo in history 😌

[@marktaylor6491]

This or Stairway, or Comfortably Numb. And that's it. That is the Holy Trinity.

[@lunatuna9610]

@@marktaylor6491Indeed. I literally can’t believe Gary Rossington just died yesterday. I was going to see them play😔 (Rock in Heaven with Ronnie 🕊️)

[@maddoxpavone2363]

@@marktaylor6491 eruption enters chat

[@harpoon_bakery162]

steve gaines was shredding it

[@robingastonia9192]

I still love Stairway, Comfortably Numb and of course Stranglehold, but this will always be one of my favorites. I was so blessed to see the original members of the band in concert. I used to go to almost every concert that came in concert, and I got to see the original members. I still listen to that amazing music today that I grew up listening to. They left us way to soon, but we still have all of the original music to listen to and cherish today. If I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me, Yes, we all do remember you, miss you.

[@dukehooten3281]

"If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? " The almost cosmic irony of that question gets me. Lynyrd Skynyrd will be remembered as long as we have music. A magnificent song by a magnificent band.

[@oldschool4382]

Well Stated

[@deannculver7969]

Guy I had been seeing for a year died suddenly. I got in my car and my normal radio station was off the air for some reason, so I changed it. The very first thing I heard was that line. No intro, nothing. Just that. Made me smile.

[@mike3963]

@@deannculver7969 that gives me chills.

[@slack9400]

Yes Ronnie, we still remember you. I was lucky to see you Live, and even luckier to remember you as you were right here on KZbin.

[@TonyBlankenship-iu4pe]

Amen ​@@oldschool4382

[@raymcarthur3870]

Allen Collins was so underrated, this guy was unreal. What a Great Band.

[@tonyb5884]

when i read the underated comments i usually think, no they're not. however in this case i agree..allen collins is one of the greatest guitarists without a doubt in my book..

[@rebeccacopley]

64 yrs old and still rock to Skynyrd

[@feduncan]

That's not just a concert, man that's HISTORY! 😎

[@SidB1956]

This is the GREATEST recording of the GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL SONG EVER

[@qtrhors1]

I was 16 years old that Summer. Would someone please build a time machine so I get the hell out this crazy world we have now. I so miss the vibe of this time period.

[@bethfinley8293]

Amen to that

[@southerninfidel3141]

I was 14 and know what you mean......👍

[@MyNextShotWontMiss]

I was a few months old but I want back too. The '80s and '90s were much better than today.

[@donnypuleo8167]

I wasn’t even born yet but I agree that was life

[@xorphana]

Wasn't born until '88 but yes! If I had a single opportunity to travel through time, it would be to see this show. Everything has gone off the rails now. I want off this ride!

[@xxn0thing]

It's 2021, and I wish we could go back to the 70's and 80's. Such happier times before cell phones and internet and all the assorted garbage that currently exists.

[@GreenEyedMan06]

I’m with you mate... All the way from Latin America.... This dude can fucking shred!!

[@mathsmeets8158]

I,ll go with you.

[@edwincruzvillegas3117]

No popup ñ o lo lo ñp

[@grahampye9353]

And fake virus's...

[@andrewblythe3896]

@@grahampye9353 youre right, if it was real people would be dying from it and we can clearly see thats not happened

[@ioriedwards7554]

If there was ever a rock song that drove us all into a frenzy, this was it.

[@sunarf]

And there it is...the exact moment Lynyrd Skynyrd conquered the world! This is the best live performance of Freebird... EVER! 🤘

[@darrellminx5459]

True dat

[@paulmurphy4723]

​@@gopherdudette Agree but... do you mean the One More For the Road version (one night of the two at the Fox Theater) or the Gold & Platinum version (which is from the other night)? Imvho the G&P version is *the* version. It's transcendental whichever one you listen to ofc but G&P is the one I ALWAYS go back to Still got the original vinyl & it's simply euphoric/spinetingling/other worldly & a band at their tightest & sheer brilliant best.

[@paulmurphy4723]

@@gopherdudette I can't and won't disagree with someone's fav & as I said 99.9% of the live performances of it are incredible but I grew up on the G&P version, not even knowing about One More For the Road or there being alternate takes from back to back shows at the same venue, so it's just ingrained in my soul and holds memories from beach-fishing with my dad as it blasts out of a boombox to road trips with my mates, funerals of people I've known & getting stoned at house parties with it blaring. life wouldn't be the same without it, ANY version. we're just lucky it exists for us to savour forever. 🤘

[@slack9400]

Nah, the best Live performance was the one I saw in '76! Heh heh. Largo, Md., my first concert!

[@bonestcc]

I agree

[@MrHemirox1]

The day Allen Collins just felt more than good! Best live guitar performance in history!

[@JSSS85]

Allen Collins so underrated...one of the greats

[@UkrainianPaulie]

Before there was Eddie V.H. there was Allan Collins!

[@harpoon_bakery162]

@@UkrainianPaulie Steve Gaines, Gary Rossington, & Ed King were off the charts as well.

[@Jay.Lombardii]

Collins Shreds Like the Best of Em🔥

[@slack9400]

@@UkrainianPaulie Eddie!

[@crazycat6272]

The greatest southern rock band of all time! .......

[@MrValentyne]

I would tend to agree...But I have a feeling Gregg and Duane may differ. 👍

[@larryn2682]

@@MrValentyne It's just a marketing label, due to geography. Gregg didn't like being limited to that category and I doubt Duane would have.

[@sandydog291]

Agreed.

[@sandydog291]

Without a doubt.

[@elvisparker4691]

What CAN'T be Debated ... Now or 100 years from now... Who the Top 2 Southern Rock Bands of All Time Are ... ( ZZ Top, being a Blues Based, Texas Rock Band ) 🎸🎸

[@georgiavarnum8069]

It's July 1979. My niece was driving on US 17 South when she hit another car head on. She died instantly. This was the last thing she heard. She loved Lynard Skinner. We played it at her funeral. Somewhere she's still riding along playing this song. She 27. Play on.

[@nebyuelias5222]

These legends you see you on stage have all perished. RIP gary. You're a free bird now. Fly high!

[@dancrowley488]

Artimus is still with us.

[@harpoon_bakery162]

I believe the drummer and two of the Honkettes to still be living and some of the back-stage hands and body-guard.

[@kraigmiller3990]

So is my husband, Kraig!! He is out of pain..happy being FREEBIRD!

[@kraigmiller3990]

He told me this was his song

[@kraigmiller3990]

Even though OUR song was " Color My wotld"

[@patrickwisniewski8652]

The Owners of Gibson guitars must have been so proud seeing three of their babies just ripping the greatest solo ever!!

[@markmedina7636]

Good point!

[@Call_me_The_Breeze]

Ed King played a Strat but he quit in 75

[@wagliz163]

@@Call_me_The_Breeze Ed also played a Gibson SG, and Steve often played a Strat. BUT, this vid was all Gibson.

[@benhillman4691]

If this doesn't stir your soul and rock your mind your body is dead.

[@Jeffrey-cg6kj]

😢 man listen to Billy Powell... It takes me back home to the Appalachian mountains North Carolina, 17 years old,, a campfire, half a pint of moonshine ,8 other little southern rock junkies, add my red-headed girlfriend Margaret... If that's not the depths of southern rock-- that was the night that it reached into my soul and has never left. I cried for 2 days when Billy Powell passed away..

[@pameladecicco6509]

Best live performance in history. Hands down.

[@stephent7590]

Hello Pamela... How are you doing?

[@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691]

I’ve seen better

[@perijetton9275]

I’m back again to witness the greatest moment in Rock History!! ❤️🎶🦅

[@Bonky777]

Freebird at Knebworth 1976 is as good as it gets. There has never been, nor ever will be, a better performance. In particular, nobody will ever come close to Allen Collins' performace on that day. It's disappointing that nobody has come close to emulating that performance in 45 years, but also somehow immensely satisfying to know that there is a benchmark for live musicianship and here it is, recorded for all eternity. How I envy the people that were there. They were part of something that can never be repeated.

[@derekcollins1972]

Very true.

[@raymondfoerster6711]

It blows my mind every time I watch it , which is almost every day . But listen to Jimi play "machine gun " live on new years eve , he's from another planet.

[@theodorejohnson1746]

The kicker is he did that every time sometimes even better

[@sylviafoster9093]

Check out Old Grey Whistle Test.1975.

[@zackturbo9859]

So true.

[@danielagambel1590]

I'll be 60 in August and still listening to Skynyrd ❤.

[@daffyduck9901]

The Rolling Stones sued Leonard Skynyrd for that concert they weren't supposed to go out on the tongue of the stage. And Lynyrd Skynyrd showed the Rolling Stones up in that concert. Awesome 🇺🇸👊

[@alasdairreid9844]

In fairness bath bands were outstanding that night. On a bill featuring The Don Harrison Band (containing the Creedence rhythm section), Hot Tuna (featuring Kaukonen and Cassady from Jefferson Airplane), Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Skynyrd, 10cc (their last ever live performance) and the Stones. Skynyrd were magnificent and the Stones played like they had something to prove - I think it still goes down as their longest ever performance. One fabulous day though

[@diegoferreiro9478]

There is a picture of that morning that features Charlie Watts talking to a apparently bemused Ronnie Van Zandt with Doug Clifford as a witness. The legend says that is the very moment when the Stones sent the message 'don't step on the tongue' to LS. No way to know if is the true moment or not, unless Clifford steps in, what we know is that Ronnie didn't give a damn about it.

[@slack9400]

What? Sounds like Mick, always trying to get a dime out of his work.

[@BullseyeForever24]

Yes fu$k the stones lol 😊

[@PeterGay-kt8km]

From little ol New Zealand.Best group ever,no doubt.😁👍

[@Fredconley]

Turned 21 on that date now 66 if only knew then what we had And how fast it would be gone Enjoy every minute of your life because it will be gone faster than you can imagine

[@texasaggie8449]

One of the greatest rock songs ever.

[@cathsalazar9930]

Love this song! Band singer music! Never b another like this awesome band! So sad we lost them that way! Rip

[@cathsalazar9930]

Still is today!

[@realist8082]

Seriously man, could be THE best ever!

[@matthewchapman3870]

The Greatest .

[@WandaClark-qv5hq]

Not One off but THE GREATEST !

[@petezereeeah]

If the Brits in the crowd didnt know this song, by God they now it now. Paul McCartney and David Gilmore were back stage with Jack Nicholson. I heard when this song started their conversation stopped and they walked over to behind the stage.

[@mojopin70]

It's played here in the Uk on radio etc for as long as i can remember, and i was born in '74.

[@stevehanham9266]

The 'Brits' of which I am one certainly knew this song before this performance thank you very much! I was there that day during one of the hottest summers England had ever known. LS were a brilliant band! 😊😎🎸🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@soniarueda1320]

Ok

[@GBelly-tf9sq]

@@stevehanham9266so that was you!🤣🤣

[@Goldstarsally]

They knew it just like we knew the Beatles, Zeppelin, Stones............ ..

[@easystar123]

I turn 60 this year and I've always loved this band especially Freebird and They Call me the Breeze. What talented musicians they were from a generation of great bands and songwriters. I feel fortunate that I grew up to enjoy it all. Rest in Peace and thanks for the memories. You will always be remembered.

[@clivenewman4810]

This is to be played at my funeral.From England

[@joserodriirdor4541]

I need subtitulos

[@edmundmcgrath213]

[@chrisandlindasmith9665]

Love how Ronnie brought all his mules out on the Tongue of the stage,knowing they were told by the Stones manager to Not go out on the Tongue! CLASSIC SKYNYRD!! Miss them boys!!!!!°

[@harpoon_bakery162]

Ronnie was the type of guy that after a few drinks, he might be your best friend and ask you if you think you can make it to the door before he takes you out. And the buzzard would take on 4 guys in a bar fight and go up and wake band members up to help him fight. I doubt that any of the band members had their original teeth, and I'm being serious. So being told not to go out on the Rolling Stones tongue was just like someone challenging him to a fight.....he NEVER turned down an offer like that.

[@scottharrison9083]

Classic moment in rock history Similar to when Jim Morrison of the Doors said the word high on Eddie Sullivan show.

[@liasunshine7470]

Allen Collins wrote that solo when he was 18.

[@wesleyrogers6900]

Most of the crowd were seated but the end and they were all standing! Nothing will match it nothing will come close to it! Legendary beyond comprehension!

[@gailcregeen7513]

I was there at that concert.At the time didn’t know my future husband was there also.At the end of this video he is two friends.He is in the middle clapping.Wearing his weed belt.In heaven now.We got together two years later.1979 we couldn’t get enough of our Lynyrd Skynyrd .Own every song they have done.Free bird is my all time favorite 👏🥰😎

[@southerninfidel3141]

👍

[@markhudson6762]

@@southerninfidel3141 great story….thank you

[@jameshodonicky4329]

Greatest rock performance in history...PERIOD!!!!!

[@raymondfoerster6711]

I hear ya 1000% but ya have to consider Queen at Live Aid , and if Ronnie didn't give the kill signal AC would still be up there playing 😂

[@NoName-tn1ut]

@@raymondfoerster6711 no Queen's live aid is nothing compared to the Free bird live or the rolling stones concerts. the concerts of the 60's / 70's are really of better quality in terms of music.

[@cherylsmith905]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@raymcarthur3870]

Can’t argue with that James!

[@roberthiguera602]

Yup

[@flaron352]

The best music ever came out of the late 60,s and 70,s. Of course I'm biased growing up with it all. Peace, love, happiness

[@J.C.Ky.ridgerunner1955]

Me too. Straight from the south and proud of it.

[@jonstensaas9077]

And this is why these cell phones are such a great invention. Those of us that never got to see theses live performances we can now. Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd and the greatest Era of rock and roll ever!!

[@michaeldaley5831]

I was there on that very hot sunny day,Skynyrd were amazing,blew the Rolling Stones of the stage.I went to see Bob Seger on my 18th birthday at the Hammersmith odeon,on the night of the plane crash,a two minute silence was held for them,I’m not embarrassed to say,that I had tears in my eyes.

[@colleenwysocki3282]

WHAT A STORY TO TELL ! ROCK ON !

[@bendavidson7122]

3 Guitar Assault OH YEAH

[@333Alastair]

Ronnie was very much the man in charge! Alan collins shredded the greatest guitar solo in rock history that day!

[@shumphrey7377]

Perfection....especiallyAllen Collins

[@user-jg6qj6yo9s]

I remember seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert when I was 15 years old at Mapleleaf Gardens in Toronto, amazing band

[@setforglobaldoom]

When Allen Collins takes over the song. My GOD! Don’t stop!!!! 🛑 🔥🔥🔥🔥 god almighty

[@harpoon_bakery162]

Gaines was keeping up but Collins was absolutely smashing it. He fed off of that great Knebworth crowd, they are some true rockers who appreciated good Southern rock when the tempo started crescendoing into a rip your shirtsleeves off it was so loud.

[@mtjam3183]

Bird calls - in memory of the ultimate free bird, Duane Allman

[@jayweld6951]

Yes sir both him n Berry n Ronnie music never recovered from that rockin blues then Allen took the rest and skynyrds sound 2 the heavens gone 4ever

[@grammy965]

Sky Dog

[@robertstorms2124]

U sure got that right ....✌️

[@robertstorms2124]

Well Whoever likes my reply it is straight Goods thanks whoever you were Keep On Rocking

[@robertstorms2124]

@@grammy965 hi babe nice to meet you

[@slack9400]

Man! If you didn't see Ronnie sing, you never really saw Skynyrd! I know he lived on in the hearts & minds of many after his passing, but I'm thankful the first concert I ever attended was in 1976 starring Lynyrd Skynyrd! Freebird rocked in Largo Maryland!

[@mdb7771]

Only two things wrong. No shots of Billy on piano and Leon's bass cord was too short lol. Seriously this is beyond awesome!

[@skippergoat]

I was thinking the same thing about Billy no shots of him playing piano

[@davidrhelmick72]

Billy couldn't catch a break even though he played a major role

[@andrewperkins8532]

the look on the crowds faces when the guitars kicked in and they realised they were witnessing the greatest band ever to plug guitars in play for them.

[@scottcampbell7189]

If you're listening to this in 2021 then you have fantastic musical taste.ihope Ronnie is rocking in heaven at least God would be happy

[@jeffh6013]

RIP Gary. Listening all day to remember the greatness this band was

[@michellechalmers8753]

I watch this performance several times a year and it never fails to completely wow me. Allen Collins is one of rock's legends and unfortunately not often talked about. This performance and song (he was the primary writer on this one) should assure his name among the greats and I really hope that one day his name will be mentioned much more often when people look back at rock's greatest decade. Better still, he was so humble - just really loved playing guitar, being a husband and being a father. RIP Allen - you brought great, great joy to so many. ❤

[@vincentberte7675]

That 3 lead guitar attack is just amazing, Allen, Gary and Stevie Gaines, wow they were really something special, the one thing they were told NOT to do in this concert was to go out and perform on the Stone's tongue and you can see Ronnie Van Zant pushing the 3 lead guitarist onto the Tongue, even Leon on bass guitar was out there, just freaking awesome!!!!

[@clubcvc]

The best american band ever. The guitar work in this song is unmatched in the history of rock and roll

[@gregorybudd4689]

Couldn't agree more. It simply has never been, and never will get, better than the 3 guitar jam at the end. I bet I've watched this over 100 times and still love it like it is the first time. EPIC.

[@joescott5540]

I was at this concert and by some way this is the greatest guitar piece I have seen, Just amazing!

[@ChrisWojoDotCom]

Yeah me too. Ronnie was really nervous about singing in front of all of those people so I told him to just close his eyes and imagine they weren't even there. After the show we had a big laugh about how well it worked.

[@cjoin83]

@@ChrisWojoDotCom Ye me too, I told Ronnie to push Allen and Steve onto the tongue. Jagger was furious

[@harpoon_bakery162]

@@ChrisWojoDotCom You knew Ronnie? Are you being serious?

[@ridleyclayburn4599]

I was as well. Hell of a line up through the day!

[@harpoon_bakery162]

@@ChrisWojoDotCom u r a funny dude

[@mattyb0810]

All I can say is WOW 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bendavidson7122]

Allen Collins could SHRED a Guitar

[@WayneFielder]

Can you imagine the impact he would have had on today's guitarists had he survived!?!? Dude had SO much talent and I'm not sure he had the time on earth to fully realize it....

[@jayweld6951]

Everytime Ronnie looks at Allen its like he's sayin i might light the fuse 4 this band but Allen u sir R the bomb 4 this band best ever hands down in my book

[@dalewiley1756]

And a beautiful 1958 Gibson Explorer at that, and Ricky honors him ( and getting the sound right) by playing the same model guitar.

[@mattmcgough3381]

Yes sir he sure could!

[@markkibodeaux4455]

This song might not be in first place but it sure better than second

[@UkrainianPaulie]

Allen kicked that shit out of the park! RIP AC.

[@bigg4057]

1976 a year I will never forgot Greatest concerts ever Rock on 🎼🎸🎸🎸

[@starbrown5289]

1976 was the best year of my life music was amazing nothing will ever compare to music like that

[@kencook517]

OMG - to have been there - sun setting over those trees - that guy absolutely shredding the solo. Can’t tell you how many times I have gone back to watch this . LOVE IT

[@SuV33358]

Good times for sure

[@chrisscanlon3717]

try their 77 free bird in oakland its even better!

[@GWard-hz5wj]

@@chrisscanlon3717 No it isn't. It's focused on the crowd, not the band. Plus Allen's solo is longer & more intense. Knebworth 76 was used for the special edition just released as one of the best performances ever recorded. Had u seen this band live before the crash u would know this is what u experienced when u attended their concerts.

[@chrisscanlon3717]

@@GWard-hz5wj you are fake news. The Oakland arena show was pre crash....and the babes were EPIC!

[@GWard-hz5wj]

@@chrisscanlon3717 I said, had u seen this band pre crash LIVE u would know the difference. We saw them many times LIVE before the crash as they came through our area often here in the South. Im old enough prob to be your grandma & all we did back then was go to concerts. We went to see the bands, not the 'babes' as u say, u immature little punk.

[@sylviafoster9093]

Ronnie led Allen and Gary down that runway 'LIKE A BOSS'.

[@wej1217]

Greatest song ever BAR NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nipon1]

I was there with my parents . I was a 10 year old boy at the time.

[@jameshodonicky4329]

The GREATEST ROCK PERFORMANCE OF ALL TIME!! TAKE A SEAT ZEP, STONES, WHO.

[@edwardgill7797]

Right on buddy

[@huntterra]

i'd say this is a very close second to under the bridge on SNL or stairway at live aid

[@jameshodonicky4329]

Yes take a seat zep and stones, also queen

[@tommyplays131]

Not Zep .......blow LS out of the water and I love LS

[@JasonNation72]

During the guitar solo, you see Ronnie bringing Collins and Rossington out to the stage extension, or the "tongue", which was strictly designated for the Rolling Stones and this severely pissed off Mick Jagger. You can see Collins being hesitant about being out there and gives Ronnie a look like "should we be doing this?" but does anyway. That was Ronnie, playing by his own rules.

[@stephengardner763]

remember that well Jason baby.Didn't know that his Mickness was pissed off.Slapitupim.

[@RossDear-zm4nj]

Great group brilliant musicians . I saw them on live on English tv one night playing this magical song didn't want it too end . Love this version .

[@user-ox9ro7kw9j]

I still listen to all the greatest band of the 70 and 80 Now the music it’s the same .

[@chrisandlindasmith9665]

The crowd was eerily calm, until about 6min 10 seconds in, Then they realized what they were witnessing THE BEST ROCK BAND EVER!!! PERIOD............................................

[@rapturesong4832]

AGREED 👍

[@rapturesong4832]

Best comment ever !,,,!

[@chrisandlindasmith9665]

@@rapturesong4832 thank you

[@dennisguidry3466]

NO DOUBT !!!

[@southerninfidel3141]

Whoever brought the Confederate Flag already knew...........

[@southerninfidel3141]

No words can really describe this performance.........👍

[@sweetleaf4860]

THEY ARE PLAYING IT FOR DUANE ALLMON .. Weed Me

[@runcaz7802]

No words? There aren't enough pejoratives in any language to describe them.

[@richardfurlott4243]

NEVER !

[@jseedoubleu]

No words needed.

[@marilynandrew9658]

foghat slow Ride

[@jeffwilson5349]

Absolutely unbelievable band, How lucky these folks there that day were!! Rock History at its best , hands down. 63 years old and these were and always will be the BEST of times!!

[@calebcopas9982]

Watching Ronnie get everybody back on track to end the song is amazing! He wasn’t just a kick ass song writer and front man he was an amazing conductor!

[@farmboy2272]

The best part is 12:06 where you can see Ronnie grab Allen and get the band back in time. Really shows how much fun Allen and everyone was having and how much of a leader Ronnie was.

[@UkrainianPaulie]

Ronnie was a bit of a tyrant. Especially, if he was drinking. Just watched a documentary where Ronnie tried to end Gary's career while drunk.

[@jonzenrael]

I saw this too and was also impressed, but I think he's motioning that its time to end. 'One more bar' maybe? (OBLIGATORY PEDANTIC EDIT: It actually sounds like 4 or 8 bars to me, but you get the idea. One more 'go around'. I guess its one phrase? Or maybe two? I have no f'in idea...). Very shortly after he waves to get the attention of the drummer and gives a 'cut' gesture. Really awesome to see that little bit of direction.

[@cjoin83]

@@jonzenrael Yea I feel like Allen would have played for 10 more minutes had he not stopped him lol

[@markc.2958]

Absolutely, but I was also impressed with how smoothly the band switched gears and slid right into the song's closing.

[@american_cosmic]

@@markc.2958 The band was at their peak - they were never better than they were those final two years or so. Well-honed and practiced after years on the road... they killed it.

[@jimbomorrison7133]

Skynyrd will be one of the most underrated,absolute,marvelous,kick ass rock n’ roll bands in history. They will always go untouched in the books. Fly High Freebird…

[@roonkolos]

Lynyrd Skynyrd is in no way shape or form underrated XD but literally everything else is 100% spot on

[@plumeria66]

How the hell is it underrated? You young generation overuse that word.

[@mrbojangles977]

Allen Collins died this day 23/01/1990 still loved and remembered 23/01/2024

[@jseedoubleu]

I love how the crowd was mostly just dead or exhausted when the song first started but you could slowly see them rise and by the end they were standing, dancing and applauding.

[@andykilvington1651]

And everyone went home still thinking The Stones were the best rock band in the world.....thought no-one! I was there, and 10CC and The Stones were completely outclassed by a quite brilliant performance by Skynyrd. One of those musical memories I'll never ever forget.

[@philliplowery5660]

Jam to Lynyrd Skynrd since I was about 12 or 13,I am 61 still my favorite band

[@jeremyroberts6690]

R.I.P. Gary Rossington you are a Freebird fly to heaven and jam with the angels.

[@germanbigdaddy]

For me, probably the greatest guitar solo you get to hear, ever. With that song, generally, and especially with this performance...

[@gregorybudd4689]

x2! Agree!

[@amrak5028]

Right you are. I am 62, I have seen the greats. I was at Zeps "Destroyer" show in 77. This 76 Freebird is the best ever.

[@danielfonvielle9487]

The greatest rock band in the world! I loved Ronnies throat cut at the end. He was letting everybody know, we just killed it and whoever plays after us better bring it.

[@Debbie_Bcool]

Oh my God those were the days. We were so free!

[@buscem00]

Let's not forget the drumming in this song! Gets me going when I'm driving in the car!

[@Holycowisthereaporenotfi-kb5kn]

Junior College… hoops, beer, partying, bongs, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Life was so good and free. Kids today, have no clue what they missed.

[@hrdman2luv]

That front stage was set up for the Stones. Skynyrd wasn't supposed to go out there. But they did. lol...

[@theemorbidwolf]

Rebels always

[@southerninfidel3141]

@@theemorbidwolf Damn Right

[@starshiptrooper7670]

Hell Yeah!!

[@sylviafoster9093]

Hell Yeah.

[@MontagZoso]

😎👍

[@johncampbell5190]

Music like this is just one reason why I believe in heaven and a God who made it all.

[@oldschool4382]

Make a Joyful Noise !

[@evanshedd8052]

AMEN!!!

[@rebeccawagner4167]

This song will forever live and stay alive in rock and roll history throughout the ages.❤❤

[@thebu007]

RIP Gary Rossington 1951-2023 They finally get back together again, fly high Free Bird brother🕊🙏🏻

[@harpoon_bakery162]

SOrry to hear about Gary, holy crap,,,,that dude had been through hell, i wonder what finally took him out? he had been through hell and back. He couldnt' have been that old. What did he pass away from , omg, his long friend and wife of his had to be devastated, must have been a sudden stage 4 illness or something like that , must have been caught at the very very late stages of the disease

[@marilynsesler3656]

Two words to sum up Southern Rock: LYNYRD SKYNARD 🙌💯

[@michaelvicario2584]

Pagnswolf