Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gary, Rickey, Sparky Show us how to play FREE BIRD

[@tooltimze]

Just came across this..........and it is gold.......RIP Gary.....2023

[@mikereynolds3294]

Dang, gonna miss Gary for loooong time

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

I'm looking forward to meeting him in heaven.

[@marklisbon159]

Wow to hear Gary talk in detail and show how to play Freebird is Priceless! Ricky is a great musician period!

[@Stevehose]

How many times have they played this yet they sit down and show us pretenders how it's really done! Pure class and thanks GR for inspiring me to learn guitar.

[@BenCarling-z9l]

This talent will never be seen again

[@zachz2333]

Most bands couldn’t make 3 guitars sound this amazing in a million years. Humble enough to leave the space and let the music breath. Hard pressed to find people that can do that anymore

[@williamwhitlock8351]

Hell i bet u cant find 3 guitar players that can play together in one bandwe as a nation were so lucky to have these guys to come together and make some of the best music ever made so lucky they found one anotherfinding ppl that can play period is a gift from god and some ppl wonder if thier is a godskynard was living proof that yes thier is a god

[@Cactusfruitsquisher]

@@williamwhitlock8351 stop exaggerating. It’s embarrassing

[@RealRunner7]

Good point: people debate best guitar solo and duet but no trio is close to this.

[@brianolson1098]

Molly Hatchet, Ted Nugent, and the Allman Brothers have made three guitars work well too

[@danielandrews86]

RIP Gary Rossington!!! U was so awesome 😎😎😎😎

[@phil42069205]

Allen Collins was a giant to me as a kid. His playing along with his spirit, will always be missed. And Ricki Medlocke as his placeholder is so fitting. Kudos Mr Gary Rossington. Well done sir.

[@paulj0557tonehead]

You know you are a Skynyrd fan when Freebird seems like it's 4-5 minutes. Rip Ed King

[@chrisandlane]

Amen

[@user-tj6fu2in3r]

ggg

[@Peyre]

And then you realize that it was the single version (which is 4:41) all along.

[@TrumpFanNetwork2]

About 20 years ago, I was the manager of a neighborhood bar that had a jukebox. The 14 minute live version was played one night 5 times in a row. Customers started off happy, but got sick of Freebird by the time it was finished.

[@BamaRockstar85]

Gary and his screwdriver along with his slide created one of the most beautiful riffs ever 😂 Genius Rip Brother

[@applianceman6009]

I have tried to get the slide right, but I will never get it like Gary. Nobody ever will.

[@ErinMacArthur-oe3rd]

Rip Gary Ronnie Steve Cassie Allen Leon Ean Billy Ed King and everyone else, now the original band is reunited once again up in heaven stay strong johnny and Rickey 💘💔

[@NathanSmith-xf7rk]

I can’t put into words how much I love Skynrd, the soul is unbelievable, what would have been if??????? 😢

[@lindaclark9925]

I remember I was in grade school (1978) and at my first dance at my school. You waited for either freebird or stairway to heaven , the main songs that you wanted someone to ask you to dance to. The twoi songs were synonymous with....some sort of triumph .God love you always, lynrd skynrd ❤️

[@Jfizzle813]

You gotta wonder what Gary thinks when they play this song does he still feel the other guys around him or maybe even see them every once and a while , I get chills every time I hear this song I wasnt even thought of in 77 but damnit man i grew up in the wrong generation!

[@maryalfaro9068]

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[@kathyrais574]

Yeah I have always wondered that too. It must feel weird to be the last survivor of the original band. He's outlived them all, his 2 best friends RVZ & Allen. Esp with Allen you could tell how close they were & how much they loved each other & Ronnie was their brother, father figure, mentor. If you think abt it though he has been with Ricky & JVZ for decades but the original guys were such magic together & just the times they struggled, I know they fought but that workin & strugglin to make it bonds you. I am glad that Ricky is honoring Allen the way he does & glad it is him carrying the torch since he was with them in the early days & how better to sing than Johnny. Whwn he 1st took over, he sounded so much like Ronnie but over the years he sounds less like that but my guess is way Johnny sounds today is very similar to the way Ronnie would sound today. Thanks for sharing this, very cool

[@diegogardner6218]

Same, poor man probably feels an emptiness that won't be filled until it's his turn to go to the musicians hof in the sky

[@kentbeery4941]

Yes he thought of the guy's always

[@applianceman6009]

@@diegogardner6218 He has had his turn after all. R.I.P.

[@tonya4157]

Forever Skynyrd... Been here since '73...

[@richardmcdowell830]

You and me both brother!

[@richardmcdowell830]

I'm living right down the street from where it all started

[@ShiftingDrifter]

A SCREWDRIVER! After all these years! I saw Skynyrd at RFK stadium in 1976 and was up close to the stage squinting with my eyes at Gary's SG on Freebird trying to figure out what the heck was stuck in the first fret, but with him moving around I couldn't get a good look at it. So a screwdriver?! This explains so much! lol...

[@MikefromAlabama]

One of the all time classic rock anthems. Might be the best of all.

[@victoriaf9559]

Totally Agreed.!! RIP to them all, for giving us some Kick ass Music!! Would have loved to see how they all would be today Ripping out the same songs and more!!

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

It's really cool that these guys break down their parts. For us guitar players, it's gold.

[@brubakersflatcakes9755]

Brilliant. So fun to witness. Allen Collins was the "heavy metal" element in Skynrd. Dude ripped. Medlock is killing it too. 🙏

[@richardmcdowell830]

Sparky is the new Allen, it is what it is, at least we still have some Skynyrd

[@brucegwynn8509]

@@richardmcdowell830 oh my god I know that skynyrd is hard to spell but any true fan knows how!

[@arturokhari8359]

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[@willievihaan6643]

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[@deandee8082]

Gary's so mellow but that dang Les Paul is just greasy as fugg.. man I love that tone

[@sarahc.toadvine6181]

Guess I'm gettin' old too Sure do miss those days when Southern Rock ruled

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

Sarah C. Toadvine • 0h me too, girl. Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels Band, others.

[@walterhoward535]

Southern rock still rules at my house.

[@BackyardRambo]

Blackberry Smoke, Whiskey Myers, Quaker City Nighthawks, and Goodbye June are all bands to look into. Southern Rock is far from dead.

[@michealbaxter8331]

check out blackberry smoke

[@carlsmith1263]

Still rules

[@lord_beethoven1169]

Gary for sure is the only man in the world who wrote that slide solo and only knows how to play it right. 👏💪🎸

[@Ciana_Baby]

True. Nobody else’s sounds right.

[@diegogardner6218]

@@Ciana_Baby y'all should stay tuned w my KZbin cuz I'm the only one who can replicate his style

[@ravencountry430]

Allen wrote it all. I read that on the pronounced album, Allen is playing all the guitar parts, including the slide. It’s just what I read, don’t know if it’s fact.

[@applianceman6009]

Yeah, and it doesn’t seem real that he’s gone now😢

[@daseguin]

@@ravencountry430 I believe Allen played the leads at the end all by himself, which only took one or two takes, but pretty sure Gary played the slide on original....though Allen wrote all the music.

[@algonzales1809]

I've always liked Ricky Medlocke because he has a sense of humor about himself and is relatable when talking about music,...he gets a kick out of what he does and it shows in this clip...no attitude, just straight up pickin...the kind of guy that you could have a beer with.. he still has a sense of wonder and appreciation in regards to what Allen Collins had created...

[@richardonorevole7815]

Man, you said it all

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

All them good ol boys from Jacksonville alot of people don't realize before Blackfoot Ricky jammed in the hell house with skynrd but never joined full time after Edd king Steve gains came in for street survivers I spelled that wrong folks let me Know if I'm wrong Rock on people rest in piece Ed king Allen Cassie Steve Ronnie Bob Billy loved ya miss ya

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

@lilnetty2 there is a great Blackfoot interview from 1981 on KZbin with Ricky and Shorty that really shows how cool and down to earth they both are. What an interesting life

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

@@mosesgladstone8274 Ed died August 27th 2018

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

@@mosesgladstone8274 uh did you not know Ed king passed you need to set ur strawberry alarm clock😎

[@johnnydogg746]

Gary is a class act and always talks about his brothers and sisters lost anytime he talks about there music.

[@wendellstieferman8884]

Great presentation Cannot beat southern rock sound Long live skynyrd!!!!

[@chuckspears3780]

How cool is this, I've never seen video lesson where its actually the artists, that just to cool. Thanks fellas!!!

[@getx1265]

For a non-musician type, I really enjoyed actually getting to see and hear where each of the guitar parts are coming from. Just an incredibly listenable song, Freebird!

[@lateramae]

I've noticed that Gary used to stutter a lot in interviews and get nervous every time he spoke, but overtime, his speaking skills got better. But then again, he always got his point across through his great guitar playing.

[@NKBobcat]

This will go down in the history of rock 'n roll, especially as the epitome of Southern rock.

[@kennetholiver1632]

This is the coolest guitar lesson in the history of mankind Rock & Roll royalty At it's finest

[@finnmacdiarmid3250]

There’s a turning point in the solo when they start really grooving and they all know it and ramp it up. Awesome

[@landocalrissian1613]

Gary, Rickey, Sparky... DEFINATELY!!! ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS.

[@cheezhead6007]

With songs like "Still Unbroken" and "Through it all"..these Jacksonville boys aren't going down without a fight

[@yantomanuel6919]

absolutely the best solo ever ever ever.

[@kennethmorgan2704]

One of the best bands ever!!!

[@richardmcdowell830]

I Love these Guys, I'm right down the street from where it all started, on the westside of Jacksonville FL. I get goose bumps watching this video, watching Gary play and show how he did it, my ice cream just melted!

[@richardmcdowell830]

Wow, Ricki Medlock, holy $#!+, Train, Train, take me on out of this town, with his dad on the fiddle in the beginning, I used to wake up to this and have coffee & a j0!n+ on the way to work at 5 am. Damn good way to start the day.

[@richardmcdowell830]

God Bless Ronnie, Allen, Ed, Billy Steve, Cassey, and all the Skynerd Family, you were all family, but we get to live in your memories, long live Lynerd Skynerd, we love you so much!

[@lawrencecollins4922]

So much feeling and heart in every note and chord.... Today's songs do not bring the feeling and emotion from the soul that these guys are able to extract. At least from my heart. Keep on Keepin on fellas!

[@erinmacarthur7336]

Rip Gary Ronnie Steve Cassie Billy Allen Ian Bob and Leon the original band is back together up in heaven, Rickey and Johnny will continue to carry on the legacy of lynyrd skynyrd. 😢🙏

[@robertallen3031]

" fuck yeah" best song ever. It makes me cry when I watch it in older clips. The whole crowd is in pure bliss. As close to God as you can get. I was lucky enough to see pre crash and post.

[@shawnnoss2396]

Free bird,that flame will burn forever..What a work of art...

[@sakutasu]

When I hear the slide guitar, it just takes me back , man . Loved it then and still loving now and 4 ever.

[@garymoody1448]

This is fantastic. RIP GR. May LS live on!

[@teresapolson5728]

You men can REALLY make those guitars sing! You make it look so easy.

[@josephnewburgh8531]

God bless you Gary!!

[@Mikescellini]

Gary is the MASTER with the slide!!!

[@dicksteptoe9199]

Yeeeeaaahh....NOOOOOO

[@tracyrasmussen527]

The best one is when it was live with Billy Allen and Steve artimus and billy and leon

[@CoffeeGlss]

Back in the day, I never thought Rickey Medlock was that much of a guitarist BUT, he's a BEAST!

[@CoffeeGlss]

Y'all made that sound simple...."Yeah, Right"

[@gabrielgraves7369]

Thank u so much for this video Gary was so great Gabe Huntsville, Alabama

[@guitarsandclassiccars5576]

Just watched this... they're so good.... rest easy gary.....

[@rbdavisphoto]

I sure miss Stevie. One day I went to the hell house to pick him up. He said come on in I gotta do something. Everyone was working on a song and they dropped in a Cassette. Stevie picked up his guitar, and in 10-15 seconds, he was smoking the song. "That good?" Everyones jaw was dropping.. "Ah yeah, wow" "Ok See ya at rehearsal" and we took off to go fishing. I don't think he got the credit he deserved. AWESOME GUITARIST and a good singer

[@JohnDavis-ss4dw]

I didn’t know Steve played at hell house.

[@diegogardner6218]

Fake story

[@roberterich5970]

So, so, so awesome mix of guitar and honesty of true artists. Much appreciation to listen to this brake down of they're interpretation of this song. So, so, amazing

[@t.b.a.r.r.o.]

When inspiration meets amazing talent.

[@dirtydingus5465]

Dang! Great stuff right here! Thank you very much guys! RIP Gary! What a classy Gem!

[@carlosbriseno3939]

Never will be another Lynyrd Skynyrd with out Ronnie Allen Steve or Leon Gary Artimus rest my case...Artimus Pyle band is my new Skynyrd ,👌👍👍👍✌

[@DigitalBridge.]

We are losing all the greats RIP GARY.

[@TheHardcoreRob]

Always loved the isolated tracks. Gives the music something you never get from the completed track.

[@ronhoffman7941]

Still unbroken. Fantastic song

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

U guys may think that is a long song because u have to play it but as vocalist and a fan of music you guy our ears dancing with joy all thru this whole song,how your fingers holding out.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

I've always loved the "Bolero" part.

[@sergiocontreras9592]

Amazing, I'm Chilean, Southamerica, grandes guitarristas, me gusto mucho this lesson, admiro lynyrd skynyrd, que gran grupo, virtuosos, gran vocalista, Van Zant, y los coros de Chase y Rossington, hermosos, tres guitarristas con gran estilo personal, que juntos son perfecta armonía, saludos desde Chile

[@TheVanig]

You just can never get tired of hearing it.

[@chain173]

Incredible video. Priceless. I'm an old man but hearing this song takes me back to high school. Also get a terrible sadness. Original band about all gone. Rest in Peace.

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

The original band members are gone. Artemus and Ricky are not original members. RIP GARY ROSSINGTON RIP LYNYRD SKYNYRD

[@ellsworthjohnson8647]

Man that sounds great bless 🙌🙏 let's hear it for the band 🙌🙏😀

[@ozzymack574]

Those guitar melodies bring it all back to the beginning.. perfect!! Love that tune. Great Job guys!!

[@jeffreyschmoldt7798]

Ricky is one of the greatest players still alive..i saw there last concert before they crashed they paid the night before at Lakeland civic Center and stayed another day to play again on the radio at school I heard they crashed.

[@JohnDavis-ss4dw]

Ricky wasn’t playing with skynyrd then.

[@davidstill4321]

Gary Rossington.That man was southern rock royalty.I still remember where and when I was at when I heard the band crashed.I was very saddened.Those boys and girls were an important part of my journey.Im 65 now and been playing since 85 but being a trucking man haven't been able to fully focus on my guitar and bass but have done well for what I do have .Soon if God allows me I want to be a picker full time in a year or so.God bless LS past and present.

[@Mikescellini]

SO COOL! Allen was SO good! And Rickey I LOVED when I saw you with Blackfoot!!!

[@izuaff04]

what a beautiful solo...

[@curtiswallauer4330]

Expect nothing but greatness when you reunite the original Ricky from Skynyrd and Blackfoot back with Gary.

[@Beecher_Dikov]

RIP Gary. You guys rocked.

[@patrickfarley8036]

This is a great video! Both for its instructional and historical values! Thanks for posting this great piece of "insight" into a legendary band!

[@secretsauce1073]

Noone can play that solo better than Allen Collins. Period.

[@whooziss]

I'd love to see them break down That Smell this way. Really cool 3 way guitar work in that song.

[@hootguitars]

Look at Warren Haynes version here on KZbin.😎

[@TempoDrift1480]

Yeah that's a good tune.

[@godbyone]

That is really good song

[@JCDwyer]

Hell yeah Frynd. In my opinion, That Smell is the best 3-guitar interplay of their entire catalog. With MCA as a close 2nd.

[@jr13227]

You need Steve Gaines and Allen Collins for that

[@beatleme2]

This was real cool thanks for posting this one!... like really being one with the band one night giving the special secrets, like guess what, You are picked to play this by next week !... I, last saw them live in '87 along with CCR revisited is the only live bands and Foreigner 4 at the state fair in 2016 I think, this is a Wow Moment

[@normannoriega9557]

Wow I shore appreciate good Rock and Roll .. Thank for all you have gave us through the years . Bad ass Boys.

[@SilverFox-fq7xi]

That 3 guitar sound of Skynyrd!!!!! This was real cool thanks for posting this one!

[@markmarsh27]

Even if I didn 't know who these guys were I could spot them for Great Guitarists AT A GLANCE -- long hair, blue jeans, cowboy boots and BIG STRONG HANDS. .... GREAT VIDEO!

[@donfilkins298]

I could watch these guys for hours

[@MarkR973]

They are a Skynrd tribute band... the real skynyrd band died w Van Zant.... love Rossington but he is the sole remaining member of the original line up today... I miss my favorite band but thankfully I have their music.. long live Skynyrd!!!!

[@Daron597]

May be a tribute, but gotta admit its the best skynyrd tribute there is

[@allenkromm9930]

sad to hear skynyrd doing a farewell tour. music won't be the same. will miss lynyrd skynyrd. thanks skynyrd.

[@WillieBeard]

Still makes my eyes well up a little when Gary starts the slide. Play it pretty...

[@garyrossington3456]

Hi fans.... how are you doing?You can message me on my phone number 8456930787

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

I know how you feel. RIP GARY ROSSINGTON.

[@jerrymichaelcrowe1917]

Really thankful you guys provided this training. Amazing stories.

[@amoruzz]

A masterpiece by all. Allen was wicked.. Thank you kindly

[@user-ck3ke4cj1h]

🤯 Watching the 3 guitars become 1 in this masterpiece❣

[@Beecher_Dikov]

I saw them in concert in Indianapolis about ten months before the plane crash. I was probably 15 or 16. Allen Collins and Steve Gains were truly awesome guitarists.

[@rosedeluia2085]

Rickey Medlocke Rocks!!😃🎸 Long live Lynard Skynard. Their music 🎶 🎵 🪕 🎼 💿 🎸 🎶 🎵 🪕 🎼 💿 🎸 🎶 ROCKS!!!!😅 The Greatest Southern Rock Band Ever!!!💜

[@peterbilt-bo1vy]

Greatest band ever.

[@stevebetker829]

They will be playing this song thousands of years from now. God willing.

[@greglarry11]

This video is so great. Thank you. It's too bad this was not done as a professional quality video with closeups and cut aways. But I;m glad it was made. Love Skynyrd.

[@geraldbasso1782]

Learned how to play this song around 1980, but it's still cool to watch this.

[@truthweallknow]

Don't never stop rocking Bros cuz you guys rock

[@Thataintnothing]

Allen and Stevie ,Gary -The 3 Horsemen!!

[@jlr022159]

This is SO COOL! I grew up listening to these guys and to see them sitting there showing us guitar parts is fantastic!!!

[@geneo3654]

That new stuff sounds awesome !! Lots of skynyrd Southern Sound !!!

[@paulhazzard2830]

nobody played ,worked harder, than these guys-ever in there area, to create such timeless sounds relavant now.

[@ignatiusjk]

I went into work one day and this song was on when I came back 8 hours later it was still on.

[@JimCumbo]

WOW I really enjoyed that thank you so much for posting this.

[@GogglesPaesano]

That was really really great .. what a real pleasure .. thank you.

[@Thunderhead357]

I'll always remember the last time I saw Blackfoot. It was way back in '85 at Knebworth Park in the UK. It rained for the most part of that day. As soon as Rickey said we're gonna blow those damn clouds away. He sure as hell did

[@icebob8555]

They are the real lynyrd skynyrd why should they retire cause some members past away thanks for your dedication

[@JannaBrewer]

Ice Bob Ronnie Van Zant was the heart and soul of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The “real” Lynyrd Skynyrd died Oct. 20, 1977. Just so you know..

[@andrewskirmontskirmont5386]

Real lynyrd skynyrd my ass

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

This is a great tribute band but it's not 1973 to 1977 Skynyrd no disrespect but it's not nearly the same thing

[@icebob8555]

Gary went down on the plane that’s all he has to answer to show me a better (tribute ) then that

[@DavidJones-oq3xu]

@@icebob8555 so did Leon Billy Allen and Artimus Steve Ronnie and Cassie died I'm not disrespecting this group but Johnie vanzant is not Ronnie not even close but I do like him I love last rebel but they should call it something else like In 87 it was called tribute I'm not trying to argue with a Skynyrd fan cause I'm at the top but the true spirit died with Ronnie agree or disagree it's okay with me I value ur opinion of Gary

[@shellthomas3123]

Southern Rock still slays it. WROQ in Greenville, SC or Rock 101.1 plays all the classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s. It’s a damn good station.

[@RealRunner7]

22:27 is where to start.

[@mohanmohan6038]

Thanks