Rapper FIRST LISTEN to: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium- SPEECHLESS

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

Wow. Reading these comments are hurting my heart. Three members passed away in a plane crash shortly after this performance? Omg 😢

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Yup. Makes the video even more surreal. Very very sad crash. But Jojo had a premonition and tried to warn them, but they did not listen and boarded the plane anyways.

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Oh Jojo was one of the backup singers.

[@G-Lander388]

The pianist was classically trained and was a groupie of this band. The band left to grab a bite and came back to studio and heard him playing the piano. The rest is history! Watch the masterful documentary called “Muscle Shoals” where this band recorded…. you will learn tons about the music of the 60-80’s and still being recorded today

[@joebauers8031]

You owe it to yourself to go down this rabbit hole brother! It’s a deep one fa sho!

[@kbalmostheaven7296]

@@G-Lander388. I’m pretty sure Billy was a Roadie not a groupie, The crew was beginning to pack it up, hen Billy sat down at the piano and started playing the opening of Freebird, just off the top of his head. Ronnie and Ronnie and Gary heard it, and offered him the job.

[@kandisnewland6400]

The 70's were a wonderful time to grow up!

[@tammiebeam507]

Such a happier time, and everyone was happier and healthier. I miss it very much.

[@garycamara9955]

I was in Vietnam in 68, the 70s I was still in the military. My childhood was in the 50s and 60s. My youth was interrupted by a war.

[@ynotedaw6960]

I thank my lucky stars I am a child of the ‘70s. Does this sound weird? Sorry. You had to be there to truly understand. No other decade like it in history.

[@Jamminjaynie88]

So many of the younger generations do not understand these bands were RAW TALENT. no auto tune, no computers, no ai crap. This is raw talent.

[@rickeylucero3955]

Amen

[@tanya334]

Absolute Talent only ❤

[@TreggLiebler]

Let's be honest...a few drugs too. 😅

[@markmccarty9793]

Really, you could roll the window down and beat on the car door, it'll sound just like rap!😂😂

[@markmccarty9793]

Just kidding, only crap sounds like rap!! 😂😂😂

[@lisasinatra9383]

We were happier. We were always outside with our friends. We talked to each other. We dated. We lived.

[@connieburns4837]

So true! It was so great growing up in the 70s, wish I could go back for a visit!

[@infure]

@@connieburns4837as someone born in 2000, i wish i could grow up when my dad did. in the 70s. be an adult in the 80d get to live life freely. must’ve been so good.

[@mackdeen7021]

And actually danced and enjoyed live concerts instead of holding up our smart phones and stand there like robots.

[@Thomas-we5cy]

@@lisasinatra9383 I know I was happy growing up in the ‘80’s. I was born in ‘75. I was always outside with friends. Tell me, do you ever see a pack of kids on their bikes anymore?

[@creepycrespi8180]

i was a lot younger.

[@teresap.5991]

THIS IS EXACTLY HOW ALL CONCERTS WERE BACK IN THE 70S. EVERY SINGLE ONE ROCKED!!!❤❤❤

[@itsonlyatail]

We grow up with the best music!

[@mentalwedgee]

It's not just you... We were happier, healthier, more open minded, and we were free!

[@sharkfinz6]

damn straight!!!!

[@jimburg621]

never knew we had it so good.

[@LarsSmith-rv4ot]

not sure about open minded but yeah. The 70's were great., if we only knew...

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

We had just recovered from the Kennedy King Kennedy assassinations, Vietnam, and Nixon's resignation. We had Jimmy Carter as our president and just celebrated the nation's 200th birthday. It was also before the time when our food was poisoned with Roundup and GMOs. There was no high fructose corn syrup, just real cane sugar. There were no toxic plastic food packages, everything was packaged in glass cans or cellophane and was many times more nutritious than food is today, even organic stuff. So we were all healthy, active, not looking at electronic screens that didn't exist yet 24/7, it was not a 24-hour a day world either so people were actually sleeping at night. We were well-adjusted, all feeling good about things. I had a high school graduating class in 1979 of 144 students and I can tell you that there were at most three kids in the entire class that could even be considered a little overweight, only one of them was obese and she ended up being a mental health patient who had suffered from an abusive home. Things are very different these days. It breaks my heart to see all the things that have been lost to our children and grandchildren. People didn't lock their doors on their cars or their houses unless they were on vacation, there was no AIDS epidemic or 9/11 Nanny state and we were able to do anything an adult had the right to do at age 18 still. We had for the most part all grown up in two parent homes with a stay-at-home mom. And we were still taught things in school like music, cooking, how to play an instrument, speaker foreign language, and we still had art and literature in our schools. All of that changed with the Iran hostages, Ronald Reagan, AIDS and 9/11.

[@vernonviz]

I'd love to go back, like you say free

[@bonniestiller6596]

I'm 62. And the baby boomer generation has lived through and experienced the greatest music EVER!!

[@allenhill1223]

Yes young people don't understand how a lot of these groups from rock in roll to RB how the make the music without computer.😂❤ well said we are blessed

[@jeannamoree2172]

60 y.o. here, youngest of the Boomers, and you’re so right, Greatest era of music!!

[@itsonlyatail]

I’m 68 we had the best music! I don’t care if I’m old…we are leaving the future generations the music we grew up with! Will any of the groups now still be loved in 50 years!

[@thancrow]

I am 66, and I got to see Lynyrd Skynyrd 1976. It was an amazing concert. R.i.p. Lynyrd Skynyrd, you are missed, but your music lives on.

[@andychisarick6879]

@@bonniestiller6596 I'm 63 & experienced more good concerts than any current kids ever will because they've never experienced a concert in their lives. Looking through their tiny little phones removes them from the entire experience. I might have looked through binoculars once or twice at a stadium show but seeing thousands of kids staring into their phones while recording a concert almost makes me physically ill. What ever happened to living in the moment? Etc etc, call me granddad if you want, kids, but you've got no soul if you can't attend a concert without your darn cell phone.

[@brianjordan-5357]

We were happier because the government and media hadn't started dividing people by every difference they can think of. We went outside, and we were courteous, friendly, healthy, and united. I truly miss those days.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Truth man

[@sarahdixon1943]

It's more than the government and media. People are different. There's so many angry, cruel, and hateful people in our world now. People would rather stand around with their phones and livestream a murder than help. Nobody helps anybody, nobody trusts anybody, and we've been driven apart by lies and propaganda.

[@alt7244]

It wasn't the social media that divided people. We grew up in a very local group. Social media let all those groups come together and the clashes started. It's people, not the vehicle.

[@michaelopm1]

I also miss the love in's! 68 those were the days friends!

[@katherinebalise8884]

I miss the seventies!!

[@patconsult]

Everyone's phones were at home nailed to the kitchen wall. THAT is how we enjoyed life.

[@itsonlyatail]

And I miss that…I’m always losing mine!

[@jodioverby8512]

😂😂😂 FACTS 😂😂😂

[@JoAnn-lv8bb]

Yeah dude. Try to explain that to kids today. LOL

[@jgator6694]

Right???

[@dawnprice6914]

The cameras were either Poloroids or the kind that you had to crank the film after you took the picture. Then take them to the store and wait a week to get the pictures back! ❤❤❤

[@critterwatcher8009]

I'm of that generation (old enough to be your grandmother.) I think things were generally simpler. Every generation longs for it's youth, but without hesitation, I'd go back to the '70s in a flash - even though it would mean giving up my cell phone.

[@andychisarick6879]

The way I'd put it is, "I'd go back BECAUSE I'd be giving up my cell phone." Nobody ever knew where we were- esp our parents! Perfect time travel scenario- going back, being young again, & knowing then what I know now! Great post, friend!

[@critterwatcher8009]

@@andychisarick6879 fair point.

[@Jude_196]

FACTS!!! I'd be standin' right next to ya: PHONELESS!!!

[@kevinashcraft6132]

Sweet Home Alabama, Simple Man, Tuesdays Gone, Call Me The Breeze and The Ballad Of Curtis Leow is a good start.

[@cherylcaldwell1522]

I'd give up my cell phone my computer my auto start car

[@kevinmarshall854]

The guitar solo in this song is probably one of the greatest guitars solos ever recorded in music since the 1950's.

[@SodaPopinksi]

Probably?

[@samiam261]

Take out the words probably one of

[@mikesample6104]

No cell phones no internet. Life was good the woman were very healthy and beautiful

[@_gr1nchh]

Stuff has moved way too heavy into hip hop imo. We need to find a balance. Almost every show, trailer, etc. uses hip hop now. And I LOVE Hip hop don't get me wrong, there's just something about throwing a GOOD rock song on a trailer or in soundtracks that hits different. This era of rock was unmatched.

[@lovnlife1433]

Yes! Livin life and enjoying music with no distractions. Besides the topless girls and couples making out..lol

[@grunt9131]

And no sunscreen 😂

[@davidmccracken3554]

And people lived in the moment and made the most of it.

[@irmacavazos8186]

The lyrics back then made sense. We had small children then. Life was so different then. I now fear for our great grandchildren who are little. 😢

[@debbiek3375]

Free Bird was the snthem of our generation.

[@phoebebeach1194]

Closely followed by Stairway to Heaven 🤟🏼

[@amyduffield5565]

Simple man is a must. Beautiful lyrics with a beautiful message 😊

[@beckyleavitt7808]

Yes!

[@freebird-dana8829]

Absolutely!!

[@angiemaney761]

I used to sing Simple Man to my boys when they were little.. I still cry every time I hear that song😢

[@freebird-dana8829]

@@angiemaney761 SAME!!

[@amyaeschbach3581]

Simple Man is a must Cliff. I introduced this song to my son as a young teenager and continue to send it to him periodically! I hope if he marries one day, he’ll dance with me to Simple Man!!!

[@kellytrimble7019]

I was 16 when this came out & Skynard ROCKED ! So happy to have grown up when I did! Our music will never die! FREEBIRD! Was an anthem !

[@ellenbowlin2725]

The best southern rock band ever

[@JeffreyWalker-zl9dx]

Yes sir. Wow

[@KhenoronhkhwaJesusIs]

My family knows that the lyrics are “and this bird you can not change.” BUT they say about me “and this bird you can not tame”.

[@karlennis3642]

Laughably incorrect.

[@sandracollins223]

This was the age of no cell phones, no autotune, peace and love. Girls were naturally beautiful, maybe a little mascara, lip gloss and musk perfume. Just think about these girls are grandmother's now! Wonderful time to grow up!!!!

[@starlawilson9011]

No one had plastic surgery in 1977. We still worshipped the sun for that golden glow. No cell phones to tie you down. Just narural beauty.

[@heathernicole3655]

This song right here is why all three of my sons became musicians.

[@xyzosit2420]

No autotune. Legit. Yes, it was in Forrest Gump.

[@smbyrum5]

My uncle died suddenly from a heart attack a few years ago. This is the song we played when it was time to say goodbye for the last time. Thanks for doing it justice.

[@billboyd9028]

The goal of some of your viewers is not (or should not be) to shame you for not knowing the music of our time, instead it is that we hope that those like yourself who appreciate music and the arts will be inspired to go out and invest your sweat equity in bringing meaningful, world-changing music back and lead a new generation of writers and composers who learn their craft and their chosen instruments and go on to make incredible sounds.

[@sharkfinz6]

well said

[@ScottDeBerg]

I could not agree more.

[@billn7183]

Exactly!

[@stephanieg5195]

The girls still look, happier, healthier, and prettier! You nailed it!

[@36karpatoruski]

For those of us that steadfastly refused to succumb to disco in the late 70’s.

[@Ozarkprepper643]

👍

[@kendraboese493]

Everyone was healthier, happier, friendlier and free!!!!We had the BEST rock bands ever!!!!! It’s sad that this era is not played and enjoyed more! Untimely deaths unfortunately! Lynyrd Skynryrd was one of the best bands ever!!!!!

[@jimburg621]

thats when everything started going down hill in our country. Disco sucks.

[@Thomas-we5cy]

@@36karpatoruski I remember seeing graffiti on walls in Staten Island that said, “Disco sucks!”. Also this. T WHO E I didn’t know what that meant. Circa 1982. I was 7 and remember.

[@CharlesDecker-k4f]

👍🏼😂🤘🏼😎

[@jimrodgers3684]

1) Yes, you should have started a rock band. 2) Yes, you are correct. This is the song playing when Jenny is on the ledge. It gives you the timeline, and backdrop to her decision. 3) This might be the quintessential 70's song. Glad you found it!

[@scottclark3761]

Congratulation, Cliff! You have just witnessed one of THE guitar solos in rock history. And make no mistake....all those gals....babies were made that night.

[@ianstradian]

Guitar solo??? There’s 4 guitars on stage.

[@mcwilliams4546]

@@ianstradian3

[@ianstradian]

@@mcwilliams4546 a base guitar is still a guitar… so 4

[@mcwilliams4546]

@@ianstradian It’s spelled bass. And it’s referred to as a bass, not a bass guitar. Skynard was famous for their “three guitar attack”.

[@ianstradian]

@@mcwilliams4546 referring to a guitar as a Bass ( sorry I misspelled I was in a hurry) does not mean it’s not a Guitar. Just like the classical instrument the Bass Violin, it is still a Violin.

[@marthalikens482]

Hip Hop is not music! This is music!

[@jamessampson964]

In my opinion this is the best musical Anthem in history

[@yamforlife]

100%

[@patconsult]

I saw Skynyrd, Doobies, BTO, Frampton, and Edgar winter, all on the same bill, same day. Pittsburgh. July 1975. Concert lasted all day.

[@bjsmith6187]

It’s not one of their “big” songs, but The Ballad of Curtis Loew is a well worth a listen

[@starlawilson9011]

Curtis Lowe is one of my favorites

[@ParasitikOne]

@@starlawilson9011one of my favorites as well… and they died (well 3 key members anyway) 3 years before I was born… Ballad of Curtis Lowe, Simple man, freebird, gimmie three steps… so many great songs in their library.

[@TananJess]

Curtis lowe, is one of my favorites, also Free bird, simple man both Skynard and (Shinedown), Tuesdays gone and the hunt are all favorites of mine.

[@andychisarick6879]

Curtis Loew was the only Skynyrd song Ed King ever covered once he left the band- said it was his #1 favorite Skynyrd song

[@alienape3171]

That's me all time Skinner Favorite

[@rusttrail3]

Lynyrd Skynyrd is the only band I have ever heard that sounds as good live as they do on a record. Ronnie was an amazing singer with an amazing band. I hope their music lives forever.

[@juliesummers8616]

No band could play for the next fifteen years without members of the audience calling out for Free Bird.

[@susanbrown8152]

For at least the next 30 years in the South!

[@kengottuso1946]

I was that guy....every time

[@KhenoronhkhwaJesusIs]

Have you watched: Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ RED WHITE AND BLUE ~ LIVE @ FREEDOM HALL. I ask people who do reaction videos to Lynyrd Skynyrd and other American Patriotic songs to show this.

[@kellytrimble7019]

@@juliesummers8616 yep. Practically every concert I went to in the 70’s & 80’s, there was Always somebody yelling out FREEBIRD!! 😂

[@fazedbygrace]

My brother still does to this day! And yeah, with his bandana on!

[@chrismalloy7960]

You called it. Happier and prettier. People at a music festival where the artists don’t need side effects to keep the audience engaged. People just loving the vibe.

[@rbodee]

47 years ago, these girls are mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers now. Lynyrd Skynyrd is named after a gym teacher that gave them a hard time for having long hair, Leonard Skinner. The plane crash took the lives of Ronnie Van Zant(lead singer), guitarist Steve Gaines, backup singer Cassie Gaines( Steve's sister), the pilots, and the assistant road manager. The rest of the band was injured. All of the original members have passed on now.

[@BubbaRayDudleyDoRight]

I did not know how Skynard came up with their name. That's interesting,thanx for sharing that info,I've followed music since the 70s. I recall when Brownsville Station became Foghat,as well as others I can't recall right off the top of my head. I was also a HUGE Grand Funk Railroad fan! I have most of their albums on original vinyl! I did some trading in high school for records,I traded a dude for Deep Purple Machine Head. Traded a chick for Grand Funk Railroads 1st album also. Lots of wonderful memories....

[@BD-tk2nr]

I am 71 and lived in the absolute best era of live untouched music. I have friends in there 30s and 40s that i have introduced late 60s and 70s bands to them, they have all said what you did about wishing they had lived in that era for music. You just had to be there! BEST times of my life, killed a few brain cells but it was well worth it.

[@scottgarland335]

One of the most epic live performances ever

[@freebirdtony]

Yes, it was in Forrest Gump, and you're correct about the scene when it comes in. Thank you so much for this reaction. The 70's ROCKED!

[@debbiegoss4475]

Welcome to the 70's.... And real music 🎵

[@glennallen239]

I was born in 1964 the Last year of the Baby Boomers. I am 59 years old and i am so glad I grew up during the 60's and 70's and 80's. It was a golden age of Music, So many great songs and Artists in all Genres. Artists would cross Genres and write songs for each other and appear in songs with each other, It was all about the music. I would go back to the 70; s. It was a great Decade of Music and Freedom, and everyone just wanted to listen to the Music and have a great time.

[@henryviii6341]

mate . same Nov1964. Music after the CD came in . downhill all the way to the nadir off streaming. game over .

[@tsolynn7871]

Young kids love the 70s music. Iconic!

[@carolburnett190]

Simple Man and Tuesday’s Gone. Southern Rock at its finest! People were happier, I think. It was before every woman was supposed to be 5’10” and 98lbs- people ate real food. Guys were not in a gym somewhere bulking up-they had normal muscles and a six pack was still related to beer. It was also one of the few times in history that the US was not involved in a conflict or war. We didn’t know sunblock existed (paying for that now). I was 17 when this concert occurred and 10 days before high school graduation. But we carried on the 60s rock revolution and most of us raised our kids on this music.

[@Lilith6416]

I was 7 and I remember no sunscreen just some baby oil and peroxide or lemon juice. ❤️❤️ No fake everything back then all natural beauty.

[@mousepolice55]

funny though, we were all thinner back then. There were very few gals that were hefty. nowadays its the opposite and there are more heavy then not it seems like. im seventys through and through im still thin, tan at least a farmers and i listen to great music.

[@renelpatat]

I was 17 and grew up with this. Oddly, Skynard’s final full concert was in my hometown but they perished en route to their next gig at LSU. The final concert was just days before my 18 birthday. Southern rock was big then! The Marshall Tucker Band members were raised just 40 or so miles from my hometown so they played a good bit around home. In fact, they were part of band who opened for Charlie Daniels years later and the band was called 7 More. After some time during the concert, Charlie Daniels invited them to join him on stage and they all finished out the concert together. It was such a heartfelt concert! I mention this only because Donnie Van Zant of Skynard played with Marshall Tucker and they didn’t advertise “7 More”, we just got the best of Southern rock that evening! Fabulous concert in the early 2000’s. That was a time when life was so much more simple and fun.

[@carolburnett190]

@@renelpatat I grew up a little over an hour from Spartanburg.

[@philmcleod111]

Real music with real meanings,

[@ROCK35377]

All those young girls, if they're still around, are in their late 60s to early 70s. Times flies.

[@FRAME5RS]

I was just turning 16 that summer, about to be 64 next week. Mom of 3, grandmother of 3. Those concerts were such fun, but I can injure myself sleeping now, I'd never last sitting all day on a 12x12 inch patch of grass! LOL

[@codyhenrichs9699]

I am one of those girls, I was at this day on the Green and at 67 aI am still a whole lot of rock and roll

[@bullfrogger1208]

My bet is they still look better than most of these girls today. Still sexy as hell too. And if you wanted one, you had to look her in the eyes and ask. Rejection was real. And so was a yes and a smile.

[@marywinn8953]

Yep. I just turned 70. Those were the best times. We were all fit and natural. Time went by so fast.

[@FRAME5RS]

@@codyhenrichs9699 Me too. Today I was driving two of my grandsons (8 & 10) and we were blasting Led Zeppelin. They love it. I told them you are lucky, my grandparents had Lawrence Welk on blast ..... 🤮

[@smb60usa]

Peter Frampton was the headliner for this 2 day event “Day on the Green” and this was day one. I read somewhere that on day two of the concert he would not allow Skynyrd to play Freebird because their performance of Freebird was so big it was taking away the spotlight from his performance at the concert. A little over three months after this concert, the lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, the guitarist all the way on the left side of the stage, Steve Gaines, and his older sister Cassie Gaines, one of the 3 backup singers, were killed in the plane crash.

[@Raven5150]

The solo is when the bird takes flight and don't stop

[@keithreuter4932]

The best slow dance song ever!!

[@trina6256]

Music back then was great you could not fake it… We were outside all the time… ate what our Mom’s cooked… we had outlets and and friends …we did not have our parents with us all the time… we were free to explore and learn. Thanks for the memory!!❤

[@pambowling1118]

The 70s and the music in the 70s was magical and that's why it's still with us so many decades later

[@CajunGeordie]

'Simple Man' since you are a lyricist.

[@donnaewe3692]

Agreed ❤

[@chrisstanley2152]

Please Clifford

[@donnaewe3692]

@@chrisstanley2152 cliff, when the people are using, 'Clifford', you Know it's serious! Lol 🥰

[@SharilynBratton]

That crowd didn’t realize how lucky they were to be at that concert especially since we lost the lead singer one of the guitarists and a backup singer in a plane crash just months later. I was 15 then and boy I have such nostalgia for the ‘70s and all the fantastic music we had then.

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

It went crazy that fast because those people would have showed up to see Lynyrd Skynyrd if they had only played this one song. It is the goat. The dude in the front is looking around the way he is because the ground underneath his feet is shaking with the impact of thousands and thousands of people jumping up and down in unison. He's experiencing something you never knew existed before, a rock and roll earthquake.

[@territhompson3761]

I was a teen when Free Bird came out. The band of L. S. were masterful musicians and song writers. The world lost one of the best when that planes went down. Breaks my heart.

[@umpdaddy1]

All of the original members have now passed away and all of those healthy, beautiful young women in the audience are now in their 60's and 70's. The seventies were a great time to be in your twenties. This was, after all, right at 47 years ago. Hard to believe.

[@ElizabethJohnson-ss4ce]

Artimus Pyle, the drummer, is not an original but he is very much alive. He has his own band and honors the memory of the fallen members.

[@cindyerrington7099]

Lynyrd Skynyrd IS one of the greatest!!

[@jj.harvey4067]

Mate …That’s my generation, great to be a teen back then…Those were the days…No cell phones…No internet…No Autotune… Nothing but Pure talent and crowds going wild…and just for the record all the women you’re watching in the crowd are now somebody’s Grandma or maybe even Great Grandma… Good Luck Jjh

[@brandonlollis1506]

Greatest band ever.ever .ever

[@dirtyroo5562]

This is one of those songs that will stand the eternal test of time. You can’t talk the history of music without talking about Freebird.

[@thorzzz1z]

late 70's most of the 80's, every cover band at a club, when asked what song they want to hear, everyone yelled t FREEBIRD!

[@DewayneRowe-co2hp]

One of the greatest bands ever

[@benpowersguitar]

Watching music history. This performance is legendary.

[@vangreen9098]

Yes sir Ronnie we still remember you…

[@paulflewitt5599]

You would recognise another Lynyrd Skynyrd song from 8 Mile. Em raps over Sweet Home Alabama when he's fixing his car.

[@Theoryofadj]

'Cuz I live at home in a trailer

[@dacowboys4life340]

​@@Theoryofadj"This ain't cool im in a rage he's tapping my mom and we're almost the same age" 😂😂

[@seejudyo]

I'd gladly go back to the 70's best time ever. We had it all, clothes, cars and The best Music Ever!!!

[@georgekininmonth2070]

I was there! It was an amazing day of sun, fun and music without cell phones, cameras and sunscreen. :) Great band, day and sadly months later the plane crash.

[@codyhenrichs9699]

I was there too!

[@larrywright4539]

Most people don't realize that Lynyrd Skynyrd wasn't the headliner for this concert. They were more or less the warmup band for Peter Frampton

[@leggy1957]

I grew up going to all these concerts. Frampton was one of my favorites. I only got to see him once.

[@klutz-i8f]

The performers loved making the music as much as the fans loved listening to it. That synergy created something truly magical.

[@imaliveinjesus]

One of the BEST songs of the 70s, if not the BEST.

[@lifeasamovie]

As A writer you will appreciate this. Ronnie Van Zant the lead singer & primary lyricist never wrote down his lyrics. Ever. He said if he can't remember them, they weren't that good to begin with.

[@BubbaRayDudleyDoRight]

Wow I didn't know that about Ronnie,I mean I knew he was good. That's amazing though,thanx for sharing,have a good one!

[@rodsnrounds]

​@@BubbaRayDudleyDoRightand always performed barefoot so he could feel the music's reverberation through the stage

[@BubbaRayDudleyDoRight]

@@rodsnrounds Right,I did know that. I had a gf that lived in Tennessee and said Skynard practiced in Dale Hollow. Not sure where that's at though. I miss those original guys,just some good Ole country boys rockin'!

[@littleogeechee223]

The genius of the great Billy Powell!

[@RockinMamaT]

It kills me the crowd anticipation when the solos started . There were so many girls cause Peter Frampton was headlining 😂 Yes it was in Forrest Gump. We didn't have sunscreen back in the day 😂 Great reaction and Peace out ✌️ ☮️

[@Ozarkprepper643]

We had Coppertone if you didn't mind looking Orange.lol But that's also when we used to have a Yellow Sun instead of that blinding white ball you see nowadays. 🚜🤠🐂

[@RockinMamaT]

@@Ozarkprepper643 Yeah or oil to attract the sun. Or the copper tone was like 10 spf 🤣

[@downhearted40]

Definitely baby oil trying to get that tan

[@BoscoLemonzit]

@@Ozarkprepper643 Don't forget Sea and Ski instead of Coppertone

[@thepunadude]

THE 70S ... JUST SO MUCH EXCELLENT MUSIC .. LIFE WAS AWESOME!

[@dman2993]

yes...happier and healthier. Thank you for keeping our music alive!

[@samanthahadwin]

The best Rock Anthem ever!!!

[@dadmateryn8092]

The name of the band is a person, Their high school gym teacher (Leonard Skinner) who hated these guys with a passion and had them expelled from school. The band named themselves after the teacher as a mockery. true story!

[@dadmateryn8092]

@@derklavierspieler7491 Yes I am aware of that. My intention was to answer the question the reactor had about naming the band in a short concise manner. 🙂

[@shelbys6572]

Yep.

[@timpace3546]

Here,s what makes jimmy Hendrix is in a league of his own, he had to play a right handed guitar strung upside down, left handed guitars were available at this early time the 60,s, 70,s remender this when watching him not easy, though I love Frank Marino,s blues song I,m a King Bee on his black live album, his powerful voice is great also. Please put this the best blues song I've ever heard, next Broken Heart Blue,s I shall say no more but thanks for giving these great songs a listen. From Houston TX. 😮

[@somersetcace1]

Ahh yes the `lobster festival` known as "Day on the Green 1977." I was 12 when this happened, and over the course of 3 days, maybe more, they had the following line up - Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers, Gary Wright, Eagles, Steve Miller Band, Heart, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, Outlaws - Could you imagine!?? I was pretty buittsore at not being quite old enough for it. Anyway, about the only thing hotter than the sun that day, was Skynyrd! They were all over it.

[@donnakurtz9293]

Crying.... unexpected crying. A staple summer song of my youth. I was there. So hard to believe. Absolutely looks happier and healthier in general..... part of that is just a byproduct of being young in California. 😉. What a time. What music. You can transport back there but I'm not sure we all appreciate everything as much as we do after the fact. Remind me of so many we're going now. I'm a very late in life mom and my son is now only 21. He has never experienced anything even remotely like this. We are not in those times. Doesn't mean everything was good and a lot of times it just means we didn't know what all was going on.

[@jeremyfagner6808]

One of the greatest rock concerts caught on film. One of the greatest guitar solos ever. One of the best guitar trios ever. Lynyrd Skynyrd always had some of the best guitar players.

[@mikeross14]

Peter frampton was the heart throb at the time he was top billing for concert! Hence all the young girls, but they left the concert with their panties wet for Lynyrd Skynyrd!

[@pumpkinhead34]

My best friend was playing drums in his band for a charity in the middle of nowhere here in Georgia and Artemis Pyle showed up! They played together. What a priceless moment!

[@MiddleAgedBob]

This is a top 10 favorite song for me.

[@russellgtyler8288]

I made a point of exposing my daughters to real music as they grew up. I'm doing the same with my grandkids. No autotune, no pyrotechnics, no computers, no lasers. Just pure talent. The sunburned girl is at least a grandmother by now, as are all the others.

[@drooney9]

Same here.

[@DianneFurey-fh6ju]

Oh, the memories!!!

[@tinamakaneole]

Yeah, people were happier and healthier. Too much chemicals and preservatives now. Thanks for the reaction, very nice. They are LEGENDS, even though they are all gone now. ❤😢

[@shawn5928]

Kinda all gone. Rickey Medlocke is still kicking and he was their first drummer. He left to form Blackfoot right before they got a label contract. You’re not wrong, but kinda, sorta…. It’s how you look at it.

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

​@@shawn5928 Artemis as well.

[@oldeskul]

It was also that people weren't working themselves to death at 3 and 4 jobs just to just try to make rent.

[@tinamakaneole]

@@oldeskul very true with that.

[@peggiebradley7434]

The girls weren't covered in 50 different kinds of makeup and fancy clothes. Not saying we didn't wear any makeup, but the natural look was the normal. We were all so free and the beauty of just being ourselves.

[@karenwalsh1143]

"THE BALLARD OF CURTIS LOWE" & "SIMPLE MAN" BY LYNARD SKYNARD ❤

[@candicedonaldson4259]

funny looking at the crowd...especially since most of them are in their mid 60s and 70s now....we were happier!

[@creepycrespi8180]

likely they were way cooler than their grandkids.

[@MissAlabamaNobody]

I was at this show! Skynyrd was opening for Peter Frampton. (They were third on a 4-act bill. )

[@missy6664]

Sweet Home Alabama and Simple Man

[@FRAME5RS]

I saw them the following month in So. California. I was one of those blonde sunburned skinny girls, now almost 64. Those concerts were a 22 hr event starting with waiting in the parking lot all night, it would start at noon with 5 acts over about 10 pm. Still have the ticket stub. Saw tons of the big bands of the day. These guys were pure talent and everyone loved them. It was a sad day when the plane went down. The only one left is the drummer Artimus Pyle. Gary Rossington (making bird chirps with his guitar) passed a couple years ago. They were all pretty rough on themselves with drugs and alcohol. If you want to know their story there's a great doc called Gone With The Wind.

[@ThursdayNext67]

Lynyrd Skynyrd is a creative change of spelling of Leonard Skinner. Skinner was a PE teacher at the high school where some band members went, stories say he was very strict about the school's rule against boys having long hair.

[@sandycox2058]

The music (and cars) of the 60's and 70's will ever be matched again and I was lucky enough to be there for it!

[@debrabollas9982]

Yes the cars!

[@darlenecronin242]

I have a good story. My graduating class in high school had nominated some Barry Manilow song for the prom song. I was not having that, and I sent out a petition to all of the seniors for free bird to be our song. And I won. Freebird class of 1982. Great memories thanks

[@andychisarick6879]

What a cool story! That's what it's all about...I've got a super quick story too. (I'm class of '79.) Anyway my whole life I heard Ronnie's final lyrics as "Won't you fly-y-y-y-y free bird." Just the word "fly" long & drawn out. Then a few years ago one of these reactions had lyrics & I saw its really "Won't you fly HIGH free bird." All these years- I was so embarrassed! If you listen both ways you see it makes a big difference. "Fly high" is a much more powerful image, y'know? Oh well live & learn but I'm still embarrassed- quietly, to myself- every time I hear this!

[@darlenecronin242]

@@andychisarick6879 very cool story. Yes the “HIGH “ always makes me more powerful.

[@andychisarick6879]

@@darlenecronin242 Hey you're pretty funny, wish I'd known you back in high school! And you've got the same last name as REO Speedwagon's singer, maybe music's just in your blood. Take care, be well!

[@BoscoLemonzit]

I feel your pain, 1976 and the damn twerps picked Color My World by Chicago. They still catch shit for that at reunions

[@vangreen9098]

I seen them three times before the plane crash on October of 1977… the lead singers brother has been singing for the modern Lynyrd Skynyrd for the last 36 years and I just seen them with ZZ Top a few weeks ago and they did a great job of carrying on the Lynyrd Skynyrd name and they only play the original songs. They have a deep rabbit hole lol… sweet home Alabama, give me three steps, simple man, and the only cover they did that I know of but one of my favorites “call me the breeze”… they write all their songs… I could name 30 more lol… yeah I’m old but I still go to several concerts every year…

[@ogmike7302]

Performed only three months before the tragic plane crash. One of the best live performances of all time. So ironic with the lyrics to this classic jam. Thank you 🙏 for the reaction. ✌️😎

[@scrappy8ball]

The start of that song where they say "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" Is even more crazy considering what happened to the band shortly after this show. We still remember them for sure though.

[@heidioller4494]

You couldn't have picked a better song to listen to for your first Lynyrd Skynyrd song. I'm old (58) and every time I listen to this song, I'm literally in tears & I absolutely have a free flying dizzying swirling feeling. I get up and turn around and around and feel so free & let it carry me to another space and time., I just let go and simply "be" It's really emotional and phenomenal. Ronnie was such an amazing singer, the band is incredible God rest their souls. It's gonna sound strange but if I drink while listening to this because I need to release stress & emotion, I can just let the music carry me away and I feel like I'm in another place altogether, it's a release.. I absolutely love watching others like yourself discover this music. Watching your reaction made me cry seeing you take it in and absorb it. When you said your heart was racing I thought to myself, yes, he's got it. That's what should be happening. Music puts words to our feelings and emotions that we can't express. Thank you for giving them a chance and not letting them be forgotten. Yes, they were healthier and happier. It was a different time. No cellphones are out to record, they're just absorbing the music and living in the awe of the moment. It's never too late to experience new music and it warms my heart to see you open your mind and give yourself new experiences. This era will never come again but we can keep the music and the soul alive. I apologize for sounding like an old looney hippie. PS, Yes to hearing this in Forest Gump. Good ear. And Lynyrd Skynyrd was a real person. Forby Leonard Skinner (January 11, 1933 - September 20, 2010) was an American high school gym teacher, basketball coach, and businessman from Jacksonville, Florida. He is known in popular culture as the eponym of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd; Skinner was the band members' teacher. Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

[@lindaandchase]

They still have crowds like this some 45 years later.

[@BessieRiggs]

70s Southern Rock hit different. I’m an 81 baby and grew up on this music in my childhood as a boy from southern Mississippi. I still listen to it. Molly Hatchet is my go-to.

[@jonathankall3062]

Molly Hatchet!! one of my favorite bands of all time and agree with you growing up in the 70s Molly was my go to Southern Rock Band as well- went harder!! UFO; Nugent; Sabbath; Zeppelin; Floyd; Little Feat….

[@BubbaRayDudleyDoRight]

Molly Hatchet Flirtin' With Disaster,one of my faves!!

[@markw.8455]

In the '60's outdoor concerts were recorded with video tape-- a new technology. Video people didn't bring expensive mixers to smaller venues, So the audio was recorded directly into a. camera mic, (not hardwired) which degraded the sound. The distance from a speaker to the camera mic means the sound is diffused before recording. That's why singers stand as close as possible to their mic---to avoid that. You will see a lot of small venue concert footage with a 'hollowness' to the audio, so may want to listen to a studio version as well.

[@stevecash9761]

Yes, everyone looked happier, prettier, healthier. Everybody socialized with real friends, not stuck staring at phones all day long. People ate well, did a lot of physical activity, didn't have parents micromanaging every bit of their lives. Society has lost so much and you only realize it when you see videos like this.... which we can do because we're now on our phones all the time.

[@Chazydau]

Great southern rock! LS was legendary! The end of Free Bird is what old rock band would just have a jam session.