Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Recorded Live: 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium - Oakland, CA
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Personnel:
Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitar
Gary Rossington - guitar
Steve Gaines - guitar
Artimus Pyle - drums
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Billy Powell - piano
Cassie Gaines - vocals
Jo Billingsley - vocals
Leslie Hawkins - vocals
Summary:
Just three and a half months before the fateful plane crash that killed Skynyrd members Steve Gaines, his sister, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (of the Honkettes), and lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zandt, Lynyrd Skynyrd played this 4th of July weekend program in Oakland.
While this is only a partial recording of the show, two of the three songs are probably the ones you would skip to anyway: "Sweet Home Alabama" and the legendary closing track that has inspired legions of concert-going yokels to make millions of ironic requests over the years, "Free Bird." The first track is an excerpt of a standard Skynyrd live show cover, Jimmie Rodgers' "T for Texas" The guys take six minutes to stretch their legs on this version of "Sweet Home Alabama." The song had been released three years prior as a response song to the Neil Young numbers "Southern Man" and "Alabama," which were both critical of southern politics. Ironically, by some reports, Van Zant was wearing a Neil Young t-shirt at the time of this performance.
The show is closed with "Free Bird," which by many fans' estimations is only rivaled by Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" as the most epic closing song in rock history. Allen Collins handles most of the five-minute solo, while Gary Rossington plays the "bird-chirp" guitar parts, which are not on the original recording, as well as the slide work on the opening riffs. Billy Powell also plays a masterful piano solo that is unique to the live show.
While Lynyrd Skynyrd would release the multi-platinum Street Survivors in October of 1977, the band's structure would be fundamentally devastated by the crash of their private Convair 240 that took the lives of three members, as well as the pilots and assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, and terribly injured every other member, except for Honkette, JoJo Billingsley, who was at home with her children and had reportedly begged the band to quit using the plane after dreaming of such a crash.
From the ashes of this Skynyrd incarnation, Van Zant's younger brother, Johnny, stepped in and made Lynyrd Skynyrd a popular band once more when they reformed in 1987. Lynyrd Skynyrd is planning to release an unearthed recording of pre-plane crash Skynyrd in 2009.

[@andrewperkins8532]

44 years since these legends suffered that terrible fate, your legacy lives on today ronnie.

[@patrickpoulin3622]

I never see 30

[@andrewgallagher4586]

😥Can’t like this

[@joshuachaires7220]

@@andrewgallagher4586 Thank gosh for little brother Johnny stepping in for helping fill the void.

[@joshuachaires7220]

Gary, Johnny, and Ricky Medlocke have kept their fallen brothers legacy going.

[@bradfauth3657]

The boys had the plane crash literally 3 1/2 months later. RIP Ronnie, Steve, Cassie. 🙏

[@BloodTar]

Gary Rossington left us in 2023. He was the last of the originals. It's so sad that they're all gone now.

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

Artimus is still kickin'.

[@BloodTar]

@@kawasakiwhiptwo5821 Artimus Pyle wasn't one the original members.

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

@@BloodTar I know,I'm just saying per this performance.

[@frankscott927]

I was just thinking that too. Remembering the pianist becoming the spokesperson for the band after that awful tragic night.

[@stevenashe8900]

I’ll tell you, I’ve been deep into the Lynyrd Skynyrd rabbit hole lately and if there was ever a better live band than them, I’d sure like to see them. Which is not intended to take anything away from the quality of music they produced. These guys were both all-time great musicians AND performers.

[@commonsenseman6024]

50 years ago a rock anthem was written. Still one the best songs ever. RIP to Ronnie and all the free birds flying proud and free!

[@manuelastorga2493]

70's rock at its best. The rawness and the unstaged quality of it. no backing dancers, no laser lights, just real talent.

[@inactiveaccount6884]

Noone being offended at every single damn word in the song.

[@tangogrrl]

no auto-tune!

[@john-kl3ux]

​@@inactiveaccount6884 boomer alert.

[@ernesterz]

@@john-kl3ux I'm a gen Z and I agree with him

[@jasoncreighton5140]

just real talent - Then we get the Spice Girls.... What happened ?

[@uversa7]

This is probably the best rehearsed band in Rock History. They developed and played these songs and guitar parts exactly the same way every time. Al Kooper immediately signed them to record and sell. On what was to be their last flight in the plane that they traveled, it crashed in the Mississippi swampland ending their dream. 6 lives were lost including 3 members of the band, the pilots, and their road manager. Ronnie Van Zant, lead singer, guitarist Steve Gains and back up singer Cassie Gains, Steve's sister were lost in the tragic crash. I heard the news very early in the morning while driving to Morgan City, Louisiana to work a 7 day hitch offshore for Shell Oil Company, rig 12.

[@gorge5412]

Good insight and interesting memory. TY for sharing.

[@manuelmorales3846]

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[@bud2159]

@@manuelmorales3846who cares?

[@virginiabrady3536]

Seems like we are kin...Bama gurl. Legends. They never die. Rebels we are.

[@emigdioaraujo9177]

Ufff hermano fuerte haber vivido ese acontecimiento yo soy de un poco más aca, no mucho pero esta canción me parte el corazón me recuerda a mi infancia, adolescencia y vida transcurrida que al final de nuestro ocaso todos queremos volver al comienzo en donde todo empezó ..! DIOS te Bendiga....

[@anghiggy5029]

No flash or flare, or any other antics. Just a damn good band singing a damn good song. Love it!

[@devildogmarine6681]

Yes sir!!!! Southern rocking talent.

[@voornaamachternaam2614]

But if people would be high on acid, then it's kind of like those people would be wearing virtual reality glasses, they'd still be experiencing those special effects.😂

[@Joe..3.8.0.9_]

Amen

[@cozycoffee3831]

All that stuff is witchcraft, where they're trying to lull the audience into a certain brain wavelength, where they're more vulnerable to suggestion. It's generational work that they're doing, and "they" are not all human. Here is baphomet Diana Ross, with its eyes going full black for six seconds at 3:06-3:12. It did this right on stage in front of a whole audience. Everyone's brains created the optical illusion that its eyes were just in shadow for that moment, but look at the shade of gray in its mouth while singing, the shadows in the deeper cavity of its mouth are gray, while its eyes, which are not cavities and which are supposed to have "whites" of the eye, are full black. It's because of grafeen ockside, the same material we see in the blak eyed hybrid babies of two v'axed parents. It's the hard truth, but it's true. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKGvYoeKrcuZhZI&lc=UgxXBmkvrN6LTMFrdyh4AaABAg.9w6lftiT80x9zBd_6A7nUM Here its eyes go reptilian from 1:26-1:49. It also has the habit of bobbing its head for the camera so the viewer cannot pick up on its eyes, whereas every other singer will look straight into the camera without head bobbing when the camera is on them. But, its reptile eyes show in the segment I mentioned: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaW2Z3V_rZ1_oaM Here is reptile Byrd with its eyes shapeshifting throughout the interview. Its eyes change shape, size, and tone: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqPHhJSibtp7aJo So, yeah, Lynyrd Skynyrd's music is real, not like the hocus pocus garbage from these predatory, parasitic, and demonic entities which have infested this planet and lured so many people to ck'ill themselves and their own children and parents. Things will get better though, much better. We are in End Times and these beasts are being purged, hence why the fake Biden, etc.

[@robertosborne7542]

Flair -actually no flair is a negative,have to agree as this is just boring,nothing original at all.

[@patrickdoran981]

R.I.P. Ronnie van Zant and all Lynyrd Skynyrd. Best all-time rock band ever. Respect.

[@EarthAltar]

🤘🤘

[@Very_Sleepy50]

Queen is better.

[@vlads.8703]

RIP ❤️❤️🤘🤘

[@tomspitz6367]

😊”

[@zlj7622]

I love queen very much, but both are legends 🔥🔥🔥​@@Very_Sleepy50

[@user-ce2nq3ig5u]

What an era, no phones, just rock'n'roll

[@kevinmalone3210]

Never to happen again. It was the golden age of Rock music

[@soslothful]

What connection are you trying to make between phones and music?

[@jessicanan]

@@soslothful Have you visited a concert recently? This crowd is clapping, singing and waving along with the music. You can see all of their faces, and their eyes are all focussen in the band and the stage. Those times are gone.

[@soslothful]

@@jessicanan The last concert I saw was Tull, perhaps 20 years ago. I notice coworkers and people out and about on their phones constantly. My phone never leaves my home. It has no apps or music, it just makes and received calls. Still, it would be excessive to be on one's phone would be a tad overdone.

[@disastermaster1413]

@@soslothfulhe was referring to people taking pictures and recording videos with their phones while at concerts.

[@rebauer2000]

The girls singing "aaaaahhh, Alabama" melts my heart.

[@annalytic]

Cassie Gaines - looking fondly down at her brother.... what success!

[@terminaltom1662]

this concert brings tears to my eyes... what a great band and what a great time to be young and alive. Those were different days.

[@ashleyrigatoni702]

And unless you actually went to a concert that was the only way you'd ever see Lynyrd Skynyrd. I don't ever remember seeing them on television. It's truly wonderful to see Ronnie Van Zant up close, in color, alive and moving again.

[@rebeccamizell1071]

It's 2023 still listening to lynyrd skynnrd people will still be listening for. Decades to come

[@vlads.8703]

Cause it’s endless music! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@jeanbrown2351]

so will i just amazing

[@emzecik]

2024 still listening. Greetings from Poland

[@dillonconnolly9887]

I’m about to be 20 listening it will live forever

[@herrbuker]

В 2024 пока да! In 2024, yes for now!

[@ksl1816]

Southern Pride at its best. God Bless them. 😊

[@rufianmelancolic]

Agree 💪🏻

[@marineandairforcemom]

Agree!! Sad their dream ended so young!! Ronnie’s brother, Johnny, has done an excellent job carrying the group on.

[@vlads.8703]

Agree❤️🤘

[@sorcier8658]

Are you guys all from the South of America ?

[@travisbaxter6597]

@PreppyGurlOfficalYT GEAR I COME

[@cruisinnewcollection-tw3ln]

My dad passed away yesterday and now I'm making a playlist with all the songs he loved and I remember him by. This is one of them. Thank you dad for showing me the greatest artists of all times. Loved, missed and never forgotten 🤘🔥❤👃

[@user-un9my3rk4x]

He might have liked the song they played at Ronnie Van Zant's funeral . KZbin : "ANOTHER PRETTY COUNTRY SONG " By David Allan Coe

[@BeaPaxson]

❤

[@stevedrew9857]

Carry me home to see my kin

[@janetemrich5443]

So 😔 sorry

[@davidbradley3227]

May this song rekindle fond memories. Best wishes

[@frederickwebber7611]

Just think I am 71 30 years from now my grand kids will be watching this and loving the crap out of it.

[@61eep]

Good lord so much talent on that stage. Loved Cassie and Steve Gaines. RIP you two.

[@user-savgtx]

I am from Russia and I love my country and am proud of it, I have traveled to more than 30 countries of the world and lived a decent time in many of them, but only Alabama Gulf Shores has become for me the second place on the planet where I would like to live. As a student, I participated twice in the Work and Travel program, and both times I lived in Gulf Shores Alabama. It was one of the coolest 14 months of my life and one of the unforgettable adventures. Kind and friendly people of this place, they became my friends, whom I will never forget and hope to see them again in this life. Americans, you really have a piece of heaven on earth, take care of it, and may the skies over Alabama always be the same clear and blue.

[@timothygard8517]

Ronnie, was bad Ass American poet , love you Mr Van Sant😜

[@digital_element]

I am from Alabama, and I love Gulf Shores also. I have always wanted to visit Russia.

[@AyayronBalakay]

Very cool message my friend. I would like to visit Alabama gulf shores now.

[@davidkidd2644]

The Ron Paul Liberty Report.

[@jackwalker1822]

@Brian M. Not so sure about that.

[@sumitrana4813]

I'm an Asian who grew up in England and I have loved Skynyrd ever since I was a wee lad. That just tells you, music is stronger than any language barriers and borders.

[@shylinh5939]

Me too, except I'm Turkish, not Asian. Yes, music is stronger, it doesn't have our constraints.

[@TheWobewt]

Try asking a black guy in Alabama :D

[@YourLocalLaure]

Noice, noice, and noice!!!

[@Haris-qo1hx]

@@shylinh5939 turks are asian lol

[@haribhanujan8575]

I am Indian and I concur

[@user-fd2mb1mh5g]

Band never sounded the same after Ronnie died, so glad to be able to watch these videos of the original Lynard Skynyrd Band because they sounded so much better back then!

[@jimjimjim7015]

love how steve and allen shared the solo, getting the combined sound from a gibson and a fender sounds amazing.

[@sipkecuperus5372]

Great band that I will never forget! Just like the way Ronnie is himself: no jumping around, no fooling with the microphone or any other items, just plain good old singing!

[@ziblot1235]

And plenty of Attitude.!!

[@mjtch]

I bet your huge Mick Jagger Fan then

[@sipkecuperus5372]

@@mjtch not really

[@mjtch]

@@sipkecuperus5372 figures 😂

[@marguskiis7711]

And Neil Young T-shirt.

[@jdwfenton]

One of the great bands to come out of the South along with the Allmans and Marshall Tucker. This stuff never gets old.

[@millyjames7891]

Oh the Marshall Tucker Band!

[@cindymajors3667]

The vetu bestail? Then janice

[@dsvet]

Blackberry Smoke

[@user-xe8yh4iy3h]

What about ZZ TOP?

[@r.watson1928]

The Charlie Daniels Band ( CDB )

[@ghb6900]

46 Years ago and still sounding phenomenal!

[@ttgyuioo]

Ain't nobody like Lynyrd Skynyrd!! Rock on!!

[@donaldsexton1305]

Barbers must have been starving back in the 70s.

[@LC-tr4ou]

They did when i walked past their shop.

[@ridarmawan]

LOL

[@sevchyk]

Great comment, mate)

[@ryanbates8766]

Lol, must have been as l never had mine cut until 1983 when l met my wife.

[@Deploganger139]

Damn bud i kept mine cut but i wasnt even alive back in the 1970s i wish i was but live on lynard live on and for the most part this is my favorite band of all time just wish they had more time to chill

[@paulmarcotte439]

Steve Gaines was a monster guitar player. He is sorely missed.

[@whitdogg1827]

Yes, and his sister too...sadly they died together

[@akidk1499]

His solo was more funk infused and interesting than rock players of those days

[@stevenponte6655]

@@akidk1499 I thought that too.

[@PadawanIan]

@@akidk1499 funk and blues influence when that southern rock twang in my opinion and adding to the original comment yes he was a monster player and his sister and seen in the video enjoying his playing along with the band it’s haunting to know just 3 months later we would never hear from him ronnie or her again it’s really just tragic may they rest in peace

[@chrisdixon8179]

Steve was an awesome guitarist. It must have been a nightmare to his family to loose his life and his sisters too in such a tragic and avoidable disaster. God bless them all and may they all find peace in heaven.

[@michaelmangan1704]

RIP now all Skynard originals are united and the dublicates will continue to perform for us AMEN

[@itaintobeezy]

We used to have a country. A proper country.

[@davidmoser3535]

move to russia

[@itaintobeezy]

@@davidmoser3535 lmfao you don’t like your countrymen being replaced? LEAVE 😂

[@b.l.secret2400]

Now it’s Illegals and Terrorist!! Stupid Americans supporting the Democrats that protect and care for them over Americans.

[@daviddenson3324]

@@davidmoser3535 No, evidently by your comment it is you that needs to move. The rest of us will love our country the United States of America

[@MetalManiac-ex5nu]

What a fuckin stupid comment

[@cathybrown8334]

Anywhere in Alabama when those 3 cords are played the crowd goes nuts. 3 or 300,00 people doesn’t matter. Gotta love it. I love my home state Alabama!

[@sh230968]

Cathy Brown nee Brown.

[@cathybrown8334]

@Ian Turner no. Stars Fell on Alabama is.

[@anthonymarshall9978]

Best rock song of All Time! Stairway 2nd.

[@cathybrown8334]

@@anthonymarshall9978 when you really live in Alabama it’s even better!

[@Platerpus7]

@Ian Turner no but should he

[@spidey-voltage2462]

Rest In Peace Ronnie, you’ll always be a legend

[@shock_n_Aweful]

if Ronnie was alive today he would probably be screaming and clawing at the coffin lid.

[@jimservis6185]

Greatest collection of talented guitarists ever in one band!

[@moose6676]

My God how the years just pass us by, I almost forgot how Brilliant this band was, God Bless Lynyrd Skynyrd 🙏🏻 God love them. 🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jpturner171]

So true!

[@Ralfscho]

What a recording, awesome image and sound quality.

[@davidkidd2644]

The Ron Paul Liberty Report.

[@energeticstunts993]

Recorded on iPhone

[@payopedro8671]

Recorded in England I believe 🤣😂

[@iktheboy7594]

Lool

[@biffrod]

Here are the band members: Ronnie Van Zant, singer - 0:33, Leon Wilkeson, bass - 0:46, Artimus Pyle, drums - 1:30, Allen Collins, guitar - 1:35, then from left to right: Leslie Hawkins, Cassie Gaines and JoJo Billingsley, backing singers (the Honkettes) - 1:48, Steve Gaines, guitar - 2:11, Gary Rossington, guitar - 2:27, and Billy Powell, piano - 4:09. One more thing: notice how as he sings "Well, I hope Neil Young will remember, a Southern man don't need him around anyhow," Ronnie Van Zant has on a Neil Young Tonight's the Night t-shirt - 1:12.

[@janetprice85]

RiP, J' ville still loves you.

[@kevinmalone3210]

Ironic, he must've liked Neil Young's music.

[@toddsmotucha1285]

@@kevinmalone3210 He loved neil young.Neil young also has a lynyrd skynyrd shirt on in his videos.Neil & ronnie were friends,the song was just a song.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@toddsmotucha1285 thank you for that! Too many miss the real story/point✌️

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@kevinmalone3210 of course, Neil’s amazing 😎

[@rosemarygranat]

Thank you Ronnie...

[@christophercoles4401]

Lynyrd Skynyrd is finally back together again, playing "Sweet Home Alabama" for the Lord. RIP Gary Rossington

[@reginaldshambley9593]

They are not in Heaven because they were racists

[@scottishlion9428]

​@@reginaldshambley9593 What a clown 🤡

[@PatFoster]

Man I wasn’t even a twinkle in my moms eye when they played this show, but she was only about 30 minutes away, probably enjoying her summer vacation. She was 12 when this concert happened. I can only imagine how amazing it was to be here, watching this performance. No Phones, nothing but good old rock and roll and people rocking out together. These must have been the days.

[@devengen]

I remember those days - sooo wonderful. Those certainly WERE the days!

[@hectorsmith6680]

"Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd was/is/will be a Rock Anthem forever & ever...no more no less...

[@wordpressobsessed9067]

The sheer amount of absolute babes in the audience is incredible.

[@virginiabrady3536]

Old merika...it was real.

[@v8pilot]

And those of them who are still here are old ladies now - no doubt thinking of that concert now and then.

[@user-le7zw6tj6e]

You ain't lyin'

[@dwayneard5997]

The way Ronnie is looking at Steve and Allen with that huge Grin is Timeless !!! They will Forever be missed!! God Bless Skynyrd...Bo !! Lynyrd Skynyrd... Forever !!!!🙏👍🎸😎

[@JEK]

I hope Neil Young will remember, a southern man don't need him around anyhow.

[@paulross9287]

BEST ROCK LYRIC.....EVER!

[@mauricewascom658]

@JEK YOU Said That RIGHT ‼️👍🏼❤️

[@davidmoser3535]

You did notice Ronnie was wearing a NEIL YOUNG shirt.They were actually good friends

[@mauricewascom658]

​​@@davidmoser3535 Wearing the shirt Could be Construed to be a TAUNT as Well ‼️😸 Now show me a picture of Neil wearing a RONNIE t-shirt ❗🤪

[@travisbaxter6597]

UM

[@tuggers7]

now kids........this is how it used to be done.....i loved it

[@raymuratori763]

Massive respect to even anyone in the audience for this performance. The rest of us can only imagine...

[@richardpippin6159]

The crowd is pink in color from sunburn. Love it!

[@boribambie555]

If I could back in time to witness just one concert, it would be this one.

[@blairmcalister4628]

Just this very minute i told my partner id give my left arm to see this line up , LYNYRD SKYNYRD, 1977....seen the band in 2015 in New Zealand...awesome...

[@whiskeyrun4996]

I worked only one show with them in NASHVILLE, I worked for a company that did their bookings and advertising, As great as they were there was a dark cloud hanging over them and it finally caught up with them, and losing RVZ was the end of LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

[@payopedro8671]

@@whiskeyrun4996 white men haven't exactly been the flavour of the month, as they often ain't following the communist political correctness allowed only in the western capitalist countries, funny how that works

[@mariarosaria1757]

@ Edwin: agree!

[@sean68mtown]

Hard to disagree

[@jeffreyhogan7298]

I was at this Day on the Green! Frampton Skynyrd Santana and Outlaws! Skynyrd stole the show!! Last Bay Area show before the plane crash!!💯🙏♥️💪😎

[@kathyhoward5232]

😪💔

[@doyleperkins4916]

Yes, about 3 months before their crash...I was 12, will never forget it

[@troyperkins7051]

Your just AWESOME....

[@billybobjoe2818]

That must've been a hell of a concert!

[@wollewatz]

I was looking for someone like you. Tell me, can it be that the girls were much more beautiful then than now?

[@ashleyrigatoni702]

Honestly, no one ever had a good time the way young people in the 70s did.

[@Andrewbreeze316]

I think the zoomers are trying to 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@skanderfish3641]

That one was definitely a good time. My first big concert.

[@barobabo8174]

Amen.

[@rontweedale3133]

That's for sure 😂

[@user-pm9it5cd1e]

AC/DC 'Thunderstruck' at the River Plate stadium

[@rg-rj7fc]

WOW ! That's crazy how good these guys are . This has always been my favorite band ever since I first heard them in the seventies.

[@natashawile895]

Ronnie Vant Zant, such a badass. Love it!!!

[@derekkess5830]

I sure do miss the 70s and 80s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?

[@natashawile895]

@@derekkess5830 love all their songs but this video I just can't help coming back too🙂

[@derekkess5830]

@@natashawile895 Actually, I'm a huge music enthusiast. I discover new track everyday, but my favorite rarely change, what I love a certain music fo, is it's beat, sounding and nostalgic memories they reminds me of. Happy listening! 🎧 All of me by John Legend. Where are you from if you don't mind me asking? I'm from Apeldoorn, Netherlands

[@2pac_739]

@@derekkess5830 Hello from denmark im 15 and love southern rock

[@GeminiGeniusGuest]

Priceless vintage footage!

[@rebeccawagner4167]

This group, their music is always on point and an important part of rock and roll history ❤❤

[@petemarr824]

Just got into the music of Lynyrd Skynrd (I am from England, love classic rock). Got their first 3 albums, and have to say, a bloody brilliant band. Love them.

[@virginiabrady3536]

Youre not offended by our flag? Good man.

[@animemanganet]

We (well I do) think the same of a lot of British bands.. Beatles, ELO, the Animals, the Kinks, the Zombies, etc. : )

[@debreybaldwin5907]

my 11 yr old granddaughter just discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd.. She loves them.. I love it! Rock will never die!

[@derekkess5830]

I sure do miss the 70s and 80s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?

[@leversforever9748]

I'll bet she had a little help from grandpa!!

[@josesoares4580]

Que legal! Minha filha de 19 ano, é fã desta banda. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@davemathews7890]

Has she learned to swig Jim Beam out of the bottle yet?

[@elizabethsizemore4714]

When my 11 yr old grandson was a baby this song would quiet him down no matter. He loves all of there songs now. I like to tell my son this one is his Nanny's child thru and thru. 💙

[@benkeel2966]

Whatever you wanna say, you can say, but these guys were highly skilled musicians.

[@travisbaxter6597]

I BET SO WHEN UR TRAINED

[@twonstermonster850]

the guitar solos hit so hard. gary with his slide influence, gaines ripping the strat, and collins with his bending technique. all amazing. RIP to the greatest band of all time

[@stevenbrower-pr1nd]

Lynard Skynard has and always will give me chills. Amazing artists and great entertainers. This song is one of the top in music history! Gone WAY too soon...

[@jamesgraybill7672]

I was there! 8 days before my 18th Birthday!! What a great concert (what I can remember) lol! And one of my all time favorite bands!!!

[@keirbvb1175]

Was there too, so much energy at that time old timer!

[@DrHugoZQuackenbush]

And Oakland allowed a big Confederate Flag to be displayed? Were there 60000 arrests that day?

[@justsomeonewhocantsleep1151]

James Graybill can u shut up no one cares if you WHERE there u just trying to be especial fucking idiot

[@danielxh558]

CHILING PENI BCUSE HUB JO Stfu u bitch

[@ITubeyeright]

@@justsomeonewhocantsleep1151 WERE, not WHERE....and STFUPLZKTHX

[@barneyronnie]

Studio level --- While LIVE! Amazing musicianship!!

[@bandieboo8102]

You are absolutely correct...x amazing musical talent....

[@BST-lm4po]

And everyone on that stage is in their twenties! Self made musicians/businessmen! (& women)... Impressive!

[@WilliamFrede]

After my wife and me met and got married we lived in Florida, we were driving in the car and Sweet Home Alabama came on the radio and I turned up the volume, she said why did your turn it up so high, and I told her that is the only way to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd, she agreed, I knew then I had the right woman in my life. NOTE: Lynyrd Skynyrd is from Jacksonville Florida.

[@Auburn23Tigers]

First time I have ever seen Gary solo on Sweet Home Alabama and he sounds great here! Even in 1976 when it was just him and Allen the shows I saw Allen played all the leads on Sweet Home.

[@jennifercole9527]

I just love this band I wasn’t born until 1982 but I grew up listening to them and their music is what this world needs today not this other crap that’s been coming out and I love how he just stands there and isn’t running around like crazy on stage like some singers do.. I love Ronnie’s voice I’ve heard interviews he gave and I could listen to that voice all day long .. Rest In Peace guys!

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

Love this song. A band from north Florida defending another southern state. My father was from Connecticut and my mother is from Costa Rica but i wound up growing up in Columbus, GA right over the river from Phenix City, AL. It took me nearly 30 years before I completely understood how special that was.

[@Jack_1uh]

Bruh

[@thepamela050]

But you will never be southern..Bless your heart..Being Southern comes being raised by two parents that are Southern.

[@Jack_1uh]

I'm from texas

[@Toddy9cent]

@@Jack_1uh Me not I am a HAMBURGER 😉

[@marywalker9423]

@@thepamela050 Born American, Southern by the grace of God....

[@ersinbaro]

RIP Gary ! 🙏.... One of the most legendary song of all time. Thank you to the band for your great 🎶 music and what you bring to music and us. Goodbye 🙏💐

[@revwpitt2347]

This is the first time I have seen this footage. I saw Skynrd in Jan 77 in Bristol, England. I can`t begin to say what a great rock band they were. The crowd reaction was brilliant .....much like here in Oakland. We will never see bands like this again.

[@T1122w]

I saw them in the summer of 1974 in Buffalo ..They ended with Free Bird which blew everyone away then came out for an encore of Sweet Home Alabama..

[@rangvi1956]

WOWWWWW My kind of music, I was 21 then , wanna go back in time ! Many greetings from France ! I've been living in France for 40 years now but the French don't know what real rock music is ! I grew up in Holland with all this music ; I was so lucky !!!!!!

[@derekkess5830]

I sure do miss the 70s and 80s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?

[@arleneirvine1526]

as a canadian, these guys were the absolute best!!!

[@Sherman350]

yeah the small hats had to take these fellas out of the picture

[@aisle_of_view]

Steve was a great addition to the band, he fit in so naturally. So cool they gave him a chance "Oh, my brother plays guitar"

[@whitdogg1827]

Steve Gaines would have become a legend had he lived...massive talent!

[@vixharrison9502]

God picks the sweetest flowers.

[@man.and.machines]

With all due respect, he IS a Legend!

[@whitdogg1827]

@@man.and.machines Excellent Point!

[@jalynthompson6754]

I'm 75 years old and I love this stuff, it's just great. The hair, the clothes. Fantastic !!! listen up kids. This is what real music sounds like!!😃 Barbers must have been starving back in the 70s.

[@devengen]

😆

[@sueevans2749]

I'm 68 and I'm right there with ya buddy❤ I don't care what people think , we are just awesome old hippies and very unique 🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤😂 LOVE IT!!

[@lisamcbride8921]

They were starving!

[@othmandawan8othmandawan859]

2nd helping my sweet home Alabama 49 yrs passed bringing back to the era of 1974.. How beautiful a song is not Swallowed by time ... Even Though I'm 64 Yrs Old Now. .

[@JuanGonzalez-nh6gb]

By looking at this video at year 2023, you can realize that too many things have gone really bad... to put it nicely

[@josephhansonito4822]

Southern Rock never fails

[@YuhoKeebs]

They're from california.

[@beyondalpha1072]

Beyond Alpha 0 seconds ago DATS WASSIST!!!!!

[@HenryVarn]

@@YuhoKeebs They're from Jacksonville FL

[@JackMRaganIII]

@@YuhoKeebs Ed King was from California

[@thepamela050]

@@YuhoKeebs No they aren't.

[@neilhurt1992]

Love the curl of Ronny's lips as he sings this legendary song. First heard this and 'Freebird' at a bike rally back in 1980 and have loved it ever since. God bless all those who died in that awful plane crash back in 1977 . Long live rock and roll!

[@BenjaminNintendo]

So sad but they will always remember in our hearts

[@wayne90079]

Just got into this band at 60 years of age absolutely fantastic

[@marksnyder6120]

I'm 62 years old now. I remember getting their live double album, One More From the Road, for my 16th birthday in 1978. I ended up having to buy a second one because I wore the first one slap out.

[@memeconnect4489]

Jokes aside, this is a really good song that bring families together.

[@joefriedman9843]

Yes the comments have been extremely uniting and joyful haha

[@gregormiller4037]

Mr Big Lew picks me up when i'm feelin' blue, how bout you...I know i sure need it in these times:)

[@anthonypalermo8816]

METAL is better.

[@memeconnect4489]

@@anthonypalermo8816 good for you :)

[@stephencherry1387]

@@Lanko94 indeed!

[@GeorgeUK84]

Ronnie Van Zant will live forever!!

[@elizabethluker8356]

Yes he will!!!! Lives gone too soon! Legendary rockstars!

[@arthurpussy]

as long as we keep playing this he will

[@geronimo3752]

Born in Mexico, raised in Los. Southern Rock is my favorite. Something very special about the sound and energy.

[@PatrickMorris-sm8dv]

if you like this you might like my brother’s music. his name is Stu Morris and 'Daisy' is a good song by him.

[@victorav629]

Rest in peace, Gary Rossington. Thanks a lot and all love from Skynyrd family in Brazil.

[@jimdartouzos2127]

Man.....some bands were lucky to have 1 great guitarist.....Lynyrd Skynyrd had 3... Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, and Gary Rossington....not to mention singer Ronnie Van Zant....keyboardist Billy Powell. ..bassist Leon Wilkeson... drummer Artemus Pyle....and The Honkettes...Leslie Hawkins, Cassie Gaines, and JoJo Billingsley....One of the Greatest bands ever.

[@ronnietravis7972]

jim dartouzos Hello Jim. You said that Right.

[@joelpanettaonline]

What a lot of people never realize was that Leon played the bass like a lead guitarist. Sit back and listen to some of his bass playing. He was as talented on that thing as the guitar players were.

[@ronserps8489]

Yes brother...true music and harmony....long live Skyn

[@christianmani1730]

Don't forget Ed King who co-wrote the song and came up with the guitar hook intro.

[@swampwitch6133]

@@christianmani1730 Yeah I was going to say what the hell? He left out Ed who was amazing, I can't believe people overlook him or how good he is.

[@MajorRoadAhead]

I'm 75 years old and I love this stuff, it's just great. The hair, the clothes. Fantastic !!!

[@GALLILAO]

there is nothing better then youth

[@ayuwoki453]

I'm 15 an I love it

[@donys1379]

Agreed, this IS MUSIC!!!

[@gabryeI]

@@ayuwoki453 Nigga

[@sherronpitts3021]

@@ayuwoki453, dig up some ''Kentucky Headhunters''

[@MelchizedekKohen]

Imagine hearing this for the first time live 😍

[@joetjuan]

The classic of great classics. I love it and will never forget it❤❤❤

[@gray3553]

What a band..love them still over here in the UK , RIP

[@marieprovencio2944]

Just love this one!!! All super!! May the Lord bless em all!!! Thank you for the opportunity to hear you!!!! Miss you guys

[@Nathahn1]

Great performance and we are lucky to have captured this live

[@patriciaroberts100]

This song is timeless. It will be played at the end of the world. It lives in the cosmic ether.

[@JJ-zy3zv]

Agreed

[@ericcrew748]

I must have watched this a hundred times but when Steve Gaines and Alan Collins do the guitar solos at the end puts a smile on my face every time.

[@PadawanIan]

i just commented that too i’m so glad we’re on the same page Gaines would’ve been an even bigger name in the guitar world if he had more years just tragic

[@KennedyMusicTheories]

Amazing 🎉❤

[@mdguthro]

steve gaines solo blew alans out of the water. alan couldn't even stay in key, garbage solo from alan

[@DKC911]

Me too!😊

[@og_gilly3764]

Both are in my top 10 hell top 5 guitarist of all time. And of course Gary as well

[@julianodonizetemendes7411]

I shiver with emotion watching this video and listening to this beautiful song by this wonderful band. And it makes me even more emotional to know that a few months after this great show, the band would suffer that terrible plane crash, claiming the lives of many of its members so early.😢😢😢

[@davidkidd2644]

The Ron Paul Liberty Report.

[@alanbrudenell4918]

I’m here today to say thank you to Gary Rossington who died today. Thanks for the soundtrack of my life

[@jeanbrown2351]

i could not believe i seen them in glasgow amazing best band ihave ever seen

[@paulstreet763]

This music and the film defined a large part of how it felt to be in America in the 70's for me. It was a way different place than it is today - I came her from England on a holiday in 77 (rare for Brits back then) and drove through the South with my dad. It blew me away - everyone I met, and I mean everyone, were interested in talking, telling stories, taking us out fishing, sightseeing - reliving what it meant to be American. People listened to real music ( like this) had real opinions and took time to know you because they were interested. It was before the "me" culture and obsession with the green took hold as the 80's hit us all. Someone posted a comment "it will never be like this again"...they are right, it's an era that's gone. I'm blessed in my life to have experienced it, felt it, and was able to spent a small part of my youth in the 70's and in the U.S.A. God bless this country and L.S for music that defined a different place, pace and time.

[@FMHammyJ]

Well said!

[@udontwannaknow4482]

Paul Street well that's cute and all but how old are you now? Probably in your 70s

[@davidmartin7889]

As a rural Southerner born in 1943 I would like to thank you, man.

[@JunkShows]

It wasn't as blissful as you remember it, and it isn't as bad as you believe it to be today.

[@kenperk9854]

You're always welcome to come back.

[@chester2349]

I born at the north of Mexico 🇲🇽., and grow up listening this beautiful music, I am from Sonora border with Arizona “before Mexico 🇲🇽 “ but always listening this great music from USA 🇺🇸 country that I love so much, I remember listening hear it in the radio station from Arizona 👍👍👍👍 I am 32 and I love Mexico 🇲🇽 and USA 🇺🇸cowboys for ever 👋👋

[@mariomai183]

Ruhe in Frieden, Gary Rossington, gestorben am 05.03.2023 im Alter von 71 Jahren als letztes Mitglied der Originalbesetzung von Lynyrd Skynyrd. Jetzt geht im Himmel endgültig die Post ab. Roll over Paradise.

[@MagnumMike44]

Back in the day when the Confederate flag on stage never offended anyone, everyone was out to have a good time listening to Lynard Skynard live. It would never be allowed these days, especially in Oakland, California or anywhere else in the United States.

[@marcyslaoal1364]

Even the union wasn't offended by it back in the post war era it's only nowadays with the intently demographic changes and the radical liberal ideas made white people hate each other over nothing

[@user-le7zw6tj6e]

Wave your flag

[@paulsanger1343]

It's so awesome that this song and band are still loved after all these years. greatest music by far

[@HiFiman4u]

Ronnie was and always will be the man.

[@ayutthayatrojan]

A classic song played by an absolute first rate band!¡! ❤😂❤.

[@gracieg7601]

I’m so glad they had the brain to record this concert.