Lynyrd Skynyrd - Artimus Pyle & Judy Van Zant Interview on Freebird The Movie

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  • čas přidán 7. 03. 2023
  • Stock footage from The Fox Theater in Atlanta, 1996.

Komentáře • 185

  • @samright4661
    @samright4661 Před rokem +34

    Thanks for your Military Service and being a Badass drummer.. Dude is multitalented

    • @KevinSago-rs1ys
      @KevinSago-rs1ys Před rokem

      He's also a liar. Tommy tells lies. If you ever meet him, ask him to show you the scar where the farmer shot him. He won't do it. Because it doesn't exist.

    • @scottharrison9083
      @scottharrison9083 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Smart guy

    • @onazram1
      @onazram1 Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@scottharrison9083 He also likes to tell tall tales...

    • @mikeinman513
      @mikeinman513 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@onazram1 I'm sure very little of that story actually happened.

    • @meatwad1
      @meatwad1 Před 6 měsíci

      @@KevinSago-rs1ys I've looked at the website where it lists him as a sex offender. It shows his full name, the various names he uses including aliases, his photo and it lists identifying features such as scars and tattoos. It says that he has a scar on one of his shoulders (the left, if I'm not mistaken), but without taking an x-ray to look for shotgun pellets or having an expert look at it, there's no way to know how he got that scar. He could have gotten it from the crash. He could have gotten it from being shot like he says. He could have gotten it in adolescence. I don't know if he got that scar from being shot but you can't rule it out.

  • @michaelcochran1737
    @michaelcochran1737 Před rokem +27

    I am so glad Skynyrd helped save the Fox theater .They are my favorite band of my lifetime.

  • @charlesmiddleton3247
    @charlesmiddleton3247 Před rokem +24

    Semper Fi to you Artimus,, Served in the Corps 71-75 and took flying lessons on base (New River Air Station). So glad you're still around! Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd!!! Thanks 904 Sound for this incredible interview.

    • @ethancarter3562
      @ethancarter3562 Před rokem +5

      I live in Jacksonville nc. R.I.P to my hero Gary Rossington

    • @charlesmiddleton3247
      @charlesmiddleton3247 Před rokem +4

      @@ethancarter3562 Lucky you! Wish I was back there today. Nothing but nice memories for me exploring the riches of NC regarding her ppl, history and nature. Hope you and yours are well. Thanks for your comment...

    • @ethancarter3562
      @ethancarter3562 Před rokem +1

      @@charlesmiddleton3247 yes sir. No problem. Thank you for your service

  • @lyndajolacava4891
    @lyndajolacava4891 Před 6 měsíci +8

    I love ❤️ the way Artemis, always keeps Ronnie up front, credit where credit is due. God bless you all

  • @raymondgarcia7351
    @raymondgarcia7351 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Artimus is a very intelligent man. Very blessed, he's the only one who can take the realms and continue. Thank you sir for your service for our country and the best Southern rock band that ever existed.

  • @truthweallknow
    @truthweallknow Před měsícem

    God bless both of you and your families, and Skynyrd Nation live forever. may they all be rocking in, Rock and Roll Heaven. we will always love Lynyrd Skynyrd.

  • @SerginhoRB-kb3dj
    @SerginhoRB-kb3dj Před 9 měsíci +7

    Artimus seems to be a really nice man.

  • @Clintstagram
    @Clintstagram Před 11 měsíci +7

    This is the first time Ive ever liked Judy. I finally understood that her brick wall to someone singing her husbands music was completely justified. Thats an emotional deal.
    At least the boys have kept her paid. I know shs does a lot of non-profit, so I hope she's able to live comfortably.
    Ronnie would want that.

  • @Taypee15
    @Taypee15 Před rokem +6

    Thanks for this great footage Brandon. Cool seeing Charlie Daniels roll up.

  • @johnjaco5544
    @johnjaco5544 Před rokem +8

    This is a very old interview but still good.

  • @bobbyritter2062
    @bobbyritter2062 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Skynyrd still has millions of fans that love the music .
    So say keep it going and I think all the guys in the band would want that too .

    • @derhandtrommler
      @derhandtrommler Před 10 měsíci

      It's now a poseur band. No integrity or tradition at all.

  • @litespeedga
    @litespeedga Před rokem +48

    Artimus was the only surviving member that knew that Ronnie was the leader of the band and with his loss Skynyrd should no longer play.

    • @johnjaco5544
      @johnjaco5544 Před rokem +3

      100%

    • @paulfleming4710
      @paulfleming4710 Před rokem +4

      Common...after his passing..everyone knows ..they are now gone

    • @matthewscott8692
      @matthewscott8692 Před rokem +9

      Yet he played with them for numerous years after the reunion until he was fired. I like Artimus but he jumped in on the tribute band as well.

    • @fortunate14t48
      @fortunate14t48 Před rokem +9

      You’re forgetting Rickey Medlocke played with LS in the early ’70’s.

    • @davidrice3337
      @davidrice3337 Před rokem +11

      I get alot of flack from the so called Lynyrd Skynyrd nation but in my opinion and its only an opinion - the end was whenwas the plane crashed - I saw them in 89 during the tribute tour and it was great - one of the best I've seen them 3 times since and was not impressed - just the opposite -
      Greed has been the force for a long time -

  • @crayolascents
    @crayolascents Před rokem +9

    The cool thing about Artimus is that every time he tells a story the facts change. Truly amazing.

    • @TheFreebrid
      @TheFreebrid Před 11 měsíci

      Truly amazing is your stupidity you think you know but actually you don't do you nice try but not really 😂

    • @zoramirez-jv9hj
      @zoramirez-jv9hj Před 7 měsíci +3

      I knew i wasnt the only one who noticed this

    • @jaybru5399
      @jaybru5399 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Did he say the first time he played with the band was in Greenville SC And the last time he played with yhem....did he just say he only played with the band once ????

    • @Noah-gq7pq
      @Noah-gq7pq Před 5 měsíci

      they change so your saying he's a bull shitter

    • @user-gw1iy8nh9r
      @user-gw1iy8nh9r Před měsícem

      Everchanging!Lol.

  • @blaze3884
    @blaze3884 Před rokem +12

    Gene Odom is the only one I believe on any and all related to LS .

  • @Michael-jz6yk
    @Michael-jz6yk Před 8 měsíci +2

    I never knew that Greenville was Artimus first actual sit in with the band and I've been a Skynyrd fan since 70

    • @zoramirez-jv9hj
      @zoramirez-jv9hj Před 7 měsíci +1

      It wasn't, unless hes talking about in 1975

    • @jaybru5399
      @jaybru5399 Před 5 měsíci +2

      ​@zoramirez-jv9hj I'm so confused he said that in Greenville was his first and last time playing with the band? Does he lie so much he don't know his own truth 😂

  • @tpstrato2270
    @tpstrato2270 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks for your Military Service and being a Badass drummer

  • @bookofrevelation4924
    @bookofrevelation4924 Před rokem +8

    I was wondering if Gomer Pyle was broadcast same time as Lynyrd Skynyrd became popular, as way to influence Artimus for control.
    This answers my question, that there is a known link by Artimus himself, and he's trained to parachute out.
    Thanks so much for sharing this interview at this time.

    • @derhandtrommler
      @derhandtrommler Před 10 měsíci

      you need to stop taking that shit, man. Your brain is not the boss anymore.

    • @Noah-gq7pq
      @Noah-gq7pq Před 5 měsíci +1

      did artie jump out wow no wonder he did nt need a shoot

    • @bookofrevelation4924
      @bookofrevelation4924 Před 5 měsíci

      @@Noah-gq7pq it appears quite obvious, the two that were competing for control of band were killed and the one that was government's favorite not injured by a crash, shooting him makes it look like it's not a set up. You know the name Armenius is a German war hero from 3 BC that decimated Roman army? There's a statue that Sons of Hermann use as logo.

    • @bookofrevelation4924
      @bookofrevelation4924 Před 5 měsíci

      @@Noah-gq7pq thanks for the conversation.
      Wondering, if the crash was not fatal and Artimus jumped out, then couldn't it be decided which unconscious crash victim would live or die, while in hospital with nobody outside of hospital knowing?
      Would not shooting Artimus help keep a leash/chain on him?

  • @STUSTUGOTS
    @STUSTUGOTS Před 10 měsíci +2

    18:27 Classiest mullet of all time.

  • @robertarmes6115
    @robertarmes6115 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Most awesome band ever you forever touched me In my life listen to the music every day it never gets old. Ty

  • @jimbo1959
    @jimbo1959 Před rokem +15

    Judy sure made alot of money,and notoriety, off Skynard's name and gigs ( tribute band gigs ),when in fact I heard he was going to divorce her prior to the crash!

    • @glendalangley1877
      @glendalangley1877 Před rokem +8

      This is the kinda stuff that should be private and not to be trashing anyone.

    • @glendalangley1877
      @glendalangley1877 Před rokem +3

      What if she did? She was his wife. Maybe whoever told you this may have been mistaken and now rumors will spread about her. Even if that were true do you that was a kind thing to say?

    • @jimbo1959
      @jimbo1959 Před rokem +9

      @@glendalangley1877 Gary Rossington said it in an interview!!!( That's who told me!). Do you think he was mistaken?She made all the decisions regarding the new tribute band, which I don't think she had any right to do! They all wrote the songs,and music. Just the facts!!

    • @jimbo1959
      @jimbo1959 Před rokem +6

      @@glendalangley1877 Nothing about their lives was private!! You forfeit that when you become famous! What's the matter with you????

    • @WarriorLori
      @WarriorLori Před rokem +5

      ​@@jimbo1959Gary Rossington said a lot of pretty mean things about people "close" to him. Better to let sleeping dogs lie, and let the music we were privileged to be graced by speak for them.

  • @peck404
    @peck404 Před rokem +4

    1996... They both were Forty-Eight.

  • @tonystephens6858
    @tonystephens6858 Před rokem +17

    I'm confused. I thought Artimus joined Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1974, replacing original drummer Bob Burns. His first album with the band was Nuthin' Fancy and I'm pretty sure I saw him perform with Skynyrd in 1976 in Cincinnati, OH. So why does he say that the Greenville, SC show was his first and last show with the band?

    • @markandrews91
      @markandrews91 Před rokem +5

      You would be right about that

    • @miked.8175
      @miked.8175 Před rokem +27

      Likely what he meant was, his first show with Skynyrd was in Greenville, and a few years later
      his last show was in Greenville.

    • @kevincamp5569
      @kevincamp5569 Před rokem +11

      His first album with Skynyrd was Nuthin Fancy. He first played with the band in Greenville upon joining the band.

    • @peck404
      @peck404 Před rokem +6

      Nuthin Fancy was his first.

    • @tonystephens6858
      @tonystephens6858 Před rokem +4

      Yes, that's probably what he meant. And yes, Nuthin' Fancy was his first album with the band (I've edited my original post to reflect that).

  • @lydiapawlak8564
    @lydiapawlak8564 Před 11 měsíci +1

    That was Jo Jo Billingsley & Artimus Pyle at front gate along with Charlie Daniels

  • @steveeckert8396
    @steveeckert8396 Před rokem +8

    First Artimus claims that "Greenville SC was the first and last time" he played with the band? Really then how did he get credited for being on 4 albums including "One More From The Road"?????? 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

    • @jimbo1959
      @jimbo1959 Před rokem +6

      His first gig with Skynard was in Greenville, and so was his last gig with them! ( years apart )

    • @steveeckert8396
      @steveeckert8396 Před rokem

      @@jimbo1959 Thx. That actually makes sense. I've read so much of the garbage he and the rest of the band put out, it's hard to muddle through it.

    • @glendalangley1877
      @glendalangley1877 Před rokem +1

      @@steveeckert8396
      You can usually find more information in the comments or checking out their Bio’s.

    • @WarriorLori
      @WarriorLori Před rokem +2

      ​@@steveeckert8396Welp, that was a huge back down by you.
      And to think that your snarky comment could have been avoided if you had done about two minutes research.

    • @jaybru5399
      @jaybru5399 Před 5 měsíci

      I'm commenting all over this looking for the answer does he lie so much he caught himself in a lie lmao 😂

  • @Pauls-World
    @Pauls-World Před rokem +2

    Dang, I just sold my Cessna 150 a couple of years ago.

  • @NKellyMullen
    @NKellyMullen Před 6 měsíci +1

    That's a scary story, Delmer. The Lynyrd Skynyrd band was in a similar plane crash. Gene Odom tells the story of that unfortunate crash landing in several CZcams videos.

    • @jaygreen1313
      @jaygreen1313 Před 2 měsíci

      Gene Odom tells a lot of stories. He thinks that supposedly Ronnie was going to make him a rich man. Ronnie passed away in the crash so he lost his golden ticket. Now he does cheesy tours of Jax for money and tells his “stories “. I guess he feels like he’s owed something. Look at the YT video where he is pissed because they are changing the name of their high school. He says ‘that’s okay because it’s 98% black now anyway’. Read into that whatever you like.

    • @jaygreen1313
      @jaygreen1313 Před 2 měsíci

      Plus he trashed Gary Rossington while standing over his grave. Class act !

    • @NKellyMullen
      @NKellyMullen Před 2 měsíci

      @@jaygreen1313 I knew them.. I would piss om Gary Rossington’ grave.

    • @jaygreen1313
      @jaygreen1313 Před 2 měsíci

      @@NKellyMullen Who is “them” and why? What did GR ever personally do to you to feel so strongly that you would desecrate his burial site? I’d like to hear your story.

  • @mudduckmedia6190
    @mudduckmedia6190 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Some of the crash survivors could use some help!

  • @zoramirez-jv9hj
    @zoramirez-jv9hj Před 7 měsíci

    What is he talking about at 1:40? He first played in the band january 75

  • @JayLee-kw1qv
    @JayLee-kw1qv Před rokem +6

    Judy sure does blink her eyes a lot. Anyone know what some believe this signifies ?

  • @Mr.CoachBeaulieu
    @Mr.CoachBeaulieu Před 3 měsíci

    I'm convinced Judy is a robot. Look how intense she blinks her eyes when talked to.

  • @Funkydu28
    @Funkydu28 Před měsícem

    He has a very soft speaking voice

  • @waylonfuckingjennings
    @waylonfuckingjennings Před rokem +14

    Artimus is as cool as the Fonz

  • @onazram1
    @onazram1 Před 8 měsíci

    Who is this stunner 15:03 !?

  • @WilliamWallaceUSA
    @WilliamWallaceUSA Před rokem +3

    Old video

  • @chrisgodlaproductions3106
    @chrisgodlaproductions3106 Před 5 měsíci

    Who are the people that got out of the 2 limousines?

  • @kenfish4471
    @kenfish4471 Před 6 měsíci

    Seven years of hard luck coming down on me

  • @keithkellogg5325
    @keithkellogg5325 Před 4 měsíci

    Pyle you don’t need to lie with every breathe.Tell the truth

  • @RBFR01
    @RBFR01 Před 8 měsíci

    If the plane ran out of fuel how did that happen? The pilots should have known they weren't going to make it on the fuel they had right?

  • @redbird444
    @redbird444 Před rokem +2

    The descriptions of the accident here is significantly different from what really happened.

    • @woodrowcall3269
      @woodrowcall3269 Před rokem +1

      Glad you lived through the crash to clarify that. Please do explain.

    • @redbird444
      @redbird444 Před rokem +4

      @@woodrowcall3269 Gene Odom's description of the crash is an accurate synopsis. Artimus has had a long problem differentiating fact from fiction.

    • @pz3443
      @pz3443 Před rokem +2

      @@redbird444 Gene Odom had severe head trauma from the plane crash. Why is his account any more accurate than Artimus'?

    • @redbird444
      @redbird444 Před rokem +3

      @@pz3443 Artimus has already been caught in a multitude of lies. I don’t hate him, he just isn’t that credible. Gene has no reason to be dishonest.

    • @ladybuggs11
      @ladybuggs11 Před rokem +2

      NTSB report.

  • @billylittleton3395
    @billylittleton3395 Před rokem +4

    Pyle come on in 1965

    • @peck404
      @peck404 Před rokem

      Interviews from 1996

    • @kattcity
      @kattcity Před rokem +1

      Was already in reruns too by 67

    • @beerbomber1
      @beerbomber1 Před rokem +1

      @@peck404 I think he meant the TV show "Gomer Pyle USMC".

    • @jg6698
      @jg6698 Před rokem

      @@beerbomber1 are ARTIMUS AND GOMER RELATED?
      IS ARTIMUS TAPPING JUDY?

  • @nimitz1739
    @nimitz1739 Před 3 měsíci

    It’s funny how they said after the crash Judy called a band meeting and said that was the end of the band. When was she in the band? Lol

  • @user-eg2fd3ky6u
    @user-eg2fd3ky6u Před 10 měsíci

    I was just nine years old when i was introduced to Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was the same year the plane crash happened. It was a tough year for my family because my uncle shot an killed himself and his daughter who is my cousin was diagnosed with leukemia. In 1992 my cousin, my sister and her boyfriend and myself an my girlfriend at the time got a chance to see Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert which was amazing. Then just a few months after the concert my cousin lost her battle with leukemia. She was just 26 years old when she passed away then i lost my girlfriend she decided that it was best for her to go back to Florida where she was from. It's been thirty years ago since I've seen her and I've been praying for that chance to see her again sometime soon. I just wish that i could get to see her one more time. I still have feelings for her all these years. I Love and miss you Marilyn Thompson. Her birthday is September 2 ,1968. Her and i were born in the same month and year that's crazy.

    • @pmcclaren1
      @pmcclaren1 Před 9 měsíci

      thank you so much for your bio, Mr eg2rd: 1972-lost the love of my life after 5 years w/her. She met someone else in college. I remain unmarried today. I, like you, pray I will see her once more before I die. The LORD bless you sir. (note-saw LS in Memphis in '74d; they blew Clapton off the stage that day; REBEL flags flying everywhere)!!

  • @shellyshell9655
    @shellyshell9655 Před rokem +8

    She didn’t care about Ronnie, she cared about his $$$

    • @glendalangley1877
      @glendalangley1877 Před rokem +1

      Did you know them personally?

    • @WarriorLori
      @WarriorLori Před rokem +1

      Like you know that? 😂

    • @ladybuggs11
      @ladybuggs11 Před rokem +9

      He didn’t have any when they met. She worked and rode a bike to work while the boys took her vehicle to gigs.

    • @judithcohn7878
      @judithcohn7878 Před 6 měsíci

      Why would you say that! Absolutely not true!

    • @judithcohn7878
      @judithcohn7878 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@ladybuggs11she truly loved RVZ! She saw something beautiful in a very complex man(who years later wasn’t complex at all. He was human) I get so pissed when they say Judy was out for the money! That is the most hateful and stupidest thing to ever say!

  • @midlifemotox
    @midlifemotox Před 10 měsíci +1

    It's a tribute band that should not be called Lynard Skynard. It's a money grab. Call it Lynard Skynard revisited. People would still show up.

  • @bookofrevelation4924
    @bookofrevelation4924 Před rokem +6

    This interview is after 1990 Earth Day 20th Anniversary when something occurred that brought change of political parties in White House in 1992 elections unexpectedly.
    That caused new light on the activities of CIA during 1970s-80s as CIA repackaged to bring in many new youngsters to join and embrace CIA in 1990s after decades of teens targeted by and opposed to CIA taking over White House.
    Goal was to take union jobs from children of Auto Workers and farms of sons' inheritance in 1970s-90s making them oppressed and in poverty while distracted by musical influences.
    That's why Rock music was embraced by CIA after JFK murder to build arenas just for Rock music starting in 1970s, after attacking it before JFK murder.

  • @callkey
    @callkey Před 2 měsíci

    Ironically played with the band for the first time in Greenville and the last time?????

  • @vikingbrett4
    @vikingbrett4 Před rokem +3

    ARTIMUS PYLE IS LYNYRD SKYNYRD!!!!!

  • @97warlock
    @97warlock Před 9 měsíci

    could the aircraft nose UP hard and lost most of the speed???

  • @marisolrodriguez618
    @marisolrodriguez618 Před rokem

    Artimus’s real name is “Delmer Pyle”. Lol.
    I never would joined the marines with a name that close to Gomer Pyle.

    • @keithsexton1263
      @keithsexton1263 Před rokem

      Thomas Delmer Pyle

    • @jaygreen1313
      @jaygreen1313 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @marisolRodriguez618
      His name is Thomas Delmer Pyle. I’m sure you would have never served in the Armed Forces and put your life on the line for the USA. No matter what your name is.

  • @figgy7099
    @figgy7099 Před 4 měsíci

    So I been watching a lot of stuff about LS, the band, the guys, the crash, etc, and every time Artimus tells his heroic tale, it changes. I've heard nothing but contradictions, big contradictions, and he was the sole hero in every incident. Did he have some sort of head trauma sometime in life? I'm not being offensive, I love the guy, but his stories are nEvEr the same....

  • @derhandtrommler
    @derhandtrommler Před 10 měsíci +2

    Artimus was the only guy in that band with any integrity since Ronnie was killed. Fitting that he's the only one of the original seven left.

    • @jaybru5399
      @jaybru5399 Před 5 měsíci

      Listen to Gene oden. Artimus is a pyle of crap. No pun intended. He's a liar

  • @johnjaco5544
    @johnjaco5544 Před 5 měsíci

    It's just a tribute band now,but sound good.But call it what it is.

  • @ginadixon5944
    @ginadixon5944 Před 6 měsíci

    Why couldn't you go to Ronnie and tell Ronnie? Man to man we're not getting on this plane. If that means you kick my a** or I'll do the same. We're not getting on the Raggedy airplane that you have to use a stick to check the Fuel You're my brother. You could have sabotaged airplane. I'm not trying to be disrespectful I mean I know now there's no what if

  • @keithkellogg5325
    @keithkellogg5325 Před 4 měsíci

    Pyle lies to much a nice guy but wow he can’t tell the truth.

  • @diegogardner6218
    @diegogardner6218 Před rokem +16

    Artimus didn’t fly the band, don’t listen to this guy he’s lied about a lot of Lynyrd skynyrd stories

    • @Peace696
      @Peace696 Před rokem +7

      I don't believe him

    • @scottbivins4051
      @scottbivins4051 Před rokem +12

      I don't think so my friend Artimus was and still is 100 percent badass. His band The Artimus Pyle Band put the Skynyrd band to shame that they had been putting out there the last 15 years and if you don't believe it watch the footage, Diego.

    • @4747robo
      @4747robo Před rokem +10

      How do you know, were you on the plane when he was?

    • @diegogardner6218
      @diegogardner6218 Před rokem +5

      @@scottbivins4051 I’m glad he’s ur friend so then tell him I said he a liar lol, bc interviews throughout the years all contradict half of what he tells the fans, but you guys also think skynyrd with out Gary is the real skynyrd so what do I know, right? Lol

    • @alanlafromboise3156
      @alanlafromboise3156 Před rokem +3

      ​@@scottbivins4051 totally agree with u scott

  • @hardcorehunter9438
    @hardcorehunter9438 Před rokem +1

    Wait so the concert the nite before in Greeneville SC was the first and last time Artimus played with them??? I assumed he had been with them for a while

    • @deirdrewelborn7025
      @deirdrewelborn7025 Před 10 měsíci

      He played the first time with Skynyrd in South Carolina. Many years later, he played with them for the last time.