It blows my mind that Billy Powell was just a roadie who was like “if I was in the band I’d play free bird like this” and he straight up killed it and joined the band thereafter.
Hard to believe every single one of these wonderful men are now officially Free Birds. They’re all gone from this world but are all reunited in Heaven. Thank you Lynyrd Skynyrd for this wonderful song. You’ll never be forgotten! ❤
Since Gary has passed away, here is a short story I'd like to share with you: When I was 12 or 13 (I am 26 now), I came home from school one day and wanted to see this song performed live (I'd just known the studio version to that day)... So I started Yt on my mum's old notebook and found this video. From the first second, i felt kind of hypnotized by Gary's appearance and awsome slide playing, for 10 min and 13 seconds, I was in an other dimension. I felt so nostalgic, so peaceful and at the same time so powerful and happy when the solo started... This video gave me the feeling, that I am okay just the way I am (it was a hard time when i was 13). This video helped me so much to deal with feelings and emotions I couldn't handle or wasn't allowed to show. So thank you, Lynyrd Skynyrd and especially Gary for this short amount of freedom, happiness and peacefulness! Every time I watch this again, it's like timetraveling back to this moment! Sorry for my english and if this story is not exciting for someone. But for me, it was important to share it with someone since it is may most significant Skynyrd-moment. Thanks for reading this! Thank you for everything, Gary, I love you! Greetings vom Germany
Great testimony. After the plane crash in 1977, every bar in the South with a Live Band was guaranteed before they finished playing that night, someone was going to stand on a table or chair and yell out to the band, " Play Free Bird ". FYI : On CZcams there is a good Pictionary of the a Memorial in Gillsburg, MS at the crash site, ( Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial ).
I had never understood the intensity of two guitarists playing parallel and complementarily to each other as well as the other musicians UNTIL this video --wow! The amazing talent and energy!!
A friend played me this track from the orihinal album when we ended up at his house after a pub crawl kn my 20th birthday. That was 50 years ago tonight. Just had to play this tonight!
I saw them at the Newcastle City Hall , absolutely blown away not soon after that , that terrible aircrash happened , Freebird , one of the greatest rock anthems ever .
Skynyrd was just a 2 guitar band after Ed King left and just got Artimus Pyle on drums. This is pretty much All Allen Collins on lead guitar with Gary on rhythm. This is what impresses me the most.
My absolute favourite version of this painfully beautiful song, with that spine tingling piano! Incredible 💜 "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" - Lyrics that haunt my mind & soul 💯
I miss the original ensemble soooo much. The crash occurred 7 days after my 21st birthday 😢. I had managed to see them live several times before that horrific day in rock history.
If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be traveling on, now Cause there's too many places I've got to see But, if I stayed here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you can not change Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh And this bird you can not change And this bird you can not change Lord knows, I can't change Bye, bye, baby, it's been a sweet love Though this feeling I can't change But please don't take it so badly Cause Lord knows I'm to blame But, if I stayed here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you'll never change Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh And this bird you can not change And this bird you can not change Lord knows, I can't change Lord help me, I can't change Lord, I can't change Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah
This was one of the first five youtube videos I downloaded over dial up connection around 2008. Thankfully it steered me away from Aerosmith's Dream On (its okay), and toward Jimmy Page's stairway to heaven "dragon suit" extended live solo. Ronnie was influenced by zeppelin.The downloads took hours, but were worth it and I could watch them over and over. I got a decent guitar around the same time and haven't stopped playing since.
Essa performance em minha opinião foi a melhor da história da banda em uma transmissão e cara naquela época deve ter sido incrível vem ao vivo esse momento!!
Wow love this I have had people I love pass away but I understand with problems some of us have Free Bird sometimes we can't change please understand God and Bless and pray for are Brothers and Sisters fighting for the Right to be FREE
This one goes out to my mommy, daddy, and the love of my life dash My true soulmate... My angels. I know you are all resting in peace with each other and flying free as a bird. Will be together again at some point whether it's inappropriate or not but it's not to me so I really don't give a s*** and I know that you have mine and we are still together but in a different form. Not a day goes by that I don't think of each and every one of you. That goes for you Roxie and Sadie as well.... Your daddy will take care of you now. I love you and I miss you all!
What a shame this version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's best song 'Freebird' is disappointing because because over a minute of its ending is missing from this video. Just as it gets ready for the iconic last minute it stops dead.
@@bobkennedy5585 It was the times, and it was a hot day in Cali. None were wearing heavy makeup, and they looked like healthy young women full of fun. I was that age back then and I remember.
I don't understand why his little brother gets all the credits for this rolololon if he was the one who presented it for the first time it's ugly that because he killed himself in a plane they ignore that well I'll leave them for homework I hope they tell me why
True, man. Such a disgraceful flag. Amazing performance, but it’s hard to ignore the sheer evil and brutality that flag represents. People calling you offended or triggered or whatever are missing the point.
No entiendo por que su hermanito se lleva todos los créditos de este rolololon si el fue el que la presento por primera vez es feo que por que se mato en un avion ignoren eso bueno se los dejo de tarea espero me digan por que
Well skynyrd fans we have lost the last surviving member of our band R.I.P GARY WE LOVE YOU KEEP ROCKING IT BROTHER
Still have artimus
@@jamesbutler6560Artimus isn't original though
@@DemonSlayer_june18he might as well have been. He was with them for so long and at the crash he crawled out to get help.
@@bobkennedy5585 true I feel like he should be
That solo shows important a guitarist Allen Collins was and forever will be.
he was a fantastic guitar player in a fantastic band
@@harryballs7029 Exactly!
@@MichaelD8393 and i think this footage shows them as just a 2 guitar player band ... Ed King had left and they had not yet gotten Steve Gaines
@@harryballs7029 What about Gary?
@@MichaelD8393 to me Gary is Skynyrd ... he is the only surviving member
No one talks the drumming. What a groove.
RIP Gary Rossington. Free as a bird now
It blows my mind that Billy Powell was just a roadie who was like “if I was in the band I’d play free bird like this” and he straight up killed it and joined the band thereafter.
Hard to believe every single one of these wonderful men are now officially Free Birds. They’re all gone from this world but are all reunited in Heaven. Thank you Lynyrd Skynyrd for this wonderful song. You’ll never be forgotten! ❤
Since Gary has passed away, here is a short story I'd like to share with you:
When I was 12 or 13 (I am 26 now), I came home from school one day and wanted to see this song performed live (I'd just known the studio version to that day)... So I started Yt on my mum's old notebook and found this video.
From the first second, i felt kind of hypnotized by Gary's appearance and awsome slide playing, for 10 min and 13 seconds, I was in an other dimension. I felt so nostalgic, so peaceful and at the same time so powerful and happy when the solo started... This video gave me the feeling, that I am okay just the way I am (it was a hard time when i was 13). This video helped me so much to deal with feelings and emotions I couldn't handle or wasn't allowed to show. So thank you, Lynyrd Skynyrd and especially Gary for this short amount of freedom, happiness and peacefulness! Every time I watch this again, it's like timetraveling back to this moment!
Sorry for my english and if this story is not exciting for someone. But for me, it was important to share it with someone since it is may most significant Skynyrd-moment.
Thanks for reading this!
Thank you for everything, Gary, I love you!
Greetings vom Germany
Wonderful story! Thanks for sharing!
Veel dank voor het delen van jouw verhaal , ook voor mij is dit herkenbaar .. Free Bird is ook voor mij een bevrijding ..
Great testimony. After the plane crash in 1977, every bar in the South with a Live Band was guaranteed before they finished playing that night, someone was going to stand on a table or chair and yell out to the band, " Play Free Bird ".
FYI : On CZcams there is a good Pictionary of the a Memorial in Gillsburg, MS at the crash site, ( Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial ).
Danke from the USA!✌
ROCK ON 🤘 LITTLE BROTHER from the USA 🇺🇸
The piano, specifically in this performance, makes me choke back tears every time, guaranteed
RIP Ronnie, Alan, Leon, Billy, Steve and Cassie.
tragic air travel moment in history...
😒😒😒✝️🎶💖.
I was so sad when it happened along with my friend Joanne
Bart Simpson plays this over school intercom.
Chalmers says: SKYNNNYRRRD!!!
These boys played more in the pocket than any band I’ve ever heard. They playing was tight asf!
Don’t know if you’ve seen the documentary, but in the early years these boys practiced 15-18 hours a day. Practice makes perfect for sure.
@@flyankee7 -- Yes they did. Ronnie was very adamant they had to sound like the record when performing on stage.
I had never understood the intensity of two guitarists playing parallel and complementarily to each other as well as the other musicians UNTIL this video --wow! The amazing talent and energy!!
peter green and danny kirwan, early Fleetwood Mac.. 😉 🙂
I think the band was complete once Steve Gaines joined and there were 3 guitars making that magical sound.
Did you know that Gary is playing this slide in standard tuning. With this kind of precise control he should have been a brain surgeon on the side.
My favorite version of this song
RIP Gary Rossington
The ULTIMATE song that cannot & WILL NOT EVER be beaten TRUE ICONS FOREVER!!!! 🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎤🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
Excentric and beautiful song. Cool to drink some wine and to do another things.
yeahhh
Things ❤️
Multiple things
Those first two lines says it all. You did leave way too early and yes; we are still remembering you in 2024!
A friend played me this track from the orihinal album when we ended up at his house after a pub crawl kn my 20th birthday. That was 50 years ago tonight. Just had to play this tonight!
When rock and roll was a way of life not just an accessory.
I saw them at the Newcastle City Hall , absolutely blown away not soon after that , that terrible aircrash happened , Freebird , one of the greatest rock anthems ever .
You are a lucky person
I swear if I could live in this time
Skynyrd was just a 2 guitar band after Ed King left and just got Artimus Pyle on drums. This is pretty much All Allen Collins on lead guitar with Gary on rhythm. This is what impresses me the most.
R.I.P. Gary Rossington.
Drums are incredible
My absolute favourite version of this painfully beautiful song, with that spine tingling piano! Incredible 💜
"If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?"
- Lyrics that haunt my mind & soul 💯
Legends. Brought up in this era. That’s when music was music and it ripped. One of the best iconic bands ever. ❤️
allen should have been in the top 20 of guitar players that ever live
I miss the original ensemble soooo much. The crash occurred 7 days after my 21st birthday 😢. I had managed to see them live several times before that horrific day in rock history.
One if the greatest guitar solos ever made him and Stevie ray vaughn
The best get away music there ever made.
On this day in 1977 was the terrible plane crash. It’s October 20th 2022, and I still miss them with Ronnie and the others. So sad.
It’s hard to believe. 45 years
I think this performance was the best version of the solo IMO
This song will live forever best song ever . Amazing
If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on, now
Cause there's too many places I've got to see
But, if I stayed here with you, girl
Things just couldn't be the same
Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you can not change
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And this bird you can not change
And this bird you can not change
Lord knows, I can't change
Bye, bye, baby, it's been a sweet love
Though this feeling I can't change
But please don't take it so badly
Cause Lord knows I'm to blame
But, if I stayed here with you, girl
Things just couldn't be the same
Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you'll never change
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And this bird you can not change
And this bird you can not change
Lord knows, I can't change
Lord help me, I can't change
Lord, I can't change
Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah
wonderful
Heard when I was a young boy with my dad in his Cadillac on a country road the last part where Allen gets into his solo powerful moment I was hooked
Saw them in Cardiff in late 1975. Totally awesome
OH MY GOD THE PIANO IS SO AWESOME
I've been a fan since I first heard them, and always will be
RIP, Gary!
Awesome ❤️
Great performance
This was one of the first five youtube videos I downloaded over dial up connection around 2008. Thankfully it steered me away from Aerosmith's Dream On (its okay), and toward Jimmy Page's stairway to heaven "dragon suit" extended live solo. Ronnie was influenced by zeppelin.The downloads took hours, but were worth it and I could watch them over and over. I got a decent guitar around the same time and haven't stopped playing since.
bis heute eine Legende
Love this group! Always did, exceptional musicians!
Fucking legends
couldnt agree anymore!!!
Essa performance em minha opinião foi a melhor da história da banda em uma transmissão e cara naquela época deve ter sido incrível vem ao vivo esse momento!!
Love the live version on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Free Bird on a Firebird (Allen) plus a SG (Gary). Let now the world keep turning
Wow love this I have had people I love pass away but I understand with problems some of us have Free Bird sometimes we can't change please understand God and Bless and pray for are Brothers and Sisters fighting for the Right to be FREE
Amen sister
Allen Collins absolutely unreal and I've seen some guitarists iny time ..
wow
R.I.P. Gary...
This one goes out to my mommy, daddy, and the love of my life dash My true soulmate... My angels. I know you are all resting in peace with each other and flying free as a bird. Will be together again at some point whether it's inappropriate or not but it's not to me so I really don't give a s*** and I know that you have mine and we are still together but in a different form. Not a day goes by that I don't think of each and every one of you. That goes for you Roxie and Sadie as well.... Your daddy will take care of you now. I love you and I miss you all!
RIP guys one of the absolute best bands EVER
garyrossingtonwasfantasticinhisownright.
IMHO .... The Band was at its best after Steve Gaines joined. Steve brought out the Excellence in Allen Collins.
Greatest band. Think abt it.
Descanse em paz
R.I.P
My funeral song one day
Long live the boys of Lynyrd Skynyrd
I hated it when the song got cut off too soon.
Me too
Allen sama Gary gokil sih gitarnya
emang keren nih dua gitaris ini
some kind of timeless muzik , alles gute !!!!
this must have been between the time when Ed King left the band and they got Steve Gaines
That's probably the longest guitar solo ever 👍
From The Old Grey Whistle Test I assume.
I wonder if Lynyrd Skynyrd ever knew that a Mexican man would love there music
My My !
8:27 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
This one's dedicated to you Mike D. Bauer R.I.P.
R.I.P. Mike D. Bauer, shade an das gute Man 😰😱😥😢
Muy buenos
leyenda
allencollinswrotethisbutitwasalwaysronniesband.amen.
LS foreva!
😎 👍
Ogwt, right on brother. I saw it first time around.
Hope you enjoyed it!
❤❤❤❤❤
just as sick w only 2 guitars & Leon
Pyle, the drummer is still alive, so there is one more
bagus bangett
rip gary rossington
Man they look n sound tired great but they need a couple years off bless us all lord
Man he sounds different
2 guitar version
Best version fk ueah
What a shame this version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's best song 'Freebird' is disappointing because because over a minute of its ending is missing from this video.
Just as it gets ready for the iconic last minute it stops dead.
Only 10 of the 12 mins uploaded
im sorry, there is an error on uploading
I love Oakland, but this is different and better. Clearer?
Indoor. Better acoustics and less competition with the screaming crowd. Not to mention the camera is on them not those awful bikini clad ladies. Lol
@@bobkennedy5585 It was the times, and it was a hot day in Cali. None were wearing heavy makeup, and they looked like healthy young women full of fun. I was that age back then and I remember.
Atlanta is best imo
Чисто американская тема, но до чего же драйвовая
KFC 🍗🐔
Ronnie sounds like hes sick or congested or something in his voice. Sounds a little different here
he actually was sick, i saw somewhere that he said he was sick as a dog that day
Yes he dose.
Is there a live performance of this on DVD?
It's on the Best of the Old Grey Whistle Test boxset IIRC
Why’s the song cut short?
Ketika lu di desa kota ketiga (las venturas):)
5:20
Meu amigo, posso estar enganado, mas esse canto parece de um trinca ferro kkkkk
-------------4:26*****
Tengo 47 años... nunca me gustó esta banda... así como nunca me gustó U2, y menos aún Cold Play, Maroon 5 y toda esa porquería hipócrita.
This is great but Atlanta is best imo. I feel like it has the best sound quality and I believe Steve Gaines was in the band at that point
I don't understand why his little brother gets all the credits for this rolololon if he was the one who presented it for the first time it's ugly that because he killed himself in a plane they ignore that well I'll leave them for homework I hope they tell me why
Confederate flag kills it. Love the song tho
Someone offended over nothing as usual.
@@mrsbluesky8415 confederates lost.
It was ironic, anyway, it got taken over, the Dixie. HTH
True, man. Such a disgraceful flag. Amazing performance, but it’s hard to ignore the sheer evil and brutality that flag represents. People calling you offended or triggered or whatever are missing the point.
@@jawknee4088 facts, I still love their music tho
No entiendo por que su hermanito se lleva todos los créditos de este rolololon si el fue el que la presento por primera vez es feo que por que se mato en un avion ignoren eso bueno se los dejo de tarea espero me digan por que
More please. 😊