"If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" Yes, Ronnie, after 43 yrs. we STILL remember you and miss you.
@burninghampsteralso2114
3 жыл бұрын
Yes we do (fun fact: those words came from allen collins wife
@nickcarpenter1196
Жыл бұрын
Just left gillsburg monument
@linapereira5872
Жыл бұрын
Is true 😢❤❤❤❤
@thedude8976
Жыл бұрын
yes 45yrs we still miss you and love you my brother God bless
@josephzirngibl633
Жыл бұрын
🦅FREE BIRD DOWN🦅 45 YRS AGO TODAY ✌️ 10-20-77 / 10-20-22🎼 STILL LIVES ON & ON
@harrykadaras9459
3 жыл бұрын
I love listening to RVZ speak..his voice is so calming, gentle and modest; an old soul indeed
@kathyrais574
3 жыл бұрын
He was so soft spoken, the eoitamy of a southern gentleman , until the jack & blow took over but they were trying to be better
@matthewh117
2 жыл бұрын
Also excellent diction.
@johnperiard9594
2 жыл бұрын
Unless he was drinking
@F800GSJay
Жыл бұрын
Until he got a bit of a shine on, and then he may look at the interviewer and say “hey let me ask you a question…how the fuck do you think you’re gonna get out of this room?”
@sixslinger9951
Жыл бұрын
hard to believe he was only 28 when he died.
@robertgodby4925
5 жыл бұрын
Ronnie made all us old boys proud to be from small southern towns he gave us are swagger.
@michaelandmelanieasby4378
4 жыл бұрын
Now thats the truth!!!
@Automedon2
4 жыл бұрын
Jacksonville is a pretty big city
@HighlanderNorth1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Automedon2 🤔 I'm pretty sure its a completely different "Jacksonville" where ^they were from. ^Their "Jacksonville" was a tiny town, way, way down in the middle of the Everglades, where you needed one of those swamp boats with the big fan on back to reach it. They say the population back then was 15, including all band members, plus a post office guy, plus Curtis Loew, and the guy who ran the country store where Ronny sold his soda bottles, plus a black market wine dealer(who sold Curt his fifths of wine). 😓That Jacksonville is no longer there, because it completely sank under the swamp, due to "catastrophic global warming" water level rise of 1/4"! That's why we must listen when Joe Biden(aka Grandpa Gropey) tells us to hand over all our rights, so that they can prevent global warming! 🤡👍
@howabouthetruth2157
3 жыл бұрын
@@HighlanderNorth1 Look kid......I do get your humor in the 2nd part of your comment/response.......but Jacksonville IS IN NORTH FLORIDA, right up next to Georgia. The communities that surrounded Jacksonville back then where the Skynyrd band grew up & performed, were rather small communities, but the city of Jacksonville itself was NOT "a small city with a small population" back then. Trust me, I know, we moved to central Florida back in 1969. On a land mass/geographic basis, the city limits of Jacksonville Florida is one of, if not the biggest in the entire country. You can look that up. I'm not talking about "biggest population". But Jacksonville was always one of the biggest cities in Florida. By the way, those "swamp boats with the big fan on the back" are called: AIR BOATS. Take care kiddo. No disrespect meant whatsoever.
@HighlanderNorth1
3 жыл бұрын
@@howabouthetruth2157 I just returned from south Florida 11 days ago, but I'm aware of how big Jacksonville is. I watched an interview of band members from the 70s, and they even mentioned how new construction was "creeping in" at that point. But its pretty clear the development where they grew up was not in the middle of downtown Jacksonville, then or now. It's suburban, and back then it was more like sub-suburban. But they also spent time in areas that were rural. However you want to describe the area of Jacksonville where they grew up in the 50s, 60s, Lynyrd Skynyrd weren't exactly city slickers! In their music, they made a whole point of being pretty much the opposite of city slickers.
@tinagreen7502
3 жыл бұрын
What an articulate, sweet voiced boy. I am so heartbroken for his and the other families loss. We lost some amazing musicians needlessly that day!
@fcamiola
2 жыл бұрын
So true.
@georgeslaughenhoupt805
3 жыл бұрын
I was 16 years old I saw Charlie Daniels and Skynyrd at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. The show blew me away, I am a fan forever God Bless. The year was 1976.
@matthewh117
2 жыл бұрын
Was there too
@josephzirngibl633
Жыл бұрын
Damned YINZERS love some LYNYRD SKYNYRD!!! 🎼🦅🎸🎤🎸🥁🎸🎹 🤘 ROCK ON & ON FREE BIRD 🦅 45 Yrs ago today FREE BIRD DOWN 10-20-77 🦅🦅🦅🦅10-20-22 🌠
@LSqrd1960
Жыл бұрын
I was there! Great show!!
@robintassone1594
8 ай бұрын
My first ever concert. I had to call my Dad at work to ask his permission to go. He said YES!!!!!!!!
@glenfenderman
4 жыл бұрын
Hearing his soft soft spoken voice makes you forget about the hell raiser that he was.
@gt-37guy6
3 жыл бұрын
I believe the Whiskey on / off button is responsible for the hell raisin part...! Been there.....
@CarolStJohn-ev9ry
3 жыл бұрын
When he drank Jack Daniels he turned into the Tasmanian Devil.... and he drank a lot of Jack.
@kathyrais574
3 жыл бұрын
@@CarolStJohn-ev9ry yep, sad part was those last few months they were really trying to cut back drug & hard liquor consumption & they had been doin pretty good.
@johnperiard9594
2 жыл бұрын
Unless he was drinkin. Look out
@brianmoran5705
6 жыл бұрын
Almost 41years! And I love this Great Band even more!! No Band is even close!!" Rest in Peace", Ronnie Van Zant !!! And all The Skynyrd Band !!
@kal3275
5 жыл бұрын
respect
@brianmoran5705
5 жыл бұрын
Rock Steady Odin!!!
@Jfizzle813
5 жыл бұрын
41 years last night , I lit a candle around the time the plane was going down , and chugged a beer! Will be seeing them this coming Friday for the last time ever ! Wish I could have seen the originals live!
@brianmoran5705
5 жыл бұрын
Enjoy the concert!! Tip your hat to The Last Rebel, Gary Rossington. A true Southern Man, who never stop playing the music all these years.
@lsunationalchamps08
4 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more! I enjoy them more everyday, they never get old. You said it “no band is even close”!!
@dickritchie2596
4 жыл бұрын
I never realized what a composed speaker and leader Ronnie was.
@kathyrais574
3 жыл бұрын
He was very soft spoken but people definitely knew who was in charge, he was like a drill Sargeant when they practiced, why they were so tight.
@johnperiard9594
2 жыл бұрын
Unless he was drinkin
@jasonbenamati9165
6 жыл бұрын
Ronnie was an American original
@bamadeadhead
6 жыл бұрын
Jason benamati ...badass👍🏼👌🏼
@patrickfoster4586
3 жыл бұрын
An American original and a no apologies, proud Southern gentleman. Cheers P[>
@LisaBellaDonnaMusic
Жыл бұрын
There was only ONE Ronnie Van Zandt. What a good old soul. A beautiful mind and golden voice. We sure do miss you.
@eltoncraig912
Жыл бұрын
Ronnie Van Zant and Lynyrd Skynyrd the best rest in peace.
@joleneloveland2942
4 жыл бұрын
It is so great to hear his soft soothing voice again! All though throughout the years i can still hear his voice in my head. He's in my heart ❤ forever.
@fcamiola
2 жыл бұрын
Ronnie was highly intelligent and perceptive. Very creative mind too. RIP Ronnie, Cassie, and Steve.
@Rickswars
11 ай бұрын
Song genius and work aholic.
@RippinTheRoofOff
3 жыл бұрын
Ronnie’s beautiful soft voice soothes my soul. 💙🌹🌹💙
@CarolStJohn-ev9ry
2 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@anitamcgrath2254
2 жыл бұрын
Me to,And NO OTHER!
@joeydaglio7655
3 жыл бұрын
Pure Brilliance never to be matched since or again.R.I.P
@skydogduane
2 жыл бұрын
In every RVZ song - His lyrics were either true or would become true. A prophet truly.
@jfk-od2wy
5 жыл бұрын
Not a wasted word from the man!! The interview is like another great song
@dlcanady5251092
Жыл бұрын
He was a smart cookie. Listening at this you can tell he was an astute business man. As a southern man myself we get classified as simple people and that's a complement in SOME ways but not others. I'll just say this Ronnie knew exactly wtf he was doing leading that band and interviewing and working with record companies.
@fcamiola
11 ай бұрын
This northerner NYer agrees! RVZ was highly intelligent and extremely perceptive. Plus he seemed like a total wildcard on top of that who loved to tear it up!
@jamescarlucci9867
6 жыл бұрын
Lynyrd Skynyrd is timeless, love their music, and RVZ was amazing..
@bradlangton1549
4 жыл бұрын
Miss all the Synyrd members who have passed, you all are truly missed and blessed us with incredible music, miss ya Ronnie. RIP
@tonyajohnson1059
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful man..He had a lot to say through his music..I miss those times ..I miss Ronnie as much in 2018 as I did in 1977...I love you Ronnie..I know you are forever flying high..Freebird. ..
@andytn3452
5 жыл бұрын
A lot of bands in the 70s lost members for different reasons, ALLMAN BROTHERS lost two cause of motorcycle wrecks, MARSHALL TUCKER lost two who were brothers, THE STONES fired one of their founding fathers and he died shortly after, BLACK SABBATH lost RANDY RHOADS and the list goes own and own, I think Skynyrd held the record of most members dying a the same time until REBA MACINTYRE'S BAND perished in a plane crash and as famous as they were its still SKYNYRD that is talked about and remembered the most with BUDDY HOLLYS CRASH AT # 2,BUDDY HOLLY was famous before and after the crash but SKYNYRD only got really famous after they crashed and the question WHY has never been answered except some say because of RVZ others say they were blessed and others say it was the songs, whatever the reason they were one helluva band with a hard-drinking two-fisted talent writer and singer RONNIE VAN ZANT, may they all RIP
@paulcowart3174
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah you pick any three LS songs and that will tell you about Ronnie No bull shit Kind of like what country music used to be
@shellyweiers121
3 жыл бұрын
Well said tonya I feel the same way you do
@jewelzb1402
3 жыл бұрын
Here for the same reason’s you all are and the sentiments are also the same. We couldn’t forget you if we tried, and wouldn’t want to. such an exceptional, writer, vocalist, and guy...a rare musical genius indeed! RIP Ronnie. ☮️💟✝️ 🙏🏻
@gatormangrove1872
4 жыл бұрын
Drove back home to Deland awhile back and stopped at the Ronnie Van Zant memorial park in Greencove. It is simple, yet super cool. Much like the man it honors. My wife sat by the lake while I walked around it. She wanted me to take some alone time with what this place and the band means to me. Very therapeutic. I would recommend doing this to any true fan who Lynyrd Skynyrd touched.
@norbertszentivanyi1917
3 жыл бұрын
Such a soft-spoken gentleman. I am proud of growing up listening to them (in Hungary!) It was LS that made me become the man who I am today, frankly. Though raised in Hungary, in my heart I have become Southern man. When I visited his grave, I was sitting there crying for a while...realising what a huge impact they made on my life. Thank you, Ronnie, you and the band will never be forgotten, for sure.
@joshuahobbs8255
Жыл бұрын
Did you enjoy your trip to Jacksonville?
@tenbroeck1958
2 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of friends I've had over the years. Love listening to him for some reason.
@pammiller2172
4 жыл бұрын
Ronnie was a great poet and songwriter .His words touch my heart. RIP. Love
@joshuatrees797
5 жыл бұрын
Ronnie has a voice that makes me feel like it's all good with the world.
@johnperiard9594
2 жыл бұрын
Unless he was drinkin
@ronaldwaynevanzant3985
Жыл бұрын
@@johnperiard9594 we all have bad days man…he got the job done. ✌️😂✌️
@staceyroberson9730
3 жыл бұрын
Ronnie was great. I think God was putting a band together and couldn't find a better singer and now Ronnie's and Steve are jamming in heaven
@kathyrais574
3 жыл бұрын
And Allen, Billy, Ed, Leon, Bob, Jo Jo & Cassie too
@williamw.3864
Жыл бұрын
God was jealous of Ronnie.
@davidsant5729
Жыл бұрын
Such a cool sweet guy, sadly missed.
@scottgrooters301
2 жыл бұрын
Wow what a treat God Bless Ronnie Van Zant
@curtdaniels6795
6 жыл бұрын
damn, wish rvz was still here
@brooklynnmariessuperchanne2973
5 жыл бұрын
We all do!!
@holtridge7337
2 жыл бұрын
Don't we all.
@howabouthetruth2157
3 жыл бұрын
The only lyrics in "Freebird" that Ronnie did NOT create, was the very 1st line: "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me". Allen Collins and his wife were having a spat, and she turned to him and said those very words. If she hadn't said that to him at that moment, the song wouldn't even exist today. That line struck Allen, who immediately was inspired to write the tune known as Freebird, and of course Ronnie created the rest of the lyrics. I will always love this true story.
@harpoon_bakery162
11 ай бұрын
Damn, ronnie wrote about the whole song? dude was just a genius
@MessickGreg
4 жыл бұрын
I was graduating high school that year. Grew up on Skynyrd. Wrote Down to earth and what happened in his life songs and sang songs that weren't theirs but made them more popular T For Texas. Listen to all of Skynyrds songs. It's like a diary or journal of their life.
@jamesdamrom751
3 жыл бұрын
Yes you are remembered!!👍👍👍👍👍👍
@josephcelli4642
5 жыл бұрын
this guy was someone special so glad he was a Jacksonville native I been a fan for over 50 years RIP
@plasteredbastard
6 жыл бұрын
RvZ, was a wordsmith who had a foresight. He was a bit of Hank Sr, a bit of Davy Crockett and every bit of the west side of Jacksonville he hailed from. The truth was always delivered in his lyrics and he only sang on the subjects he could perceive or had first hand knowledge of. No frills, no smoke n mirrors and nuthin fancy. RIP RvZ, AC, BP, SG, LW, BB and the late EK.
@marieowen7930
3 жыл бұрын
]]+l loo p
@paulaosullivan4018
2 жыл бұрын
What about GR
@kevenrowe2958
2 жыл бұрын
@@paulaosullivan4018 Gary Rossington is still alive Paula
@cathywhite9415
Жыл бұрын
You forgot CG Cassie Gaines & now, the last original member, GR Gary Rossington
@JohnnyB-vq4vf
5 жыл бұрын
The absolute best of the 70’s n in my ears the best ever!
@GriefTourist
2 жыл бұрын
He sounds more together than you'd expect. It's nice to see the reality behind the image
@Slinger43
3 жыл бұрын
I want to personally say THANK YOU SO MUCH, seriously from the bottom of my Rebel Rock lovin Heart for posting this 🙏 What a treat to listen "finally" to a RVZ one on one interview! It was really Great 💪😎👍!!
@DexterHaven
5 жыл бұрын
People forget that Skynyrd was the #1 live act in the world in '76 when they went to England and played that outdoor show. The Rolling Stones played the same stage that day and the crowd agreed that Skynyrd blew them away.
@dougott2974
4 жыл бұрын
Me either The Stones pretty much suck. And it's pretty hard to top three guitars Skynyrd had.
@bishlap
4 жыл бұрын
nobody forgot anything, besides, you can't prove who/what was the #1 live act..that's opinion. not fact. I loved Skynyrd and they were great live, especially w/ Ed King, but their sound went downhill after Ed left and the girlie backup singers joined --Skynyrd went soft. I was disappointed in them Live after steve joined (Nothing against steve, a real good player) but, the songs went to shit. Can u seriously say that street survivors compares w/ any other skynyrd record? HELL NO!! Street was soft and commercial and had no edge..it was middle of the road crap. Skynyrd was ready for the shit heap of commercial rock radio, just like Springsteen - that soft commercial non rock sound. THE END. RIP GIMME BACK MY BULLETS WAS GREAT...that's the last good/great work Skynyrd did.
@relrel3707
4 жыл бұрын
@@bishlap fucking idiot! Went soft. Wow. You do not know music! If you did you'd realize they were fucking more talented with Steve Gaines. Steve left his own band to join them. He could also sing better than RVZ! But of course I expect you to know all of that!
@shredlavallie8514
4 жыл бұрын
The "invisible enemy" didn't like the fact that Lynyrd Skynyrd stood for American values and freedom, at the very time they were ramping up the destruction of America. It was decided they had to go...
@weshoyle7314
4 жыл бұрын
Shred La Vallie tell me more...
@gewdferyew4844
6 жыл бұрын
Love hearing Ronnies voice, really makes you forget about the plane crash sometimes
@Datsun280zxman
6 жыл бұрын
GEWDFERYEW , His voice brings me calm and good feelings!
@michaelkeel9558
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it is really cool to hear his non singing voice, sounds to me like the guy you might shoot the shit with at the truck shop or hardware store, been listening all my life and had not heard much of him just talking, i like it.
@klmullins65
6 жыл бұрын
Never realized that Johnny Van Zant and Ronnie spoke so similar...they could pass for brothers!
@1959blantz
6 жыл бұрын
I think that same thought almost everyday
@googoo-gjoob
6 жыл бұрын
imagine if hed stowed away his suitcase...
@MP-ju4ol
Жыл бұрын
Oh, how I envy you all who saw Skynyrd at Winterland. First and last for me was July 2, 1977. Eight days before my birthday, 3 months 18 days before my heart was broke.
@eddierinehart7397
6 жыл бұрын
It makes me sad to think about all the great music Ronnie and Steve Gaines could have created if they had survived the crash.
@roltyd22
6 жыл бұрын
God only knows how far these guys could've went,sky was the absolute limit
@dannydine5263
4 жыл бұрын
yeah, it would have been a new direction for the band.
@ryanmalachy777
4 жыл бұрын
Amen. They would have gone even further into the stratosphere.
@jaywyche416
3 жыл бұрын
Steve gains is a inspiration.
@patrickfoster4586
3 жыл бұрын
@@Deeno282 Everyone in the band had MASSIVE respect for Steve and his incredible talent. He was a brilliant songwriter, a next level guitarist and could sing his ass off; and he did write several great songs on Street Survivors. Had he and Ronnie made it they would have certainly written many more amazing songs. Steve was definitely inspiring the other guys and he and Ronnie hit it off as songwriting partners. Too bad we'll never get to hear what could have been.
@feliciawhite6777
4 жыл бұрын
He could have been a great teacher for young musicians, what a composed focused deep SMART heartfelt Human
@williamw.3864
Жыл бұрын
Why would a rock star want to teach?
@ep1970
6 жыл бұрын
I love hearing Ronnie talk...Thank you for posting this...RVZ!
@beatleme2
3 жыл бұрын
His words touch my heart. RIP.
@paulscountry456
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best writers ever.Great interview of this interesting talent.
@crissyheimlich9216
5 жыл бұрын
Rip Ronnie Van Zant I've loved you and your music my when life. You are missed
@williamhenderson8371
5 жыл бұрын
15:45: “us people from Florida don’t consider Miami to be a part of Florida anymore “. Amen RVZ!!! 👍🏻
@jimmywyatt8351
5 жыл бұрын
I don't blame you,I wouldn't consider Miami as a part of Florida either!
@gary8653
4 жыл бұрын
Miami does not represent Florida, it never has! The last American out of Miami is required to bring the flag with them!
@Henry.58
4 жыл бұрын
More like a spinoff of Havana!
@jmartini8875
4 жыл бұрын
Can't say I blame you. I'm not from FI, but lived in Ft. Lauderdale for nearly 5 years. Anything south of West Palm Beach in my opinion.
@perijetton9275
3 жыл бұрын
Truth! From Vero Beach ✌️
@skynyrd2262
5 жыл бұрын
Ronnie was soooo cool on stage
@lucy0537
6 жыл бұрын
I just love Ronnie n his band, they were always my most favorite band n they always will be !!! ♡
@bobdell821
6 жыл бұрын
Lucy 05 Ronnie was a smart man and nobody knew that the guy was a genius
@gussmanning8744
6 жыл бұрын
Lucy 05 . . Same here.
@johnparker7784
6 жыл бұрын
LS was easily one of the most retarded bands that ever existed. The best thing that ever happened to the music industry was when those idiots crashed.
@sheri1155
5 жыл бұрын
John Parker WHY ARE YOU EVEN ON HERE,. FXXXING PUNK CREEP!! ROT IN HELL😠
@Me-is5rp
5 жыл бұрын
Yes seriously like anybody who calls Lynyrd Skynyrd retarded basically has no concept of music whatsoever they were pioneers of southern rock get your head out of your ass man you’re probably one of those idiots who thinks New Age music is brilliant
@christopherbako
2 жыл бұрын
Ronnie was SKYNYRD. You really can't argue that.
@neeceeboo777
Жыл бұрын
Yessir Brother, we still remember you and will NEVER FORGET YOU ❤
@googieegg6527
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your channel. I'm over 60 now but got blown away by this very very special band back when I was 16. Still get goosebumps and tears in my eyes everytime i listen to the music which just seems to be getting better as the years pass on by. I'd be a multi millionaire if i got a dollar for eveytime i played their magic. I'm in Australia so never blessed to see them live but great to read comments from the lucky folks who did. God bless them all for the pleasure they still provide us.
@Automedon2
4 жыл бұрын
I'm in my 60s as well. It never fails that when 'Tuesday's Gone' or 'Freebird' or 'Simple Man' comes on the radio my eyes fill with tears. Something about the sentiment in the lyrics he wrote strikes so many men in the same place. Even for those who have never been able to live the simple, free life, it is something we all yearn for. I have been fortunate to have lived, mostly, as I chose my whole adult life. I'm not, and have never been wealthy, and I've never aspired to that, but I'm free.
@bloozedaddy
6 жыл бұрын
"eleven times I've been busted...eleven times I've been to jail....some of the times I've been there.. Lord...nobody would go my bail"... Ronnie Van Zant was a lyrical genius.
@bloozedaddy
5 жыл бұрын
eh...wrong....that makes no sense....it's "go my bail"...aka....come up with bail money. Common phrase back then. Reminds me of Al Kooper mis-hearing Ronnie's lyric on "I Need You"...Kooper thought Ronnie was singing "I need you more than just a piece of leg" bwahaha...."it's piece of lay"...
@bloozedaddy
5 жыл бұрын
actually now that I listen it's more likely he's singing "COULD go my bail".
@DanCantone
5 жыл бұрын
It's "Throw" it's a saying that's widely used. Careful you know for sure before informing others and insisting to those who are correct that they're wrong. kzitem.info/news/bejne/rbCB2GVrsIanlWU
@bloozedaddy
5 жыл бұрын
listen CantoneDeaf....here's RONNIE singing it live....18 seconds in...."nobody would-a-GO my bail".. Crissakes. believe what you want. Who the fuck are the Bownesions and what does that have to do with Skynyrd ? NADA BTW...they suck ass...hope you don't actually listen to that shit. kzitem.info/news/bejne/zLCprYuQr6xmeIY
@laurelwood791
Жыл бұрын
What a sweet badass. The one and only original sweet badass. RVZ
@autocrow
6 жыл бұрын
I love the Nuthin' Fancy album!
@michaelohair1062
3 жыл бұрын
Florida in the seventies. What a great interview of a leader and visionary.
@bananka4905
Жыл бұрын
This band worked hard. And they did well for their children and grandchildren. That is good parenting skills if not any.
@karinadler2308
Жыл бұрын
And "One More From The Road " did turn out to be a Masterpiece .......bet it became profitable too. Ronnie and the rest of the band were the best ever, period. We will always remember you , Fly on Free Bird
@Just762mm
8 ай бұрын
There’s no way this was 47 years ago 😢listening to this you would think it was just last year. RIP
@samjenkins8204
2 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Van Zant was the General it was amazing just watching him taking stage and running his horses they will not be another the mold was broke
@PatriciaLen66
Жыл бұрын
One of my fav interviews with Ronnie. He is so chill and polite! 🤩
@stevebarker223
2 жыл бұрын
The truest legend I've ever heard
@kentbeery8653
6 жыл бұрын
Legend
@cherylsmith2618
Жыл бұрын
Ronnie never wrote or sang a bad song...With Paul Roger's being his inspiration on how to sound, you can hear it in certain songs. Also you can tell how his voice matured and gained momentum. I'm a huge fan, and my Daddy had every Album...My Daddy was cool 😎 af. And Ronnie pretty much managed that band like Sargent Carter...lol! If you watch them you'll see how they play like a well oiled machine...When Steve Gaines and his sis joined, what a new exciting sound...Damn he could play that quitar...Ronnie was a happy Camper...I miss him...They are legend. And always will be...💯❤🎼🌠💋😇🎯
@charles1964
Жыл бұрын
Ronnie believed that people wanted to hear it just like it was on the album - he didn't believe in improvisation - that's why they were so tight...
@michaelfuller2378
5 жыл бұрын
Jacksonville, Florida's best, RIP RVZ!
@renehuddleston6429
Жыл бұрын
I miss Ronnie but still remember him.😇➕
@partain2000
4 жыл бұрын
GREAT INTERVIEW OF RONNIE VAN ZANT!!!
@randycollins7910
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Lynyrd Skynyrd for the pure joy you brought to my life. I will carry your music with me forever and even to the other side. Rock On Skynyrd Nation forever.
@adrianlee3497
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting all these *unbiased* posts on Lynyrd Skynyrd the band that put the rock in Southern Rock!!! 🎙️🎹🎸🎤😁😁😁😁
@cloudedthoughts909
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the post!! The original line up, is Gold 🎼🥇❣️ Very insightful interview 👏👏...🍺cheers🍺
@michaelcraig9449
6 жыл бұрын
Ronnie, Duane, and the rest, Freebirds, Forever!
@RedNightDragon1
2 жыл бұрын
Ronnie really sounds like the most sedate Southern gentleman. You wouldn't know he had a Jeckyl-and-Hyde disposition.
@roltyd22
6 жыл бұрын
How far they could've went god only knows
@thespiritof76..
3 жыл бұрын
I know they went farther than anybody else ever did in the short years we had them
@steveroberson1488
Жыл бұрын
RiP ole friend ,,it was nice hearing you share these historic experiences .
@mike23417
Ай бұрын
The man is a legend how i wish he was still around. I want to go rent the Air BnB where he grew up, this is on my bucket list.
@jcollins4592
4 жыл бұрын
Ronnie and Steve was really clicking. If the plane crash didn't happen street survivors could have only been the start to something absolutely amazing. Watch the 1977 concerts you can just tell Ronnie was overwhelmed with pride in the band and with good reason.
@MrPopeye776
2 жыл бұрын
44 years this month Fly Proud Freebyrds
@ronnie5129
5 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. TO ALL THE FREEBIRDS, ONLY ROSSINGTON IS LEFT, AND HE HAS ASKED WHY AM I HERE AND THEY ARE GONE ? LORD I CAN'T CHANGE, COUSIN FIGEL
@smiszuk18
4 жыл бұрын
and Artimus...
@stereorockfm7128
5 жыл бұрын
RIP Ronnie, Steve, Cassie and all of Lynyrd Skynyrd who touched us all! Remember WZZQ Jackson Mississippi! 102.9
@perijetton9275
3 жыл бұрын
I was there for all 3 nights at the Fox theatre! I was 15. One of the best concerts I have ever seen! ✌️🍑❤️
@wuwei6403
2 жыл бұрын
The Fox in Detroit?
@perijetton9275
2 жыл бұрын
@@wuwei6403 no in Atlanta
@wuwei6403
2 жыл бұрын
@@perijetton9275 cool! I know there are a bunch of them. Thought I'd take a shot and see if you were from "Sweet home Michigan" Peace!
@perijetton9275
2 жыл бұрын
@@wuwei6403 my grandson lives in Grand Haven. I love picking blueberries up there. It’s beautiful. I’m all the way down in South Florida
@wuwei6403
2 жыл бұрын
@@perijetton9275 cool again! I lived in Jupiter for 10 years. Also as i was just walking in house, the auto shop accross the way playing, sweet home Alabama! Where are you F.L.?
@kentbeery4697
4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Man and a True Legend
@telukpaku4296
5 жыл бұрын
Stars don't fade away they just grow bigger
@davenicholson9003
4 жыл бұрын
Great upload....thank you...really cool ... very informative....one of many top bands....cheers Ronnie and co for your humbleness...!
@jacobmoreno1222
6 жыл бұрын
So many stars die in the skies or die from irrevocable pain. We just got to keep their spirits alive in us and the future.
@Brucev7
6 жыл бұрын
Not living for Jesus
@joleneloveland2942
4 жыл бұрын
@Jimmy Neal this is true. Ronnie put his whole life in the hands of the Lord. This is why he got on the plane that crashed. He knew there was something greater guiding his life.
@Automedon2
4 жыл бұрын
@@joleneloveland2942 You're reading too much into it. He was a wild man. A very talented wild man - heavy drinking, drugs and fighting. That is not putting his life in the hands of the Lord. He lived the life of musical geniuses and if not for the plane crash, most likely would have died the same way as the others of his time. Geniuses are not the guy next door. If they were, he would have been selling cars. Don't try to apply bland, average lives to them.
@googoo-gjoob
6 жыл бұрын
Pronounced is great....Second Helping is fantastic.....but with the addition of Steve Gaines,,,,Street Survivors is my favorite.....great from beginning to end.
@DexterHaven
5 жыл бұрын
Gaines is not given enough credit. He revived their live act energy.
@paulcowart3174
4 жыл бұрын
@@DexterHaven Yeah he took them to a whole nother level and that was just the start of it Would have been huge the next ten years and maybe southern rock wouldn't have faded out like it did
@dtmjax5612
3 жыл бұрын
Paul Cowart Or the next album would’ve sucked, the band would have been at each other’s throats and went their separate ways...who the hell knows? Street Survivors exploded partly because the crash happened a few days after it was released. It added a mystique level to it and spotlighted it big time. Excellent album, but I still like the Ed King involved first three albums better. It’s all opinion. Greatest band ever in my opinion, but being from and sitting here right now in Jacksonville perhaps I’m biased.
@googoo-gjoob
3 жыл бұрын
@@dtmjax5612 , i loved Ed King, too. he was what they needed _then_ . LS wouldnt have blipped the radar without him. he was the polish that made them palatable. i would never have wanted to do without Ed. but Steve was a different kind of special. 5 albums in and *NO ONE* but RVZ had ever sang lead. on his 1st LS album he sang co-lead on one & solo lead on one. RVZ used to say "one day LS will be in Steve Gaines' shadow"
@jesterjigs9914
2 жыл бұрын
I like fancy and bullets the best
@judithcohn7878
Жыл бұрын
Ronnie was so soft spoken ❤️
@howabouthetruth2157
3 жыл бұрын
WOW........can you even imagine, and I'm talkin' about WAY BACK THEN during their earlier days, "getting boo'd in clubs" FOR PLAYING FREEBIRD!!!! Personally, I can't even comprehend that. Sure, the song was ran into the ground by radio over the years, but that's not the band's fault. But by the time it was receiving such extensive airplay over the radio, that was many years after the song was first wrote. Crazy. As a lifelong & highly seasoned guitarist/singer ( mostly lead )/blues harp stage performer of many years ( retired from the club scene of east/central Florida back in '02 ), I think many young guitarists today totally underestimate the guitar parts of the original Skynyrd band. Trust me, you can listen to many of their songs FOR DECADES, but if you listen VERY closely, and you desire to nail these parts note for note, you WILL discover things in those parts you never caught before. Believe it. Especially from Ed King, that man ( God rest his soul ) was HIGHLY underrated and VERY slick on guitar. Don't think so? I challenge you to sit down with a good system & headphones to give "Workin' for MCA" a re-listen. I don't care "how many times you've heard it before".......if you really try, you WILL hear some stunning guitar work with little nuances that are DAMN HARD to get right. I founded and/or joined quite a few bands over the decades, and each time we performed this tune, we had to improvise it. Sure, it sounded "pretty close" and the crowds always thought we did a great job with it.........but I knew better. I stumbled across a youtuber just the other day ( sorry I can't recall his ch name at the moment ) who met with Ed King personally, to get some guitar lessons on the more technical parts of many of their tunes, and he posted a video ( video posted before Ed King died I believe, but I just discovered it ) on how to PROPERLY play Ed King's parts in "Workin' for MCA"...........I was TOTALLY blown away.......and I consider myself a real stickler & perfectionist about playing guitar & performing on stage.......by golly, that gentleman in his video revealed the secrets of Ed King in that song..........things we could NEVER single out via the original recording. Of course 3 different guitar parts does make it more difficult to single out every little nuance......it's kinda weird, you can hear it all, but it's still SO hard to single out some of those licks & bends exactly as Ed King had done it. RIP Ed King. I will always regard you as THE most underrated American guitarist for any type of rock & roll. One last thing: the original Skynyrd lineup is the ONLY group I can think of who actually made 3 guitarists work, and work well. They are the golden exception, because I can't stand ANY band with "3 guitarists". They step all over each other usually. But not Skynyrd. Steve Gaines was perhaps the most talented of em all in Skynyrd, and it's a damned shame he came into the band only shortly before that fateful flight that ended this historic band. If only he could've joined them during those 2 full years that lacked Ed King, where only Allen & Gary had to make it work with only 2 guitars.
@Whitesp44
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Such a shame. I'm still sad to this very day! I listen to at least one Skynyrd song a day. They are my biggest influence. My playing style (guitar) reflects that.
@igoski1582
5 жыл бұрын
Too many try to pick a best Lynyard Skynyrd album or say one was not as good as the others, including Ronnie. IMO the original first 5 studio albums all are in the same category of great! All 5 had no bad song on them. Then there was the gift of First and Last and Legends that we all got after the plane crash. All 7 are great albums and all songs on them are great songs. There will never be another rock and roll band as good as Lynyard Skynyrd.
@ald668
5 жыл бұрын
A GREAT TALENT!
@livemoonpiemoonpiemusic4510
3 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Van Zant I I Loved You Way Back Then ❤️ And Brother I Love and Miss You even More Today! REST IN PEACE ☮️
@karlagreen6310
Жыл бұрын
Happy 75 in Heaven! Yikes, I'm OLD!
@kevinallentoole1538
5 жыл бұрын
My home town hero..... R.i.p. Ronnie vanzant, fly on Freebird forever..........
@mjmack7353
6 жыл бұрын
RVZ - you jst hv to keep doing it, or the public will forget ya ~ oh Ronnie if you only knew, you cld hv slowed almost to a hault and look at it 40 yrs later
@graciemaggard6437
4 жыл бұрын
Love ❤️ u Ronnie u we’re country as hell
@333BlkFlagg
2 жыл бұрын
Wow one more from the road!!! Live at the fox!!! Love hearing him speak of its!!!
@bloozedaddy
6 жыл бұрын
Sweet Home Alabama was actually written while the Pronounced album was still in post-production and wasn't even released yet. There are times Ronnie was so close to the music he really couldn't see the brilliance of what took place. think if Ronnie were alive today his impression of Nuthin' Fancy might be different ....that's a great album.
@bullfrogstupiddoor1147
6 жыл бұрын
R.I.P to a legend
@GOOSE-1334
Жыл бұрын
Wow to hear Ronnie say when we play that song, we get a lot of boos and stuff is insane. As of this day in 2023 it doesn't matter if it's a bar band or a sold out show with the biggest band in the world. Some dude is gonna scream out FREEBIRD. I wish Ronnie would have gotten to see what that song is today.
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