Rickey Medlocke: The way Ronnie wrote lyrics, you got out of it the meaning in your own way. It wasn’t so heavy or nothing to us at first. We were playing everywhere we could play. This time Ronnie said, “Play that again.” Allen played the chords, then I’d play them, and Ronnie just sat there and wrote the lyrics, a love song. He’d lie there and hear mistakes and say, “Let’s fix that.” When one of us would get a good idea going, he’d say, “Play it, play.”Īllen had these chords, and he’d play them over and over, but at first Ronnie thought there were too many chord changes to write lyrics to. Ronnie used to always lie on the couch after two or three hours of rehearsing. Other members include/included Larry Jundstrom, Randall Hall,Byron Glover, Hughie ThomassonĪ tribute band was formed in 1987 for a reunion tour with Johnny Van Zant, Ronnie's younger brother, at the helm, and continues to record music today.Ĭurrent members are Johnny Van Zant, Ean Evans, Rickey Medlocke, Michael Cartellone, Mark Matejka, and Billy Powell.Gary Rossington: One rehearsal day, Allen started playing the chords to “Free Bird” at the house where we used to hang out after school and after we quit school. Members inducted include singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarists Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Ed King, and Steve Gaines, bassist Leon Wilkeson, keyboard player Billy Powell, and drummers Bob Burns and Artimus Pyle. Their distinctive triple-lead guitar sound made their songs "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama" American anthems and staples of FM radio. Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the most critically acclaimed Southern Rock groups of the 1970s (although the term "Southern Rock" did not exist at the time they formed), and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006. This album cover version was quickly pulled from store shelves and replaced with another non-descript cover in respect to the lost members of the band. At that time their current album "Street Survivors" showed them standing in flames. 20th, 1977 in a Gillsburg, Mississippi swamp. The band reached prominence during the 1970's under the leadership of vocalist and primary songwriter Ronnie Van Zant, until he died, along with several other members of the band (Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines and road manager Steve Kilpatrick), in a plane crash on Oct. Lynyrd Skynyrd (IPA: /ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd/) is an iconic U.S. Now, on to Gillsburg, MS, and honor Ronnie, Steve & Cassie Gaines, and Dean Kilpatrick. It was one hell of a performance and I pray that the guys will continue to keep touring and keeping Skynyrd Nation Alive. The 3 frontman's guitar solos were totally on the money. A wonderful tribute on the LED backdrop screen of all original members who have gone on before us with a memorial candle lit under their names.
Their sound was so dynamic, that at one time I felt goosebumps on my arms and it was like Ronnie and the original band members were right there playing on stage. Johnny and the band blew the roof off the Brandon Amphitheater. When I heard that Ronnies' younger brother, Johnny, was getting the surviving band members back together to keep Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Dean, Allen, Gary, Ed, and Billy's memories alive, my goal became more like a "Bucket List" quest. After learning about the plane crash in Oct 1977, I was totally saddened that I would never get to see them LIVE.
It has always been my goal and dream to attend at least one of their concerts. I was first turned on to the band in 1975 and have become a diehard fan ever since. Lynyrd Skynyrd Celebrating 50 Years Tour is the BEST damn concert I have ever had the pleasure of attending.
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