lynyrd skynyrd sweet home alabama live 1974

[fender7375]

Ed King Rules

[OLDBEAR123456]

This is a rare film. Bob Burns drumming and Ed King actually playing lead on "Sweet Home Alabama"! I would give my left nut to here this lineup recorded in a studio setting. The lead by Ed is Awsome. Never heard or seen this before now.

[bgrubb112]

coked out as fuckkkkkkk

[DoubleVisionandco]

This is when Skynyrd was at full strength. It just don`t get any better than this.



[JM13121]

ahhhhhhhhhhh...Take me back to 1974!

[resovoirdog100]

this sounds like shit..i love shynyrd but this sounds like dookie.

[Blogdoovian]

Whew...they scorched it!

[bearing44]

Montgomery got your answer.

[GeorgeStrait1986]

❤❤❤ Ronnie Van Zant ❤❤❤

[TheJoe20010]

so raw so sweet

[malky927]

Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton,

Old times there are not forgotten,

Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land....YEEEHAAWWW!!

[freebird379]

im so proud to live in alabama

[freebird379]

this makes me proud to me leaving in alabama

[alfonso790]

Allen Collins at 0:37 with a big smile and the he say's yeah at 0:40

and at 1:52 he's singin , he's such a great guitarrist

Rest in Peace Allen Collins

[andrasiboti]

@alfonso790 \m/

[BufordWoody]

If you go to Lynyrd Skynyrd-Sweet Home Alabama- 1977 by 92586tony you'll see this song in it's maturity. Steve Gaines was the difference . Thank you, Ed. If not for your leaving the band, we may have missed out on his Genius.

[fender7375]

@BufordWoody I have to disagree as well. Love Steve Gaines too, but Ed King was the technical wiz in this band. I think King's solo(s) in Sweet Home were a notch or two above what came after him.

[iamthedude4321]

I beg to differ, Steve was from another planet, though Ed is freakin' great. Best video of Sweet Home on here. The original band! Thanks for posting.

[southlanfilmsusa]

Big Bad Ed King baby!



[caseyjones67]

i still think ed was the best guitarist to ever be in the band. allen gary and steve were amazing but ed was just the best

[moleman1996]

How could anyone dislike this?



[southernman517]

@moleman1996

I'm not really sure but this is as good as it gets.

[PrinssiFO]

@southernman517 better here watch?v=IDe3gxvgk5Y

[pinkus44]

@moleman1996 because they suck

[AlienBusDriver]

how wasted does ronnie sound

[explorer5677]

@AlienBusDriver you're wasted

[AlienBusDriver]

holy shit ed king owns gaines and that other guy, also wrote their best songs

[jtflyer]

Great video. You never get to see these guys together. Ed Hill much of left soon after this performance. He played base, switched to guitar then left. thanks for posting.

[MONKEY15178]

look at bob burns at 3:48 he is like woopdideedoo now lets go get hammered

[TheMissbutch]

This is one of the reasons my redneck family moved to Alabama. THE HEART OF DIXIE. We fly 2 rebel flags on house, shower curtain, bedspread and pillow shams. Thats not all. I love southern living.

[bobbyozb]

Ed King......One hell of a picker!!........He wasn't out in front with Ronnie by chance.....Believe me there was a reason why !!

[joshzelmer]

who is the guitar player that starts out the song?!?!?! black guitar white shirt....

[southernman517]

@joshzelmer

That person would be Ed King.

[ModGirl1967]

@southernman517 Ed King got his start playing in a band called Strawberry Alarm Clock. Look them up. :)

[djchris1128]

@southernman517 Aka the Guy Who Wrote This Song....

[tonydeziel]

@joshzelmer

Ed King!!!

[srbird]

@joshzelmer praise u 4 sharin this w/ ed king dam this is rare

[Jamdor78]

@joshzelmer Ed left the band in 1975 - but he co-wrote a lot of their big songs and came up with the guitar parts. He's from California and had previously been in the Strawberry Alarm Clock ("Incense Pepper Mints") He tells a great story about how they wrote this song.



[dandamagetoo]

back in the bob burns on drums days.

[toneo2001]

Ed really blew that lead.... watch the look on Ronnies face at about 3:12...

[MrSokoloffs]

thanks dude)))

[SuperWWEFANNATION]

how can a plane hold them all and not fall?

[rreac]

The best footage of this show I've ever seen! Thank you for sharing.

[southernman517]

@rreac

Your very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

[JustAintthatWay]

oh boy like finding a gold nugget in the street

youtube never ceases to amaze

t/y very much for this gem

the guys on the pronounced cover

i consider that lp cover shot part of my family photo album

tho i never met a one of 'em

(and it seems like another lifetme ago too)

ek's shining moment w/o a doubt some geetar playing right there fo' sho

t/y for the 'tube

[fumetti]

Hard to believe that chubby guy in the front, Ed King, only a couple of years earlier was in the Strawberry Alarm Clock of Incense and Peppermints fame.

[stiggs61]

Now that's a sweet strat sound.

[bearing44]

watch the whole concert. This was filmed in Hamburg Germany 1974. It has become apparrent that the bitch who think she has rights to ronnies money cannot touch this one. The record companies will take the residuals, and ed king gets a paycheck every week. That is the american dream.

[luisangel3100]

Lynyrd Skynyrd first and then participate Queen if you can see Freddie Mercury's piano and at the 3:37 you can see the drummer Roger Taylor or can also be seen on the 4:58

[bluesguitarist93]

them germans never knew what the hell hit em

[Bearses]

Southernman - was this shot on video? Was it digitally cleaned up? It's really clean resolution. Thanks for posting!!!

[southernman517]

@Bearses

I got it off the dvd sweet home alabama. Then i just recorded it. And you are very welcome.

[Doosterify]

Absolutely great, My sons loved it too. He heard the Kid rock thing and I figured I better show him the real thing, man that is a great vidio of a great performance.

[aturogs1954]

here's one big thanks and blessings to all you guys posting live performances of this great great band. we love them and we love you all!

[roadglidin62]

true classic video! Thanks for posting. this is just great stuff.

[southernman517]

@roadglidin62

Your welcome. I just find the band so fasinating back in there early stages.

[Aeronomer]

Ed was the man

[hatehildog]

god ed king has huge fingers

[hatehildog]

Damn Ed was on fire!

[bearing44]

Montgomery has the answer. What else did you change?

[MrWaddlesgee3]

@bearing44 no he says my donuts god damn sir. i read a story where when recording ronnie brought donuts to the studio and went to the bathroom but when he came back all the donuts were gone and he was pissed. lol

[FaulconMusic]

Free bird!

[MrWaddlesgee3]

is that the strat thats in the rock and roll hall of fame? i didnt see it. what color is it? anybidy know?

[ndfive]

around 3:00 ed king kinda wanders off there for a second-watch Ronnie at 313 he gives Ed the "stink eye" . TOO FUNNY, thanks to randy for catching that one

[fallspeed]

Great stuff! Terrific lead playing by Ed King. This was the best Skynyrd lineup.

[mabewa]

Yeah, I agree--too bad there isn't as much stuff on Youtube with Ed and Bob... I really think that this was the best lineup too!

[NWBEC1]

Jonny Van Zant has replaced him as Lynerd Skynerd

[phallystorm]

We LOVE ED KING.

[aaronamccoy]

i was lucky enough to meet the swampers at muscle shoals sound in '98 Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins, Jimmy Johnson..that was a trip, they were really humble cats

[ramzyred]

Thanks for sharing. I'm a big Ronnie Van Zant - fan!

[Jegor666]

This is awesome show, i also like Workin' For MCA from this show. Thx very much for posting. As i can well see in 1974 Ronnie didn't wear a hat yet.

[skynyrdrocksss]

Great to finally see videos of Ed and Bob playing with um, love Steve's playing but I've always wanted to see live stuff from Skynyrd with Ed on guitar!!! Thank you soo much!

[southernman517]

you are very welcome

[psychout3211]

@southernman517  keep posting man these r great

[Captainoni]

Brian may from queen in the background at :43

[mrslabber]

A group of Southern Boys that were put on this earth for one thing. To make their own music that people that could enjoy and sing to.

[NHMntnHIGH]

the first time i was exposed to Soyuthern rock was in Ala. in the army in 1975 and have been a fan of it since yeeee haaa!!!

Skynard still rules

[RONNIEVANZANTSKYNYRD]

hell ya this rules

[chumlee333]

the best thing about them is they never knew how great they were. Not like the arrogant musicians we see now a days

[discosucks99]

OMG!!. I never thought I would see a clear video of this. Brian & Mary Nash, god bless them, were kind to send me a free lower video quality VHS copy of this many years ago. Its great to see the sharpness especially Bob Burns and Ed King who got no face time on Free Bird The Move nor Old Grey Whistle Test

[kamnr]

Ed did quit the band because of his drug use ...that is Bob Burns on drums...

[rebelskull18]

that is Bob on drums...

[ralle2909]

i think Ed and Artimus is stoned in this video

(look at Pyles eyes and listen to eds vocals)

[burt1098]

Dude, Artimus ain't in the band yet...That's Bob Burns.

[ordersol]

Ronnie Van Zant RULES THE WORLD

[Aeronomer]

Love getting to see Ed King play. Awesome vid!!

[AllenCollins1]

love the way Ronnie taps Ed's ass at the end, haha great stuff!

[rebelskull18]

on the 8th day God made Ronnie the heart and soul of Lynyrd Skynyrd.The best then now and forever............Turn it up.

[hershtaxi]

The first time I saw Skynyrd live was summer of 74' at Rich Stadium (now Ralph Wilson Stadium- where the Buffalo Bills Play)in Orchard Park NY. They started off the show which included The James Gang and Emerson Lake and Palmer. It was the first concert that I ever went to and I had never heard of Skynyrd before. They stole the show and I became an instant fan. I can't believe it was 35 tears ago but their music is timeless.

[csason]

You can hear a little CCR in the first "turning".. This is the same time period I started following the boys all over the state of Florida. I saw them at least 8-10 times..so many great shows.. I went to Ronnie's funeral..and that was a sad day. Thanks to folks like you, he lives on.

lynyrdskynyrddixieDOTcom

[southernman517]

they are awesome. and thanks to all the fans like you said ronnie lives on and his music continues to thrive. yeah i also have been to many skynyrd concerts probaly been going since i was three years old. my whole family loves skynyrd. and i will have to say to me they are the best band. but that must have been a sad day to be at a funeral of such an amazing person. god bless Ronnie and the rest of the members that have passed away.

[fubb1977]

keep ronnie van zants music alive he lives forever in my heart its getting close to the october 20th the day we lost ronnie steve cassie n dean they were killed not for from where i live n i been blessed to have known ronnies family i miss him n the others that are gone now their memories live non forever in my heart

[JustJKinU]

lol you can see the hippes from the 70s in them there. love the song

[56star332]

this song rock's

[southernman517]

you got that right