Whiskey Rock a Roller

[tecteh1]

Thanks Ed King.

[fluxerflixer1]

dude's singing needs some tuning...... but it's ok.

[bowslap]

Well....in all actuality, Billy Powell penned this tune(*only songwriting credit the man ever had in his career w/ Skynyrd). as far as the guitar playing goes, I'll give Ed all the credit in the world...that wa definitely him.

[bowslap]

@bowslap To add to my comment...each member of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd band brought something to the table. To me, the 2 that really stands out is 1) Obviously, Ronnie Van Zant...he was the heart/soul of that band. Without Ronnie, it just ISN'T LS

2) Ed King's playing was so crucial to that music....his Strat and ability was the perfect counter-point to Allen and Gary. Wasn't the same after he left in the 70's, and when he was ousted in the 1990's.

[gkoskin]

Excelent!!

[Fletchman54352]

did a good job

[IronHorn1967]

I love Ed's guitar playing.I'm old enough to remember Incense And Pepermints.

I'd love to meet the guy.



[MrFreightdawg]

WOW! Ed, your licks are timeless. man, that rocks!

[FloormanofAlabama]

See, rthat is the difference with a pro,

Notice the first few bars hes adjsuting his volume and tone for the

song and to fit the band hes playing with,

It not how many notes you play or how fast you play them.

Its how you fill the spaces in the song

without drowning out the other musicians,

or the audience,

Fill n those gaps BIG ED you be the man.

[Tamburella]

I think it's a Tele neck on a Strat - not sure, tho.

[FloormanofAlabama]

Thats a 72 neck on that Fender i think

[Tamburella]

@FloormanofAlabama

[Tamburella]

NO kidding - he's the best!

[bugclinic]

Ed is the best.........never misses a beat..

[FloormanofAlabama]

Tone, Tone Tone is all that can be said about Ed,

Always felt like something is missing in Skynard

without Ed,

[tank71988]

Tuth be told, there's something missing in Skynyrd without Ed, Allen, Steve, Leon, Billy and Ronnie.

[bugclinic]

yea missing....the whole band

[FloormanofAlabama]

Master i meant to say..

[FloormanofAlabama]

GO Ed, one of the truly great players,

[duanekuiper]

Ed is a Genious!

[NewsbabeNews]

Go Kelly! Chicks like us RAWK! :-)

[swennsyever9]

cool arrangement, ek giving his pinky a good workout. &really like the drumstick pattern too.

whiskey rnr and country boy ... what great great melody lines they were. nuthin fancy just so stand out both still pop into my brain's juke box to this day; and it is music to my ears when they do.

seemed like a cool camping trip yall had there

& thanku 4 the utoob

[sfslickdawg]

Ed King - Skynyrd just wasn't the same after he left. No disrespect to Steve Gaines, he brought something different to the table. Ed's swing-style of play is truly unique and defined a lot of what Lynyrd Skynrd is.

[flooringalabama]

@sfslickdawg OHh no doubt, ronnie spotted eds talent,

no questions listen to the 1987 sweet home and the 1987

workin for the live the leads are unreal, his tone

is twice as unreal, his playing i describe like

syrup. Sticky and sweet also it flows off key

and off time, a BORN all time great, Ed

is the best there is,

[HuntsAnnexStudios]

It is so wonderful to see someone on here who can actually sing well - Nice job! Thanks for doing it justice. Also, Ed King is not only a top flight pro as a player, but his bigger contribution to the music world is his massive talent for song writing & arranging. It was Ed who brought his knowledge & skills to Skynyrd, and got the early material formatted, arranged & orchestrated into a commercially acceptable structure, without Ed King we may never have heard Skynyrd's music. - Thanks Ed King!

[FloormanofAlabama]

@HuntsAnnexStudios How few RED NECKS know this..

[FloormanofAlabama]

@HuntsAnnexStudios How few RED NECKS know this.. Notice anything in this one number, he adjust his tone and volume 4 times,

he is LISTENING, something so few players know how to do,

GIVE THE MUSIC time to BREATH,

[roadglidin62]

I'm in the groooooooooove!! Humbuck rocks..

[njrockon]

Yeah.. Humbuck Sure does ROCK...Ed's a Great Guy..Cherish this Moment forever you are playing with ONE OF THE TRUE GREATS..ED KING !!!

[roadglidin62]

I miss when ED would join us at the official "Lynyrd Skynyrd" website forum. He was just so cool and took the time to answer so many great questions. This was the forum I became friends with JudyVZ and current band members too. Too bad so many odd characters ruined that forum with personal attacks and ignorance. Anyhow, I often come back to this great video clip. Truly an amazing talent.

[nquat]

who is this cat singin'?! listen to those pipes!!!!!! ROOOOOCK!!!!!

[tonydeziel]

Hi Everyone:

Well I'm the guy singing in this video with Ed, Kelly and Donna, and I'd just like to say that while I appreciate the fact that my little brother thinks highly of my guitar skills, the comments about me being a "better" guitar player than Ed King are absolutely ludicrous and ridiculous! LOL (And they both know that, trust me!)

All the best!!

Tony Deziel

[edking1949]

I couldn't agree more. I wasn't thinking...Tony's great and should've taken a solo. Sometimes you gotta knock me upside the head to get my attention.

[dez269]

Dude, did you ever see the singer play guitar? He should be playing. He makes Ed King look like an amateur.