Four Walls of Raiford - Lynyrd Skynyrd

[GRADYGRAVES5]

I agree. If they find me, they must kill me. Death is better than Florida prison.

[burnie223]

GOD BLESS..I had two years behind me, but I could not wait the time

Every time I thought about it, well, I died some more inside

[lonesoilder27]

thanks rosemoonwolf, its getting better.

[29MrDrewdog]

god bless all are troops.

[kittehzzishmainame]

Every time i think about this song i just Need to listen to it it makes me feel like im helping some people in the war go to heaven,ya know?

[MrJsmyers]

34 years ago today ...plane Crash near the Miss/Louisiana state line.

[greybird2011]

he will have mercy on us

[ek646]

i am 25 yrs old....i can remember jammin this in my dads 80 sumthin model jeep cherokee when i was bout 12 or so i love this shit ...i can't wait to sho my children this one day

[anne5surf]

wow what an awesome vid! I could listen to Ronnie all day and night, thanks for posting.

[nolasdad]

In the video "old glory" is the american flag but where I come from the only Old Glory Is the CONFEDERATE flag.

[SuperKopstar]

I've said trhis elsewhere about this song, but this was made for Cool hand Luke, would suit the film so well

[schamberlain1]

one of the greatest blues song ever

[lonesoilder27]

skynyrdrebellion and all my other friends, thank you for the thoughts and the fine music work. life is getting better. thank you

[scootterpootter]

I absolutely love this version of this song, way better than the album version. I've listened to it 3 times today and had to come on and see if there was a video. Jeff Carlisi (.38 Special) is doing the guitar work on this version, and is stellar.

[OmegaLesPaul]

@scootterpootter That's actually a Dobro, not a guitar. :)

[bigmidland]

good road huntin song, awesome upload!

[lonesoilder27]

im desert storm vet. also i been shot more in the u.s.a. than in any other country in the world. i was awarded a few metals. i remeber wondering if any body at home even thought bout us, and they didnt. mr. skynyrdrebellion you are a friend and i enjoy getting a buzz and jammin.

[bradandfelicia]

great song.

[1OFGODSOWN]

The OLD "RIVER GATES" are still standing even TODAY though the "ROCK"(Main Housig Unit & Flat Top are gone)RAIFORD or UNION CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION is a shell of what it once was.Glad I was able to work the ROCK the last day it was open in 1985 on J-Floor(Close Management)before Judge Susan Black(Liberal Idiot)closed the MOST SECURE PRISON we EVER had in Florida.It WAS once a PRISON & NOW it's a JOKE as is the rest of the Florida Department of Corrections. }:>(

[kellyraeable]

I love this song by skynrd, and yes Ronnie was a genius...

[lonesoilder27]

god, and a few real dudes. i got a good heart and jesus is my savior. im not long for this world. i fought the iraqs in baghdad. i loved my wife

[lonesoilder27]

i just lost my wife and im running wide open, vicki i almost saw your face when i crashed out this morning, tore my leg up. god i miss you, and im coming home to see you. it aint going to be long. lord if you need me to do something lets get it going so i can come home

[skynyrdrebellion]

lone soldier it sound like you have hit very bad times, its always good to talk, do you have someone close you can contact?

[jhatt25]

@skynyrdrebellion it sounds like he's contacting the only person that matters!!!!

[johnsmdm]

@lonesoilder27 ...keep on soldier....

[dale6118]

@lonesoilder27 YEAH MY UNCLE JUST GOT RELEASED FROM BUFORD. HE DID 15 FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

[lonesoilder27]

@dale6118 my nickname is buford



[TheStrazy]

@lonesoilder27 i named my dog buford because i always wanted a red hound named buford that was a bitch on convicts.

[hastyberford]

@lonesoilder27: Whoa.

[bobvillain]

@lonesoilder27 run that race , run the race to death as fast as you can, no one here can judge you, can't be judged by man

[rosemoonwolf]

@lonesoilder27 I hope time is easing the pain of your grief for the loss of your beloved Vicki...and that you can smile now at your memories of her.

[razamanaz90]

@lonesoilder27 may God give you strength

[suckmycod]

@lonesoilder27 Dude, Skynyrd has gotten me through some of the hardest times of my life! Time eases pain........a little.

[cybillify]

2:10...frank "mourning ralph"..ralph "mourning frank"

[cooper9155610]

I allmost forgot about this song I love it and I love Jamey Johnson singing it,

[MrMusicmagnet1214]

Awe Damn!

[Fishrocksalamander]

its sad to think our government still does this shit to our war vets today.

[MrMusicmagnet1214]

@Fishrocksalamander It sure enough is.

[MrMati78]

I LOVE THE SOUND, THE DEEP FEELING OF THIS SONG.JUST MAGIC.

[shanehenning26]

great song

[leatherface976666]

nigger spic kike cracker chink...Now, stfu and listen to the song and the tragically beautiful story it weaves

[SpaceWrangler420]

MANS MUSIC RIGHT HERE

[rangerzep83]

I love this song. Thanks :)

[zachwasson2001]

I wanna know why fuck sticks like Mixmastermao or wtfe, get that wonderful southern blues like this is "racist". I've never once heard a racial slur of any kind come from any skynyrd song. Nor, have I seen anything racist in their album art. I mean, sure they have the Confederate flag on some of their logos but that's heritage not hate. God damn. Just enjoy some bad ass music guys.

[mike8037]

@johnsawyer1 you kow nothing about me or my level of intelligence, so I guess you are showing your own stupidity.

[mike8037]

@johnsawyer1 the people are killed and maimed in the process of smuggeling/selling drugs. the gangs who are trying to protect thier area have a will hurt innocent people. if an activity didn't hurt someone there wouldn't be a law against it. I think marijuana should be legal, take the money out of it and you solve a lot of the problems with it. but just because you don't hurt people while in this activity doesn't mean no one gets hurt in it.

[mike8037]

@johnsawyer1 there are no victimless crimes!

[jarheadm60gunner]

Being a Vietnam Veteran I can totally relate to this the truth of this song!

[lynyrdskynyrdchic]

I love Skynyrd! They are awesome!!

[guitarplyr2255]

This version is 1,000,000,000 times better.

[imprettystoned]

Pics give a great feel to this song. Might give some insight to the people he hung with sittin and bullshiting.

[TonyBeazley]

I wouldn't say the new cd sounds anything like Skynyrd...more like TheVanZant Brothers sound....with a little old Johnny Van Zant BAnd thrown in....

[AleksandrScheffler]

who here thinks the current version of Skynyrd is just generic country shit?

[Freebird10201977]

I wouldn't go that far, but it is certainly not Lynyrd Skynyrd anymore.

[SpawnofSkynyrd]

@Freebird10201977 - yes it is. Gary has said it's still his drive to move the band forward and continue the legacy. He was a founding member so if he wants to he's allowed. Johnny is Ronnie's younger brother so it's still in the blood. I don't think Gary would ask for your concern on the band.

[SpawnofSkynyrd]

@AleksandrScheffler - Skynyrd has always had a country side.  "Made in the Shade," "I'm a Country Boy," "Railroad Song,"...etc.....

[AleksandrScheffler]

@SpawnofSkynyrd ok that is fair, I still don't like the current Skynyrd, and I know that Skynyrd has had a country side, but they balanced that out with rock, blues, folk and bluegrass which is why any version of pre crash skynyrd was so amazing

[Carsurgeon]

Very cool Skynyrd tune.

[burn771]

one of their best songs.

[SwampGator94]

Lyrics gives me a shiver..Yes Ronnie was a Genius.

but why this song was never released?

[NJS1726]

it might not have been released on an album but the 3 dics set has it. thats where i first herd it and it has so much more music that is so awesome.

[Freebird10201977]

They were probably going to but the plane crash probably interupted that

[acquarenza]

ronnie was a genius

[tmobil8]

Thanks for the upload. I believe thats Jeff on dobro.

[Spyronortex89]

Dunno about mclovin,

But I'd like to know how people are getting music in their videos..

I though WMG enabled that new piece of shit feature..

Music ring me back to Georgia.

[buboney]

well them four walls of raiford closing in on mne doing 3-5 hard labor for armed robbery

[youngPGR]

prison sucks

[blogwriter2009]

You failed to mention that the Time he was doing was for a crime He did not commit . In my humble opinion, that fact is even more relevant, than the disregarded Fallen Hero Status, in Economic Hard Times caught in the penal system trap, that could result in His death !.

[jdhunt24]

this is a great slideshow for this song. really puts a face to the music to see those pictures. you can feel the pain of serving hard labor in a prison like that.

[Joemusic1390]

So....you wanna be a tough guy.....you wanna live the life of a gangster....well, listen to the words to this song and the mistake that was made....ITS NOT WORTH IT....seek Jesus in your heart and soul....FIND HIM, he's there in all of us and HOLD ON TO HIM WITH DEAR LIFE.....this man, is YOUR BEST FRIEND and he will NEVER EVER...turn his back on you. He will show you the meaning of the word....... L O V E. Peace be with us all.

[helltrackrider]

Skynyrd did wonders for the music world.

This song is ONE glimpse of their talents musically...completely apart from Southern Rock; and yet...F*CKING AWESOME.

Another similar, All I can Do is Write About It...brillant.

[biminitwst]

That is one sad, sad song.

What more can I say?

[runninandgunin]

most excellent,good fucking job!!HELL YES

[conguard1]

I work at that prison. :)

[keymel44mag]

awsome song, I love the dobro, and the pictures good job man! this song is increadiable.

[skynyrdrebellion]

Thanks for that, I lifted the all pictures straight off the internet so quality ain't too brilliant apart from that just an hour or so in Movie Maker....Great song-one of my favs.

[vincemhuttt]

you have to be a complete shithead to think they were racist. Listen to the ballad of curtis loew, but put down the j this time and listen.

[skynyrdrebellion]

Look you ignorant prick I was not saying they were racist it was the DJ who mixed Country Grammar/Sweet Home Alabama who said that.

I WAS DEFENDENG THEM.

Get your fucking facts straight idiot.

[vincemhuttt]

chill the fuck out buddy I was just saying that to whoever thought that. You post happened to be the one I replied on, no shit you were defending them look at your name im not a tool

[skynyrdrebellion]

OK sorry but you appeared to be addressing me.

The person who did say this was YouTube user ID:

mixmastermao "my point with the track was to take a racist white southern group and mix them with a prolific black rapper from the south"

He made this comment on my video: Re.sweet home vs country grammer

Basically he was bitching because he was the DJ who was responsible for mixing it together and he thought that HE wasn't getting the credit for it!?! PARASITE

Please tell him what you think...I did

[vincemhuttt]

haha ok what a shit head yeah i will thats brutal you think a DJ would atleast know that what a dipshit

[stoopidsider]

Why don't they put this song on fukin Guitar hero??? LOL hahahahaha

[flyfish777]

theres only one thing that matters in this whole universe, his name is mentoned in this song, im comin home to see jesus,, im sure ronnie just before he died, an some of the other guys, were thinkin baout this man, jesus, who paid a price for us, that we cant pay, after many rockin rollin years , havin money, an stuff an bein broke, thats all that matters, he gave his life as a ransom for many, an he rose from the dead, ill take my chances on jesus, he forgives me, now thats love that never fail

[blahblahblah8489]

Fuck a bunch of this garbage you guys are arguing over, This is just southern music from a southern band. Same as any other genre or what have you. they are doing what they know best,Playing about southern life and southern ways. It has nothing to do with racism or any of that, Saying there a racist group because they are from the south,Hmmmmm makes you wonder who the racist really is here doesnt it?

[skynyrdrebellion]

We were not arguing over anything, as csason had stated he had met members of the band in the seventies I was asking his opinion on the matter following the DJ(YouTube user name : mixmastermao) who remixed Sweet Home Alabama vs Country Grammar commenting on my YouTube response to that remix(see my videos) and he stated Skynyrd and Skynyrd fans were racist!

Go to my response and tell him your views.

[csason]

About a year after the plane went down, I was at a bar on the beach in Jax. I was enjoying the smell in the air with a buddy and two girls and this dude with a cane and a weird hat(and two girls) came walking down to the beach..We all enjoyed the atmosphere..LOL. It was Leon. They didn't just put on a show..it was like a big party. Straight up. I passed a bottle to Ronnie many times.

[csason]

I was going to do this as a reply but this awesome video deserves thousands of hits and comments.. I regret smoking so much dope and drinking into oblivion at many of their shows..LOL..or I would remember more. It is like having one big wonderful show in my head.

[skynyrdrebellion]

I have had a comment on my video: Re: sweet home Alabama Vs. country grammar, from the person who claims to be the "remixer" of the recording, he states that Skynyrd were : "a racist white southern group".

As you have stated that you actually came into contact with members of the band I would very much appreciate your views on this point prior to my response as it is very difficult, after all this time, to establish the actual facts from peoples assumptions.

Thanks.

[csason]

A lot of people would like to claim to be a studio tech for LS. They were/are very pro-South, pro-Dixie, as I am. Anyone who understands Dixie would know the black man and white man have co-existed in the south for years, including Confederate Black Regiments. Best thing would be to contact Gene Odom at lynyrdskynyrddixieDOTcom He was on the plane and a friend of Ronnie's since grade school.

He is admin, his nickname is GOGO. Southron's have always been more 'respecters' than racists.

[skynyrdrebellion]

I will do that.

Many thanks for your advise.

[csason]

I know all about Raiford..and UCI..

I miss Ronnie and the boys.. I saw them I guess 8 or 9 times..maybe more..(sorry..Jack and Jim does that..) I went to his funeral in Orange Park. You really are a cool dude for putting this video up man..

[skynyrdrebellion]

One of my greatest regrets is that I never saw them play live, I actually had a ticket to see them at the Knebworth festival here in England in 1976 but something came up and I was unable to attend....Of course due to tragic events following I was never to get another chance. Sadly missed to this day, we can only wonder at the joy they would have continued to bring us.

Many thanks for your comment.

[flyfish777]

i wouldnt be caught dead without jesus, he said , you must be born again to enter gods kingdom, he sufered an died, an bled , was whipped spit upon, beaten, for the price of our sins, he said no man can come to the father but by me, im sure ronnie called out to him, on that plane crash as the others did too, an we aint perfect, but one day if we are saved we will be, only through jesus, his love knows no end.he proved it, i wouldnt be caught dead without jesus.

[flyfish777]

i wonder whos layin the slide dobro, whatever, maybe ed king, wonderful heartfelt song, like mr. banker also so great, skynyrd had possibly the best musc in histoey, second only in my opinion, to blackmore an deep purple.

[csason]

Ronnie would have told you that Skydog and The Allman Brothers band was the greatest, since they started the 'Southern Rock' revolution that is present in nearly every new country song today. But all rock is southern since it started in the south. Dixie forever.

[uhclemm]

Jeff Carlisi from .38 Special. Its just him & Ronnie

[nuthinfancy19581]

@uhclemm you are correct sir. Jeff n Ronnie was in the studio late one night .he told Jeff he wanted him to listen to some lyrics he was working on .and this is what was recorded that night .

[irishpunk66]

I think this is 1 of if not the best song they did ... this version blows my mind everytime I hear it. GREAT Vid as well ... 5 stars ... great Job ol' Reb

[randolphmarshall]

THIS IS AWESOME

[johnsmdm]

where is Raiford?

[skynyrdrebellion]

Raiford referred to is in Florida the Florida State Prison is there.

What is now Union Correctional Institution was the original Florida State Prison and what is now known as Florida State Prison was constructed with the death chamber in 1961. Florida State Prison's title was transferred to the East Unit in 1973 and the old "flat top" Florida State Prison became Union Correctional Institution.

[skynyrdrebellion]

"johnsmdm" cont.

The O-Unit was built in 1955 as a maximum security unit assigned to the original Florida State Prison, housing close custody inmates. It is now utilized as a work camp, housing minimum and medium custody inmates.

LYNYRD SKYNYRD originate from Jacksonville Florida.

Thanks for your question.

[SarcazticallySweet13]

i love this song just so sad..