The Ballad of Curtis Loew

[kernal616]

GREAT VIDEO.i'm 43 years old.I REMEMBER PICKING up coke bottles.OR mow yards, rake someones yard, just saving up to buy a model car. OR go to the movies. i was 8 or 9 back then. THAT WAS FUN WITH FRIENDS BACK THEN. all of the kids did it that WAY BACK THEN. growing up with people who cared. and wanted see the good in us.THE MUSIC TELLS THE STORY. no video games then.

[annieblue3]

I have always ejoyed, brings back alot memories around camp fires, I had friends who played and would sing all night this is one of the songs. My friends are now in heaven, God Bless ya Woody, Mike, and Jimmy

love you guys

[SuperDiddzz]

One of my all time faves, loved these unique guys a loss to us all. R.I.P. AND RIDE FREE.

[liquidxskin19]

This song holds a LOT of meaning to me. Back when I was a 16 year old traveling kid a kind person named Greta Bateman housed me for almost a year. She'd always say John this song has a lot of meaning. Listen to curtis low and enjoy the simple life. That entire year holds my most cherished moments. Hope you get to see this one day maybe we'll meet again further down the road.

You'll always be in my heart Greta. Love John L.

[sirshmooppy]

ima metal head and my mother showed me lynard skynard dear god they are amazing

[kernal616]

anyone that dislikes this has not had to work a little for something.

[libertarianbastard]

This song always reminded me of home when I was deployed to Afghanistan. The song had the "smell" of my father's basement where he would play old Skynyrd albums.

[snapperjohn1000]

yes my favorite SKYNYRD song of all . Its just got that southern blues feelin and tells a hell of a storry because thats the way it probably was.

[hoprabbitbunny]

Such a sad song! Skynyrd's gone but they will never ever be forgotten by me or by anyone else who loves the South! Rock In Peace Ronnie! Free Birds Forever! The Ballad of Curtis Lowe!-my #1 song from Skynyrd.

[HankTuds]

Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues.

Van Sant forever!

[Arbatious]

Dobro mandolin wow

[TheAxman17]

lol at the rooster

[Bluesrockbbq]

One of the greatest songs ever and a way cool job with the pix thanks Kate I was curious what would be on youtube for this song that was great !!!!

[docwiester]

One of my favorite Skynrd song's of all time great video as well thanks for bringing back some great memory's Kate ;-)

[thinzeppelin]

Superb Job!!! Someone couldv'e easily used recent pictures for the vid which would be untrue to the era in which Ronnie lived.I'm sure these are the types of images he was trying to conjure up in peoples' minds.They're certainly the images that's come to my mind when I hear this wonderful song.Anyone who dislikes this song MUST be into pre-programmed club shit & or new music.I'm looking for the best version of a song for my playlist & I've found " Mr. Lowe " right here. Thanx Kate, & cheers!!!

[26superking]

if anybody talks shit about any of their music u r stupid and dont know good music

[dhecht454]

song gives me the chills. I love this song long live curtis loew

[FacePaintedClown]

my dad use to listen to this song while he fingered my ass drinking his flask. Good times.

[yetitracker]

people have no Idea about how much black blues players had an impact on country and rock and roll music. songs like this try to educate them.

[v44forme1]

great  song

[Elul205770]

one of the best songs EVER!

[iswad26]

wow! 15 dislikes and people fighting in the comments

[parsonsclubmarket]

Love this song! I even named my dog after "Curtis Leow"

[newrock2011]

15 people where jealous of 2:18

[RyanLoveheart]

i like songs about guys swinging on the nuts of other guys

[windhammer357]

Kate that was totally awesome what you put together.Thank You show the better side of the South

[soonerdog2024]

one of my favs.

[LiTltebiker]

Great song.!!!!!!!

[tkhyatt1]

Anyone who dislikes this song sure doesn't know much about music! Fabulous song that brings back memory after memory of Skynyrd!

[freebird855]

Hey Kate...great video..very kool....thanks!!!

[thundah1]

Great job !!

[SmokestackBarrons]

WONDERFUL

[Ms70sFlowerchild]

great sound & slide show!

[zorman1875]

Love you Kate for this. One of my favourite songs with brilliant graphics.

Thank you!

[TheTacks91]

i got your drinkin money!!!!!!!

[YEAHTJ1]

PLAY ME A SONG CURTIS LOWE CURTIS LOWE!!

[hippiechick61367]

love your video.. is this a power point presentation?

[justafreakonaleash]

what i dont understand is how anyone could dislike this song.. whoever you are go get a decent music taste and stop spamming amazing songs.

[ndgv2]

great song, great video. thanks bud. cheers from the good ole nebraska. cheers.

[TheRozenator]

I love this. I think you did a great job with the video. It absolutely works for me. It is one of Skynyrd's best and that is saying a lot. They didn't make a bad song then.

Thank you!

[kuchcache]

WOW! Beautiful show! Thank you for the Awesome tribute!

[memaw03]

One of the best Lynyrd Skynyrd songs! I True Skynyrd fans know this song. Enjoyed the video :)

[pickercurtislowe]

Them people all were fools...at least 13 of them.

[feloneousX1]

It'd been better if you'd used a real 'Blues' tune with these pics.. I ain't knocking this Skynyrd tune, it's damn good. But.....it ain't working fer me.

[xDONTxTREADxONxMEx]

tune up your dof broooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooo

[montereypopfestiva67]

by far my favorite skynyrd song. second is needle and spoon

[ntragas]

Perfection

[hamsammich69]

12 people  are the fools

[TheA8markmwb]

BOUGHT THIS ALBUM FOR THIS SONG AT THE TIME WAS INTO THE BLUES AFTER LISTENING TO THE WHOLE ALBUM WAS HOOKED AT 55 YRS OLD I`D SAY THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST BANDS AROUND AT THAT TIME. R.I.P. GUYS AND GALS

[user98xp]

@TheA8markmwb

CALM THE FUCK DOWN YOU DON'T NEED TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS WITH NO PUNCTUATION

[legomyeggo713]

@user98xp shut the fuck up little bitch

[user98xp]

@legomyeggo713

You're just angry cause you're mad.

[67dlk]

LOVE YOUR Vid! Really nice images...

[geo321100]

Hey old guys , play this stuff in front of your kids and see how much they like it. My 6 year old daughter LOVES THIS STUFF!!!!! If we keep it alive, all good music will carry on and on.

[TornDays1]

@geo321100 Amen

[MJSchiavi]

@geo321100 my kids are now all grown up and still to this day never miss a chance to see them and listen to the originals at least once a day.........

[Thunderfingers999]

Nice video. Ronnie would've dug it!

[Thunderfingers999]

Fly on Curtis! Happy Birthday Ronnie!

[MrHD1958]

well done

[furfinsfeathers1976]

i dig it im re playing it i dont care what people think that is the best song in the world so if u dont like it u got some issues lol=-)

[ashiii0822]

if u dont love this ur crazy

[RememberSoCal]

god dammit that solo is AWESOME!!!!!!!!! i want to play that!!

[safenders]

this is real music no bullshit money women hoes or satanic homosexual garbage. Just real music. It seems to be way beyond the comprehension of most people these days

[beerbellygdog]

American classic!!! You feel like youve been down south when you hear skynyrd.the open skies, country roads and bottles of jack, They brought it all to life in the songs. R.I.P dudes,see you in the roadhouse in the sky someday.

[mike47ashling]

I am British, and absolutely love this song, they were the best live act that I ever saw, Knebworth in 1976 was very special. Mike

[safenders]

@mike47ashling Lucky!

[Thunderfingers999]

@mike47ashling Cool! You were at Knebworth? I saw them in Lakeland, Florida two days before the plane crash, October 18th, 1977. Street Survivors hadn't been released yet! Great show. They make me proud to be a Floridian!

[HankTuds]

This was Skynurd's best song...never go the airplay it deserved.

[TheJsmmsj]

this song is there best

[TheJsmmsj]

this song is there best



[HankTuds]

Twelve people did not like this song?? WTF??

[redneckking15]

A true American classic!

[Swtnin0sent]

Such a great, GREAT song! why can't they make shit like this anymore!!

[MyTrollMan]

Thank you Kate! Beautiful

[QsKquikscopers]

epic song



[jigglypuffkiller]

those 12 people need to be punched in the face

[bamper42069]

@jigglypuffkiller Several times =P

[fancynuthin]

my fav. skynyrd song...they may be gone, but their music lives on in my children and now grandchildren. what a great time to be alive...the music was true talent. no glam needed!!!!!

[mike47ashling]

I am from London in the UK, and absolutely adore Lynyrd Skynyrd, this song is one of my all time favourites. I have a very good friend in Gainesville, Georgia, and have spent a great deal of time there including Savannah, what a beatiful place, this song always remind me of the South

[MattyE1987]

This my fav LS song

[MultiWilliam97]

AMEN



[smokeeater357]

Truly sang with feeling more than any other Skynard song!!

Could listen to this over and over and over ! ! !

[smokeeater357]

Skynard songs are great, but this song just has that, from the gut, sang with real passion feel to it unlike any of the others.

Can listen to this one over and over and over! ! !



[smokeeater357]

Skynard songs are great, but this song just has that, from the gut, sang with real passion feel to it unlike any of the others.

Can listen to this one over and over and over! ! !

[007Moonie]

Brilliant! Thanks Donnie

[MegaSTEVE61]

pretty good job Kate,love the song and the pics show alot of what the song reps..

[RAYNASTY1277]

Everytime i go to the bar and i go to play the jukebox, a girl yells out play some some skynarddddddddddddddddd maaaaaaaaaaaan lol. Lynard skynard kicks ass and i have to agree this is 1 of the best songs out there.

[mcmojorisen]

this song has been in my heart since i was 14. pushin 50 now,

still there..... nice pics....thanks

[safenders]

@mcmojorisen I'm only 25 but I completely understand. Been a SKynyrd fan since I was 3.

[tomwayne61]

Very Nice Kate! One of my all time favorites. Love your video!

[Bullet1960]

Nice job Kate in putting this together. Curtus Loew and Simple Man are the two best songs that Skynyrd ever releases, Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama are great songs, but overplayed in their day.

[bjbrewr]

best song ever

[datfri13]

The song and pictures are great, but one of the "dobros" shown is actually a resonator mandolin! (Just check out the short neck, round body and eight tuners.)

[MrBG1976]

Kate,

Nice job on the video. You should be proud of yourself.. Good job..

[josephcarlasbury]

Its spelled Lowe not Loew. Damn man.

[whiteroom51]

@josephcarlasbury The track is most definitely "The Ballad of Curtis Loew"

[cjcjcjcj0]

@whiteroom51 i have the greatest hits cd, it is spelled curtis lowe

[marklakeham17]

@cjcjcjcj0 Actually, according to both Wikipedia and Skynyrd's homepage it is indeed "Ballad of Curtis Loew".

[cjcjcjcj0]

@marklakeham17 oh yeah i just checked, its curtis loew, my mistake.

[marklakeham17]

@cjcjcjcj0 But regardless, it's a great song, so we should just appreciate that much.

[cjcjcjcj0]

@marklakeham17 yeah i agree with you on that one :)

[janbanna1]

i really love this song my brother got me to listen to it and i fell in love with it.....

[capitals369]

wheres the reble flag

[willsc95]

just a great great song theres nothing more to say about it

[RCola43133]

great song and greatr picture choices.

[johnbruder01]

it cost me $250.00 to learn the mandolin from some sorry ass. i wish to GOD old Curtis was alive to show me how to play for a bottle of wine

[chad1790]

@johnbruder01 llmao,

[mikeydist]

fu*kin a right good sh*t

[chrisleeworld]

Good job. Great song. For fans of really old blues, check out Blind Blake.

[wvufanngarner]

Hard to pick 1 but this one is up there.

depending on what mood your in Lynard will deliver the song you need.

One of the biggest losses in musical history.

[ptwccrider]

thank you kate , whoever you are

[gilly68g]

Awesome job! Thanks!

[chrisw1287]

wow..that was one of the best videos ive ever seen.....blues players dont get enough praise for the timeless music they created....people dont realize how much it shaped music as we know it today.....once again great video....

[vinnyhoags]

Great song. Negroes are a fine, musical people.

[BunnyTrailPro]

thats not curtis lowe in the vid

thats son

house but besides the point this is a great song i cant count how many times me n my homeys somked weed to this song just sittin back enjoying life move past around us

this song will always have a place in my heart

[tons1989]

god, i stumbled all over Ft. Nelson with my buddy Harlen and with every pocket stuffed with beers singing (screaming at the tops of our lungs would be a more accurate description) this song at 3 something in the morning. good ol Curtis......

[90zosoman09]

This song is awesome and I love how skynard is about a good time. Im 15 and cant stand this pro-violence shit that every band writes. I love the anti-violence and good time music of the 70's this band is one of my favorites cause every song they writes anti-violence or its just about a good time. The lyrics didnt mean shit as long as they could play and they could play and they were awesome.

[MrWalksfar]

I heard say this song is actually about Rickie Metlocks grandfather or something like that. Anybody know? Skynyrd was not only the best southern rock band but the best fuckin band of all time. NO IFFS ANDS OR BUTTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sublimeaura]

i think this song is one of their best, or at least as good as Free Bird, Sweet Home Alabama, Simple man.... but hardly anyone knows this song. whats up with that?

[axeman1969]

great song everybody should have someone in thier life like curtis great musicians should not be forgotten remember to support music education in our schools

[ericisthedisco]

i hate lynryd skynryd, but this song is amazing.

[hostchinak]

@ericisthedisco why do you hate lynryd skynryd?

[WayTooDazedConfus3d]

@ericisthedisco fuck you then you little fuck if you like lynyrd skynyrd you'll like all their songs not just this one although this is one of their best

[tat2shag]

lets fight over the internet, YEAH!!!!!!!!!

[dunn5050]

@waydoodazedconfus3d all bands make bad songs, acdc is my favorite band yet theres songs i dont like, people dont have to like everything about someone or soemthing

[dioisfreakinamazing6]

No it's Son House...check him out

[Bigvin87]

who is that at 0:35 ...is that Morgan Freeman???

[Rjc0316]

yes, yes it is

[hiimnice10]

Good song. It's tragic that almost all of them died like that.

[Wajlonis]

Where can I find a picture appearing in 1:24 of the video in higher resolution? This paiting's awesome!

[Bigvin87]

that would be a kickass tattoo Wajlonis

[Wajlonis]

I never wanted to have a tatoo, but once you said that I changed my mind :D

[rvlqcitizen]

Been livin pert near bout as far from the Mason Dixon as a man can get up here in Portland Maine. Sometimes a heart longin for home needs something to take it back. Skynyrd does it for me. Well, Skynyrd, collards,and crawdads that is!

[GGHT1320]

Amen

[SwampGator94]

I'm PROUD to be a Skynyrd fan!! :)

masterpiece!

[hippiedude88]

or robert johnson eric clapton made a cd of his music

[hippiedude88]

i think its john lee hooker

[joeking1986]

does anyone know who did the painting that appears at 1:25 (and else where)?

[philebbesen]

if u look at the bottom left it has her name it was like donna something

[onlypresto]

great song, there second best, mr.banker is first

[sharpdressedman360]

God nothing can or ever will beat skynyrd. SKYNYRD 4 LIFE

[crf1001]

Best song ever

[n0xpd]

Bravo Kate, bravo!

[TheIamthefatman]

amazing

[EddieWWhite]

Makes me wish there were some Curtis Loews still around some where. Who knows, mayber there are.

[onlypresto]

maybe there are, there are still some great pickers out there, i've been told i can pick pretty good for my young age, i love good ol blues like this, kinda puts you in a good mood

[mike47ashling]

Thank you K8 areally classy song, god bless

[Elite59]

Ol' Preacher said some words and they chucked him in the clay!

[Rjc0316]

GOD BLESS THE SOUTHEAST

[mike47ashling]

I miss this band so much, they were absolute class, end of story

[dorkmanful]

idc wat people say this is one of the best songs in the world!!!!!!!!

[mabelleobamababymama]

I agree that you say that this is one of the best songs in the world. The other ones being 'Things Going On'. And 'Dead Flowers' or 'Hey Negrita' by the Stones. And then there is the Grateful Dead and 'Scarlet Begonias'.

[PhantomBPR]

Who would ever say otherwise? This song is beautiful, one of their best.

[nocode911]

Great song with a fabulous video presentation. Good work, k8tb52

[sobelvis]

thanks k8tb52

[steelermule]

it hurt a lot more when billy powell died than pedo jackson

[vinnyhoags]

Aces.

[redbulljustice99]

this song was wrote about my great uncle good song yall especially suprised that they took the time 2 right a song about a black man well see yall later teetot out yall

[fantlawns]

Hey man where was your uncle from, 'cause I think I know the real deal.

[cabinbowman]

LOve this song!!! Great video too...nice job

[auburntigerfan20]

one of the best songs ever

[TwiztedKittyKeyra]

One of the best songs to have ever been created.. True art..

[xxnicnaktoexx]

well put tektra, :)

[Tektra]

This is and will always be a hidden gem of classic rock that only true fans will discover.

[gladiatorzz9]

Truly one song you never hear anywhere, but possibly one of those that is pure greatness.

[slgordon3]

So true my friend. Rarely heard on the radio but such a fucking great song.

[coodlude]

skynyrd has a lot of songs that are just that way...i think thier best work is the stuff you dont really hear on the radio

[xxray92894rayxx]

wow i love this song it is beautiful

[DreamingTheatric]

This song is beautiful, the story is beautiful.

[gladiatorzz9]

Love this song and love Lynyrd Skynyrd they are both amazing.

[waitdontshoot]

LYNYRD SKYNYRD RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sirfleabert]

Wonderful job with this post. I have added to my favorites. Brilliant lyrics, music, and a terrific selection of photos to tell the story. A+++

[rondel89]

Great artist paint pictures in your head and thats what skynyrd did its like an unwritten fact that curtis loew was homeless but they dont tell us we imagine.

[mike47ashling]

I am great fan of Skynyrd, I only discovered this song after the demise, what a fantastic tune. I so lament the passing of so much talent, but I was privilaged enough to see them live. God rest all of your souls

[gitrdone2317]

great song

one of the best skynyrd songs in my opinion

[ecw0714]

agreed