Ed King talks about writing songs with Ronnie Van Zant

Ed King sits and talks about writing songs with Ronnie VanZant and Gary Rossington in this short clip from a documentary that is still in production. Ed talks about how Sweet Home Alabama was written.

©2006 Rick Broyles /Tony Beazley

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[FloormanofAlabama]

Ed King is one of the best guitar players on this planet, His tome is like syrup.

both its sticky and it flows, heis a top flight player a master. period,

ED put the LS catalog into a commercially acceptable format,

no Ed no BIG LS,

[TonyBeazley]

@FloormanofAlabama You got that right bro...Ed put that band up into the stars....the thing Ed did on that guitar is just incredible...Ronnie and Ed wrote real well together....

[TonyBeazley]

@FloormanofAlabama Preach it brother!!!! Ed really did put Skynyrd into stardom, the most brilliant guitarist on the planet...Ronnie and Ed together were the writing team for Skynyrd...

[SuperD104]

does ed king still want to play in the band with gary at all?or artimus pyle for that matter.I really cant understand why these guys aint in the band it would sound more like skynyrd and be more like skynyrd but its only gary now.I wish ed and arti were still in the band but i guess with a bad heart and getting on in age doesnt help.and im guessing artimus aint in the band cause gary and arti have some kinda tiff going on as arti says not sure what thats all about.i miss art and ed in the band.

[TonyBeazley]

@SuperD104 well said...Ed almost got back in about 5 years ago but it didn't work out....

[thunderdrumass]

Ed King is a bad ass ...people think it was all Gary and Allen...People have forgot or just don't know that Ed was rippin you a new ass most of the time....If you played a song like I need You....most so called Skynyrd fans wouldn't know who it is.......word!!!

[TonyBeazley]

@thunderdrumass yep right on!!!! 

[dalejams2skynyrd]

Ed belongs in the band!! It is not Lynyrd Skynyrd without him !!!!!

[kikque]

My favourites of Ed's are Swamp music (just learnt) and Workin' for mca. If you listen to all the different layers of guitar in swamp music you realize that he is a genius really. I know that the other guys contributed but man that song is tight as hell. All the best Tony, love your channel.

[robertdeltajohnson]

(cont...) When Tom Dowd took me backstage at The Miami Arena("1991" Tour), I was in their dressing room with him when Ed walked up to him and thanked and hugged him for, "Kicking me in the ass and gettin' my head on straight." It was later that I asked Tom what Ed was talking about...(that's when he told me the story). For Ed to say the bullshit he blogged about on his website was terrible, Tom Dowd was an honorable man and quite possibly the greatest recording engineer/producer of all time...

[robertdeltajohnson]

Ed King's rant against Tom Dowd is shameful. Tom told me a story of a recording session(1991 album) when Ed came in the first couple of days with bottles of Korbel Champagne, drinking like a fish. After a few days without any work getting done, Tom told Ed NOT to bring in the champagne the following night. When Ed showed up inebriated once again w/the champagne, Tom said he kicked him out of the studio. Ed came back a couple days later, straight and ready to work. With apologies to the band...

[loveclevelandohio1]

I met Ed King at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years ago...truly a class act.

[sheddski]

from what i heard from another ed interview gary and ronnie used to gang up on him and sometimes after a gig they would kick his ass out behind the jug for no reason till one day he waited for gary and sucker punched him while ronnie was hitting on a chick inside then went for ronnie after that it was over he would never play with them again al kooper fired him and they would go on without him untill steve gaines (alan collins brotherinlaw) came on in kansas city and the rest we all know .

[318Sunshine]

Still can't believe that Ed King played guitar with Strawberry Alarm Clock and that Lynyrd Skynyrd used to open for them - they disbanded in 1971 and he joined up with Lynyrd Skynyrd :)........ Wow what a mind blower!!!  LOVE YA ED!!!