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The Last Performance Of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Classic Line Up

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They Were At The Peak of Their Career

On October 19, 1977, Southern rock titans Lynyrd Skynyrd performed the final show with their classic lineup at South Carolina’s Greenville Memorial Auditorium – this was just two days after the release of their fifth studio album Street Survivors . A day after the concert, they boarded the a Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft en route to their next gig in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

While flying over Mississippi, it ran out of fuel and crashed during an emergency landing killing three members of the band – lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines. The assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray also died while 20 others sustained injuries but survived.

Before the flight, everyone was nervous about flying in a rickety plane. But according to Gary Rossington, “Ronnie said, ‘Hey, if the Lord wants you to die on this plane, when it’s your time, it’s your time. Let’s go, man. We’ve got a gig to do.”

We couldn’t find footage of their last show but we do have the full concert footage of their July 13, 1977 performance at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ. Check it out below.

Lynyrd Skynyrd October 19, 1977 Setlist

1. Workin’ for MCA 2. I Ain’t the One 3. Saturday Night Special 4. Whiskey Rock-a-Roller 5. That Smell 6. Travelin’ Man 7. Ain’t No Good Life 8. Gimme Three Steps 9. Call Me the Breeze (J.J. Cale cover) 10. Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) (Jimmie Rodgers cover) 11. Sweet Home Alabama 12. Free Bird

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Live 1977

Lynyrd Skynyrd Live Asbury Park 1977 was one of the shows on the long and grueling tour for the band that year. The 1977 Tour began in January, and had a relentless schedule through most of that year.

Skynyrd had just finished up the European leg of the tour, the last of 21 shows being in Hamburg, Germany on March 1. There had been a short, 5 show Asian Tour before that, with all of the shows being in Japan.

The North American leg of the tour kicked off on April 22, in Johnson City, TN at the Freedom Hall Civic Center. They were still promoting and touring behind the release of their highly acclaimed live album, One More From The Road. It was released in September, 1976.

Their previous studio album, Gimme Back My Bullets, had just been released in February, 1976, less than a year before this tour started. It was the only album that Lynyrd Skynyrd released that had only two guitar layers. Those being original members Gary Rossington, and Allen Collins.

“Bullets” was recorded after Guitarist Ed King Left the band, and before the addition of Steve Gaines. Skynyrd was at the peak of their popularity, and definitely as strong as every sound and performance-wise.

This show was towards the end of the North American leg of the tour. After the Asbury Park 1977 show they would have about 5 weeks off the road before going back out for another stretch of shows.

This concert was on July 13 at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd 1977 Lineup

This was the last line-up of the band and they were pretty much on fire with the recent addition of Steve Gaines as the third guitarist. Steve was the brother of Honkette member, Cassie Gaines. 

Members include: Ronnie VanZant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson, Artimus Pyle. And background singers The Honkettes: Leslie Hawkins, JoJo Billingsley, and Cassie Gaines.

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Asbury Park 1977 Setlist

The setlist for this show, and for most of the tour since Skynyrd didn’t change their song list much, was mostly from their earlier albums. Containing several already classics, and fan-favorites.

Three songs were included from the upcoming album, Street Survivors, scheduled to be released in October of that year. The list contained no songs from their most recent studio album, Gimme Back My Bullets.

Asbury Park 1977 Setlist: Workin’ for MCA I Ain’t the One You Got That Right Saturday Night Special That Smell What’s Your Name Gimme Three Steps Call Me the Breeze T for Texas Sweet Home Alabama Free Bird

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44 years ago today, the classic lineup of  Lynyrd Skynyrd  played the  Civic Center  for the first and last time.  The legendary Southern rockers brought their  Gimme Back My Bullets  tour to town.

The new album had been out since February of 1976 and FM rock radio stations were spinning the title track,  Double Trouble  and  All I Can Do is Write About It .

This show was also bolstered by the popularity of the live album, One More From the Road featuring the addition of guitarist and vocalist, Steve Gaines.

On June 14, 1977, it was the Portland arrival of Ronnie Van Zant and the guitar triple threat of Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and Steve Gaines along with Billy Powell on keyboards, Leon Wilkinson on bass and Artimus Pyle on drums.

The Cumberland County Civic Center was newly opened for just over 3 months. This was their third Maine appearance with previous visits being at Lewiston's Central Maine Youth Center in 1976 and a Bangor show in 1974 for their first time in Maine.

And holy sh*t...opening the show that night were  Foreigner  and  .38 Special . Maine concert goers witnessed some impressive history with the fourth rock show ever at Portland’s biggest indoor venue.

At that time, no one knew this would be the last Maine appearance ever for the original lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Sadly four months later, their chartered plane ran out of fuel and crashed in Mississippi. Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and back-up singer Cassie Gaines all perished.

A decade later, the surviving band members came together for a reunion tour with Ronnie’s younger brother Johnny on lead vocals. That show came to Portland on September 2, 1988.

Since then, Lynyrd Skynyrd continued to tour keeping the legacy alive in concert led by Johnny Van Zant along with co-founder, Gary Rossington. In 2019, they hit the road to say goodbye to fans on their Farewell Tour. That trek included two stops in our neck of the woods with one show on May 31 at the Bank of NH Pavilion in Gilford and another one the following day in Maine at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor.

Watch this incredible footage captured just a few weeks after they visited Portland, Maine in 1977.

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Watch Lynyrd Skynyrd In Their Prime With This Full 1977 Concert Video From Ashbury Park, New Jersey

Clearly, I am on the kick of putting on a full concert in the evenings when I get home.

So, naturally, I’ve got another amazing one that I need to share with y’all.

Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1977, Convention Hall in New Jersey…it’s a masterpiece.

At the time, the band hit the road right before they were gearing up to release their fifth studio album Street Survivors, the first studio album with new guitar player Steve Gaines.

The group was peaking in their stardom, producing new albums left and right, and was touring as much as possible. They embraced everything the rockstar life threw at them to keep their cult following fan base happy.

This concert was filmed three months before the tragic plane crash that killed three of the band’s members; Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gains, and backup singer Cassie Gaines. Other members of the crew were seriously injured during the crash.

With this being one of the last full concerts fully captured on film before the horrific accident, the viewer can soak up every moment with all the original band members.

“You Got That Right”

The black and white film perfectly captures the American rock band’s essence. Ronnie Van Zant takes charge of the stage with killer vocals. He is accompanied by Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, Gary Rossington, Leon Wilkenson, Billy Powell, Artimus Pyle, Cassie Ganes, Leslie Hawkins, and Jo Jo Billingsly.

Guitar solos are featured in almost every song throughout the show, highlighting the talent within the band. The jam session concert rolls from song to song non-stop.

They throw in a great cover of Jimmie Rodger’s “T For Texas.” Their rock version of this classic 1920s country song is energetic and pulls a rough twang from Van Zant.

“T For Texas”

The show highlights other hits from the band like “Free Bird,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” and “What’s Your Name.”

“Sweet Home Alabama”

Throw on this show and let your ears be flooded with the magical sounds of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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Covering the lynyrd skynyrd plane crash tragedy left tom wills with traumatic memories, but lasting friendships.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On Oct. 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 airliner took off from Greenville, South Carolina.

There were 24 passengers inside the charter flight that Thursday evening including, crew and band members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, a Jacksonville-based southern rock band that created hits like “Free Bird” and “Sweet Home Alabama.”

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The band had just released its fifth studio album three days earlier and took off in the airplane, with “Lynyrd Skynyrd” painted on the side, bound for its next concert in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday night.

But the flight never arrived.

An NTSB report later revealed the aircraft ran out of fuel mid-flight due to “inadequate flight planning” and an engine malfunction that caused “higher-than-normal fuel consumption.” It crashed into a heavily wooded area during an attempted emergency landing 5 miles northeast of Gillsburg, Mississippi.

In Jacksonville, Channel 4 broke into “The Newlywed Game” just after the 11 O’clock News with a bulletin to report the crash.

Young anchor Tom Wills, who had just arrived two years earlier, was in the newsroom that night when the phones began to ring. Callers, including loved ones of those involved, were desperate for information about what happened.

“I was not familiar with the band’s music, but our 11 o’clock producer, Mark Darden, was. I was soon to get an education about Lynyrd Skynyrd,” Wills said this week, recounting that night nearly 47 years ago.

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It was later revealed that four passengers were killed in the crash, including Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist and founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines and assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick. Captain Walter McCreary and First Officer William John Gray also died in the crash, and the rest of those on board were badly injured.

Wills, who is retiring on Friday , took some time to look back on covering the story of Lynyrd Skynyrd, a story that left a deep mark on him and followed him all the way through his 49 years at News4JAX.

Wills walks among the wreckage

The day after the crash, News Director Joe Moreland, who had ties to Baton Rouge and was a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan, decided to send Wills and photographer Joe Coppoletta to the scene, and Moreland had the connections to facilitate the trip.

Moreland knew a private pilot who flew for his former Baton Rouge station and arranged for that pilot to fly Wills and Coppoletta between Baton Rouge and McComb, Mississippi, the closest airport to Gillsburg and the wooded area where the plane went down.

But there was a snag.

“Channel 4 had just switched from 16mm film to portable 1-inch videotape. No one on our staff had ever taken the equipment on an airline flight, and neither we nor the airline knew how to transport this gear. It wound up in the overhead compartment. When we landed at Baton Rouge airport, the camera wouldn’t work. I can still visualize Coppoletta on the terminal floor frantically trying to fix it,” Wills said.

They took the broken camera to Moreland’s former station, and even though the engineers there had no direct experience with “minicams,” Wills said they got it working again and saved the day.

But then it was time to get to work documenting the tragedy. Nothing could have prepared Wills for what he saw at the crash site.

“There are no words to describe the impact of standing silently in the woods surrounded by the personal belongings of men and women who died there, men and women who were horribly injured there, and the shattered wreckage of a machine that used to fly,” Wills said.

Wills was the only Jacksonville reporter to have walked amongst the wreckage of the plane in the woods, and he shared the tragic story with thousands of mourning hometown fans and beyond.

What he saw that day was recounted in the 1977 documentary “Need All My Friends.”

In it, Wills’ legendary voice and delivery were on display as he detailed what happened that fateful night and spoke to witnesses and survivors.

“You can’t even realize seeing one of these things on television, exactly what a crash of this magnitude looks like,” Wills reported while standing in front of the scattered metal. “Up there sitting against a tree is a piece of an airplane wing torn away from the rest of the airplane.”

Friendship from tragedy

Wills first met Billy Powell, Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist and crash survivor, when Powell flew home a few days after the crash. Powell arrived at Air Kaman adjacent to the Jacksonville airport. His nose was stitched up and cuts were visible on his face.

“I believe he agreed to let me interview him because of a decision I had made when he and other injured survivors were hospitalized in McComb and Jackson, Mississippi,” Wills said. “Friends of the band who had come to McComb asked me not to go to the hospitals and to give the injured their privacy. I agreed not to go to any of the hospitals.”

Wills said he will never forget how Powell described the crash.

“All I saw was treetops,” Powell said during the interview. “I looked out my window, I was in the middle of the airplane on the right wing. I tried to get as close to the back of the airplane as possible. I got in the middle of the airplane near the right wing, and all I saw was treetops. At first, it wasn’t so bad, but when we hit the middle of the trees, it was horrible. It was an experience nobody wants to ever experience.”

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Over the years, Wills and Powell would run into each other and soon discovered they had a bond, one shared through tragedy.

Wills said the friendship really took off in 2001 at the Super Bowl in Tampa. Former Channel 4 Sports Director Sam Kouvaris and Wills were there covering the game and because Lynyrd Skynyrd was playing a concert there that Super Bowl weekend, they covered that, too.

“Billy and I greeted each other like brothers,” Wills said.

There was just chemistry between the two before Powell died in 2009.

Over the many years since the crash, Wills also managed to stay connected with the Van Zant family and other band members.

“I don’t bother anyone connected to the band needlessly. They graciously take my calls and answer my texts when I reach out, and I only reach out for newsworthy reasons. I’m especially grateful to Rickey Medlocke, Johnny Van Zant, and Ronny Van Zant’s widow, Judy,” Wills said.

But it wasn’t just Powell who became connected to Wills, it was Lynyrd Skynyrd fans, as well.

“They have been so loving and affectionate and appreciative since Joe Coppoletta and I produced a news special about the band and the crash which aired on Channel 4 within days of the tragedy,” Wills said, referencing “Need All My Friends.”

Looking back

In October 2019, Wills returned to the crash site for the first time in 42 years. The occasion was the unveiling of a roadside memorial near where the plane went down .

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Wills covered the ceremony and interviewed survivors still dealing with lingering injuries after all these years. He also spoke to rescuers who still live nearby.

Wills produced a documentary, “The Legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd,” which he said he regards as “perhaps the TV program of which I am most proud in my career.”

In his 49 years at WJXT, Wills helped guide the station through its transition from a CBS affiliate to an independent station in 2002; covered two space shuttle disasters, the 9/11 terror attacks and various political scandals; witnessed first-hand the birth of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995 and endured months co-anchoring the news with Mary Baer from a card table in his home during the COVID-19 pandemic .

But the story of Lynyrd Skynyrd will always hold a unique place in the brightest — and darkest — parts of Wills’ soul.

Wills still remembers in the late 1990s when a TV producer from Hollywood came to Channel 4 and interviewed him about the Lynyrd Skynyrd crash for the VH1 series, “Behind the Music.”

During the interview, Wills said his emotions got the best of him as he described what he saw in those woods almost 20 years earlier.

“It was then that I realized that walking amid the personal belongings scattered on the ground of people who were dead or terribly injured was traumatizing,” Wills said. “We reporters are professional observers. We’re also like everyone else, frail human beings.”

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Lynyrd Skynyrd is branded as a great Southern rock band, but it's simply a great rock and roll band. One whose legacy continues to grow, even after the tragedy of that devastating 1977 plane crash that killed legendary frontman Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and his backup-singer sister, Cassie. 

Surviving members have come and gone, but the band still drives on. Here's our ranking of the top 20 songs within the Lynyrd Skynyrd catalog.

20. "Whiskey Rock-a-Roller"

From Skynyrd's third studio album Nuthin '  Fancy  (1975), this  closing number  is likely a deep cut to casual fans of the band. However, it's an underrated track to those hard-core Lynyrd Skynyrd supporters who tend to look past the hits. Speaking of underrated, pianist Billy Powell co-wrote this tune and subtly shines on it. There was plenty of talent on display within the realm of these Southern rockers, and Powell is certainly worth celebrating. 

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19. Travelin' Man"

One of the more interesting tunes in the Skynyrd arsenal. During the early years of the band, the track was a live concert staple that never had a home on any of its studio albums. A popular version appeared on 1976's live One More from the Road  album (from the band's shows at Atlanta Fox Theatre). Then, when the reinvented band, with Ronnie Van Zant's brother, Johnny, on lead vocals, earned popularity in the 1990s, the wonders of modern technology allowed Johnny to perform a recorded duet of the tune with his late brother. That version appeared on 1997's  Twenty  album.

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18. "I Ain't the One"

The song that kicked off the band's stellar 1973 debut album, ( Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd),  "I Ain't the One" should be considered an appetizer  for the greatness that's to be found on the rest of the album. It pretty much encompassed what all the early Skynyrd sound was about: heavy, bluesy, guitar rock underlaying Ronnie Van Zant's one-of-a-kind whiskey-fueled, Southern-fried vocals. Not to mention, more excellent piano work from Billy Powell.

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17. "The Needle and the Spoon"

The Skynyrd boys were essentially simple folk who hadn't often left their hometown area of Jacksonville, Fla., before signing a record deal and heading out on tour. " The Needle and the Spoon ," from 1974's Second  Helping,  examines the pitfalls of hard drugs that were becoming more available the more famous the band became. They were learning on the fly when it came to substance abuse, and the lessons were often harsh. 

16. "Comin' Home"

A bittersweet track to say the least. The song was part of Skynyrd's First and...Last,  the compilation album released in 1978, following the tragic plane crash. Most of the songs on the album were written and recorded in the early 1970s. " Comin' Home " is arguably the highlight of the release. Though an uptempo number, listening to it knowing band members Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines, plus Gaines' sister Cassie, a back-up singer for the band, were gone, made the moment tough to take.

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15. "I Know a Little"

Guitarist Steve Gaines ' time in Lynyrd Skynyrd was brief (joining in 1975) but left quite a mark on the band's legacy. Gaines' only studio album appearance with Skynyrd came on 1977's Street  Survivors , released three days before the plane crash. " I Know a Little " was his most significant contribution to the album. Gaines wrote the track, which showcased his tremendous guitar-playing ability and what could have been going forward for the talented, young musician and the band.

14. "Call Me the Breeze"

The Skynyrd influences ran deeper and were far and wide. Most notably, their collective love of blues rock. The band paid homage to that specific area with its cover of J.J. Cale's " Call Me the Breeze ," from Second  Helping . The track has been covered countless times, but Lynyrd Skynyrd's version is arguably the most recognizable and best of the bunch — even better than Eric Clapton's recorded take from 2014.

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13. "Workin' for MCA"

Another strong offering from Second  Helping , " Workin' for MCA " gives a condensed version of the band's initial signing with the MCA recording label. Skynyrd — singer Ronnie Van Zant, specifically — had no problem speaking their mind through lyrics.  They only knew about being honest, and doing so for the whole rock-and-roll world to listen added to the band's overall credibility and popularity. 

12. "Saturday Night Special"

The early, classic Skynyrd lineup was comprised of self-proclaimed "rednecks." Yet, Ronnie Van Zant, and presumably others in the band, were proponents of gun control, which is the theme of the song. One of the band's most recognizable tunes, " Saturday Night Special ," the opening track from Nuthin '  Fancy,  reached No. 27 on Billboard' s Hot 100.

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11. "All I Can Do Is Write About It"

Consider this G imme Back My Bullets ' closer  as Ronnie Van Zant's musical diary of traveling America and the world. An ode to his travels, and the sights and sounds he's experienced, especially the open spaces, daunting mountains and rolling countryside. No matter all the success and glory the band had earned, they were still country boys at heart, and they appreciated the simple life. 

10. "Sweet Home Alabama"

Despite the fact that co-writers Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, and Ed King weren't from Alabama, they came together to create what's arguably the rock anthem of the South. From King's count-off into the famous opening riff to Van Zant's request to "turn it up," " Sweet Home Alabama ," from Second Helping , is one of the most iconic songs in music history. It was sort of the band's answer to Neil Young's "Southern Man." It reached No. 8 on Billboard's Hot 100 and became of the title of a  popular romantic comedy  starring Reese Witherspoon.

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9. "Free Bird"

No offense to "Sweet Home Alabama," but when it comes to Skynyrd's signature song, "Free Bird" is it. One can go to just about any rock concert, regardless the artist, and some drunk fan in the crowd will shout " Free Bird ." The studio version from Pronounced  cracked the top 20 of the Hot 100, and the live  version from 1976 also charted well. Simply put, the nine-plus-minute tune is iconic. Known for its massive guitar solos and Ronnie Van Zant's sweet-sounding voice of freedom, if there's a song that truly defines "classic rock," this might be it.

8. "That Smell"

One of the band's most popular tunes, but "That Smell" is also quite eerie considering the legacy of the Street  Survivors  album that it called home. The song chronicles the band's increased issues with alcohol and harder drugs, like cocaine and heroin. It particularly highlights guitarist Gary Rossington's car accident following a night of alcohol and drug abuse — serving a warning to the band that " tomorrow might not be here for you " and "the smell of death surrounds you."

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7. "Don't Ask Me No Questions"

From Second  Helping , " Don't Ask Me No Questions " was never a hit for the band, but over the years earned a solid shelf life on classic rock radio. It's a tune, complete with some Skynyrd's collectively superb guitar work, about those early naysayers — critics, club owners, music executives — who shunned or dissed the group. The same doubters later came around looking to join the fun or demand time from the boys upon their initial and ultimately sustained success. 

6. "Simple Man"

Another special moment from Skynyrd's debut album. Along the lines of "Free Bird," the song is rather straightforward in terms of meaning. Don't necessarily be someone you're not — an approach Ronnie Van Zant took to heart, for better or worse. " Simple Man " is also a perfect example of Gary Rossington's solid guitar work. Like the title, Rossington's playing on this piece is simply solid, without drawing too much attention to itself. 

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5. "You Got That Right"

The aforementioned "I Know a Little" might be Steve Gaines' individual shining moment within Lynyrd Skynyrd, but his work with Ronnie Van Zant on this Street  Survivors ' classic  is a special part of the band's legacy. Gaines not only co-wrote the song and stars on guitar, but also trades lead vocals with Van Zant on this upbeat number about those who just can't sit back or stand still and watch life go by. 

4. "What's Your Name"

One of Skynyrd's most successful tracks , peaking at No. 13 on Billboard 's Hot 100. Another great story song, at one point roughly detailing a hotel bar fight involving members of the band's road and stage crew. It's also one Lynyrd Skynyrd tune that truly encompasses the collective talent within the band. From Ronnie Van Zant's vocals to the overall guitar work to Billy Powell's high-level piano playing, it's pretty much what fans loved — and still cherish — about the group. 

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3. "Gimme Three Steps"

With its memorable opening guitar riff, " Gimme Three Steps " offers some roundabout details about the true story of Ronnie Van Zant facing down the barrel of a gun from a guy whose girlfriend had been dancing with the legendary Skynyrd frontman at a Jacksonville bar. It's one of the band's most popular songs, a classic-rock radio staple and an undisputed highlight of the group's live sets — all the way back to the early days. 

2. "The Ballad of Curtis Loew"

There might not be a better homage to the band's love of the blues than " Curtis Loew ," the Side Two opener from Second  Helping . Legend has it, Curtis Loew is not actually a real person, but rather a combination of characters from Ronnie Van Zant's Jacksonville neighborhood growing up. Paced by some exceptional guitar playing, "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" is one of Lynyrd Skynyrd's most unheralded cuts, and a song that should be rightfully celebrated along with its well-known hits.

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1. "Tuesday's Gone"

From (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd),  " Tuesday's Gone " is not just any token song about taking to the road, leaving comfort and loved ones behind. It's a sweet ballad, directed at nobody in particular, that offers a pleasant element of vulnerability. The double guitar work of Gary Rossington and Allen Collins is subtly powerful, and Billy Powell's piano solo is one of the great individual musical moments within the Lynyrd Skynyrd legacy. Metallica , with Rossington in tow, recorded a stellar cover, and the song was perfectly placed within the 1993 coming-of-age classic Dazed and Confused .

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