HIPHOP HEAD HEARS LYNARD SKYNARD SIMPLE MAN FOR THE FIRST TIME!!

You just got my sub brother just for checking out one of the best rock bands of all time.. Thank you

"Saturday Night Special" " Gimme back my Bullets"

Mom can guide you to the right woman and happiness ❤

You;re a great reactor because you've missed soooo much music 😆 Love you tho' bro 👊 Been showing up for every HMack vid, so huge fan 😎

Vocalist Ronnie Van Zant is pictured third from left on the album cover 🔥

I have three very many men as children!! Love them!!❤

The name comes from a gym teacher they had in high school who suspended them for violating dress code by having their hair too long. Leonard Skinner They named the group after him and changed the spelling to avoid a lawsuit

I did NOT expect to find Skynyrd on your channel! Such a fantastic band. (Aside: I notice you have the band name spelled wrong in your title...should be Lynyrd Skynyrd)

This is why I've always connected with my black brothers.

Welcome to southern rock, the combo between rock and country... Not to be confused with outlaw country which is a combo between country and rock lol

Ronnie Van Zant is the singer, third from left with his back against the brick pillar.

Play Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd and it will answer your questions of who does what in the band. Play the concert video with the extended version.

This song has been used for many mother/son dances at weddings. Great reaction!

My hometown boys :)

¨Oh yes, I wanna yes I ´am¨ says the live version just before the guitar solo...one of their great songs, it's a shame they didn't remaster it when they released the CD...I have the original vinyl and the CD and some guitars are missing...the composer and lead guitar on this song was Gary Robert Rossington...although in some live versions the solo was played by Larkin Allen Collins Jr...because Gary had a car accident due to alcohol and drugs, which left him disabled for a while..Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins wrote the song «That Smell» based on the car accident and the influence of the effects of drugs and alcohol on Rossington. "Tuesday's Gone" or the slide of "Free Bird" are, along with "Simple Man", some of the songs in which Gary is great...it's a shame that the versions of Free Bird I've heard live or in the studio on CD can't be compared to the vinyl...a guitar is missing...personally, this song makes me think of my grandmother, may she rest in peace...yes, grandma, I'll try.
Another curious fact is that a few months before releasing this LP (their first) they did it with another name... several in fact, but without success... and they decided to change the name to that of a gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida. Leonard Skinner was a basketball coach who several members of the band had as a teacher and who they called Lynyrd Skynyrd in a mocking tone... Leonard Skinner... doesn't he sound familiar to you from The Simpsons?

Be a simple man, something you love and understand.

Shinedown does a phenomenal cover of this.. A rabbithole worth checking out. Monsters is a good start

Need to check out "Free Bird" live from Oakland CA 1977!! Iconic band!

Thanks for the reaction and welcome to Southern Rock. LS is my favorite band ever. Can't miss with them. 😊

Welcome to the 70’s, best generation of music there will ever be 😎

Howdy Howdy TR

Great reaction.
Yes you are correct that is the singer Ronnie van Zant.
You might enjoy seeing
lynyrd skynyrd - free bird live at oakland coliseum stadium 1977

Watch Heart cover their song Stairway to Heaven at the Kennedy Center honors. It’ll give you goosebumps.

This song will never die because the message is timeless...Southern rock at its best...many more great songs by this group dive deeper....

This is so many mens life anthem and theres a good reason why its played at so many funerals. This is classic southern rock.

No it's not him the singer is the guy standing up on the left side and his name is Ronnie van Zant

I’d like to hear your take on a sadly neglected sleeper from that era: “Farewell Song” on the album “Live at Winterland ‘68” by Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin.
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This song is great advice to live by, for everyone.

My Mom taught me to try to do what's right. This song makes me cry

Freebird at the Oakland Coliseum 1977 is the ultimate showcase of what their music could do

You are so right...kinda soul to soul experience.

Welcome to southern rock royalty, they don’t have a bad song. Definitely a rabbit hole worth exploring!

It's Southern Rock. Skynyrd is my favorite band of all time. They have a long list of awesome songs. God bless you sir 👍

You can’t believe the number of hits and great songs this band created. Best 5 album run of just about any band. 1973-1977. Kick On The Hunt or Mr. Saturday Night Special. You will be hooked.

Leonard Skinner was their teacher in high school. They didn’t much care for him as he was pretty strict. He thought they were a bunch of long hairs. They changed the spelling of his name for the band! He was interviewed about it before he died and he thought it was pretty cool.

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Just wait til you dive into the Allman Brothers Band....southern rock at its finest

Check out my brother Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble live at the El Macombo Texas Flood. ❤❤❤❤

Nope Its Ronnie Van Zant. He's sittin down 3rd man in. ❤❤❤❤

It's Southern Rock. ❤❤

Waite ya'll hear Free Bird live at Oakland Colliseium. The name was from a Teacher they had in High School. Named Lenyard Skinner. Who was strick bout long hair. They all quit school because of him. They are from Jacksonville Florida. The one you thought was singin' is from California. ❤❤

My brother Mike was this simple man (& looked like a ZZTop member).... hardworking, loved his wife & kids, read and lived as Jesus taught us, all of this despite being deaf ..... he was loved so much by all of us .... but at a time he was going through personal struggles, none of us knew he was fighting hard but losing the battle... I had this played at his funeral and used the lyrics as part of my goodbye to him....

Skynard had blues in their music.. Rock/Country/Blues.. great band.

As a boy mom.. 2 sons.. 37 and 25.. I'm just very proud of them and they always know Mom is there for them. On the flip side.. I'm pretty sure they would be there for me.. but I don't ever want that to happen.. I'm MOM.. depend on me. They are my world. I'm very blessed to have such great sons.

Be a simple man.. earn a living and be proud of yourself.

😂 appreciate your comments, you get it!

Yes you said the name right lol, spelled kinda of crazy but for a legal reason... This group was founded in Jacksonville Florida and these guys went to high school there and their teacher/coach give them a hard time about the dress code and long hair so they named the band after this coach but spelled it crazy so he couldn't stop them legally. Later they became friends and the coach helped they design and release one of their albums. These guys were in a plane crash in Oct of 77 and killed Ronnie Van Zant the lead singer and his brother now sings lead with the band. One of the Guitarist Steve Gaines was also killed and his sister back up singer Cassie Gaines also died. The rest of the group was injured very bad but reformed the group in the late 80s with Johnny Van Zant as lead singer. I saw them three times before the plane crash and I seen them in 2024 as they were touring with ZZ Top. The modern band only plays the original hits at their concerts. I can't name all of them but most people have heard Sweet home alabama, Free bird, Tuesday gone, give me three steps, and Simple man. One of my favorites is Call me the Breeze. My friend you just found the greatest southern rock group of all time. Just remember to react to songs recorded before 77 unless you want to react to the modern band.

Enjoy!!

You had me at Ruppleberry.