Lynyrd Skynyrdare an American southern rockband, described by All Music Guideas "the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, Southern image and a hard rock swagger." The classic line up is generally considered to be: * Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals * Gary Rossington - guitar * Allen Collins - guitar * Ed King - guitar * Leon Wilkeson - bass, backing vocals * Artimus Pyle - drums * Billy Powell - keyboards The band reached prominence during the mid 1970s carving a reputation with their irreverant, unique and enduring take on southern rock rooted in many of the early US blues players and according to (but paraphrasing) Gene Odoms author of 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' influences from the English school of rock by acts such as Free, Jethro Tull, The Stones and Eric Clapton. They are probably best known now for their hit song (reprised in at least two films as sound clips)'Sweet Home Alabama' (Jul 74) and the anthemic and soaring 'Free Bird' from Nov 74 which was later to appear as the final song of the hit console game Guitar Hero II. These recordings were amongst only five Skynryd 7" releases to make the top 40 in the U.S. (the others being Saturday Night Special in May 75, a live version of 'Freebird' (Nov 76) and 'What's Your Name' (Nov 77). Their August 21st appearance at the UK's Knebworth Festival of 1976 is perhaps the definitive live performance of a band who were at their zenith when their leased Convair 240 crashed on October 20th 1977, killing lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist/vocalist Steve Gaines, vocalist Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray.
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None Of Us Are Free Lyrics
Lynyrd Skynyrd
(barry mann, cynthia weil, brenda russell)
You better listen my brother
cause if you do you can hear
There are voices still callin from across the years
And theyre cryin across the ocean
And theyre cryin across the land
And they will until we all come to understand
(chorus)
That none of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free
Well there are people in the darkness
And they just cant see the light
And if we dont say its wrong then that says its right
We got to feel for each other
Let our brothers know were here
Got to get the message and send it out loud and clear
That none of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free
Well its the single truth
We all need to see
That none of are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free
Well I swear to you salvation isnt very hard to find
None of us can find it on our own
We got to join together. spirit, heart and mind
All the are suffering, knows theyre not alone
None of us are free
None of us are free
If you just look around you
Youre see what I say
cause the worlds gettin smaller each passin day
Now its time to make some changes
Now its time all realized
That the truth is shinin right before our eyes
cause none of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free
Well its the very heart of humanity
cause none of us are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free
None of us, none of us
None of us, none of us
None of us, none of us are free
None of us, none of us
None of us, none of us
None of us, none of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free
cause its the very truth
We all need to see
That none of us are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free