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[ Charlie Daniels ] JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. THE WEST SIDE.

A PLACE THAT WORKING PEOPLE CALL HOME,

AND A PLACE WHERE SOUTHERN-BRED CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT THINGS LIKE PRIDE...

AND FAMILY.

IT'S HERE THAT A GROUP OF YOUNG BOYS ONCE SHARED THEIR DREAM TO MAKE MUSIC--

A DREAM TOUCHED BY TRAGEDY,

BUT MUSIC THAT LIVES ON.

♪♪

OH, LOOKIE HERE.

♪ I WAS CUTTIN' A RUG DOWN AT A PLACE CALLED THE JUG ♪

♪ WITH A GIRL NAMED LINDA LOU ♪

[ Daniels ] IT'S HARD ENOUGH JUST GOIN' ON STAGE AND PLAYIN' YOUR HEART OUT EVERY NIGHT.

BUT FOR THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD TRIBUTE BAND, IT MEANS A LOT MORE.

♪ OH, WAIT A MINUTE, MISTER I DIDN'T EVEN STICK HER ♪

♪ DON'T WANT NO TROUBLE WITH YOU ♪

♪ AND I KNOW YOU DON'T OWE ME BUT I WISH YOU WOULD LET ME ♪

THEY'VE COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THE MUSIC AND THE FANS WHO LOVE IT.

LOOKIT HERE. YOU SING IT, HUH ?

♪ SO WON'T YOU GIVE ME THREE STEPS GIVE ME THREE STEPS MISTER ♪

♪ GIVE ME THREE STEPS TOWARDS THE DOOR ♪

♪ GIVE ME THREE STEPS GIVE ME THREE STEPS, MISTER ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME NO MORE ♪

OH, FOR SURE.

BUT EVERY NIGHT OF THIS TOUR, NOBODY FORGETS THOSE SPECIAL PEOPLE...

WHO WERE PART OF THE PAST:

GUITARIST STEVE GAINES; [ Bell Tolls ]

BACKUP SINGER CASSIE GAINES; [ Bell Tolls ]

ASSISTANT ROAD MANAGER DEAN KILPATRICK; [ Bell Tolls ]

AND LEAD SINGER AND SONGWRITER RONNIE VAN ZANT;

[ Bell Tolls ]

ALL KILLED WHEN THE SKYNYRD PLANE CRASHED OCTOBER 20, 1977.

OTHER BAND AND CREW MEMBERS WERE INJURED ALSO,

SOME VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND THE HEIGHT OF SUCCESS, THE SKYNYRD DREAM HAD SHATTERED.

♪ MR. SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ♪

♪ YOU GOT A BARREL THAT'S BLUE AND GOLD ♪

IRONICALLY, THE TRAGEDY THAT KEPT THEM APART...

WOULD BRING THEM TOGETHER AGAIN,

AND TEN YEARS AFTER THE CRASH, THOSE WHO SURVIVED,

WHO HAD MOVED ON WITH THEIR OWN LIVES AND CAREERS,

WOULD MAKE THE DECISION TO REUNITE.

DRUMMER ARTIMUS PYLE:

[ Pyle ] TO ME IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAD TO BE DONE.

YOU KNOW, THE LAST THING WE DID TOGETHER AS A BAND WAS HAVE A PLANE CRASH.

AND I WANTED THE LAST THING THAT WE DID TOGETHER...

WOULD BE TO PUT SOME GOOD GIGS UNDER OUR BELT.

KEYBOARD PLAYER BILLY POWELL:

[ Powell ] IT WAS A TRIBUTE TO THE PEOPLE THAT DIED IN THE AIRPLANE CRASH,

IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THE FANS,

AND IT'S A FEELING-- IT IS KIND OF LIKE A SECOND DREAM COME TRUE.

[ Daniels ] BASS GUITARIST LEON WILKESON:

[ Wilkeson ] I LITERALLY BANGED MY HEAD AGAINST THE WALL FOR IT TO HAPPEN, YOU KNOW ?

NOTHING GOOD COULD TOUCH OR COMPARE...

TO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS BAND AND THIS TOUR--

THE TRIBUTE TOUR.

[ Daniels ] ALLEN COLLINS WOULD LEND HIS SUPPORT FROM THE SIDELINES.

RECOVERING FROM A CAR ACCIDENT WHICH LEFT HIM PARALYZED,

ALLEN CHOSE RANDALL HALL TO TAKE HIS PLACE.

[ Hall ] IT'S BITTERSWEET. I KNOW HE WISHES IT WAS HIM.

BUT I'M GLAD I WAS THE ONE HE WANTED IT TO BE.

PROUD, HONORED, BUT IT'S STILL OVERWHELMING.

ED KING HAD LEFT THE BAND TWO YEARS BEFORE THE CRASH.

[ King ] I QUIT THE BAND EARLY. I DID NOT WANT TO QUIT THE BAND,

BUT I FELT LIKE, "THERE'S NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO DO."

FOR ALL OF US, THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND WAS A JOB...

THAT WE NEVER GOT TO FINISH.

[ Daniels ] GARY ROSSINGTON WAS THE LAST ORIGINAL BAND MEMBER...

TO JOIN THE TRIBUTE TOUR.

FOR GARY AND HIS WIFE, SINGER DALE KRANTZ-ROSSINGTON, IT WAS A HARD CHOICE.

[ Krantz-Rossington ] IT FRIGHTENED HIM MAYBE MORE THAN THE REST OF THEM.

SOME OF THEM WERE VERY EAGER TO DO IT, AND GARY WAS VERY RELUCTANT TO DO IT,

'CAUSE HE'S A LITTLE MORE EMOTIONAL.

[ Rossington ] IT TOOK A LOT OF TALK, AND FINALLY I REALIZED...

AFTER ABOUT TEN YEARS AND THE ANNIVERSARY...

AND THE REUNION AND ALL THIS STUFF...

THAT SOMEHOW SOMEBODY WAS GONNA DO SOMETHING...

AND DO A SKYNYRD THING, SO I DECIDED, "HEY, LET'S DO IT RIGHT."

[ Daniels ] BACKUP SINGER CAROL BRISTOL WAS A LONGTIME FRIEND AND FAN.

[ Bristol ] THERE WAS A BIG VOID,

AND I KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE MISSED LYNYRD SKYNYRD...

AND THEY MISSED THAT MUSIC AND THEY MISSED ALL THE GUYS.

♪ THEY AIN'T NO GOOD FOR NOTHIN' ELSE ♪

[ Daniels ] AND FINALLY, THE MAN WHO WOULD STAND WHERE RONNIE VAN ZANT ONCE STOOD--

HIS YOUNGEST BROTHER, JOHNNY.

[ Johnny Van Zant ] IT TOOK ME ACTUALLY A LONG TIME....

TO MAKE UP MY MIND.

I WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY SCARED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF I COULD DO IT OR NOT, TO BE HONEST.

NOBODY COULD SING THESE SONGS AS GOOD AS RONNIE VAN ZANT.

AND I'M NOT OUT HERE TRYING TO DO THAT.

I FEEL I'M SINGING THE VERY BEST I CAN,

AND EVERY NIGHT I TRY TO.

♪ MR. SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ♪

[ Daniels ] THE VAN ZANTS' DADDY, LACY,

WOULD SUPPORT HIS SON AND THE IDEA OF A TRIBUTE.

AND I KNOW RONNIE'S IN THE BALCONIES OF HEAVEN...

LOOKING OVER THE BALCONY AND SAYING,

"BABY BROTHER, GO SING MY MUSIC.

SING MY SONGS LOUD AND CLEAR."

♪ AND I'D LIKE TO TELL 'EM WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH IT TOO ♪

BUT THEY WON'T LET ME, PEOPLE.

NO !

[ Daniels ] AS IT WAS TEN YEARS AGO, THE CIRCLE WOULD BE COMPLETE--

THE BAND, THE FANS AND THE SONGS;

MUSIC THAT COMES FROM SOMETHING VERY REAL, VERY BASIC;

THINGS YOUR MAMA OR DADDY MIGHT HAVE TOLD YOU.

I NEVER LIKED FOR MINE TO GET TOO...

HIGH ABOVE WHAT THEY WERE RAISED AS.

I THINK YOU JUST LIVE ON A SIMPLE BASIS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ALL THIS...

FAME AND GLORY TO BE HAPPY.

[ Daniels ] GARY ROSSINGTON'S MOM REMEMBERS.

I HAD ALWAYS TOLD HIM TO BE A--

I WANTED HIM TO BE A GOOD PERSON...

AND JUST BE HIMSELF...

AND NOT TRY TO DO ANYTHING...

PHONY, YOU KNOW.

I GUESS THAT'S WHERE HE GOT IT,

BUT HE WAS JUST A SIMPLE PERSON,

[ Crowd Cheering ] A SIMPLE MAN.

♪♪

♪ BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, BE SOMETHING ♪

♪ YOU LOVE AND UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ MY MAMA TOLD ME ♪

♪ WHEN I WAS YOUNG ♪

♪ COME SIT BESIDE ME ♪

♪ MY ONLY SON ♪

♪ AND LISTEN CLOSELY OH, BABY ♪

♪ TO WHAT I SAY ♪

♪ AND IF YOU DO THIS IT'LL HELP YOU ♪

♪ SOME SUNNY DAY ♪

♪ AH, YEAH ♪

♪ I WILL BE YOUR SIMPLE MAN ♪

♪ OH, TAKE YOUR TIME ♪

♪ DON'T LIVE TOO FAST ♪

♪ TROUBLES WILL COME ♪

♪ OH, AND THEY WILL PASS ♪

♪ FIND A WOMAN OH, BABY ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL FIND LOVE ♪ COME ON.

♪ AND DON'T FORGET, SON THERE IS SOMEONE ♪

♪ UP ABOVE ♪

LET ME HEAR YA.

♪ AND BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, BE SOMETHING ♪

♪ YOU LOVE AND UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BABY, BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ BE A SIMPLE MAN ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU DO THIS FOR ME, SON ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN ♪

♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪

♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪

♪ FORGET YOUR LUST ♪

♪ FOR RICH MAN'S GOLD ♪

♪ ALL THAT YOU NEED ♪

♪ OH, IS IN YOUR SOUL ♪

♪ OH, YOU CAN DO THIS OH, BABY ♪

♪ IF YOU TRY ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT FOR YOU, MY SON ♪

♪ IS TO BE SATISFIED ♪ COME ON, PEOPLE !

♪ AND BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, BE SOMETHING ♪

♪ YOU LOVE AND UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BABY, BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ OH, BE A SIMPLE MAN ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU DO THIS FOR ME, SON ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN ♪

♪ OH, YES, I WILL ♪

♪ I WILL BE YOUR SIMPLE MAN ♪

♪ BOY, DON'T YOU WORRY ♪

♪ YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF ♪

♪ FOLLOW YOUR HEART ♪

♪ OH, AND NOTHIN' ELSE ♪

♪ OH, YOU CAN DO THIS OH, BABY ♪

♪ IF YOU TRY ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT FOR YOU, MY SON ♪

♪ IS TO BE SATISFIED ♪

AND ONE MORE THING-- ♪ AND BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, BE SOMETHING ♪

♪ YOU LOVE AND UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BABY, BE A SIMPLE ♪ WHOO !

♪ BE A SIMPLE MAN ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU DO THIS FOR ME, CHILD ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN ♪ CALIFORNIA, WHAT DO YOU SAY ?

♪ BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ KIND OF MAN ♪

♪ OH, BE SOMETHING ♪

♪ YOU LOVE AND UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BABY, BE A SIMPLE ♪

♪ BE A SIMPLE MAN ♪

YOUR TURN, PEOPLE.

♪ OH, WON'T YOU DO THIS FOR ME, SON ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN ♪

♪ OH, YOU KNOW I WILL ♪

♪ I'LL DO THE VERY BEST THAT I CAN ♪♪

LYNYRD SKYNYRD LOVES YOU PEOPLE FOR KEEPIN' OUR MUSIC ALIVE,

I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

CALIFORNIA !

♪♪ [ Ends ]

[ Daniels ] SIMPLE MEN FROM SIMPLE BEGINNINGS.

THE VAN ZANTS GREW UP IN THIS HOUSE.

RONNIE CALLED THE NEIGHBORHOOD "SHANTYTOWN."

♪ IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE BEEN GONE ♪

♪ ANOTHER DAY HERE MIGHT BE TOO LONG FOR ME ♪

THEIR DADDY WAS A TRUCKER WHO LOVED TO SING.

♪ HER TEETH IS BRIGHT AND PEARLY ♪

♪ AND HER HAIR IS BLACK AS JET ♪

♪ OH, HER LIPS ARE SWEET AS HONEY ♪

♪ AND HER HEART BEATS TRUE, I KNOW ♪

♪ YES, I KNOW ♪♪

[ Mrs. Van Zant ] THEY'D BANG ON THE PIANO...

AND GUITAR, JUST LIKE LACY SAID.

SANG IN THE BATHTUB.

THAT WAS THEIR MAIN THING.

[ Daniels ] MARION VAN ZANT REMEMBERS HER SON RONNIE'S PUBLIC DEBUT.

FIRST DAY HE WENT TO SCHOOL, HE SAT IN THE CORNER WITH A DUNCE HAT ON HIS HEAD.

SINGIN' "RICOCHET ROMANCE" AND "BEER-DRINKIN' DADDY" IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO I HAD TO GO TO THE SCHOOLHOUSE AND... PUT A SPANKING ON HIM.

TAKE RONNIE OUTSIDE AND TEND TO HIM A LITTLE BIT.

♪ I'M A-WANNA COME HOME ♪

♪ IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I BEEN AWAY ♪

♪ AND PLEASE ♪♪

[ Daniels ] RONNIE AND GENE ODOM WERE BOYHOOD FRIENDS.

[ Odom ] WE USED TO FISH A LOT. WE USED TO LOVE TO FISH.

WE JUST GREW UP TOGETHER,

AND RONNIE VAN ZANT WAS THE NICEST FELLA I EVER MET.

[ Daniels ] GARY ROSSINGTON LIVED JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.

[ Mrs. Rossington ] WHEN HE WAS REAL SMALL, WE GOT HIM...

A LITTLE GENE AUTRY GUITAR FOR CHRISTMAS ONE TIME,

AND HE PICKED AROUND ON THAT A LOT, YOU KNOW, AND ENJOYED THAT,

AND I GUESS IT GOT LAID ASIDE WHEN HE GOT INTO LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL.

AND HE WANTED TO BE A YANKEE.

HE WAS A YANKEE FAN, AND HE WAS GONNA PLAY ON THE YANKEE TEAM WHEN HE GREW UP.

HE JUST KNEW HE WOULD BE A BASEBALL PLAYER.

[ Woman Whistling ] WHOO !

[ Man ] COME ON. HIT THE BALL. COME ON, NOW.

WE WERE PLAYING LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TOGETHER,

AND WE KNEW EACH OTHER, BUT NOT VERY WELL.

AND ME AND BOB BURNS WENT TO SEE RONNIE'S TEAM.

HIS BASEBALL TEAM WAS CALLED THE GREEN PIGS.

ANYWAY, WE WENT TO SEE HIM, AND WE WERE ON THE THIRD-BASE LINE...

JUST STANDING THERE WATCHING, AND RONNIE GOT UP TO BAT--

WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HIM--

AND HE HIT A FOUL BALL REAL HARD, AND IT BOPPED RIGHT ON THE HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM OUT.

WE FREAKED OUT, AND WE RAN OVER THERE, AND HE SAID,

"BOB"-- HE DIDN'T KNOW HIM--

"OH, MAN, I KILLED THIS GUY."

AND HE WOKE UP, AND AFTER THE GAME, WE GOT TOGETHER AND TALKED.

AND WE SAID, "HEY, YOU PLAY DRUMS AND YOU PLAY GUITAR AND YOU SING."

SO WE WENT RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD TO BOB'S HOUSE AND STARTED PLAYING.

♪ MISS OLD FRIENDS THAT I ONCE HAD ♪

♪ TIMES, THEY CHANGED BUT I'LL BE GLAD WHEN I ♪

♪ GO HOME ♪

[ Daniels ] THEY EVENTUALLY BECAME THE ONE PERCENT BAND,

BUT THAT WOULD CHANGE BECAUSE OF THIS MAN, A HIGH-SCHOOL GYM COACH...

WHO DARED TO ENFORCE A DRESS CODE ON THE YOUNG LONGHAIRED ROCK AND ROLLERS.

MY NAME IS LEONARD SKINNER,

AND I SPELL IT L-E-O-N-A-R-D...

S-K-I-N-N-E-R.

A LOT OF TEACHERS AND A LOT OF COACHES...

SENT A LOT OF BOYS AND GIRLS DOWN FOR A VIOLATION OF THE DRESS CODE.

BUT LUCKY ME, ONE OF THE ONES I SENT DOWN...

WAS IN THIS BAND,

AND SO I BECAME FAMOUS BY ACCIDENT, I GUESS.

[ Daniels ] THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND WOULD SOON BEGIN TO MAKE ITS MARK AROUND JACKSONVILLE,

HANGING OUT AT CLUBS LIKE THIS ONE, WHICH USED TO BE CALLED THE STILL.

RANDALL HALL WAS JUST GETTING STARTED.

[ Hall ] THIS IS THE DAY I MET EVERYBODY IN LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

I'D HEARD ABOUT 'EM. A LOT OF MY FRIENDS KNEW 'EM.

AND, OF COURSE, PRIOR TO THEM EVER COMING TO THE PUBLIC LIGHT.

I WAS 17, STILL A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

DAY I MET 'EM, PLAYED THIS...

ECOLOGY EARTH DAY THING DOWNTOWN.

AND IT WAS GREAT.

WHEN I LOOK BACK ON THAT STUFF, I GO, "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THAT WAS HALF MY LIFE AGO."

♪ DON'T BLAME ME 'CAUSE I TRY ♪

♪ I'LL BE COMIN' HOME SOON TO YOUR LOVE ♪

♪ SAY ♪♪

[ Daniels ] LEON WILKESON WAS ANOTHER WEST SIDE BOY THEY BROUGHT INTO THE FOLD.

HIS FOLKS KNEW HE HAD BIG DREAMS.

[ Mrs. Wilkeson ] BASS GUITAR-- THAT WAS HIS CHOICE.

AND ONE DAY HE SAYS,

"SOMEDAY I'M GONNA BE THE BEST...

BASS GUITAR PLAYER IN THE WORLD," OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT.

AND WHEN HE SAID IT, WE HAD NO IDEA HE'D BECOME AS FAMOUS AS HE DID...

WITH THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD GROUP.

WELL, I TOOK HIM DOWN TO GET MUSIC LESSONS.

HE WENT DOWN THERE WITH ME ONE TIME.

HE SAYS, "THAT GUY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MUSIC.

I COULD TEACH HIM."

[ Wilkeson ] AT ONE POINT, ALLEN SAID, "WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU."

IMMEDIATELY, MY HEART WAS IN MY THROAT,

ANTICIPATING WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT,

'CAUSE I KNEW THAT THEY WERE...

EMPTY IN THE VOID OF DRUMMER AND BASS PLAYER.

AND THAT'S WHEN THEY ASKED ME.

[ Daniels ] WEST SIDER BILLY POWELL FILLED THE KEYBOARD SPOT.

[ Powell ] I SAT DOWN, PLAYED 'EM MY VERSION OF "FREEBIRD,"

AND THEIR JAWS DROPPED TO THE GROUND...

AND SAID, "MAN, YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING THE PIANO LIKE THAT...

AND DIDN'T TELL US ?"

I SAID, "I HAD NO IDEA YOU WANTED A KEYBOARD PLAYER IN THE BAND."

HE SAID, "WELL, YOU WANT A JOB ?"

MY JAW DROPPED TO THE GROUND THEN, YOU KNOW.

I SAID, "YEAH, OF COURSE I DO."

SO THAT'S HOW I GOT IN SKYNYRD.

[ Daniels ] ED KING WAS A GUITAR PLAYER FROM THE SOUTH-- WELL. SORT OF.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

[ Daniels ] WHEN ED LEFT, STEVE GAINES STEPPED IN,

AND ARTIMUS PYLE SAYS EVERYBODY IN THE GROUP...

RESPECTED THEIR NEW GUITAR PLAYER.

[ Pyle ] STEVE WAS A VERY SPECIAL PERSON. HE JUST HAD HANDS.

HE COULD FLIP A BOTTLE TOP ACROSS THE ROOM, YOU KNOW,

AND HIT A FLY OFF THE WALL.

HE NEVER TOOK HIS GUITAR OFF.

♪ OH, GIMME A "T" FOR TEXAS ♪

♪ GIMME A "T" FOR TENNESSEE ♪

♪ OH, GIMME A "T" FOR TEXAS ♪

♪ GIMME A "T" FOR TENNESSEE ♪

[ Daniels ] BUT THE TALENT OF THE MAN AT CENTER STAGE...

STILL INSPIRES.

[ Pyle ] HE WAS A RARE PERSON. HE HAD A QUALITY ABOUT HIM...

THAT JUST REEKED OF GREATNESS.

AND HE NEVER WROTE ANYTHING DOWN. IT WAS ALWAYS IN HIS HEAD.

HE NEVER WROTE ANYTHING DOWN.

AND HE WAS JUST-- HE WAS A GENIUS.

HE HAD JUST SO MANY IDEAS.

♪ OH, IF YOU DON'T WANT ME, BABY ♪

♪ MAMA, YOU SURE DON'T GOT TO TALK ♪

[ Daniels ] TOGETHER, IT WORKED. THEY SOLD MILLIONS OF ALBUMS,

PLAYED TO SELLOUT CROWDS, BUT NEVER LOST A SENSE OF WHO THEY WERE...

OR WHERE THEY CAME FROM.

YOU COULD FEEL THAT ONSTAGE AND ON FILM.

WHEN A BAND GOES ON TO PLAY, YOU'RE PLAYING FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT FOR YOURSELF,

AND THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT...

PLAYING IN FRONT OF 50,000 PEOPLE...

AND SEEIN' 'EM STILL GET UP FOR THAT SONG,

SEEIN' 'EM STAND UP,

AND JUST SEEIN' THE PEOPLE GET UP AND PUT THEIR HANDS TOGETHER FOR A SONG YOU WROTE.

TO ME, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME KEEP GOING BACK.

[ Ronnie Van Zant ] I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF A STAR AT ALL.

I'M JUST AS NORMAL AS ANYBODY.

[ Woman ] HE IS LIKE HE'S ALWAYS BEEN.

THAT HE'S JUST A NICE PERSON.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I COME OUT HERE LIKE THIS, I'M JUST ABOUT SPEECHLESS.

[ Daniels ] TODAY, THE LOSS IS STILL PAINFUL FOR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND FANS.

BUT A FATHER WILL TELL YOU. THAT'S WHY THE TRIBUTE TOUR MEANS SO MUCH.

AND DADDY FOLLOW HIM EVERY STEP.

THAT'S WHAT I DO. I INTEND TO TRAVEL EVERY MILE WITH HIM.

AND EVERY SHOW, I FEEL HIS SPIRIT.

♪ A CONCRETE JUNGLE SURROUNDING ME ♪

♪ MANY A-NIGHTS I'VE SLEPT OUT IN THE STREETS ♪

♪ I PAID MY DUES AND NOW I CHANGED MY STYLE ♪

♪ SEEING OUR TIME IS OVER NOW ♪

♪ I'M A-WANNA COME HOME ♪

♪ IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I BEEN AWAY ♪

♪ AND PLEASE ♪

♪ DON'T BLAME ME 'CAUSE I'VE TRIED ♪

♪ I'LL BE COMIN' HOME SOON TO YOUR LOVE ♪

♪ TO STAY ♪

[ Daniels ] ON THE TRIBUTE TOUR, OR ANY TOUR, HOME IS THE ROAD,

AND FAMILY IS MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN.

[ Man ] JACK, NEED A HAND ?

I THINK THAT'S GOOD. GOOD. NEXT.

TWENTY FEET. THAT ONE'S EIGHT AND THAT'S SIX. THAT'S ONLY 14 FEET.

IT'S GONNA RAIN TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE GONNA GET--

[ Daniels ] IT ALL FEELS PRETTY FAMILIAR TO GUYS LIKE CRAIG REED.

HE WAS WITH THEM THE FIRST TIME AROUND.

[ Reed ] WHEN THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO PUT THIS TOGETHER,

I DIDN'T REALLY THINK IT'S EVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

IT'S JUST LIKE, THE BAND IS STILL JUST AS GOOD MUSICALLY.

[ Daniels ] AND JOE OSBORNE.

IT'S ALMOST BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE. IT'S BEEN THAT MANY YEARS WITH THE BAND,

AND TEN YEARS PASS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STILL LIVING IT,

'CAUSE YOU STILL HAVE ALL THESE MEMORIES, AND IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY.

♪♪ [ Tuning Up ]

[ Daniels ] GETTING THE BAND READY TO PLAY IS HARD WORK.

BUT SOME, LIKE MIKE SPARKS, DON'T ALWAYS LOOK AT IT LIKE THAT.

I TUNE THE BAND EVERY DAY. I PUT STRINGS ON THE GUITARS. I GET TO PLAY GUITAR ALL DAY.

I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME.

[ Daniels ] AS SHOW TIME GETS CLOSER, YOU CAN FEEL THE INTENSITY START TO BUILD.

AND EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT WAY OF DEALING WITH IT.

WELL, THIS IS THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.

VERY INTENSE. INTENSE GAME.

I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE THIS THING ABOUT SEEING EVERYTHING IN MY WARDROBE CASE EVERY NIGHT.

[ Imitating Razor Buzzing ] DON'T TALK.

WHEN WE WERE KIDS, MY MOM USED TO DO THIS TO ME. DON'T TALK.

[ Mumbling ]

AND WE KIND OF HAD WHITEWALLS AROUND THE EARS, YOU KNOW ?

OOP !

THIS IS FROM HEART. THIS IS FROM ANNIE AND NANCY WILSON, MAN.

YOU'RE KIDDING, MAN. CHECK IT OUT. "KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. HEART."

HEY ! THESE FLOWERS FROM 'EM ? YEAH, MAN !

ISN'T IT GREAT ? I MEAN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. LOOK AT THE CLASS.

THERE'S NOT A ROCK AND ROLLER OUT THERE THAT HASN'T BEEN CAUGHT...

IRONING HIS OR HER OWN SHIRT BEFORE THE SHOW.

♪♪ [ Guitar, Sax ]

[ Pyle ] I GET SO NERVOUS.

IT'S LIKE, SOMETHING THAT'S NEVER GONE AWAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S LIKE THAT.

OH, I GET VERY REVVED.

BUT I'M A NERVOUS PERSON ANYWAY. I DON'T FISH.

OKAY ? 'CAUSE THE FISH, THEY LEAVE.

THIS IS VERY HARD, TO MAKE COMPLETE SENTENCES FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW.

BUT I'LL TRY.

[ Rossington ] FOR THOSE FEW MINUTES BEFORE, IT'S JUST--

GOD, I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN HOW I FEEL.

IT'S JUST SO SCARY,

AND YOU JUST WANT TO HIT SOMETHING OR RUN AWAY...

OR GO OUT THERE AND GET IT DONE,

BUT IT'S REAL SPECIAL 'CAUSE YOU KNOW THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU.

[ Daniels ] FINALLY, THE WAITING'S OVER.

HOW LONG DO WE HAVE ?

ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES. I'LL MEET YOU DOWN THERE.

♪♪ [ Tuning Up ]

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Man Chattering ]

I'LL ASK YOU TO BLESS US WITH A GREAT SET TONIGHT.

I THANK YOU FOR ALL GOOD THINGS. I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US.

IN JESUS' HOLY NAME, AMEN.

AMEN. YOU GOT THAT RIGHT. AMEN.

JACKSON BROWNE-- "THE TIME WE DON'T GET ENOUGH IS THE TIME WE GET TO PLAY."

[ Chattering ]

[ Lacy Van Zant ] YOU WILL HAVE YOUR TRIBUTE !

LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

STAND BY. READY FOR #1. TAKE ONE.

♪♪

♪ WHOO, WHOO ♪

♪ OH, SEVEN YEARS OF HARD LUCK ♪

♪ COMIN' DOWN ON ME ♪

♪ AND FROM A MOTOR BOAT, YEAH TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ♪

♪ I WORKED IN EVERY JOINT YOU CAN NAME, MISTER EVERY HONKY-TONK ♪

♪ THEY ALL COME TO SEE YANKEE SLICKER SAY BABY, YOU WHAT I WANT ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN A CONTRACT ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN TODAY ♪

♪ GONNA GIVE ME LOTS OF MONEY ♪ WHAT DO YOU SAY, PEOPLE ?

♪ WORKIN' FOR MCA ♪ YES, SIR !

♪ OH, $9,000 ♪

♪ THAT'S SOWN WITH THE WIND ♪

♪ SILVER SMILE AT THE YANKEE SLICKER ♪

♪ WITH A BIG OLD SOUTHERN GRIN ♪

♪ HE GONNA TAKE ME OUT TO CALIFORNIA, GONNA MAKE ME A SUPERSTAR ♪

♪ MISTER, PAY ME ALL MY MONEY OR BABY YOU WON'T GET A STAR ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN A CONTRACT ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN TODAY ♪

♪ GONNA GIVE YOU LOTS OF MONEY ♪ REAL LOUD, HUH ?

♪ WORKIN' FOR MCA ♪ YES, SIR.

CALIFORNIA !

HOW 'BOUT IT, HUH ?

♪ WHOO ♪

♪ OH, SLICKERS STEAL MY MONEY ♪

♪ SINCE I WAS 17 ♪

♪ AND IF IT AIN'T NO PENCIL-PUSHER ♪

♪ THEN IT'S GOT TO BE A HONKY-TONK QUEEN ♪

♪ WELL, I SIGNED THAT CONTRACT, BABY ♪

♪ I WANT YOU PEOPLE TO KNOW ♪

♪ SO EVERY PENNY THAT I MAKE I GET TO SEE WHERE MY MONEY GOES ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN A CONTRACT ♪

♪ WANT YOU TO SIGN TODAY ♪

♪ GONNA GIVE ME LOTS OF MONEY ♪ YEAH !

♪ WORKIN' FOR MCA ♪

YES, SIR !

OH, PEOPLE, HUH ?

♪♪ [ Ends ]

DAGGONE IT, I'M GONNA GET IN THE FRONT SEAT TONIGHT.

[ Crowd Cheering ] [ People Yelling ]

[ Daniels ] SOME THINGS ABOUT THE ROAD JUST DON'T CHANGE.

ENDLESS HOURS IN COUNTLESS CITIES WILL MAKE YOU LOSE TRACK OF TIME REAL QUICK.

LET'S GO !

THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT TO LOSE YOURSELF IN ALL THAT CHAOS.

ED KING'S MOM KNOWS THAT.

THE FACT THAT HE WAS MAYBE MORE POPULAR...

DIDN'T OVERLY IMPRESS ME, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

I WAS PROUD OF HIM. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A REGULAR GUY, RIGHT ?

HE HAS BEEN, AND IT'S TRUE. HE'S NEVER CHANGED.

♪ NEEDLE AND THE SPOON ♪

♪ TOOK A TRIP TO THE MOON ♪

[ Daniels ] BUT IN MANY WAYS, THIS IS NOT THE SAME GROUP OF GUYS...

THAT TOURED AS LYNYRD SKYNYRD A DECADE OR SO AGO.

I KNOW, 'CAUSE I WAS WITH THEM A LOT BACK THEN.

THE TRIBUTE BAND IS ON A DIFFERENT ROAD.

[ Man ] PEOPLE HAVE READ STORIES ABOUT THE OLD LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND--

THE STORIES CAN'T BEGIN TO TOUCH REALITY.

BUT NOW THOSE DAYS ARE GONE. WE'VE ALL GROWN UP.

AND THIS BAND IS AS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER BAND AS NIGHT AND DAY.

I'M THE DRUMMER. THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED.

[ Daniels ] YOU CAN SEE IT IN PLACES LIKE THE MIAMI PROJECT,

WHICH IS DEDICATED TO FINDING A CURE FOR PARALYSIS.

THE BAND'S SPONSOR, CABIN FEVER ENTERTAINMENT,

IS DONATING SOME PROCEEDS FROM THE TOUR TO HELP IN THE FIGHT.

FOR THE BAND, IT'S A PLACE THAT HITS VERY CLOSE TO HOME.

I'LL TELL YA, IT'S WAY AHEAD...

OF EVERYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN.

I NEVER EVEN KNEW THAT EXISTED, YOU KNOW ?

I TELL YOU, THEY PUT A COUPLE OF ELECTRODES ON ME...

AND MY LEG WENT-- WHOOSH !--

AND IT MOVED, THE FIRST TIME I'D SEEN IT IN YEARS.

THAT GAVE ME A WHOLE LOT OF HOPE.

[ King ] HE CAME IN AND PLAYED GUITAR WITH US THE OTHER DAY.

HE CAME IN, AND HE STRUMMED THE CHORDS...

TO "CURTIS LOWE."

[ Rossington ] WE WANT TO SEE ALLEN BACK ON STAGE WITH US.

WE'D LIKE TO SEE HIM UP, AND WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE ENCOURAGING US...

THAT ALLEN CAN BE A PART OF THIS AGAIN.

'CAUSE HE'S A PART OF IT. HE'S WITH US EVERY NIGHT.

BUT WE WANT HIM UP THERE PLAYING.

AND NATURALLY, WE GET TO GO OUT AND PLAY ROCK AND ROLL...

AND OUR MUSIC,

BUT WHEN WE CAN BE INVOLVED WITH SOMETHING THAT HELPS OTHER PEOPLE,

WHICH IS THE MIAMI PROJECT, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

JOHNNY VAN ZANT. I'M RANDALL HALL. HI, HOW ARE YA ?

THIS IS ARTIMUS PYLE. WE'RE MISSING ED.

[ Daniels ] FOR THE TRIBUTE BAND, THE ROAD NOW MEANS GIVING SOMETHING BACK,

AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

WELL, I THINK RIGHT NOW AFTER GOIN' THROUGH...

AND SEEING EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN TODAY,

IT MEANS A WHOLE LOT MORE TO ME NOW.

'CAUSE WHEN YOU GET INVOLVED IN SOMETHING...

AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT FIRSTHAND,

LIKE WHEN WE WENT IN TODAY AND SAW SOME PEOPLE,

THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERE WITH A LOT OF COURAGE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

LAST SHOT, LAST SHOT, LAST SHOT. PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT !

ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES. I LOVE YOUR SWEATER.

THAT WAS GARY'S BAND. THEY CAME OFF STAGE AND WENT THROUGH HERE.

WHY ? EXCITED, I GUESS.

HERE HE IS-- "I GOT MY HANDS UP !"

[ Crowd Cheering ] ROCK AND ROLL.

[ Daniels ] MORE THAN ANYTHING, THIS TOUR FEELS LIKE A FAMILY BUSINESS.

ARTIMUS PYLE, WHO NOW LIVES IN JERUSALEM,

BROUGHT HIS TWO KIDS ALONG. ...MY SONS MARSHALL AND CHRIS.

[ Marshall Pyle ] I KEPT 'EM OUT OF SCHOOL TO DO IT, YOU KNOW.

IT'S A BETTER EDUCATION THAN WHAT THEY GET SITTING IN A CLASSROOM.

[ Young Pyle ] IT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO FOR A LIVING. IT'S GREAT.

I JUST REALLY LOOK UP TO HIM FOR IT, YOU KNOW ?

FOR WORKING REALLY HARD AND GETTING UP THERE AND DOING IT.

FOR A WHILE THERE, MY DAD WASN'T AROUND AS MUCH.

AND I NEVER GOT TO SEE HIM.

HIS DAD WAS KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH, AND I NEVER HAD A GRANDFATHER.

AND, UH, HE JUST THINKS...

THAT HE SHOULD GET CLOSER TO HIS KIDS,

'CAUSE HE'S SORRY HE DIDN'T GET AS CLOSE AS WE ARE.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE,

THEY ASK ME, "WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR DAD BEING A STAR ?"

AND MY DAD TELLS ME TO SAY, "MY DAD'S NOT A STAR.

HE JUST DOES IT FOR A LIVING, LIKE ANYONE ELSE."

HE'S A NORMAL FATHER. HE DOES THINGS JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE WOULD.

HE BRINGS HOME THE BACON, AS THEY SAY.

[ Dale ] I WATCHED AN ELIZABETH TAYLOR MOVIE TODAY THAT MADE ME BOO-HOO SO HARD.

WHAT MOVIE ? IT WAS-- SHE DIES. IT WAS VAN HA--

VAN HALEN ! VAN HALEN AND ELIZABETH TAYLOR. YOU KNOW, THAT ONE.

[ Daniels ] MR. AND MRS. ROSSINGTON HAVE EACH OTHER ON THE ROAD.

BUT EVERY DAY, A PART OF THEM IS BACK IN WYOMING...

WITH THEIR TWO LITTLE GIRLS.

[ Gary Rossington ] WE'RE DOING IT FOR THEM.

[ Dale ] I THINK THIS WAS THE HARDEST ONE FOR US,

BECAUSE OF THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE SO YOUNG NOW.

THE FACT THAT THEY'RE STILL BABIES AND WE HAVE TO LEAVE THEM FOR TWO MONTHS AT A TIME,

THAT'S-- [ Gary ] THIS IS THE HARDEST THING TO DO...

IS LEAVE THEM, LIKE I SAID EARLIER.

BUT IT'S JUST A WHOLE 'NOTHER LIFESTYLE.

AND THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENS IS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO A DAY,

WE GOT TO GET ON THE PHONE AND DO BUSINESS,

AND THEN WE'RE JUST MOM AND DAD.

[ Dale ] WE'RE PARENTS NOW. WE WANT TO DO THINGS RESPECTABLY...

SO OUR KIDS CAN GROW UP PROUD OF US.

SOME LITTLE GIRL CAME UP TO MARY ONE DAY AND SAID,

"WHY DOES YOUR DADDY HAVE LONG HAIR ?"

AND IT HURT GARY. HE OVERHEARD IT,

AND MARY JUST BRUSHED IT OFF AND SAID,

"HE PLAYS GUITAR."

BUT IT HURT HIS FEELINGS. AND HE WAS UPSET...

AT WHOEVER'S MAMA MADE THIS LITTLE GIRL FEEL THAT WAY.

SO I WROTE A SONG AND MADE THE GIRLS LEARN IT.

I MADE 'EM SING IT TEN TIMES.

♪ I GOT A HANDSOME LONGHAIRED DADDY ♪

♪ AND HE SURE CAN PLAY GUITAR ♪

♪ HE'S MY HANDSOME LONGHAIRED DADDY ♪

♪ THEY SAY HE IS A BIG ROCK STAR ♪

♪ WELL, MILLIONS LOVE TO HEAR HIM ♪

♪ PLAY HIS ROCK AND ROLL ♪

♪ HE'S MY HANDSOME LONGHAIRED DADDY ♪

♪ AND, OH I LOVE HIM SO ♪

AND THEY GO, ♪ OH, I LOVE HIM SO ♪♪

AND I MADE 'EM LEARN IT. AND NOW THEY CAN BE PROUD.

♪ YEAH, YOU GOT TO LOVE YOUR MAN ♪

[ Daniels ] EVERY NIGHT, THE ROSSINGTON BAND OPENS THE SHOW FOR THE TRIBUTE BAND.

FOR GARY AND DALE, IT'S DOUBLE THE WORK AND DOUBLE THE STRESS,

BUT THEY MANAGE TO KEEP IT TOGETHER.

♪ IT'S HARDER THAN MOST ♪

[ Gary Rossington ] IT IS HARD.

BUT WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE'D GET ALONG...

AND WE DON'T WANT TO HURT OUR MARRIAGE OR OUR FAMILY.

BUT... I DON'T KNOW. WE JUST NEEDED TO DO THE MUSIC.

[ Dale ] HE UNDERSTANDS MY MOODS, AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND HIS.

AND THERE'S QUITE A MUTUAL RESPECT THERE. I LOVE HIM MADLY.

♪ OH, OH, YOU BETTER LOVE YOUR MAN ♪

♪ COME HELL OR HIGH WATER ♪

[ Daniels ] FOR BILLY POWELL, HIS WIFE, ELLEN,

IS HIS STRENGTH ON THE ROAD.

[ Powell ] AND I COULDN'T DO WITHOUT HER. AND SHE KNOWS IT TOO.

[ Ellen ] IT'S NEVER OLD TO SEE HIM THRILLED...

DOING WHAT HE'S DOING, TO SEE HIM SO HAPPY.

[ Chattering ] REALLY ?

[ Daniels ] BUT TO UNDERSTAND HOW LIFE HAS REALLY CHANGED...

FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE TOUR, CATCH 'EM ON A BREAK FROM THE SCHEDULE.

A BACKYARD BARBECUE AT BILLY POWELL'S IN JACKSONVILLE.

THIS IS YOURS, RANDALL. THANK YOU. NOBODY ELSE WANTED ANYTHING ?

GO AHEAD, RANDALL. OKAY.

[ Daniels ] THE FACES MAY BE THE SAME, BUT THE FOCUS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

IT'S ABOUT WHAT MATTERS.

[ Ellen ] AT SOME POINT IN THE DAY, WE JUST SIT AND LOOK BACK...

JUST OVER THE DAY'S EVENTS AND THINK HOW BLESSED WE ARE.

WE HAVE A GOOD LIFE.

[ Billy ] TO MY EYES, GOD COMES FIRST,

FAMILY COMES SECOND, MUSIC COMES THIRD.

I'D QUIT RIGHT NOW FOR MY FAMILY...

IF THERE WAS SOME REASON I WOULD HAVE TO QUIT.

WE'RE TEN YEARS OLDER, TEN YEARS WISER,

TEN YEARS BETTER, TEN YEARS AFTER.

♪♪ LET'S PICK IT UP, HUH ?

♪♪

HOW 'BOUT A WHISTLE, CALIFORNIA, HUH ?

♪ NOW, I'LL TELL YOU PLAINLY, BABY ♪

♪ WHAT I PLAN TO DO ♪

♪ SAY, I MAY BE CRAZY, WOMAN ♪

♪ BUT I AIN'T NO FOOL ♪

♪ YOUR DADDY IS RICH, MAMA YOU'RE OVERDUE ♪

♪ I AIN'T THE ONE, BABY THAT'S BEEN MESSIN' WITH YOU ♪

♪ YOU GOT BELLS IN YOUR MIND, BABY IT'S EASY TO SEE ♪

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ALONG ♪

♪ I DO BELIEVE ♪

OH, I THINK SHE'S TRYIN' TO PUT A HOOK IN ME, PEOPLE.

♪ NOW, YOU TALKIN' JIVE, WOMAN ♪

♪ WHEN YOU SAY TO ME ♪

♪ THAT YOUR DADDY'S GONNA TAKE US IN, BABY AND TAKE CARE OF ME ♪

♪ YOU KNOW AND I KNOW ♪

♪ I AIN'T THE ONE ♪

♪ I NEVER HURT YOU, SWEETHEART I NEVER PULLED MY GUN ♪

♪ YOU GOT BELLS IN YOUR MIND, BABY ♪

♪ OH, AND IT'S EASY TO SEE ♪

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ALONG ♪

♪ I DO BELIEVE ♪

OH, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GET MY BOOTS OUT ON THE STREET. HOW 'BOUT YOU ?

ARE YOU READY ?

ROCK ON.

♪ ALL RIGHT, LITTLE MISSY ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU A THING OR TWO ♪

HOW 'BOUT IT, BABY ?

♪ NOW, YOU TALKIN' JIVE, WOMAN ♪

♪ WHEN YOU SAY TO ME ♪

♪ THAT YOUR DADDY'S GONNA TAKE US IN, BABY AND TAKE CARE OF ME ♪

♪ BUT YOU KNOW AND I KNOW THAT ♪

♪ I AIN'T THE ONE ♪

♪ I NEVER HURT YOU, SWEETHEART NO, NO, I NEVER PULLED MY GUN ♪

♪ YOU GOT BELLS IN YOUR MIND BABY, IT'S EASY TO SEE ♪

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ALONG ♪

♪ I DO BELIEVE, YEAH ♪

OH, I THINK I'M CAUGHT UP IN SOME KIND OF CONSPIRACY OR SOMETHING.

OH, YEAH !

♪ OH, WHOA-HO ♪

YES, SIR !

♪ EE-EE-EE ♪

♪ WHOA-OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ IT'S A MODERN WORLD WHOA-HO ♪♪

A LITTLE BIT OF SKYNYRD FOR ALL YOU GOOD PEOPLE IN HERE TONIGHT, YEAH !

WHOO !

♪♪ [ Ends ]

[ Daniels ] WHILE THE BAND MEMBERS DO THEIR JOBS ONSTAGE,

BEHIND THEM IS A FINELY TUNED, WELL-OILED MACHINE THAT GETS 'EM THERE.

I'M FIXIN' TO MOVE THE CIRCUS.

THIS IS NOT A ROCK AND ROLL TOUR. IT'S A CIRCUS.

AND WE DON'T HAVE ROADIES, WE HAVE CARNIES.

SO GET THAT RIGHT, OKAY ?

AND WE'RE FIXING TO MOVE THE WHOLE OPERATION IN ONE HOUR.

THROW THAT ON THERE AND THIS SOMEWHERE, BUT I'M GONNA CARRY THIS.

WE NEED BODIES.

- [ Mumbling ] - WE USUALLY GET FIVE OR SIX EXTRA BAGS A DAY.

WE'LL SELL THEM IN THE NEXT CITY.

♪ THERE ARE SOME THINGS GOIN' ON THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ♪

[ Daniels ] YEP. A WELL-OILED MACHINE.

BUT SOMETIMES THE WHEEL DOES GET A LITTLE SQUEAKY.

CAN ANYBODY TELL ME HOW FAR SAN FRANCISCO IS ?

WE DONE BROKE DOWN OUT HERE IN THE DOGGONE WOODS.

OHH !

DOESN'T HELP TO GET UPSET.

NOTHIN' ELSE TO DO. JUST WAIT.

OH, GOD. ISN'T THIS THE PITS OR WHAT ?

A THOUSAND DEGREES OUTSIDE.

IN A FEW MINUTES IT'S GONNA BE 2,000 ON THAT BUS.

DID YOU EVER SEE LOST IN AMERICA WITH ALBERT BROOKS ?

THEY GO, "THIS IS CANDID CAMERA, RIGHT ? SEND OUT ALLEN FUNT AND LET'S END THIS THING."

I'M UP HERE SURVEYING THE SITUATION.

AND IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD FROM UP HERE.

IT DOESN'T LOOK REAL GOOD.

WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE DOWN THERE ?

I LIKE THESE INCIDENCES.

THEY ASSURE ME THAT I'M GONNA HAVE A GOOD GIG.

THERE'S A RESTAURANT RIGHT THERE. A FIVE-MINUTE WALK.

I'M REALLY GLAD THE BUS BROKE DOWN, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE LATE.

NOW I'M GONNA GET IN TROUBLE, BUT--

BECAUSE WE ALL GOT TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER AND HAVE LUNCH AND JUST--

YOU KNOW, IT WAS FUN. IT WAS AN EXCURSION. IT WAS AN ADVENTURE.

WE'RE READY.

WE NEED TO GET THESE PEOPLE RIGHT OVER HERE AND THESE PEOPLE RIGHT OVER HERE--

[ Man ] WHEN THE BUS BREAKS DOWN FOR THE SECOND TIME, WE COULD WRITE "HELP" ON IT.

[ Man ] WHAT'S GOIN' ON ? [ Man #2 ] UH, WE BROKE DOWN.

- [ Man ] CANNOT FIND A COOL PLACE. - [ Indistinct ]

- [ Screams ] - YEAH.

WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND GET THE ONE VAN. YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYIN' ?

WE'LL GET OUT OF HERE. WE'LL JUST DO THE BEST WE CAN.

HERE WE ARE AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RIGHT ?

IN THE MIDDLE OF WHO-KNOWS-WHERE.

AND THIS MAN COMES OUT OF NOWHERE. HE'S A FAN.

HE WAS AT THE CAL EXPO LAST NIGHT. FAN ! SKYNYRD !

TELL 'EM ABOUT IT, MAN. THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT WAS THE ROCKINGEST CONCERT I EVER BEEN TO IN MY LIFE.

THE VIDEO SCREENS, THE MEMORIALS, EVERYTHING WAS THERE.

I MEAN, HEY, I NEVER HAD A BETTER TIME IN MY LIFE.

AND I THOUGHT ROBERT PLANT BLEW ME AWAY WITH ZEP WHEN HE PLAYED ZEPPELIN.

I CAME IN THERE, AND THE WHOLE CROWD WAS RELATIN' TO LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERY SONG, AND WE WAS ALL ROCKIN' ALONG.

LET ME TELL YOU, WE WAS HAPPENIN'. I SAW IT, TOO, MAN.

WITH ALL THE LIGHTS OVER THE CROWD, MAN, IT WAS GREAT.

I COULD SEE THE CROWD THE WHOLE TIME. IT WAS GREAT. I'M A YOUNG MAN,

AND I GOT GOOSE PIMPLES, YOU KNOW ?

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ROCKS A MAN. THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS IS MY MAN ARTIMUS PYLE. MY NAME'S ROD MCCONNICK. ROCKIN' ROD.

ROD ? ROCKIN' ROD. I'M A FIGHTER.

OKAY, WE NEED LEON.

MR. LEON, PLEASE.

♪ THERE'S THINGS GOIN' ON THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ♪

WHOO !

YEAH, BOY. [ Chuckles ]

UH, BUS BROKE DOWN TWICE-- OVERHEATED TWICE.

WE MADE IT. LIVE, LIVIN' AND BREATHIN'.

IT WAS A MESS, BUT WE'RE HERE. WE MADE IT.

[ Daniels ] AFTER A SLIGHT DETOUR, IT WAS BACK TO BUSINESS.

FOR THIS BAND, ALMOST EVERY DAY AND ALMOST EVERY CITY,

THAT MEANS A SOUNDCHECK...

TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS JUST RIGHT.

YOU GOT TO TELL ME WHAT YOU LIKE,

'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

[ Man ] HALF THE BANDS I KNOW, OR ALL OF THEM DON'T USE SOUNDCHECKS.

YOU KNOW, THEY JUST GO PLAY, AND IT'S TOO BIG OF A HASSLE TO DO.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE DO 'EM EVERY DAY WITHOUT FAIL,

UNLESS WE JUST CAN'T, TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

♪ YES, SIR ♪

♪ WELL, THE BIGGER THE CITY THE BRIGHTER THE LIGHTS ♪

♪ THE BIGGER THE DOG WELL, THE HARDER THE BITE ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU BEEN LAST NIGHT ♪

♪ BUT I'M THINKIN', MAMA YOU AIN'T DOIN' RIGHT ♪

♪ SAY, I KNOW A LITTLE ♪

♪ I KNOW A LITTLE 'BOUT IT ♪

♪ I KNOW A LITTLE ♪

♪ I KNOW A LITTLE 'BOUT IT ♪

♪ I KNOW A LITTLE 'BOUT LOVE ♪

♪ AND BABY I'LL GUESS THE REST ♪ THAT'S RIGHT, PEOPLE.

♪ WELL, I DON'T READ THEM DAILY NEWS ♪

♪ 'CAUSE IT AIN'T HARD TO FIGURE WHY PEOPLE GET THE BLUES ♪

♪ IF THEY CAN'T DIG WHAT THEY CAN'T USE ♪

♪ IF THEY STICK TO THEMSELVES THEY'D BE MUCH LESS ABUSED ♪

♪ SAY, I KNOW A LITTLE ♪

♪ I DO KNOW A LITTLE 'BOUT IT ♪

♪ I KNOW A LITTLE ♪

♪ I KNOW A LITTLE 'BOUT IT ♪

♪ I KNOW A LITTLE 'BOUT LOVE ♪

♪ AND BABY I'LL GUESS THE REST ♪

OH, PLAY THESE PEOPLE SOME OLD HONK, NOW.

[ Daniels ] IT'S THE SOUND OF SOUTHERN ROCK.

BUT THE PEOPLE WHO PLAY IT HAVE MUSICAL HEROES AND TASTES...

AS DIFFERENT AS THEY ARE FROM ONE ANOTHER.

BUT THE CLINCHER WAS WHEN I SAW JIMI HENDRIX AND I WENT--

THAT'S IT. I MEAN, HE OPENED UP FOR THE MONKEES.

HE JUST-- MONKEES WHO ?

FORGOT ALL ABOUT 'EM THEN.

I'M SORRY, MONKEES, IF Y'ALL ARE WATCHING THIS, BUT--

I LOVE YOU GUYS, BUT JIMI JUST STOLE MY HEART.

IT'S MOSTLY EARL KLUGH AND GEORGE BENSON.

♪♪ [ "Blackbird" ]

[ Exaggerated Staccato ] ♪ BE MY PARTY DOLL ♪

♪ AND I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU, TO YOU ♪

♪ WELL, I RUN MY FINGERS THROUGH HER HAIR ♪♪

GET OUTTA HERE !

♪ HOW MANY DAYS ♪

♪ HAS IT BEEN SINCE I WAS BORN ♪

♪ HOW MANY DAYS ♪

♪ TILL I DIE, WHY ♪

♪ DO I KNOW ANY WAY ♪

♪ THAT I COULD MAKE YOU LAUGH ♪

♪ IF I ONLY KNEW HOW TO MAKE YOU CRY ♪♪

THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW.

LITTLE TEST BEFORE THE SHOW, YOU KNOW ?

AND LEON, NO OFFENSE INTENDED IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY I SANG YOUR SONG.

[ Powell ] YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS OF ALL TIME...

IS TO SIT DOWN SOMETIMES BY MYSELF ALL ALONE...

AND PLAY TO MYSELF.

I LOVE IT. I REALLY DO.

♪ GIVE ME BACK GIVE ME BACK MY BULLETS ♪

[ Powell ] I SURROUND MYSELF WITH THE OTHER MUSICIANS ONSTAGE.

HONEST TO GOD, IT'S NOT SHOW. IT'S FROM FEELING.

THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL MY MUSIC.

[ Hall ] I GENERALLY HAVE A GOOD TIME. I'M NOT AN ACTOR, BY ANY MEANS.

I CAN'T GET OUT THERE AND GO, "WELL, I FEEL LIKE BLANK TONIGHT,

BUT HERE I AM WITH A SMILE."

I'M FOR SURE. I'M FOR REAL.

[ Pyle ] AND I'M A DRUMMER. I SIT THERE, I SEE THE BAND.

I SEE THE PEOPLE OUT FRONT.

I SEE THE GUYS FROM BEHIND STAGE, I SEE THE CREW.

SO REALLY, I HAVE THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE.

[ Rossington ] MUSIC IS OUR GIMMICK, AND WE JUST COME OUT...

AND PLUG A CORD INTO AN AMP...

AND JUST PLAY, YOU KNOW.

AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE RELATE TO.

AND, I MEAN, IT WASN'T FOR THE MONEY OR THE PRESTIGE.

BUT THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT IT, WE JUST WENT OUT AND DID IT FOR THE PEOPLE.

[ Daniels ] FOR THE PEOPLE.

THEY DON'T COME ANY MORE LOYAL THAN A LYNYRD SKYNYRD FAN.

♪♪ [ Ends ] [ Cheering ]

I WANT TO SHOW YOU A DEDICATED FAN.

MY WHOLE RIGHT ARM IS DEDICATED...

TO THE LATE VAN ZANT, AND THIS IS "FREEBIRD," THE MUSICAL NOTES.

I HAD IT DESIGNED MYSELF. I'M A TATTOO ARTIST.

[ Wilkeson ] I LEARNED TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE...

OF ACCEPTING THE FACT...

THAT THE FANS HAVE MADE YOU SUCCESSFUL, OBVIOUSLY.

IT'S JUST AN INTERESTING COLLABORATION AND A PERFECT FORMULA.

THIS GUY'S BEEN WAITING SINCE 8:30 THIS MORNING.

11:20 NOW.

AND I THINK THEIR MUSIC, FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW,

I THINK THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF STRENGTH FROM THE FANS--

'CAUSE THEY'RE HONEST. IT'S GOOD, HONEST MUSIC.

[ Powell ] THEY ASK ME TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS...

AND ASK ME, WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE A STAR,

AND I SAY, "LOOK UP ON A CLEAR NIGHT AN YOU'LL SEE A STAR."

YOU KNOW, MY NAME'S BILLY POWELL. I DON'T GET FATHEADED ABOUT NOTHIN'.

THIS IS MUSIC. THIS IS DOWN-HOME ROCK AND ROLL.

THE WAY WE LIVE AND BREATHE EVERY DAY.

IT'S THE ONLY THING I LISTENED TO IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.

THE ONLY THING I'LL LISTEN TO FOR THE NEST TEN.

- THEY GOT IT. - SEE THIS BABY RIGHT HERE SHE'S ABOUT TO HAVE ?

IT WAS CONCEIVED NOVEMBER 1 IN DALLAS LAST YEAR WHEN YOU GUYS WERE THERE.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. [ This Guy ] THE FANS ARE WHAT MAKE IT, YOU KNOW ?

WE LOVE OUR FANS.

I FIGURE I'LL SEE YOU THE FIFTH.

[ Rossington ] IT'S GREAT. WANT TO SEE THE FACES OF THE PEOPLE,

AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.

[ Pyle ] THE FANS ARE STILL LOYAL. NOW THEY'RE MORE WIDESPREAD...

AS FAR AS THE AGE DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE...

BACK THEN, THE FANS THEN ARE NOW THE PARENTS.

AND A LOT OF THEM BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO THE CONCERTS.

[ Daniels ] AND THE KIDS SEEM TO KNOW EXACTLY WHY THEY'RE HERE.

LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

♪♪

♪ WELL, IT'S 5:00 IN BOISE, IDAHO ♪

♪ I FIND MY LIMO DRIVER ♪

♪ MISTER, TAKE US TO THE SHOW ♪ YES, SIR.

♪ I'M GONNA MAKE SOME PLANS FOR LATER ON TONIGHT ♪

♪ I'LL FIND A LITTLE QUEENIE AND I KNOW I CAN ♪

♪ TREAT HER RIGHT ♪ YOU SING IT, HUH ?

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTING YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ FOR THERE AIN'T NO SHAME ♪

♪ BACK AT THE HOTEL LORD, WE GOT SUCH A MESS ♪

♪ IT SEEMS THAT ONE OF THE CREW HAD A GO ♪

♪ WITH ONE OF THE GUESTS ♪

♪ OH, YES ♪

♪ WELL, THE POLICE SAID WE CAN'T DRINK IN THE BAR WHAT A SHAME ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU COME UPSTAIRS, GIRL ♪

♪ AND HAVE A DRINK OF CHAMPAGNE ♪

HOW ABOUT ALL OF YOU, HUH ?

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ FOR THERE AIN'T NO SHAME ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTING YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WON'T YOU DO THE SAME ♪

AHH, YEAH !

YOU KNOW IT, PEOPLE. HELP ME SING IT. COME ON.

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTING YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WON'T YOU DO THE SAME ♪

♪ 9:00 THE NEXT DAY AND I'M READY TO GO ♪

♪ I GOT 600 MILES TO RIDE ♪

♪ TO DO ONE MORE SHOW ♪

♪ OH, NO ♪

♪ CAN I GET YOU A TAXI HOME IT SURE WAS GRAND ♪ YEAH !

♪ AND WHEN I COME BACK HERE NEXT YEAR ♪

♪ I WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN ♪ THAT'S RIGHT, PEOPLE.

♪ WHAT WAS YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTING YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ FOR THERE AIN'T NO SHAME ♪

♪ WHAT WAS YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR NAME ♪

♪ SHOOTING YOU STRAIGHT LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ WON'T YOU DO THE SAME ♪

♪ WHOO ♪♪

♪♪ [ Ends ]

[ Daniels ] WITH A NEW GENERATIONS OF FANS COMES A NEW RESPONSIBILITY.

ED KING SHARES WHAT HE'S LEARNED.

THESE ARE A COUPLE OF SONGS THAT RONNIE VAN ZANT WROTE QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO,

AND THEY CONTAIN A PRETTY HEAVY WARNING MESSAGE.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO,

MY LIFE WAS JUST ABOUT RUINED BECAUSE OF DRUGS,

AND ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD WAS THAT ABLE TO CHANGE.

IT'S A WHOLE LOT BETTER WITHOUT DRUGS, PEOPLE. OWW, YES !

IT REALLY IS. A DRUG-FREE LIFE IS A BETTER WAY.

I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO WHAT THESE TWO SONGS HAVE TO SAY.

♪♪

♪ WHISKEY BOTTLES AND BRAND-NEW CARS ♪

♪ OAK TREE, YOU'RE IN MY WAY ♪

♪ THERE'S TOO MUCH COKE AND TOO MUCH SMOKE ♪

♪ LOOK WHAT'S GOIN' ON INSIDE YOU ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ CAN'T YOU SMELL THAT SMELL ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ THE SMELL OF DEATH SURROUNDS YOU ♪

♪ ANGEL OF DARKNESS IS UPON YOU ♪

- ♪ STUCK A NEEDLE IN YOUR ARM ♪ - ♪ OOH-OOH ♪

♪ SO, TAKE ANOTHER TOKE HAVE A BLOW FOR YOUR NOSE ♪

- ♪ ONE MORE DRINK, FOOL WILL DROWN YOU ♪ - ♪ HELL, YEAH ♪

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ CAN'T YOU SMELL THAT SMELL ♪

[ Whooping ]

♪ OOH-OOH, THAT SMELL ♪

♪ THE SMELL OF DEATH SURROUNDS YOU ♪♪

[ Whooping, Yelling ]

THERE'S A REASON THIS CROWD IS A LITTLE BIT LOUDER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN BEFORE.

THIS IS MIKE JONES. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU, OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD, JOHNNY VAN ZANT.

- HEY, HOW YOU DOIN' ? - [ Cheering, Whooping ]

YOU'RE IN A DIFFICULT POSITION, I DON'T MIND SAYING, FILLING IN FOR YOUR BROTHER IN THE BAND.

BUT SO FAR YOU MUST BE REALLY PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE OF THE CROWDS....

THAT ARE COMING OUT TO SEE LYNYRD SKYNYRD. YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, MAN,

SOUTHERN ROCK FANS NEVER DIE. [ Johnny Van Zant ] I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A LYNYRD SKYNYRD FAN.

WHAT I ALWAYS LIKED ABOUT LYNYRD SKYNYRD WAS, THERE AGAIN,

I LOVED THE MUSIC AND THE LYRICS.

[ Daniels ] IT'S AS MUCH A PART OF THE TRIBUTE TOUR AS ANYTHING.

EVERYWHERE THEY GO, THERE'S ALWAYS TIME TO SIGN A NAME OR SHAKE A HAND.

WHERE'S THE-- SIGN YOUR SHIRT ?

NO, NO, NO, NO ! I'M FROM MCA. OH.

HOW LONG YOU GUYS BEEN WAITIN' ? HAVE YOU REALLY ? HOUR AND A HALF, 45 MINUTES.

TOOK HIM OUTTA SCHOOL.

TAKE A PICTURE ! I'M NERVOUS !

[ All Laugh ] I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. JOHNNY VAN ZANT.

SURE, HE CAN !

YOU WANNA COME 'ROUND HERE AND BEAT US UP. HOW OLD IS HE ?

HE'S THREE AND A HALF. THREE AND A HALF ?

'ROUND THERE IN BETWEEN 'EM. RIGHT OVER THERE, HONEY.

COME OVER HERE ! WE WON'T BITE ! WE AIN'T GONNA FIGHT YA.

HOW 'BOUT IT ? YEAH. [ Laughing ]

[ Daniels ] AND WHEN IT COMES TO SKYNYRD FANS, NO MEMBER OF THE FAMILY GETS LEFT OUT.

THIS GOES OUT TO EVERYBODY WHO NAMED THEIR DOG CURTIS LOEW.

♪♪

♪ WELL, I USED TO WAKE IN MORNING ♪

♪ BEFORE THE ROOSTER'D CROW ♪

♪ SEARCHIN' FOR SODA BOTTLES GETTIN' MYSELF SOME DOUGH ♪

♪ RUNNIN' DOWN TO THE CORNER ♪

♪ DOWN TO THE COUNTRY STORE ♪

♪ CASH 'EM IN AND GIVE MY MONEY TO A MAN NAMED CURTIS LOEW ♪

♪ YEAH OLD CURT WAS A BLACK MAN ♪

♪ WITH WHITE, CURLY HAIR ♪♪

[ Daniels ] IT WAS THE CURTIS LOEW BAND THAT MADE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE...

AT A LOCAL CLUB IN PORTLAND, OREGON--

A SUREFIRE WAY TO BRING THE MUSIC CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE.

BY THE WAY, NOBODY WAS FOOLED BY THE NAME.

WHEN YOU'RE A SKYNYRD FAN, WORD JUST KINDA GETS AROUND.

JUST SING A LITTLE BREEZE, HUH ?

♪ THEY CALL ME THE BREEZE I KEEP BLOWIN' DOWN THE ROAD ♪

I CAN'T HEAR YOU, PEOPLE. [ Audience Shouting ]

♪ WELL, MAN, THEY CALL ME THE BREEZE, BABE ♪

♪ I KEEP BLOWIN' DOWN THE ROAD ♪

♪ AND I AIN'T GOT ME NOBODY ♪

♪ AND I DON'T CARRY ME NO LOAD ♪

♪ UH-UH ♪

♪ WELL, THERE AIN'T NO CHANGE IN THE WEATHER ♪

- ♪ AIN'T NO CHANGES IN ME ♪ - HOW 'BOUT YOU, HUH ?

♪ WELL, THERE AIN'T NO CHANGE IN THE WEATHER ♪

♪ AIN'T NO CHANGES IN ME ♪

♪ NOW, I AIN'T HIDIN' FROM NOBODY ♪

[ Daniels ] OF COURSE, WHENEVER WE'RE IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD,

LIKE THIS NIGHT IN DETROIT, THIS LONGTIME FAN JUST CAN'T RESIST.

♪ WELL, THERE AIN'T NO CHANGE IN THE WEATHER ♪

♪ AIN'T NO CHANGES IN ME ♪

♪ WELL, THERE AIN'T NO CHANGE IN THE WEATHER ♪

♪ AIN'T NO CHANGES IN ME ♪

♪ NOW, I AIN'T HIDING FROM NOBODY ♪

♪ NOBODY'S HIDIN' FROM ME ♪

OH, PEOPLE, THAT'S THE WAY !

HOW 'BOUT IT FOR CHARLIE DANIELS !

♪ WELL, I GOT THAT GREEN LIGHT, BABY ♪

♪ I GOT TO KEEP MOVIN' ON ♪

YES, SIR.

♪ WELL, I GOT THAT GREEN LIGHT, BABY ♪

♪ I GOT TO KEEP MOVIN' ON ♪

♪ WELL, I MIGHT GO OUT TO CALIFORNIA ♪

♪ MIGHT GO DOWN TO GEORGIA I DON'T KNOW ♪

MR. BILLY POWELL IS ON KEYBOARD.

YOU READY OR WHAT, PEOPLE ?

I SAID, ARE YOU READY OR WHAT, PEOPLE, HUH ?

WHOO !

♪ WELL, I DIG YOUR GEORGIA PEACHES ♪

♪ MAKES ME FEEL RIGHT AT HOME ♪

♪ WELL, NOW, I DIG YOUR GEORGIA PEACHES ♪

♪ MAKES ME FEEL RIGHT AT HOME ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T LOVE ME NO ONE WOMAN ♪

♪ SO I CAN'T STAY IN GEORGIA LONG ♪

YOU SING IF YOU FEEL A BREEZE, HUH ?

♪ WELL, NOW THEY CALL ME THE BREEZE ♪

♪ I KEEP BLOWIN' DOWN THE ROAD ♪

♪ WELL, NOW THEY CALL ME THE BREEZE ♪

♪ I KEEP BLOWIN' DOWN THE ROAD ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOT ME NOBODY ♪

♪ AND I DON'T CARRY ME NO LOAD ♪

♪ OOOH ♪

♪ OOOH, WHOA, LORD ♪

♪ CALIFORNIA-- MR. BREEZE ♪

♪ OH, KIND OF A BREEZE ♪♪

♪♪ [ Ends ]

HOW BIG WAS THAT GROUPER THAT GUY CAUGHT ON THE SEA LOVE ?

[ Daniels ] THERE'S LITTLE TIME OFF TO JUST KICK BACK AND RELAX,

BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT'S USUALLY SPENT ON THE SKYNYRD VERSION OF ROAD THERAPY.

GET HIM IN AND TO THE LEFT, IF YOU CAN, JOE.

"ROVER" ? YEAH, IN SOFTBALL. THERE'S A ROVER IN SOFTBALL.

[ Daniels ] BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS GAME, IT'S TIME TO GET SERIOUS.

ROSES ARE RED, THEY CALL US SKYNYRD.

YOU WANNA PLAY BALL, WE'LL EAT YOU FOR DINNER. [ Laughing ]

♪ I'M GOIN' DOWN TO THE SWAMP ♪

♪ GONNA WATCH MY HOUND DOG CATCH A COON ♪

♪ YEAH, I'M GOIN' DOWN TO THE SWAMP ♪

♪ GONNA WATCH MY HOUND DOG CATCH A COON ♪

- GOTTA PROMISE TO BACK ME UP. - OKAY, I SURE WILL.

♪ YOU BEEN AROUND WHILE I BEEN MAKIN' MUSIC ♪

♪ ON THE SUMMER NIGHTS AND UNDERNEATH THE MOON ♪ YES, SIR.

I'M THINKIN' ABOUT BRINGIN' BILLY IN. OH, YEAH.

LET ME HAVE THIS GUY'S GLOVE. ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE SCORE IS ?

♪ SWAMP, SWAMP SWAMP, SWAMP MUSIC YES, SIR.

♪ SWAMP, SWAMP SWAMP, SWAMP MUSIC ♪

♪ WHEN THE HOUND DOGS START BARKIN' ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOT THEM BIG OL' CITY BLUES ♪

- ANYBODY NEED A GLOVE ? - [ Meows ]

♪ SINGIN' THAT SWAMP, SWAMP SWAMP, SWAMP MUSIC ♪

♪ SWAMP, SWAMP SWAMP, SWAMP MUSIC ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'D RATHER LIVE WITH A HOUND DOG ♪

♪ FOR THE REST OF MY NATURAL-BORN LIFE ♪ ♪ WHOO ♪♪

[ Daniels ] SOMEHOW, THEY ALWAYS MANAGE TO WIN.

- WE'RE GONNA GET ONE RUN UP, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA LEAVE. - HAH !

[ Daniels ] WELL, SOMEBODY KEEPS SAYIN' THE SOUTH'S GONNA DO IT AGAIN.

♪♪

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SITTIN' DOWN,

ESPECIALLY YOU GUYS IN FRONT, [ Chuckles ]

WE'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE CONFEDERATE ARMY HAS CAME TO CALIFORNIA.

HOW YOU LIKE THAT, HUH ?

AND I THINK THE SOUTH'S GONNA RISE AGAIN TONIGHT. DON'T YOU ?

[ Daniels ] AND IT SEEMS TO-- EVERY NIGHT.

HOW 'BOUT STANDIN' UP FOR DIXIE ONE TIME FOR ME, HUH ?

WE LOVE YOU TOO.

[ Daniels ] NO MATTER WHAT SIDE OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE YOU LIVE ON,

THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD TRIBUTE BAND TAKES YOU SOUTH.

♪♪ [ "Dixie " ]

TURN IT UP, HUH ?

YEAH.

♪ BIG WHEELS KEEP ON TURNIN' ♪

♪ CARRYIN' ME HOME TO SEE MY KIN ♪

♪ SINGIN' SONGS ABOUT THE SOUTHLAND, YEAH ♪

♪ I MISS ALABAMA ONCE AGAIN AND I THINK IT'S A SIN ♪

♪ WELL, I HEARD MR. YOUNG SING ABOUT HER ♪

♪ WELL, I HEARD OL' NEIL PUT HER DOWN ♪

♪ WELL, I HOPE NEIL YOUNG WILL REMEMBER ♪ WHAT DO YOU SAY, CALIFORNIA ?

♪ A SOUTHERN MAN DON'T NEED HIM AROUND ANYHOW, NO ♪

♪ SWEET HOME, ALABAMA ♪

♪ WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE ♪

♪ SWEET HOME, ALABAMA ♪

♪ LORD, I'M COMIN' HOME TO YOU ♪

♪ IN BIRMINGHAM THEY LOVE THE GOVERNOR OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ NOW, WE ALL DID WHAT WE COULD DO ♪

♪ NOW, WATERGATE DOES NOT BOTHER ME ♪

♪ DOES YOUR CONSCIENCE BOTHER YOU, TELL THE TRUTH ♪ SING IT, PEOPLE.

♪ SWEET HOME, ALABAMA ♪

♪ WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE ♪

♪ SWEET HOME, ALABAMA ♪

♪ LORD, I'M COMIN' HOME TO YOU HERE I COME, ALABAMA ♪

♪ OHH-OHH-OHH ♪

♪ OHH-OHH-OHH ♪

♪ OHH-OHH-OHH ♪

♪ OHH-OHH-OHH ♪

♪ ALABAMA ♪

♪ NOW, MUSCLE SHOALS THEY GOT THE SWAMPERS ♪

♪ AND THEY'VE BEEN KNOWN TO PICK A SONG OR TWO ♪

♪ YES, THEY DO ♪

♪ LORD, THEY GET ME OFF SO MUCH ♪ WHAT DO YOU SAY ?

♪ THEY PICK ME UP WHEN I'M FEELIN' BLUE NOW, HOW 'BOUT YOU ♪

♪ SWEET HOME, ALABAMA ♪

♪ WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE ♪

♪ SWEET HOME, ALABAMA ♪

♪ LORD, I'M COMIN' HOME TO YOU ♪ YOU SING IT, HUH ?

♪ SWEET HOME, ALABAMA ♪ HOME, SWEET HOME, BABY.

♪ WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE AND THE GOVERNOR'S TRUE ♪

♪ SWEET HOME, ALABAMA ♪

♪ LORD, YEAH ♪

♪ LORD, I'M COMIN' HOME TO YOU WHOO, WHOO, YEAH ♪

ALABAMA'S GOT THE ANSWER, PEOPLE.

BUT I THINK CALIFORNIA'S GOT THE ANSWER TONIGHT, DON'T YOU ?

PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER, CALIFORNIA !

MR. ED KING.

♪ OHH-OHH ♪

♪ OHH-OHH, YEAH ♪

♪ OHH-OHH ♪

- ♪ OHH-OHH, YEAH ♪ - MR. RANDALL HALL, CALIFORNIA.

♪ OHH-OHH-OHH ♪

♪ ALABAMA OHH-OHH-OHH ♪

♪ ALABAMA OHH-OHH-OHH ♪

♪ ALABAMA OHH-OHH-OHH ♪

♪ ALABAMA ♪

WE LOVE YA, PEOPLE !

♪ OHH ♪

♪ ALABAMA ♪♪

WE LOVE YA, CALIFORNIA ! KEEP LYNYRD SKYNYRD'S MUSIC ALIVE FOREVER !

♪♪ [ Ends ]

WHOO ! THANK YOU !

YOU PEOPLE ARE BEAUTIFUL !

NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS.

[ Daniels ] THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY WHEN YOU PITCH A PERFECT GAME.

AND IT'S BEEN PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT THROUGHOUT THE TRIBUTE TOUR.

THE FUTURE OF THE BAND IS UNCERTAIN.

THE PAST YEAR, THOUGH, HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT THAT.

[ Powell ] I'VE PROVEN TO MYSELF IN MY HEART...

THAT THE LEGENDARY MUSIC OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD STILL LIVES ON,

AND I CAN STILL PLAY MY STEINWAY PIANO IN FRONT OF A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE...

AND DO IT JUST LIKE I COULD DO IT TEN YEARS AGO.

AND THAT MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO ME.

[ King ] IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THEM, IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THE FANS.

THE FANS HAVE BOUGHT THE RECORDS OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.

I THINK A TRIBUTE'S A PRETTY GOOD NAME FOR IT, REALLY.

I HOPE WE CAN COME BACK WHEN WE'RE 48 YEARS OLD AND PLAY FOR YOU JUST AS WELL...

AS WHEN WE WERE 38.

[ Gary Rossington ] IT'S HARD AND FUN AND GRATIFYING AND GREAT...

AND BAD AND GOOD AND TREMENDOUS.

[ Dale Krantz Rossington ] IT WAS WORTH EVERY SECOND OF IT.

I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FANS. I'LL NEVER FORGET THEIR FACES.

I WILL BE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL THAT--

NOT ONLY FOR GARY'S SAKE, BUT FOR ALL OF THE SURVIVORS,

THAT THEY HAD A CHANCE.

[ Carol Bristow ] THE TRIBUTE TOUR TO ME HAS BEEN...

A TREMENDOUS EXAMPLE AND A MAJOR LESSON...

IN LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP AND CAMARADERIE.

[ Wilkeson ] IT WOULD BE MY HOPEFUL INTENTION...

THAT THE FANS TRULY COULD SEE AND APPRECIATE...

THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DID THIS FOR THEM,

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT IT WAS REALLY ALL ABOUT,

WHAT WAS IN OUR HEARTS ABOUT THIS.

[ Collins ] JUST TO BE ON STAGE WITH THEM GUYS AND SEEIN'...

THE RECOGNITION THEY'VE BEEN GETTIN' ALL THIS TIME.

I GO, "YEAH, NOW I SEE WHAT THEY'RE TALKIN' ABOUT."

I WANNA TELL THEM HOW PROUD I WAS TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE,

THAT MAYBE I HAD A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY.

[ Pyle ] I THINK RONNIE AND CASSIE AND DEAN...

AND CERTAINLY STEVE GAINES WOULD LOOK DOWN UPON US AND SAY WE'RE DOIN' A GOOD JOB.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND IS GONNA BE REMEMBERED NO MATTER WHAT.

NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WANT YOU TO BLOW THE ROOF OFF THIS PLACE.

JOHNNY VAN ZANT ON VOCALS.

[ Audience Cheers ]

WHOO ! HOW 'BOUT IT, CALIFORNIA--

[ Johnny Van Zant ] I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY WHO SAW THIS TRIBUTE TOUR ENJOYED IT,

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT THE PEOPLE WOULD ACTUALLY KEEP THE MUSIC ALIVE.

I'VE KIND OF LEARNED A LOT ABOUT RONNIE AND THE BAND.

I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY BROUGHT ME A LOT CLOSER TO MY BROTHER THAN I WAS BEFORE.

WHAT I'M FIXIN' TO SAY IS I'M NOT GONNA SING THIS SONG, PEOPLE-- I NEVER HAVE.

I NEVER WILL, BECAUSE ONLY ONE MAN COULD SING THIS SONG ON STAGE,

AND THAT'S MY OLDER BROTHER, RONNIE VAN ZANT.

SO, YOU GUYS SING FOR US TONIGHT, OKAY ?

CAN YOU LET HIM HEAR YOU IN ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN ?

I SAID, CAN YOU LET HIM HEAR YOU IN ROCK-AND-ROLL HEAVEN...

OR WHAT, HUH ?

LET HIM HEAR YOU REAL LOUD. LET'S GO SOUTH FOR RONNIE VAN ZANT, CALIFORNIA--

MR. STEVE GAINES, MISS CASSIE GAINES,

MR. DEAN KILPATRICK, MR. CHUCK FLOWERS...

AND MR. DUANE ALLMAN, OKAY ?

WHAT SONG IS IT YOU WANT TO HEAR, CALIFORNIA ?

[ All Shouting ] "FREEBIRD" !

I THINK THEY HEARD YOU. THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND.

♪♪

[ Daniels ] THE MAGIC HAD RETURNED. THE TRIBUTE WAS COMPLETE.

AND THE MESSAGE WAS NEVER MORE CLEAR...

FOR THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FANS,

TEN YEARS LATER AND FOREVER:

THE MUSIC CONTINUES.

♪ IF I LEAVE HERE TOMORROW ♪

♪ WOULD YOU STILL REMEMBER ME ♪

♪ FOR I MUST BE TRAVELING ON NOW ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY PLACES I'VE GOT TO SEE ♪

♪ IF I STAY HERE WITH YOU, GIRL ♪

♪ WELL, THINGS JUST COULDN'T BE THE SAME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M AS FREE AS A BIRD NOW ♪

HOW 'BOUT YOU, BABE ?

♪ AND A BIRD WILL NEVER CHANGE ♪

♪ WHOA-OA-OA-OA ♪

♪ AND A BIRD CANNOT CHANGE ♪

♪ AND A BIRD YOU CANNOT CHANGE ♪

♪ LORD KNOWS I CAN'T CHANGE ♪

♪ LORD, HELP ME ♪

♪ I CAN'T CHANGE ♪

♪♪ [ Ends ]

[ Audience Cheers ]

♪♪

CAN HE PLAY, CALIFORNIA, OR WHAT ?

LIKE MY OLDER BROTHER, RONNIE VAN ZANT, SAID, PEOPLE,

"BRING ALL MY MULES OUT HERE,

AND KICK 'EM ONE TIME," CALIFORNIA !

♪ WELL, THE CROWD CLEARED AWAY AND I BEGAN TO PRAY ♪

♪ AS THE WATER FELL ON THE FLOOR ♪

♪ AND I'M TELLIN' YA, SON BOY, IT AIN'T NO FUN ♪

♪ STARIN' STRAIGHT DOWN A .44 ♪

♪ WELL, I TURNED AND SCREAMED AT LINDA LOU ♪

♪ AND THAT'S THE BREAK I WAS LOOKIN' FOR ♪

♪ AND YOU COULD HEAR ME SCREAMIN' A MILE AWAY ♪

♪ AS I WAS HEADED OUT TOWARDS THE DOOR ♪ LOOK-A HERE, HUH ?

♪ SO, WON'T YOU GIVE ME THREE STEPS GIVE ME THREE STEPS, MISTER ♪

♪ GIVE ME THREE STEPS TOWARDS THE DOOR ♪

♪ GIVE ME THREE STEPS GIVE ME THREE STEPS, MISTER ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME NO MORE ♪♪

OH-OH, THAT'S FOR SURE.

I THINK I'M GONNA GET THE HELL OUTTA DODGE TONIGHT, HUH.

WHOO !

♪♪ [ Ends ]