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What other Solos made “the list“? Check them out HERE! For Killer Guitar & Classic Rock, Subscribe Here: BEST GUITAR SOLOS of the 70's! Pt 3 #shorts #guitar #lynyrdskynyrd “Free Bird“,[4][5][6] also spelled “Freebird“,[7][8][9] is a song by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, written by guitarist Allen Collins and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. The song is featured on their 1973 debut album. Released as a single in November 1974, “Free Bird“ entered the US Billboard Hot 100 on November 23 at No. 87[10] and became the band's second Top 40 hit in early 1975, peaking at No. 19 on January 25.[11] A live version of the song reentered the charts in late 1976,[12] eventually peaking at No. 38 in January 1977.[13] “Free Bird“ achieved the No. 8 spot on Guitar World's 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time.[14] It is Lynyrd Skynyrd's signature song, the finale during live performances, and their longest song, often going well over 14 minutes when played live.[15] Origins According to guitarist Gary Rossington, for two years after Allen Collins wrote the initial chords, vocalist Ronnie Van Zant insisted that there were too many for him to create a melody in the belief that the melody needed to change alongside the chords. After Collins played the unused sequence at rehearsal one day, Van Zant asked him to repeat it, then wrote out the melody and lyrics in three or four minutes. The guitar solos that finish the song were added originally to give Van Zant a chance to rest, as the band was playing several sets per night at clubs at the time. Soon afterward, the band learned piano-playing roadie Billy Powell had written an introduction to the song; upon hearing it, they included it as the finishing touch and had him formally join as their keyboardist. Allen Collins's girlfriend, Kathy, whom he later married, asked him, “If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?“ Collins noted the question and it eventually became the opening line of “Free Bird.“ Also, in an interview filmed during a fishing outing on a boat with Gary Rossington, an interviewer asked Ronnie Van Zant what the song meant. Van Zant replied that in essence, that the song is “what it means to be free, in that a bird can fly wherever he wants to go.“ He further stated that “everyone wants to be 's what this country's all about.“[16] The song is dedicated to the memory of Duane Allman by the band in their live shows.[17] During their 1975 performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test, Van Zant dedicated the song to both Allman and Berry Oakley, commenting, “they're both free birds“.[18][19] During the 1987–1988 Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour, the band played “Free Bird“ as an instrumental. Johnny Van Zant first sang the song on its Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 Tour in Baton Rouge, where the band had been headed in 1977 when several members were killed in a plane crash Some of Rod's Teaching Material - Learn the Fretboard in 30 min or Less!: Modal Mastery Video Course and Ebook: Play Barre Chords Like a Pro!: Rod's Ultimate Album Bundle- Limited Time Only! (9 albums for less than the price of 2!): For 2 FREE DOWNLOADS of Rod's Latest singles, visit:
