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(crowd cheering) ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, would you please give a warm welcome to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Lynyrd Skynyrd!

(crowd cheering) ("What's Your Name?")

♪ ♪ Well, its eight o'clock in Boise, Idaho ♪ ♪ I'll find my limo driver ♪ ♪ Mister, take us to the show ♪ ♪ I done made some plans for later on tonight ♪ ♪ I'll find a little queenie ♪ ♪ And I know I can treat her right ♪ JOHNNY: Y'all sing it with us, huh?

♪ What's your name, little girl ♪ ♪ What's your name ♪ ♪ Shootin' you straight, little girl ♪ ♪ Won't you do the same ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ (inaudible) ♪ Oh won't you come upstairs girl ♪ ♪ And have a drink of champagne ♪ How about you, eh?

♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Shootin' you straight, little girl ♪ ♪ Won't you do the same ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ All right, Tennessee.

(crowd cheering) ♪ It's up to you, what do you say.

(crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ What's your name, little girl ♪ ♪ What's your name ♪ ♪ Shootin' you straight, little girl ♪ ♪ Won't you do the same ♪ ♪ Nine o'clock 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 ♪ Yes ma'am.

♪ Oh, when I come back here next year ♪ ♪ I wanna see you again ♪ That's right, baby.

♪ What was your name, little girl ♪ ♪ What's your name ♪ ♪ Shootin' you straight, little girl ♪ ♪ For there ain't no shame ♪ ♪ What was your name, little girl ♪ ♪ What's your name ♪ ♪ Shootin' you straight, little girl ♪ ♪ Won't you do the same ♪ Yeah now.

Whooo!

(crowd cheering) ♪ Whooo!

(crowd cheering) How you doing, Nashville, Tennessee?

(crowd cheering) (Johnny laughs) Keep on the lights my son.

Let's see everybody in here tonight.

You guys all doing good?

(crowd cheering) I'm gonna start it out tonight.

How many- how many die-hard Lynyrd Skynyrd fans are in here tonight?

Any die-hard?

(crowd cheering) Well tonight folks, it's a very special night for Lynyrd Skynyrd, our first guest tonight we want to bring out, a man that came in today and just blew our minds.

John Osborne from Brothers Osborne.

Y'all give it up for him.

What a great guitar player.

Woohoo.

Is that a Skynyrd welcome or what?

How about it baby?

Come on.

(crowd cheering) ("Workin' for MCA") ♪ Whooo!

♪ (Johnny vocalizing) ♪ ♪ Oh, seven years of hard luck coming down on me ♪ ♪ From the Florida border line ♪ ♪ Up to Nashville, Tennessee ♪ ♪ I worked in every joint you can name, mister ♪ ♪ Every honky tonk ♪ ♪ Along comes this Yankee slicker ♪ ♪ Saying, baby you're what I want ♪ Come on.

♪ Want you to sign the contract ♪ ♪ Want you to sign the date ♪ ♪ Gonna give you lots of ♪ What do you say?

♪ Workin' for MCA ♪ That's right, Nashville!

(crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, $9000, that's all we can win ♪ ♪ So I smiled at the Yankee slicker ♪ ♪ With a big ol' Southern grin ♪ ♪ They're gonna take me out to California ♪ ♪ Gonna make me a superstar ♪ ♪ Missy paid me all my money ♪ ♪ And maybe you won't get a star ♪ How about it?

♪ Want you to sign the contract ♪ ♪ Want you to sign the date ♪ ♪ Gonna give you lots of money ♪ Real loud.

♪ Workin' for MCA ♪ ♪ PK!

♪ Tennessee, the best fans in the world.

Ain't nothing like a Skynyrd crowd, baby.

(crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ John.

♪ Oooh.

♪ Yah!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What?

♪ (Johnny vocalizing) ♪ ♪ Oh, slickers steal my money since I was 17 ♪ ♪ If it ain't no pencil pusher ♪ ♪ Then there's got to be a honky-tonk queen ♪ ♪ Well I signed my contract, baby ♪ ♪ I want you people to know ♪ ♪ To every penny that I make ♪ ♪ I gotta see where my money goes ♪ Come on.

♪ Want you to sign the contract ♪ ♪ Want you to sign the date ♪ ♪ Gonna give you lots of money ♪ Real loud, Tennessee.

♪ Workin' for MCA ♪ That's right.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Y'all give it up for John Osborne from the Brothers Osborne!

See the way he do all year.

How about it?

♪ (crowd cheering) (Johnny laughing) Now that's great, man, that's great.

(crowd cheering) Skynyrd's in the house.

(crowd cheering) ("You Got That Right") ♪ ♪ Whooo ♪ ♪ ♪ Well I've heard lots of people say ♪ ♪ They're gonna settle down ♪ ♪ You don't see their faces ♪ ♪ And they don't come around ♪ ♪ Well I'm not that way ♪ ♪ I got to move along ♪ ♪ I like to drink and dance all night ♪ ♪ Comes to a fix not afraid to fight ♪ ♪ You got that right ♪ ♪ Said, you got that right ♪ ♪ Sure got that right ♪ ♪ Seems so long I been out on my own ♪ ♪ Travel light and I'm always alone ♪ ♪ Guess I was born with a travelin' bone ♪ ♪ When my time's up, I'm on my own ♪ ♪ You won't find me in an old folks home ♪ ♪ You got that right ♪ ♪ Said you got that right ♪ ♪ Well, you got that right ♪ ♪ Sure got that right ♪ ♪ I tried everything in my life ♪ Uh-huh.

♪ Things that I like I'll try twice ♪ ♪ You got that right ♪ ♪ Well, you sure got that right ♪ RICKY: Oh yeah.

JOHNNY: Ya'll make some noise!

♪ ♪ ♪ Travelin' around this world ♪ ♪ Singing my song ♪ ♪ I got to go, Lord I can't stay long ♪ ♪ Here comes that ol' ♪ ♪ Travelin' jones once again ♪ ♪ I like to drink and dance all night ♪ ♪ Comes to a fix not afraid to fight ♪ ♪ You got that right ♪ ♪ Said, you got that right ♪ ♪ Well you got that right ♪ ♪ Sure got that right ♪ Ya'll know that, Tennessee?

♪ (crowd cheering) Oooh!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, say you got that right lady ♪ Whooo!

Hey, Tennessee, are you ready?

(crowd cheering) ("I Know a Little") Sparky.

Let's get ready to rumble!

(crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes sir ♪ ♪ Y'all help me singing tonight, right?

♪ ♪ Well the bigger the city ♪ ♪ Well the brighter the lights ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ I know a little about it ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little 'bout it ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little 'bout love ♪ ♪ Baby I guess the rest ♪ Yes ma'am.

♪ ♪ Well my eyes don't read the daily news ♪ ♪ 'Cause it ain't hard to figure ♪ ♪ Why people gets the blues ♪ ♪ They can't dig what they can't use ♪ ♪ So they stick to themselves ♪ ♪ They'd be much less abused ♪ ♪ Say I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ Well, I know a little about it ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little 'bout it ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little 'bout love ♪ ♪ Baby I guess the rest ♪ Ricky.

Play Tennessee some more home, whooo!

♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Whooo ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Whooo ♪ ♪ Doo doo ♪ Peter Keys on keyboards.

♪ Doo doo ♪ ♪ ♪ Doo doo ♪ ♪ ♪ Well you want me to be your only man ♪ ♪ So listen up mama, teach you all I can ♪ ♪ Do right baby, do by your man ♪ ♪ Don't worry mama, teach you all I can ♪ ♪ Say I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ Oh, I know a little about it ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little 'bout it ♪ ♪ I know a little ♪ ♪ I know a little 'bout love ♪ ♪ Baby I guess the rest ♪ ♪ Well I know a little 'bout love ♪ (crowd cheering and applauding) ♪ Baby I want your best ♪ ♪ ♪ Lord I know a little 'bout love ♪ ♪ ♪ Whooo ♪ (crowd cheering) That's right, baby.

Whooo!

We thank you so much.

You know what?

This is a little different for us because we're glad that you're die-hard Skynyrd fans.

I think you're mega- die-hard fans and (crowd cheering) coming out on a Sunday night here to celebrate the legacy and the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd with us.

And you know what, we brought a little Southern- you know we're from the South, Jacksonville, Florida, so we're in Tennessee, so we couldn't come here without doing something a little down south jukin' for you tonight.

Y'all put your hands together.

Come on, put 'em together, make some noise.

("Down South Jukin'") ♪ ♪ Whooo ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, Billy Joe told me ♪ ♪ Said well everything's lookin' fine ♪ ♪ He got the place all secure ♪ ♪ Got the icebox full of wine ♪ ♪ He said, now hurry on over and don't be late ♪ ♪ I got three lovely ladies who just won't wait ♪ ♪ We'll do some down south jukin' ♪ ♪ Lookin' for peace of mind ♪ That's right.

♪ Now put your summer pants on ♪ ♪ Lets get out on the road ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ We've been workin' all week ♪ ♪ And I think its time we let go ♪ You guys all into that or what?

♪ We got three fine mamas sitting all alone ♪ ♪ Gonna sip our wine, gonna get it on ♪ ♪ And do some down south jukin' ♪ ♪ Lookin' for peace of mind ♪ Come on, Tennessee!

Make some noise!

♪ ♪ Now, come Monday morning ♪ ♪ We'll be headed out to the field ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ We'll be doin' everything ♪ ♪ For Papa and ol' Uncle Bill ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa ♪ ♪ Yeah, come Friday night we'll be headed to town ♪ ♪ Tryin' to pick up any woman hanging around ♪ ♪ And do some down south jukin' ♪ ♪ Lookin' for a peace of mind ♪ Y'all can sing it with us if you like.

♪ We'll do some down south jukin' ♪ ♪ Lookin' for a peace of mind ♪ That's right, baby.

♪ We'll do some down south jukin' ♪ ♪ Lookin' for a peace of mind ♪ ♪ Whooo!

That's right, baby.

(crowd cheering) Woo-hooo.

(crowd cheering) We thank you so much.

(crowd cheering) You know what?

(crowd cheering) About- next year will be 36 years that I've been in the band.

I've been playing with Gary and Dale and we started out with Leon and Billy, and it's been a lot of- long, long road, folks.

A long, long road.

And tonight, tonight we have the man- my brother Ronnie Van Zant started Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allen Collins, (crowd cheering) a long, long time ago, (crowd cheering) on a baseball field.

Can you believe that?

But, y'all give it up for Gary Rossington, and #*#*#*#*, he's already out here.

He can't wait to play for you tonight.

(crowd cheering) And his wife Ms. Dale Rossington.

How about her?

And y'all ready?

Can you sing?

Can you sing?

(crowd cheering) We've been there, we've done that.

And we ain't never going back.

("That Smell") ♪ ♪ ♪ Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars ♪ ♪ Oak tree you're in my way ♪ You sing it.

♪ There's too much coke and too much smoke ♪ ♪ Look what's going on inside you ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ Can't you smell that smell ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ The smell of death surrounds you ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Ah yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Angel of darkness is upon you ♪ ♪ Stuck a needle in your arm ♪ ♪ Fool you ♪ ♪ So take another toke, have a blow for your nose ♪ ♪ One more drink fool, will drown you ♪ ♪ Yeah, you ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ Can't you smell that smell ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ The smell of death surrounds you ♪ ♪ ♪ Now they call you Prince Charming ♪ ♪ Can't speak a word when you're full of 'ludes ♪ ♪ Say you'll be all right come tomorrow ♪ ♪ But tomorrow might not be here for you ♪ ♪ Yeah, you ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ Can't you smell that smell ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ The smell of death surrounds you ♪ ♪ Oh no fool you ♪ ♪ Aw, stick those needles in your arms ♪ ♪ ♪ Oooh oooh oooh oooh ♪ ♪ ♪ You know I been there before ♪ ♪ That's a fool, y'all.

Tennessee, Skynyrd can't hear y'all.

(crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ One little problem that confronts you ♪ ♪ Got a monkey on your back ♪ ♪ Just one more fix, Lord might do the trick ♪ ♪ One hell of a price for you to get your kicks ♪ ♪ Hell yeah ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ Can't you smell that smell ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ The smell of death surrounds you ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ Can't you smell that smell ♪ ♪ Ooooh that smell ♪ ♪ The smell of death surrounds you ♪ ♪ Oh you don't fool you ♪ ♪ Don't stick those needles in your arms ♪ ♪ You just fool, just fool, just fool ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh whooo ♪ ♪ Come on, come on, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ Ha-ha.

(crowd cheering) Y'all wanna hear a little "Cry for the Bad Man" by any chance?

How about that, huh?

(crowd cheering) ("Cry for the Bad Man") ♪ Hey!

♪ ♪ He walks so tall to be so small ♪ ♪ Never met a man who's stranger ♪ ♪ He lives his life for the dollar sign ♪ ♪ And to deal with him is danger ♪ ♪ Well he knocked me down but I'm on my feet ♪ ♪ Now I'm so much wiser ♪ ♪ I'd rather quit and go back home ♪ ♪ Than to deal with the money miser ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ Let us cry for the bad man ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ I wrote a song for this bad man ♪ Hey!

♪ ♪ Well, you treat me right ♪ ♪ Baby, I'll treat you right ♪ ♪ That's the way its supposed to be ♪ ♪ Now I put my faith down in my friend ♪ ♪ And he almost put an end to me ♪ ♪ Well I work seven days a week ♪ ♪ Eight when I am able ♪ ♪ And when you take my money from me ♪ ♪ You take food from my mama's table ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ Let us cry for the bad man ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ I wrote a song for the bad man ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, baby you know who you are ♪ Here we go.

Hey!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ Let us cry for the bad man ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ I wrote a song for this bad man ♪ ♪ ♪ Way down in Georgia ♪ ♪ Well, you treat me right ♪ ♪ Baby, I'll treat you right ♪ ♪ That's the way it's supposed to be ♪ ♪ Now, I put my faith down in my friend ♪ ♪ And he almost put an end to me ♪ ♪ Well, when you take my money baby ♪ ♪ When you hurt my family ♪ ♪ I go walkin' through the swamps without shoes ♪ ♪ Step on a snake, scare you ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ Let us cry for the bad man ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ I wrote a song for this bad man ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ Let us cry for the bad man ♪ ♪ Ah-ooooh ♪ ♪ I wrote a song for the bad man ♪ ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ Oh baby straight to you ♪ ♪ That's right, baby.

(laughing) Whooo.

We thank you, we thank you, we thank you.

Y'all give it up for Marcus King.

How about it baby?

Right here.

How about it?

Yeah.

(crowd cheering) MARCUS: How about Lynyrd Skynyrd, y'all?

Right there?

(crowd cheering) JOHNNY: Alright, here we go.

("Saturday Night Special") Y'all make some noise.

♪ Come on!

♪ ♪ ♪ Ooooh, looky here ♪ ♪ ♪ Two feet they come a-creeping ♪ ♪ Like a black cat do ♪ ♪ And two bodies laying naked ♪ ♪ A creeper think he got nothing to lose, yeah ♪ ♪ So he creeps into this house ♪ ♪ And unlocks the door ♪ ♪ And as a man's reaching for his trousers ♪ ♪ He shoots him full of 38 holes ♪ ♪ Mister Saturday- Night-Special ♪ ♪ You got a barrel that's a-blue and cold ♪ ♪ So ain't good for nothin' ♪ ♪ But put a man six a-feet in a hole ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh that's a Saturday- Night-Special ♪ ♪ ♪ Big Jim's been drinkin' whiskey ♪ ♪ Playing poker on a losin' night ♪ ♪ And pretty soon old Jim starts thinkin' ♪ ♪ A-somebody's been cheatin' and lyin' ♪ ♪ So Big Jim commence to fightin' ♪ ♪ I wouldn't tell you no lie ♪ ♪ Oh no ♪ ♪ And Big Jim done pulled his pistol ♪ ♪ And shot his friend right between his eyes ♪ Come on!

♪ Mister Saturday- Night-Special ♪ ♪ You got a barrel that's a-blue and cold ♪ ♪ So ain't good for nothin' ♪ ♪ But put a man six a-feet in a hole ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh that's a Saturday- Night-Special ♪ ♪ For $20 you can buy yourself one too ♪ Any ol' pawn shop will do.

Tennessee, It ain't no good, baby, ain't no good.

Come on.

♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Let me tell you all about it ♪ ♪ Hand guns are made for killin' ♪ ♪ They ain't no good for nothin' else ♪ ♪ And if you like to drink your whiskey ♪ ♪ You might even shoot yourself ♪ ♪ So why don't we dump 'em people ♪ ♪ To the bottom of the sea ♪ ♪ Before some old fool come around here ♪ ♪ And wanna shoot either you or me ♪ ♪ Mister Saturday- Night-Special ♪ ♪ Got a barrel that's a-blue and cold ♪ ♪ So ain't good for nothin' ♪ ♪ But put a man six a-feet in a hole ♪ ♪ Oh that's a Saturday- Night-Special ♪ ♪ I'd like to tell 'em what I'm gonna do with it too ♪ Like my older brother Ronnie Van Zant said Skynyrd Nation.

(crowd cheering) They're gonna love it.

♪ Oh, you can read about it ♪ ♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ How 'bout a big hand!

(crowd cheering) ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ Y'all give it up for Marcus King.

How about it, buddy?

♪ Hey, hey.

♪ ♪ (crowd cheering) MARCUS: God bless, Lynyrd Skynyrd.

God bless Nashville, Tennessee.

(crowd cheering) JOHNNY: Y'all give it up for Jelly Roll.

How about it, right here?

(crowd cheering) JELLY ROLL: Nashville, my home town.

(Johnny laughing) ("Tuesday's Gone") (crowd cheering) ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ JOHNNY: Do you know it?

Well what are you waiting on, Tennessee?

(crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ A train roll on, on down the line ♪ ♪ Won't you please take me far away ♪ Jelly Roll.

♪ ♪ Now I feel the wind blow outside my door ♪ ♪ Means I'm, I'm leaving my woman behind ♪ Sing it loud.

♪ Lordy ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ My baby's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ Again ♪ That's right.

Y'all give it up for Mr. Gary Rossington on guitar.

How about it, Tennessee!

♪ ♪ Now I don't know, oh where I'm going ♪ ♪ See I, I just want to be left alone ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, when the train ends I'll try again ♪ ♪ But I'm, I'm leaving my woman at home ♪ Come on, Tennessee!

♪ Lordy, again ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ I tell you ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ Lord, again ♪ ♪ My baby's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ Train rolls on ♪ ♪ Oh, Tuesday's gone ♪ ♪ Train rolls on ♪ ♪ A train ♪ Mr. Keys playing it pretty for Billy Powell up in rock and roll Heaven, huh?

Play the keys, baby, play the keys, baby.

Play the keys, man.

♪ We love you, Skynyrd Nation.

♪ Ooooh ooooh ♪ If you believe in angels sing with ours, one time to the sky.

♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ I tell you ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone ♪ ♪ Oh she's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ My baby's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ Train rolls on ♪ ♪ Train rolls on ♪ ♪ My baby's gone ♪ ♪ I'm riding out now she's gone ♪ Y'all give it up for Jelly Roll, how about it?

(crowd cheering) ♪ Tuesday's gone ♪ ♪ And Tuesday's gone ♪ ♪ My baby's gone ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ JELLY ROLL: Nashville, Tennessee.

JOHNNY: Goodbye Tuesday.

(crowd cheering) JOHNNY: Give it up for Boxcar on the harmonica, baby.

Yeah!

(crowd applauding) You can't let him get out of here without giving him a hat.

And I wanna bring out somebody very, very special to me.

He's not only my neighbor, my brother, but my best friend in the world.

Okay, y'all give it up for my brother Donnie Van Zant on vocals.

How about it, right?

Y'all give it up, give it up for him, huh?

(crowd cheering) All right, Donnie, which side you want?

You're the older brother.

("Red, White & Blue") ♪ This goes out to all of you out there in the audience.

God bless you.

♪ ♪ We don't have no plastic LA Frynds ♪ ♪ Ain't on the edge of no popular trend ♪ ♪ Ain't never seen the inside ♪ ♪ Of that magazine GQ ♪ ♪ We don't care if you're a lawyer ♪ ♪ A Texas oil man ♪ ♪ Some waitress busting ass at some liquor stand ♪ ♪ If you got soul ♪ ♪ We hang out with people just like you ♪ Yeah!

♪ My hair's turning white ♪ ♪ My neck's always been red ♪ ♪ My collar's still blue ♪ ♪ We've always been here ♪ ♪ Just trying to sing the truth to you ♪ ♪ Yes you could say ♪ ♪ We've always been ♪ Real loud.

♪ Red, white and blue ♪ Yeah, that's right, baby, ah, yeah.

♪ ♪ Ride our own bikes to Sturgis ♪ ♪ Pay our own dues ♪ ♪ Smoking Camels and drinking domestic brews ♪ ♪ You want to know where I've been ♪ ♪ Look at my hands ♪ ♪ Yeah, I've driven by the White House ♪ ♪ Spent some time in jail ♪ ♪ Momma cried but she still wouldn't pay my bail ♪ ♪ I ain't been no angel ♪ ♪ But even God, he understands ♪ That's right.

♪ My hair's turning white ♪ ♪ My neck's always been red ♪ ♪ My collar's still blue ♪ ♪ We've always been here ♪ ♪ Just trying to sing the truth to you ♪ ♪ Yes you could say ♪ ♪ We've always been ♪ Real loud.

♪ Red, white and blue ♪ Yeah that's right, baby.

God bless America, Tennessee.

Oh yeah.

♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ We're gonna need your help.

♪ Come on, Donnie.

Come on.

♪ ♪ My hair's turning white ♪ ♪ My neck's always been red ♪ ♪ My collar's still blue ♪ ♪ We've always been here ♪ ♪ Just trying to sing the truth to you ♪ ♪ Yes you could say ♪ ♪ We've always been ♪ Your turn.

♪ Red, white and blue ♪ God bless, America, baby.

Hey, if you can stand on your own two feet, get off your ass for our troops and their families.

God bless, y'all.

Y'all give it up for my big brother Donnie Van Zant, Tennessee.

(crowd cheering) Where you at?

He's back there taking a drink.

Y'all gave it up for Mr. Smith from Shinedown.

How about it?

Yeah.

BRENT: What's going on?

(crowd cheering) JOHNNY: I'm telling you this boy's voice is so strong, I go, "Holy crap."

(laughing) Here we go.

("Simple Man") ♪ ♪ Y'all sing it loud with us tonight, okay?

♪ ♪ Well Mama told me when I was young ♪ ♪ Come sit beside me, my only son ♪ ♪ And listen closely to what I say ♪ ♪ And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ I'll be your Southern man ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, take your time, don't live too fast ♪ ♪ Troubles will come, oh and they will pass ♪ ♪ You'll find a woman and you'll find love ♪ ♪ And don't forget that there is someone up above ♪ Sing it.

BRENT: Let's hear it!

♪ And be a simple kind of man ♪ ♪ Oh, be something you love and understand ♪ ♪ Oh baby, be a simple, be a simple man ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can ♪ ♪ JOHNNY: God bless the simple man, oh yeah!

♪ Ooooh ooooh ♪ ♪ Forget your lust for rich man's gold ♪ ♪ All that you need oh is in your soul ♪ ♪ And you can do this, oh baby, if you try ♪ That's right.

♪ All that I want for you, my son ♪ ♪ Is just to be satisfied ♪ Let us sing it.

BRENT: Go!

♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Oh, yes, I will ♪ ♪ ♪ Hey, be a simple man ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourself ♪ ♪ Follow your heart and nothing else ♪ ♪ And you can do this, oh baby, if you try ♪ ♪ All that I want from you, my son ♪ ♪ Is just to be satisfied ♪ ♪ And be a simple kind of man ♪ BRENT: Let us hear you!

♪ Oh, be something you love and understand ♪ ♪ Baby, be a simple ♪ Wooo!

♪ Be a simple kind of man ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you do this for me, child, if you can ♪ JOHNNY: We need to hear you loud, alright.

♪ Baby, be a simple ♪ ♪ Baby, be a simple ♪ ♪ Kind of man ♪ ♪ Oh, be something that you love and understand ♪ ♪ Baby, be a simple kind of man ♪ Your turn.

♪ Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can ♪ ♪ Oh, you know I will ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'll be a simple man ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll do the best that I can ♪ ♪ So, baby, be a simple ♪ ♪ ♪ Kind of man ♪ BRENT: Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Let's go!

(crowd cheering) ♪ JOHNNY: God bless America.

Yeah!

Give it up for Brent!

(crowd cheering) ♪ (crowd cheering and applauding) ♪ Y'all give it up for him one more time.

How about it?

Man, that boy's got a loud voice on him.

Whooo.

We love you guys.

♪ From here on out, we're just gonna play it out.

Is that okay?

It's just gonna be us on stage, you know?

(crowd cheering) Now, I wanna know, How you guys doing over here tonight?

Y'all doing good, y'all feel okay?

(crowd cheering) Doing good?

Okay, hang on, I'm gonna stop.

I'm gonna stop because I'm gonna give you another shot because I'm going over there, okay?

So, again, turn on the lights my boy, I can't see all their smiling faces.

How you guys doing?

Yeah.

(crowd cheering) Y'all put your hands together like this here for Skynyrd.

Come on.

Are you ready?

(crowd cheering) Do you wanna blow your top for Lynyrd Skynyrd tonight?

Do you wanna blow your top?

Are you guys all in or what?

Y'all in, y'all in?

Make some noise, Nashville.

We love Nashville, Tennessee.

It's great to be here at the Ryman Auditorium for PBS.

God bless you.

Gary, sic 'em.

("Gimme Three Steps") ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ ♪ Y'all help me sing it tonight, help me sing it.

♪ ♪ I was cutting the rug ♪ ♪ Down at a place called The Jug ♪ ♪ With a girl named Linda Lu ♪ ♪ When in walked a man ♪ ♪ With a gun in his hand ♪ ♪ Lookin' for you know who ♪ ♪ He said, hey fine fellow ♪ ♪ With the hair colored yellow ♪ ♪ What you tryin' to prove ♪ ♪ 'Cause that's my woman there ♪ ♪ And I'm a man who cares ♪ ♪ And this might be all for you ♪ ♪ I said, excuse me, huh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ I ain't gonna fight over a #*#*#*#*#*.

You know what Tennessee?

(crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ I was scared and fearing for my life ♪ ♪ I was shakin' like a leaf on a tree ♪ ♪ 'Cause he was lean and mean ♪ ♪ And big and bad, Lord ♪ ♪ Pointin' that gun at me ♪ ♪ Oh wait a minute, mister ♪ ♪ I didn't even kiss her ♪ ♪ Don't want no trouble with you ♪ ♪ And I know you don't owe me ♪ ♪ But I wish you'd let me ♪ ♪ Ask one favor from you ♪ How 'bout it big one?

♪ So won't you give me three steps ♪ ♪ Gimme three steps mister ♪ ♪ Gimme three steps towards the door ♪ ♪ Gimme three steps ♪ ♪ Gimme three steps mister ♪ ♪ And you'll never see me no more ♪ ♪ Oh, that's for sure ♪ ♪ Whoa!

♪ ♪ Yeah, come on people, yeah.

♪ Like Ronnie Van Zant would say, Tennessee.

♪ Bring it on my mules I'm hearin'.

Kick 'em one time.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well the crowd cleared away ♪ ♪ And I began to pray ♪ ♪ As the water fell on the floor ♪ ♪ And I'm telling you son ♪ ♪ Well, it ain't no fun ♪ ♪ Staring straight down a .44 ♪ ♪ Well he turned and screamed at Linda Lu ♪ ♪ And that's the break I was looking for ♪ ♪ And you could hear me screaming a mile away ♪ ♪ As I was headed out towards the door ♪ Y'all get crazy, alright?

♪ So won't you give me three steps ♪ ♪ Gimme three steps mister ♪ ♪ Gimme three steps towards the door ♪ ♪ Gimme three steps ♪ ♪ Gimme three steps mister ♪ ♪ And you'll never see me no more ♪ Ahh, show me that back door.

I think I'm gonna get the hell out of- Nashville, ♪ Tennessee ♪ I'm gonna be gone, baby.

(crowd cheering) ♪ ("Call Me the Breeze") ♪ ♪ ♪ Well now they call me the breeze ♪ ♪ I keep blowin' down the road ♪ I can't hear you Nashville.

♪ Well now they call me the breeze, baby ♪ ♪ I keep blowin' down the road ♪ ♪ ♪ I ain't got me nobody ♪ ♪ I don't carry me no load ♪ That's the man right there.

♪ 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 ♪ How about you, people?

♪ ♪ And I ain't hidin' from nobody ♪ ♪ Nobody's hidin' from me ♪ Oh, Tennessee.

That's the way it's supposed to be.

♪ Oooooh, yah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Come on.

♪ Well I got that green light baby ♪ ♪ I got to keep movin' on ♪ That's right.

♪ Well I got that green light baby ♪ ♪ I got to keep movin' on ♪ ♪ And on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ I might go out to California ♪ ♪ Might go down to Georgia ♪ ♪ I don't know ♪ How 'bout the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee?

♪ Oooooh ♪ Ha!

♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa.

♪ Again Mr. Keys working hard for you, Tennessee.

I feel the nerves are picking up.

Are you guys all in or what?

(crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ Whooo ♪ ♪ Yeah, good people.

Alright that didn't work.

Well, how about all you die-hards out there tonight, huh?

(crowd cheering) Listen now.

♪ Doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Whooo ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well now I dig you Georgia peaches ♪ ♪ Makes me feel right at home ♪ ♪ ♪ Well now I dig you Georgia peaches ♪ ♪ Makes me feel right at home ♪ ♪ ♪ But I don't love me no one woman ♪ ♪ I can't stay in Georgia long ♪ You gotta sing it to feel the breeze, huh?

♪ Well now they call me the breeze ♪ ♪ I keep blowin' down the road ♪ We can't hear you, Tennessee.

♪ Well now they call me the breeze, baby ♪ ♪ I keep blowin' down the road ♪ ♪ ♪ I ain't got me nobody ♪ ♪ I don't carry me no load ♪ You guys help me out tonight, come on.

♪ Oooh ♪ (Johnny imitating drums) We love you guys.

God bless you.

Mister Breeze!

♪ (Johnny vocalizing) Take good care folks.

(crowd cheering) ♪ (crowd cheering) Whoo!

Alright.

We thank you so much.

So can you sing again?

You guys have been a wonderful audience.

Ah, look here.

Sing it loud.

Come here Sparky.

Sing it loud.

I think I said sing it loud and proud.

("Sweet Home Alabama") Turn it up.

♪ Whooo!

♪ ♪ Big wheels keep on turning ♪ ♪ Carrying me home to see my kin ♪ ♪ Singing songs about the southland ♪ ♪ I miss Alabama once again ♪ ♪ And I think it's a sin, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her ♪ ♪ Southern man ♪ ♪ Well I heard old Neil put her down ♪ ♪ Well I hope Neil Young will remember ♪ What did you say people?

♪ A Southern man don't need him around anyhow ♪ Sing it, baby.

♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪ ♪ Where the skies are so blue ♪ ♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm coming home to you ♪ ♪ ♪ In Birmingham they love the governor ♪ What do you say?

♪ Boo, boo, boo ♪ ♪ Now we all did what we could do ♪ ♪ Now Watergate does not bother me ♪ ♪ Does your conscience bother you ♪ ♪ Now tell the truth ♪ Yeah!

♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪ ♪ Where the skies are so blue ♪ ♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm coming home to you ♪ Now come Alabama!

♪ Oh there's good people in Nashville, Tennessee tonight.

Don't you agree?

(crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Alabama ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ 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 people?

♪ They pick me up when I'm feeling blue ♪ ♪ Now how about you ♪ ♪ Bring 'em down ♪ ♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪ ♪ Where the skies are so blue ♪ ♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm coming home to you ♪ One more time, your turn.

♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪ Oh sweet home baby.

♪ Where the skies are so blue ♪ And the governor's true?

♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪ ♪ Lordy ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm coming home to you ♪ ♪ Whooo, whooo, yeah, yeah ♪ Ah, now, Montgomery's got the answer, people.

But I think you good people right here in the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee got the answer tonight.

Don't you agree?

(crowd cheering) Y'all be kind and put your hands in the air like the simple one.

Skynyrd!

♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Alabama ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Alabama ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Alabama ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Alabama ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Alabama ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ ♪ Alabama ♪ ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ Oh whoa ♪ ♪ Alabama, Alabama ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh sweet ♪ Nashville, Tennessee, we love you.

God bless each and every one of you.

You guys, help PBS out, support 'em.

How about it, baby?

(crowd cheering) ♪ (crowd cheering and applauding) RONNIE: To me there's nothing freer than a- than a bird.

You know, just flying wherever he wants to go.

And I don't know.

That's what this- this country's all about.

You know, being free and, I- I think everybody wants to be a free bird.

(crowd cheering) ("Freebird") ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ If I leave here tomorrow ♪ ♪ ♪ Would you still remember me ♪ JOHNNY: Yes, sir!

♪ For I must be traveling on now ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's too many places I've got to see ♪ ♪ ♪ If I stayed here with you, girl ♪ ♪ ♪ Things just couldn't be the same ♪ Come to us.

♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now ♪ Yeah!

♪ And this bird you cannot change ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ And this bird you cannot change ♪ ♪ ♪ And the bird you'll never change ♪ ♪ Lord knows I can't change ♪ Know that, Tennessee.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Play a prayer for Tennessee tonight, Mr. Keys.

♪ And everybody up in rock and roll heaven, yeah!

♪ ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ ♪ Bye, bye, baby, it's been a sweet love, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Though this feeling I can't change ♪ ♪ ♪ Please don't take it so badly ♪ ♪ ♪ 'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame ♪ ♪ ♪ If I stay here with you, now ♪ ♪ ♪ Things just couldn't be the same ♪ ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now ♪ RONNIE: How about you, babe?

♪ And the bird they'll never change ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ And the bird you cannot change ♪ ♪ ♪ And the bird you cannot change ♪ ♪ Lord knows, I can't change ♪ ♪ Lord, help me, I can't change ♪ ♪ Lord, I can't change ♪ ♪ Oh won't you fly high, oh free bird, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ (crowd cheering and applauding) (crowd cheering and applauding) (crowd cheering and applauding) (crowd cheering and applauding) (crowd cheering and applauding) ♪ Whooo ♪ ("Sweet Home Alabama") ♪ ♪ Big wheels keep on turning ♪ ♪ Carrying me home to see my kin ♪ ♪ Singing songs about the southland ♪ ♪ I miss Alabama once again ♪ ♪ And I think it's a sin ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her ♪ ♪ Southern man ♪ ♪ Well I heard old Neil ♪ ♪ Put her down ♪ ♪ Well I hope Neil Young will remember ♪ JOHNNY: What did you say, people?

♪ A Southern man don't need him around anyhow ♪ Sing it, baby.

♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪ ♪ ANNOUNCER: This program is available with Passport because of your generous donation to your local PBS station.

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