{"product_id":"lynyrd-skynyrd-fyfty-5576912-4-cd-set","title":"Lynyrd Skynyrd - Fyfty  4 CD Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe legend and even mythology of Lynyrd Skynyrd is well-defined. This is a band that raised hell, kicked ass, flew like a “Free Bird” and boogied like the devil Robert Johnson met at the crossroads. They still do all that, as a matter of fact, 50 years after the band’s first album was released.Skynyrd’s real legacy is its songs, a half-century’s worth of material spread across 14 studio albums and on compilations and live recordings that over the years have unearthed unreleased gems and rarities that have only enhanced one of rock ‘n’ roll’s richest bodies of work.Skynyrd’s story is a well-told tale of triumph amidst and over tragedies. The group – its name a play on a long hair-hating high school gym teacher Leonard Skinner – was formed during the late ‘60s in Jacksonville, Florida spent years honing its craft, through hard touring and hot material – including “Sweet Home Alabama” and the anthemic opus “Free Bird” – made the band one of America’s biggest by the mid-70s, a bona fide arena headliner that even gave the likes of The Rolling Stones and The Who a run for their money when they opened for them, and even had the impudence to take shots at Neil Young for disrespecting the Southland.The group’s ascent abruptly and tragically stopped on October 20, 1977 when the plane taking Skynyrd to its next show in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, crashed in a Mississippi forest, killing three band members (vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines). Guitarists Gary Rossington \u0026amp; Allen Collins, bassist Leon Wilkeson, keyboardist Billy Powell, drummer Artimus Pyle and backing vocalist Leslie Hawkins were all seriously injured, and Skynyrd ceased to be for a decade.Its re-emergence in 1987 for what was supposed to be a one-off tribute tour was surprising and controversial – until the group hit the stage. With Johnny Van Zant out front – who Ronnie had told others was the best singer in the family – Skynyrd became a formidable force again, releasing nine more studio albums to date and welcoming a myriad of more members to the ranks as others passed on – Collins in 1990, Wilkeson in 2001, Powell in 2009, original guitarist Ed King in 1996 and, most recently, Rossington, the last co-founding member in March 2023.The career-spanning 50 tracks featured on FYFTY demonstrate the reward of the southern greats. It’s a travelogue, a tribute and mostly an illuminating celebration of what the band has achieved, from those early Muscle Shoals recordings through the career-defining songs of the ‘70s then to the ’87 tribute show that ignited the reunion, right up to the determined defiance of “Last of a Dyin’ Breed” and “Last of the Street Survivors” and most recently November 2022’s final show with Rossington on “Gimme Three Steps”. Featuring opening notes by band friend \u0026amp; esteemed rock journalist, screenwriter \u0026amp; director Cameron Crowe along with liner notes plus track-by-track notes written by Detroit journalist Gary Graff, the collection is filled with unreleased photos of the original band and reformed band.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCD 1\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Comin’ Home (Original Version)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. I Ain’t The One\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Gimme Three Steps\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Tuesday’s Gone\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Simple Man\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Sweet Home Alabama\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. The Ballad Of Curtis Loew\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Workin’ For MCA\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. On The Hunt\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Made In The Shade\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller (Live)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. All I Can Do Is Write About It (Acoustic Version)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. Gimme Back My Bullets\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14. Double Trouble\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCD 2\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Saturday Night Special (Live)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. T For Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) (Live)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Travelin’ Man (Live)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Free Bird (Live – Unreleased)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. What’s Your Name\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. You Got That Right\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. I Know A Little\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Down South Jukin’\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. White Dove\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Was I Right Or Wrong?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Georgia Peaches\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Mr. Banker\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCD 3\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Call Me The Breeze (Live)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. That Smell (Live)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Smokestack Lightning\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Southern Women\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. The Last Rebel\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Born To Run\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Devil In The Bottle\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Talked Myself Right Into It\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Berneice\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Voodoo Lake\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Tomorrow’s Goodbye\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCD 4\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Mad Hatter\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Pick ‘Em Up\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Red White And Blue\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Skynyrd Nation\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Simple Life\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Still Unbroken\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. God \u0026amp; Guns\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Gifted Hands\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Start Livin’ Life Again\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Mississippi Blood\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. 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