Summer Filled with Tributes .. Music's Biggest Acts

FreeBird wrote:

Now this should be a SHOW!!
SKYNNYR LYNNYRD PERFORMS TRIBUTE TO YOU-KNOW-WHO AT RIVERSIDE
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:47 PM PDT
Free Bird!”
There isn't a rock concert, garage band gig or roadhouse catfish bar where someone hasn't yelled out that request. And if you are a rocker worth your hair, it has to be part of your arsenal for you are measured on how well you can play that classic Lynyrd Skynyrd anthem.
“Free Bird!”
The yelled request has since become a standard joke but the music behind it hasn't. In fact, the Lynyrd Skynyrd sound and aura is going on as strong as ever.
The powerful combination of weirdly spelled words struck a nerve with rock fans in the late '60s, early '70s-particularly Southern rock fans who believe Ronnie Van Zant and his band mates defined a movement as well as music. Their distinctive three-lead-guitar trademark and edgy combination of country, southern blues and British rock left its indelible mark. Lynyrd Skynyrd is to rockers what Jimmy Buffet is to parrotheads and anthems like “Free Bird” and “Sweet Home Alabama” still resonate today.
With all the tragedy surrounding the original Lynyrd Skynyrd, it is only natural that other bands would come along and try to pay tribute to all things “Free Bird.” And so they have-with one such band going by its own set of weirdly spelled words-Skynnyn Lynnyrd-making its debut in Laughlin for shows in Don's Celebrity Theatre within the Riverside Resort on Wednesday, July 30, through Sunday, August 3.