Lynyrd Skynyrd Royalties Still Bringin' Home The Bacon

[DougGuy]

I was glad to see Ed King enjoying his income buying a nice but modest home in Nashville, and he was able to invest in a few choice guitars which he would post videos of him playing these iconic and extremely collectible guitars on his Facebook page, he would often show the parts he played on the Skynyrd classics, just Ed and the guitar plugged straight into a vintage Fender amp, priceless....

Primary Wave Music has acquired the artist royalties of late Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member and drummer Bob Burns, whose credits include recordings on the band’s first two albums, 1973’s (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd) and 1974’s Second Helping, plus subsequent compilations that those tracks appear on.

While exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, the company said it was a multi-million deal. This was a deal inked for Bob Burns' royalties that his family still receives for his contributions to the first two Lynyrd Skynyrd albums. I hope his family benefits from those early recordings.

In the U.S., the Southern rock band’s entire catalog has averaged 666,000 album consumption units over the last three years, according to Luminate. Of that, the band’s Second Helping album accounted for almost 182,000 units over that time period, while the historical data for the first album was unavailable from Luminate at press time. Those albums include many of their signature songs, namely “Free Bird,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Gimme Three Steps,” and “Simple Man.”

Burns died in a car accident on April 3, 2015 in Cartersville, Ga. at the age of 64. The band’s last surviving original member, Gary Rossington, died earlier this month at 71. Lynyrd Skynyrd's Catalog Up 16% in Streams After Gary Rossington's Death

“Lynyrd Skynyrd’s first two albums are timeless and are celebrated to this day,” Primary Wave Music’s svp of business & legal affairs Samantha Rhulen said in a statement. She goes on: “To have Bob Burns’ contribution to this iconic music as part of our catalog is an incredible honor and the team at Primary Wave will ensure that his legacy is recognized by generations to come.”

According to Luminate, Skynyrd has garnered 27.1 million album consumption units in the U.S. According to the Primary Wave announcement, the band has been ranked on several best-of lists, including Rolling Stone‘s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” — and in 2006, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Primary Wave continues to be a leading buyer of legacy rock and R&B. In the last six months, it has acquired entirely or an interest in the publishing and/or recording artist royalty income streams in the catalogs of Doors members Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, punk icon Joey Ramone, songwriter and E Street Band member Stevie Van Zandt, and Huey Lewis and The News.

[Firebricker]

Long live the Guitar Army !

[45workhorse]

IF, I remember correctly I went to their ten year reunion when I was stationed at Camp Pendleton.
No better music.
But I was worried about getting high from second hand weed smoke!!!
It was still a awesome time!!!!

[jaysouth]

Here is the Russian Army doing Sweet Home Alabama. they are backing up a Finnish rock group called "Leningrad Cowboys".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GRpA5H3CI

[abunaitoo]

One of my all time favorite bands.
Back when music was still music.
Not like the rubbish out these days.

[fastdadio]

One of my all time favorite bands.
Back when music was still music.
Not like the rubbish out these days.

Mine also. I still listen to them on regular basis.

[jimlj]

Alexa, play Lenyrd Skynyrd

[Tim357]

Anything but Saturday Night Special

[Lloyd Smale]

skynyrd was anti gun that is what saturday night special is about. there not the good old boys some southerns think. just another hippy rock band drunk or stoned 90 percent of the time.

[fastdadio]

skynyrd was anti gun that is what saturday night special is about. there not the good old boys some southerns think. just another hippy rock band drunk or stoned 90 percent of the time.

One can't really box them up and stick them in the anti gun category. If I was to label them, I'd put them into the Elmer Fudd category. The song in question was written 7 years after the passing of the GCA of 1968. It was a big deal at the time and dominated the news headlines . 'Saturday night special' was the buzz word at the time of the anti gun leftists and referred cheaply built, easily obtained, pocket pistols. Ronny Van Zandt was know to have, hunt with, and carry a .22 pistol. The other band members were also know to have grown up in typical southern families with traditional hunting and fishing traditions and strong religious morals.
Here's a link to two of my favorite songs that are anything but anti gun;
Gimme Back My Bullets;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pyo2f0uMBA
Mississippi Kid;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmdxiJ2maZQ
So there's twice as many songs by them that are anything but anti gun.
As far as calling them 'hippies', one would have to define the word. Simply having long hair does not make someone a hippie. Hippie to me defines a typical long hair leftist commie. These guys strongly stood for the traditional religious family values and way of life as viewed from a southern mans perspective. Drunk and stoned? Yes most rebellious young men enjoy their drug of choice, but unlike a typical hippie, these guys liked to fight and fight hard and were known for it. They would stomp a hippie on Saturday night just for fun. These guys lived hard, played hard, and made no apologies for who and what they stood for. In these crazy times we find ourselves, I wish we had more examples like them.

[Lloyd Smale]

sorry but VanZant was a big fan of jimmy carter too. couple rare real pro gun god and country rockers are ted Nugent and kid rock. funny thing there both yankees from michigan

[jonp]

Here is the Russian Army doing Sweet Home Alabama. they are backing up a Finnish rock group called "Leningrad Cowboys".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GRpA5H3CI

That was one of the strangest things I've seen but they did a great take of the classic but about a half beat or so slow says my musician wife

[jonp]

sorry but VanZant was a big fan of jimmy carter too. couple rare real pro gun god and country rockers are ted Nugent and kid rock. funny thing there both yankees from michigan

lol, did you see Kid Rock shooting up Bud Light cans to express his thoughts on AB signing a Tranny to represent the brand?

[Tracy]

Simple Man was their best song, in my opinion. Sweet Home Alabama wasn't bad either. But I would gladly go the rest of my life never hearing those two again if it meant I also never had to hear Free Bird, Saturday Night Special or That Smell again.
As for southern rock bands, Allman Brothers were so much better that there is no comparison.

[Dancing Bear]

One can't really box them up and stick them in the anti gun category. If I was to label them, I'd put them into the Elmer Fudd category. The song in question was written 7 years after the passing of the GCA of 1968. It was a big deal at the time and dominated the news headlines . 'Saturday night special' was the buzz word at the time of the anti gun leftists and referred cheaply built, easily obtained, pocket pistols. Ronny Van Zandt was know to have, hunt with, and carry a .22 pistol. The other band members were also know to have grown up in typical southern families with traditional hunting and fishing traditions and strong religious morals.
Here's a link to two of my favorite songs that are anything but anti gun;
Gimme Back My Bullets;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pyo2f0uMBA
Mississippi Kid;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmdxiJ2maZQ
So there's twice as many songs by them that are anything but anti gun.
As far as calling them 'hippies', one would have to define the word. Simply having long hair does not make someone a hippie. Hippie to me defines a typical long hair leftist commie. These guys strongly stood for the traditional religious family values and way of life as viewed from a southern mans perspective. Drunk and stoned? Yes most rebellious young men enjoy their drug of choice, but unlike a typical hippie, these guys liked to fight and fight hard and were known for it. They would stomp a hippie on Saturday night just for fun. These guys lived hard, played hard, and made no apologies for who and what they stood for. In these crazy times we find ourselves, I wish we had more examples like them.
In the documentary on the band the drummer stated he didn't have guns etc. Surprised me for sure.

[fastdadio]

In the documentary on the band the drummer stated he didn't have guns etc. Surprised me for sure.

Can you point me to the documentary? I'd like to see it. The only one I remember seeing was focused on the plane crash.

[Lloyd Smale]

lol, did you see Kid Rock shooting up Bud Light cans to express his thoughts on AB signing a Tranny to represent the brand?

yes i did and it makes me proud to live in a state that gave us ted Nugent and kid rock'. not my favorite music but at least they bleed red white and blue. couple guys that put there beliefs before there wallets

[Dancing Bear]

Can you point me to the documentary? I'd like to see it. The only one I remember seeing was focused on the plane crash.
On Netflix. Called " If I leave here tomorrow ". Good watch.

[DougGuy]

In the documentary on the band the drummer stated he didn't have guns etc. Surprised me for sure.

Artimus is a USMC vet.

[DougGuy]

One can't really box them up and stick them in the anti gun category. If I was to label them, I'd put them into the Elmer Fudd category. The song in question was written 7 years after the passing of the GCA of 1968. It was a big deal at the time and dominated the news headlines . 'Saturday night special' was the buzz word at the time of the anti gun leftists and referred cheaply built, easily obtained, pocket pistols. Ronny Van Zandt was know to have, hunt with, and carry a .22 pistol. The other band members were also know to have grown up in typical southern families with traditional hunting and fishing traditions and strong religious morals.

These guys lived hard, played hard, and made no apologies for who and what they stood for. In these crazy times we find ourselves, I wish we had more examples like them.

You gotta think back to the times we/they were living in when Saturday Night Special was written. You could walk through the parking lot of most any high school and find pickups with open windows, rifle rack in the window with a rifle and a shotgun, there were NO mass shooters back then. Kids got in a fight in school, you duked it out behind the gym, you didn't run out and grab your gun and settle the score. It was unheard of.

The cheap $20 pawn shop pistols Ronnie was singing about were very much relegated to the black folks that frequented the nip joints and poker games and the juke joints of the south, it was a darker time then in their world, and shootings were common but nobody cared especially not the police, the entire South was still very racist, and if they was shooting each other, well that didn't much matter to the cops.

[Lloyd Smale]

he was shot by a white man. ive never heard a single word about his anti gun beliefs being base on race until today. if you have something to back up that statement id like to see it. But seeing in person the south in the early 70s ill say this. people didnt have ANY reservation in expressing there dislike so im betting if that was the truth even today you'd have blacks protesting there music. had nothing to do with race. he was a liberal hippy like most of the rockers then and sure wasnt some good old boy representing working class people. heck he was even a big cheerleader for jimmy carter. just because a liberal hippy is hot tempered doesnt make him one of us. it just makes him an -------!

[fastdadio]

On Netflix. Called " If I leave here tomorrow ". Good watch.

Thanks! Sad thing is, I cancelled Leftflix when they got so woke I couldn't take their propaganda any more. I'll search the title and see what comes up.

[Lloyd Smale]

my hands down favorite Ballad Of Curtis Lowe