In Remembrance of Ed King (Workin' For MCA) Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Here is a tribute video I did for Ed shortly after he passed in August, 2018. Ed was a friend. One of a kind. SO quirky and funny. Since we connected in 2015, he was a great resource of music and laughter for me.
In this video, I'm including the original tribute video I did, breaking down MCA as well as some clips of some of our antics while visiting with him at his house in Nashville.
Thank you, Ed!
Cover photo by Sharon Brock King
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Eds playing was mind blowing for me. His choice of phrasing and notes and bends were like . Damm ! What did I just hear? !
I loved how he would slide up and down the neck to finish a phrase or a note in the phrase an octave lower or higher, it brings so much emotion and feel to his playing and keeps the listener from getting bored. How good were his solos that you could listen to them countless times and still be excited and still learn things from them?
Ed wasn't a shredder, speed picker, or flashy trick player, Ed was "Ed" and he was very different than most, very hard to follow his licks, he incorporated a certain feel in his playing that just can't be replicated, sweet home Alabama is a good example, most of us know the correct cord shapes and notes but we CANT get the same feel for that tune as Ed could. Thank u for this vid you're a great player and Ed king is deeply missed...
Michael Ponce I agree, Michael. Ed was one of a kind. Thank you for watching!
lol....Ed did things no one would even THINK of, its why we love him.
Saturday Night Special
I don't know, this song requires some speed picking lol.
Scott , Ed was an excellent player....but YOU, my friend are as good --- without doubt ... Great player --- thanks for your tutorials
Ed King was a Absolute, Absolute, Absolute true musical Genius. Scott, thank you for all your videos. I can watch you play all day long.
Thank you! 🙏🏼
I remember Scott from "Zone 3", to "McGuffey's" to "The Patio?". He has always been a great guy and a killer guitar player. Nice to see him doing so well.
Awesome Scott, thanks for the breakdown.
Video's like this are, to me, further proof and justification for me believing that this band of performers were musical geniuses.
Very cool introspective look at what Ed was really like. Dude was a genius...RIP brother😎👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You killed the greatest LS song they ever recorded! GREAT playing man. Incredible feel. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼
Awesome stuff man, Christ Jesus bless you ✝️🛐
Ed was a big part of Skynyrds success, a great player that Ive listened to for most of my life
Yes Ed, wrote some of the best songs for the band. His desire to be drug free caused him to leave the band. Years later it was a need for a heart transplant. RIP Ed King.
Ya but u'll never get Gary to admit that
@@Mo-dad your right and it's sad. But I have to say that all 4 guitarist that played for Skynyrd were great. They all had there own style and they meshed together perfectly.
I've realized more and just how important Ed waa to the sound/songwriter of Skynyrd and in general he was such a great musician. RIP Ed
Ed King was not only one of the most underrated guitar players in Lynyrd Skynyrd, but was also one of the most underrated musicians in all of rock history. He will always hold a special place in my heart. RIP Mr King!
God Bless you!
I remember when Ed answered a question for me on Facebook it was so cool he was a great person and one of the best guitar player's ever I will never forget him 🎶🎸
Ed King is and was my favorite player in Skynyrd. Similar story picking the guitar part apart for hours and hours. He was so unique. And thank you very much for sharing the videos with Ed and yourself. Priceless.
What a joy to watch at 4 am. Super clean. You don’t miss. Living In Nashville, I always was hoping to meet Ed one day just to thank him. Such a huge inspiration to a middle aged man cave guitarist.
Scott is one hella character hisself(I noticed he can pick a tune or two). Ed was essential to the Skynyrd success story. Thanks,good to watch again.
Ed King is one of the most grooving players of all time. The notes just seem to roll so naturally.
There's not a week goes by I don't think about Ed King my heart is still heavy and thank you for those stories , even though I didn't know I can tell he was kind and intelligent and went all out for music ,I wish I could been friends with him
This is incredible thank you. Skynyrd is my all time band. They were absolutely not the same without Ed. He had the IT that nobody else could replace.
For being a hippie kid from the west coast, he blended in perfectly with LS and was an incredible force within the band.
He was so honest about some of the other band members not liking him and to look for proof in some of the photos..... he really was something else. Loved listening to his stories. I can't blame him for leaving the band too, must have been like torture for a little while there in '75
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I am just completely shocked to read what I just read.
@@MrJohnnyDistortion you talking about the incredible force within the band, he really was, David knows what he's talking about.
@dabneyoffermein595
No. That some of the LS members did not like EK.
@@MrJohnnyDistortion he was a west-coaster , he was not one of them. But Ronnie knew how talented he was.. Cocky dude from strawberry alarm clock comes in and is making the same wages or more, so yea, some of them must have taken that badly.
he's always been my fave , i love how economic his style is & his phrasing.. he made it look effortless & so do you..
The greats always make it look easy...
I would have loved to have met Ed King. The most amazing person and Guitar Player. Always miss him and the Skynyrd boys. Best Band that ever Lived. Always!! What you said about Sweet Home Alabama...is Spot on!!! I do "Exactly" the same. Go Back to it and go..."F**k"...I didn't hear that. So Easy to play basic....But when you add all the bits....WOW. Its such a top piece of work.
Loved Ed. Got to see him in Charlotte in '87. Hope you guys are able to gig soon. Down in Granite Falls NC and hope to catch you guys up that way Asheville area. Great Video and a beautiful Strat!
Wow dude. I’d be happy to get the main riff right . . . That was amazing. And yeah, Ed was the King.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for passing on your knowledge of their music! Ed sure was a unique player! Now to hide out and woodshed!
Ed was my guitar god.... I'm always trying to play his style after all these years, Wish I could have known him personally, Your a lucky man, Great video, Hope to see more....God bless you and your family in these times were going thru....
Thank you, Eric. You and yours stay safe and healthy!
When I was a teenager starting out in the mid 90's Ed I was a DIIIIIIIE HARRRRRRD Skynyrd fan and Ed was one of my heroes. He actually would chat on AOL under the name Humbuck54 and I corresponded with him on there multiple times and it was absolutely awesome of him to do that. Incredibly underrated player and definitely the most "modal" of all the Skynyrd guys and the George Benson influence was obvious in his playing.
I had backstage tickets for the Skynyrd reunion tour back in 87.
I met Ed King backstage and got my picture with him,... very nice guy! Also got a photo with Artimus. ,(The other band members weren't available for photos).
R.I.P. MR. KING, I love the Strawberry Alarm Clock, I still have the 45, record, But when he joined Skynyrd, his ablity to play Guitar Really Came to Surface Then, He added so much to the music, of his style, Cousin Figel
I saw Ed just tear it up at the 1987 Tribute Tour show in Philly. He was by far the best axeman up there, all due respect to Gary Rossington and Randall Hall.
I LOVE this video Scott, for many reasons...dig the way you're pickin out Ed's parts so sweet and accurate and with such passion...but I ESPECIALLY agree with what you say towards the end about Skynyrds guitar parts being so nuanced and discovering those things many years after first dissection...it's like the gift that keeps on giving. Ed's playing was more than slinky...HE CHOKED THE LIFE OUT OF THE DAMN GUITAR AND MADE IT BEND TO HIS WILL!!! Lol....Shit I miss that man and his unique approach to playing his instrument....what a great tribute to a great man.
Ed is King...on the LIVE from Winterland , he had to fill in for Billy Powell who was AWOL....lol WOW ...TASTY FILLS FOREVER....FREEBIRD NOW ...
Loved this , thank you
I spent weeks working this in the 70 s . Could never nail it . Awesome and my favorite by Skynyrd . This song is killer man for any guitarist .
Not just my favorite Skynyrd song but one of my all-time favorites period - by anybody. Thank you, Scott. God Bless Ed.
Yes I hearing now they all apparently played for 10hours/day as Teenagers, in that Jam House in the Swamp Land, sweating, & Ed King got them to open up for Him. That’s all absolutely amazing Story!!🎸🎶🌈🦜🪘As a Musician, for me they were all Musical Genius. Ok I’ve paid my homage to them from up here (ie. Canada). Oh ya here’s the Joke, I play their music when I in Jamaica sometimes, & she ‘Jives’ to the Songs. Amazing!😎🍻
I just came across this and I am so happy I am a big Skynyrd fan I seen the original band 8 times from 73 to 77 my heart was broken when I heard the news I really know how much Ed was big part of all the great songs they have given us
God Bless. RIP to all those in Skynyrd who have passed.
I think it's awesome that your carrying Skynyrd's music on thru these videos and helping the rest of us mortals learn some of these kick ass licks. And what a blessing it was to be able to get to know Ed King and for him to actually show you how it's supposed to be done. Thanks for sharing the video of Ed with the rest of us. Really cool.
Awesome video and loved the ending with Ed too.
Man, what an awesome Ed King/Skynyrd tutorial to stumble onto. ( I bookmarked this one. ) At 59 yrs old, I was ( retired from the club scene here in east/central Florida in 2002 ) a lifelong guitarist/singer ( lead & harmony )/blues harp/stage performer for a couple decades, but started playing guitar at age 13. I can tell everyone that THIS song is FAR more difficult than it seems. ( This also holds true for many other Skynyrd tunes IF ya wanna nail them note for note. ) I learned an awful lot from this video, thank you. We used to gig this song, but we had to settle with improvising much of the tune due to the extreme difficulty of picking out those nuances in the original. The crowds always thought we did a great job with it......but I knew better, lol. Not only was Ed King a unique & VERY slick guitarist, I think much of the difficulty lies in the fact there were 3 guitarists, all playing different parts. It's weird how you can hear all the guitars, but try singling out those nuances that really make each part........MUCH easier said than done. By the way: we called those "pinch harmonics".......where ya choke up on the pick & squeeze it. It causes the edge of the meat of your thumb to barely come in contact with the string a millisecond after the pick, resulting in the harmonic note. For you beginners, with a little practice, pinch harmonics are very easy to do on demand. That's what's so cool about pinch harmonics, you can nail one any time ya want. THANKS AGAIN FOR THIS ESSENTIAL ED KING LESSON!!! R.I.P. Ed King.........we will never forget you & your great music with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Well said! The pulloffs at the 12th fret on the 2nd solo are especially hard for me to do. I'm 64 and just learning this now and it's only now that I realize how great this song is. I also love the way the song was brought to a crescendo with the background singers in the 2nd solo
I thought i had accomplished something learning solo to Don't ask me. Then i tried tackling this one and i just the heck with it. This was years ago.
I feel ya Brother! Watch and/or listen to any of the performances of "Working For MCA" AFTER Ed King had quit the band. When it came time to play those solo, they couldn't do it. They may have avoided performing that song LIVE altogether. Because for a short period after Ed left, Gary & Allen were the only 2 guitarists and toured that way. They couldn't even come close to replicating the solo's that Ed King wrote & performed in Working For MCA........they couldn't even replicate Ed's amazing solo in Sweet Home Alabama. Then Steve Gaines joined the band. Now, Steve Gaines was without a doubt the most talented guitarist to have ever worked in Skynyrd ( he sang very well too, and had already written many great songs ), even better than Ed King.......but not even Steve Gaines could replicate the solo's that Ed King wrote & performed in both Sweet Home Alabama and especially Working for MCA. THAT is how truly difficult & slick Ed King's guitar parts were!!! Those songs performed LIVE by the band after Ed had left simply didn't sound right when it came time to play the guitar solo's.......they actually sound kind of weird. So don't feel bad my friend, because Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and not even Steve Gaines could play those parts even remotely properly either, LOL!!!@@garyclements318
The "Ed King Era" was Lynyrd Skynyrd at It's APPEX, I tell you no lie!...... EMBRACE IT.....
That was so good! Thanks. Ed King, yea...
Just saw Skynyrd last night in Fargo,ND. They opened with this song. Forgot how much I enjoyed this song. Thanks for video. Now off to the woodshed.
I love me some Lynyrd Skynyrd!
Damn,,,,,guitar lessons from Ed King,,,,,you lucky dog.
I got a lesson 5 months before he left us. He taught me I Need You
Truly one of the most badass guitar solos
Absolutely!
Don't forget the picks he uses they don't come from your local music shop. They come from the ocean , and have a lot to do with his sound.
The guy was a musical genius. R.I.P. ED. You will not be forgotten !! At 71 years of age I still and will always be listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd !! And Semper Fi to my Marine Corps (69 -73) brother Artimus keeping their music alive !! I could watch you and Ed all day , what a musical genius Ed was God bless his soul .
I gotta thank you again man....such a great teacher you are Scott....this song is so cool
What a great video!!! Scott you were so blessed to have known Ed and learned from him. Stay safe and keep the Skynyrd music alive!!
My friend you are too humble, you are a great guitarist! Ed King was one of my favorites!
My favorite guitar player...so inventive. Just a cool guy.
Awesome Scott《☆》So funny when Ed said it was a kinda Jeff Beck thing when he slides up to the harmonic for the infamous ringing note LOL I call it an🤠ED KING🤠thing :*: Greetings from⛾Florida🤳my friend🤓🎱🔊☮✌👍🏾
Scott- Carey Upton here from STB- would you consider giving me a tutorial on a few Skynyrd things? I’m playing bass with Southern Mules on the Woodstock tour and need a pointer or two.
Sure man! Shoot me a message through my website and we’ll coordinate.
Great tribute to one of my musical heros, the amazing Ed King.
Dig that sea foam strat!
Scott thanks man ,I would have liked to have been a fly on your shoulder visiting Ed,that man sure made the licks in the band ,along with G&A,thanks again,keep on Rocking in APB
Be careful what you wish for
I never get tired of your videos of Ed. What a gift that you became friends, got to know him his last few years.. Geez Scott... What reflection. On life and music you must have from the experience. You know what still amazes me and I'm sure you as well is that the guys were so so young when they wrote the songs. But the guitar parts.. They were beyond just talented to come up with what they did. And today we're still reveling and smiling at those guitar licks in so many songs. Thanks for what you do man. Allen, Ed, Gary have been my favorite players and I can add you to the list now. You're the man. God Bless you and your family, APB family and our Skynyrd family. ✌️🙏
Man, your explanation of Revisiting Skynyrd's music is bullseye man !!
Average players won't get what you said man----- ...You are right on brother ---- God Bless you and your family. You are a fantastic musician.
Ed King was and always will be my favorite Skynyrd guitar player, RIP Ed
Ed was a class act, we all miss him. Thank you for sharing this tribute to him 🎸
I love to revisit this video every once in while. Eds playing and humor just makes me 😊 smile
Probably my favorite Skynyrd song. Just has a certain drive to it. Always always loved it.
The Ed part at the end really made this vid wasnt expecting that. I really miss that guy and dont even know him personally aside from chatting on FB.
Since most all the skynyrd boys are gone now, it's important Arti and the APB carry on with the music so the young generation is exposed to the best music and song writer (rvz) in the world.
Very GOOD. RIP ED.
Fantastic player. I got a 1976 Firebird because I was a huge Allen Collins fan. Recently, because of the internet, I have learned about "the big fat guy" in L.S. RIP, Ed.
Scott,
I could watch the last 2 minutes of this video for days! I just love the fact that you shared this with the world. I never could figure where Ed was at with the first note of that solo till I watched this. Hope to catch one of your shows when all this mess is over! Thanks
“It’s a Jeff Beck kind of thing”. - Ed King
Another example of the influence Beck had on other guitarists.
You never saw Pete Townsend play like that or the Stones..My kind of music..forever brothers RIP
I started playing with seashell picks because of Ed, now it's hard to go back, ha.
You are so Right on,
I played in a short-lived band in Pulaski,Va.
And Skynyrd was our favorite band.
I live near Ed's home, (in Murfreesboro,tn.)
After seeing this video.
I didn't realize how much he put into his work...
I bet it's still an Honor to have met him,
😲 Wow.
Thanks again for this video,
And all the others that I've not seen yet!!!
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Thank you, Michael! 🙏🏼
@@seraines so welcomed,
It's an honor to play along with your knowledge/ear...
And I,
Do the same.
Listen first,
Disect after.
It takes me a lil bit longer than you,
But.
I get the most out of it,
I'm hoping to see what you do next in this"Area of Bad-ass music you challenge to do!"...
I'll be looking!
Thanks for,
Reminding me of my fun past/future!
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Scott we are so lucky to have your time as well as the great ED the KING King.
Been listening since the beginning when I was a tot . Dad asked me if I knew about Lynard Skynard , told me about the plane crash . It was a sad evening for me . Dad was more interested in blue grass and country .
At the time Ed was the only member that wasn't from Jacksonville, he was from California
I’m building a guitar from wood from the Hell House original Dock, and foundation from Hell House, and incorporating metal from the plane. Once it’s complete we will loan it out to touring musicians so those timber’s will continue to sing and vibrate. LLLS.
Long Live Lynyrd Skynyrd.. if anybody knows Gary Rossington I’d love for him to sign it when complete, or donate a pick, or something I can incorporate into it. Tell him to hit me up...
Ed was a good decent man. The last time I saw him, I brought a big tub of caramel Popcorn from the Ocean City boardwalk. He gave me a big hug and his eyes watered up and I said, Ed, it's only popcorn. He replied, you don't understand, nobody ever brings me anything. I cried when I got word. Rest easy, Edmundo.
Awesome Scott《☆》Thanks for sharing & keeping Eds Legacy alive🛎The MCA solo is my favorite as well🤓👍🏾I remember watching APB at the Sunset Grille in StAug & they were good back then but Y'all have taken it up to another level :*: Greetings from🌐Florida🤳my friend🤓🗣🔊☮✌👍🏾
Ed IS proud of you! Love ya both!
Ed King Rules ! They were special musicians in a Timeless Band with Timeless Music ! Thanks Guys the world of music would not be the same without Y’all’s imprint !
Holy smokes that's some weird bends haha! Ed's a fretboard surgeon.
Now we've lost Gary,hope you do a video on him Sir. I also hope you're well and in good spirits
Well, that clears up that super fast, bent pentatonic stuff way up high. Love all the riffs on this song -- mean sounding, pentatonic riffs with all sorts of surprises, and the unison parts are just as cool. I wonder if Ed wrote those unison parts and Allen and Gary adapted them for the dual unison stuff, or if they sort of came up with it themselves, working them off of Ed's main riff.
Either way, this is very cool. You definitely got the tone nailed as well. Thank for posting this. And thanks for showing us how it's done. I've been adapting some of the riffs to slide. Peace.
Masterfully played, as per the Master. Ed was a really cool, incredibly Skilled player who didn't get enough credit. Great Video. RIP Ed.
Its strange, as a kid the first time I heard FreeBird was as they were reporting on the plane crash. I found a way to get one more from the road. Which led me to all the other great songs. I wore groves in the album. I seen and heard the bands that formed after the crash . That sound your playing is that one and only original sound.. Thankyou for bringing this to me and renewing that Excellent sound. Stay safe and take care. Thankyou..
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Awesome video!!
i think he Originaly Did it with a Les paul then strat les paul i think is Sharper and higher tune
Thank You Scott for your love of Skynyrd and the insight to really explore how complex their music really is! Just discovered your posts and subscribed! Saw APB last year, and you and Artimus just blew me away! You guys are incredible, and really do Ed’s work solid Justice. Like most beginner guitar players ( especially old guys like me ) ‘my fingers just don’t wanna do that cool stuff’… LOL! Just amazing stuff to try and learn. Thanks again, and rock on! ❤️🎸
Love this song. You gotta be sharp to play this one. It is bizzzzy! One time this guy told me he was a big Skynerd fan. I asked him about Working for MCA , and he said " Never heard of it". 😂 I just turned around and walked away.
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Damm dude that’s tight!
Much respect!!
That was incredible man Thanks a lot for sharing that Peace
Ed is smiling down on you Scott
You nailed it !! Just as Ed would
There was absolutelly zero bullshit on Ed's guitar work. Genious and great and always great sound. My favourite guitarist of all of them though love all of them.
Scott, thanks so much for that. Ed very much under appreciated even by Skynyrd fans. IMHO the band had 2 geniuses - Ronnie and Ed.
Thank you for this video. This truly inspired me.
Scott, thanks for the video, Ed King was the man, not taking anything away from Allen, or Gary, they are great, but they always put Ed to the side in pictures, like the Hell house pics, Ed was always standing at the far left or right of the pics, Ronnie Hired Ed,he played Bass on the first album, then Leon Came back in the band, Ronnie kept him in the band because Ed was a Great 6 string player, but from what i have read that other band members never took Ed as a member Due to the fact He was from California, Rock on, Cousin Figel
For sure Bro. Without Ed they probably would never have achieved the level of success they had. Like Ed had mentioned in another interview about Skynyrd & their determination to make it with lots of hard work that they were bound to do something. Who knows what it would have been like without Ed. If Steve Gaines had been there earlier it may have been a totally different trip🤓🎱🔊☮✌👍🏾
Thank you, Scott! That's all I got. Ed was so unique in his is style.
Great video - I learned a lot. Your technique is beyond polished. I subscribed.
Thank you Jack! 🙏🏼
Thanks for that, Love Ed and his playing will always be attached to my heart and soul. Never be another like him and I always refine my guitar playing towards his style. Scott, I wonder what became of that guitar he's playing? You probably don't know but I wonder what pickups are in it. Really sounds great. Thanks again.
love skynyrd !!! RIP ED KING.
May you rest in peace Ed thanks for the great music. Ed wasn't or isn't mentioned enough.
One of my favorites. Thanks for sharing. Ed was a phenomenal guitarist.
Ed King. 1 2 3 Alabama. Turn it up .