Gene Odom (crash survivor from Lynyrd Skynyrd) Interview by Rod Kilbourn of Beat Magazine.
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- Gene Odom (crash survivor from Lynyrd Skynyrd) Interview by Rod Kilbourn of Beat Magazine. The Story continues! To get the full story before we tell the full story you can purchase an Autographed copy of Lynyrd Skynyrd "Remembering The Free Birds Of Southern Rock" from Gene Odom for $20.00 plus $2.50 S&H.
Gene Odom
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34451
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Love how he gave credit to Allen. He truly made the Skynyrd sound and was just phenomenal. Gary was great, but Allen was the whole package and played with such feel and emotion. My favorite guitarist of all time.
Allen was electric he was tuned into something higher. He was the driving force on guitar. Gary is great in slow burn mode but Allen was on fire.
@@tomacosta85 You nailed it, Tom, and the combination of the two styles worked to perfection, that being said, those that came along afterward, also had to be something special in their own right, and both Steve and Ed were certainly just that, very special, to have "four" guitarists, all immensely talented and gifted, playing in the same band, on the same stage together night after night was truly amazing, and, lastly, but not least, one hell of a good bass player in Leon too...✌
I always felt Allen Collins was the best guitarist in Lynyrd Skynyrd. There’s just something about his style that set his apart. His story in the end was truly tragic. I love all their guitarists but Allen has always been my personal favorite!
@@robert.m4676 Yup.. I didn't see Gary do the solo on freebird. The other. Night I was at an open jam and some one yelled freebird. So the guy on stage started playing and singing it. The was my air. Grabbed the les Paul and plugged into a Marshall and played the solo. Epic Facemelting.. I always wanted to do that.
Gene is the only guy to follow if you want to hear about the original Skynyrd. He doesn't have an ax to grind. He just tells it as it was, no bullshit.
I have your book "I'll never forget you" given to me by your brother Woody, who I worked with at North Florida shipyards, looking forward to reading this book as well.
Thank you for honoring Allen Collins, and Remember Kathy Collins wrote the first line of FREEBIRD "If I leave here tomorrow would you still Remember me" and Allen Collins helped write it as well.
Thanks for the interview. I look forward to reading the book!
I have that book. lol Its a great read to. He did a great job on it.
I got to meet Mr odem in south Jacksonville at the only bar you can buy a pint of Jim beam and sit at the bar and drink. I was wearing a skynard shirt,and you said to me,boy what you know about them,and I said my favorite band.you signed my shirt right there,and thank you sir.
I'm envious.. I wonder if he'd like English Pubs 😊 Tho' I'd love to visit their home turf.
"Allen Collins was the sound of Lynyrd Skynyrd." Amen!
Trying to listen with that background noise is really difficult
The mic was pinned too close to the face, or volume up too loud, due to noisy background. It was the best they could do under the circumstances, im sure.
I would like to meet Gene
See..love how he mentions Allens name before Gary..because it should be that way..in my research..Karolyn Melbourne Australia
Good book
Hey man I have a tip: DON’T INTERRUPT YOUR GUEST! ya goofball.
No shit, Gene was ready to tell what Ronnie said in regard to Steve joining Skynyrd and blam, cuts him off, REALLY? Loved hearing more from Gene, as always, but Rod, forgive me for saying but your interviewing skills leave a whole lot to be desired, IMO~✌
@@randystallard8079 Yeah, that pissed me off too. I bet Gene was about to say how Ronnie once told him that Steve Gaines was not only the best guitarist, composer, and writer he ever worked with, but also how Gaines was about to play a huge role in propelling the band to even greater heights, with much more diversity.
Exactly.
Gene, do you still live in Jacksonville? My brother went to Lee High School with some of the members.
was that the only book he wrote I went to see the Johnny van Zandt band in Boston in 1990 I bought a book lynyrd skynyrd I will never forget you I gave it to my 2 month old daughter melody
Tom Cortis smart move, you should have her read it to you, let us know how that works out
If this was worth filming, and it was, wasn't it worth backing up a hundred yards or so to get away from the noise? Gene has a story to tell and when he tells it it should be helped along by a little competent planning. Just my two cents. Thanks.
Thank You for the suggestion, we had moved almost a 1/4 mile from the music, and with all the trucks running around with open headers, this was the best location we could find at the moment, with over 2500 people and 800 Mud Boggers, this was about as quiet as it got.
BeatInternational I don't want to offend you, so I hope you don't take it that way. But I had just tried to look at a video of Gene Odom as he sketched out the Skynyrd plane, a seating chart of sorts, on a paper box. I didn't even try to figure that out. I figure Ronnie, Steve, Dean and Cassie were more to the front of the plane where most of the people got killed. Then I saw this other video where "fans" of Ronnie and Skynyrd basically imposed themselves upon the elderly Van Zants, Mama and Lacy Van Zant, and those people scoured the inside of their house with the camera, almost ignoring Lacy as he tried to tell them how he could have bought up a neighborhood to move into. I was way more interested in Lacy's story. As interesting as some of the photos and Skynyrd awards and things were, I just thought those people were very rude. Anyway, Gene Odom's newest book was great. I also bought and read his original book. Gene certainly knows what he's talking about. He lived through the crash. Thanks for the upload and I'll try to check it out again. Take care.
jaxflfreebird Brother, there was no time to plan. We were there, Gene was there, and so was an antique Roadster. You could not get away from the noise, it was done at a Mud Bogg.
+jaxflfreebird I just watched the parents home video today and thought the exact same thing how stinking rude and I wanted to hear papa lacy.
@@BeatInternational I heard the both of you just fine!👍 In fact I think the bands off in the distance added a little "local color". There is nothing at all wrong with this interview!
Wait. What was that last song playing. It was ronnie, but I don't have that one I think , 🤔 please help me
I've heard many stories on the crash and all different. Does he talk about it.
Elsewhere. But when many are going through a traumatic situation, because of shock and confussion, the accounts are all going to be a little or alot different.
In one of these interviews with Gene he draws a picture of the plane and places several of the band members in their seats on that plane
this is the first time I've heard the road manager taking the plane to New Orleans to buy coke. I would assume it was the same pilots who flew him there & back, so shouldn't they have known they're low on fuel???
@@tedperry6466 I heard that from a friend of mine in the early 80s and just dismissed it so its shocking for me to hear that from Gene Odom.
@@tedperry6466 I believe the plane was burning more fuel due to a Magneto issue so the pilots being unaware of that, miscalculated. That's how I understand it anyway
Theresa Wilkeson and I held a benefit for his daughter Margie 2016.
Before we could take the money that we put into the charity, he stole the money back from us.
Greensville, South Carolina, Ronnie Van Zandt told him he was fired, he could take a bus back home or ride to the next gig and get a bus home. Gene was fired.
March 2016
Merle Haggard and Ronnie we’re going to write an album.
Gene is a snake in the grass.
The devil has hell hounds on Genes ass.
They rehearse at Garry Rossingtons house behind cedar Hill center.
hes pissed cause gene was there and he wasn't.
I doubt that. Would you be pissed if you missed being on a plane that ends up crashing? Thats just silly.
GENE, HOW IS THE OLD HOUSE COMING ALONG TO BE A HISTORIC SITE, COUSIN FIGEL
God Bless the owner for saving this history; www.vanzanthouse.com/ I was shocked that places like The Hell House & recording studio have recently gone; thought they'd value their musical heritage more. H'H area is so beautiful & peaceful, all the trees, Peter's Creek, the Spanish moss
the 3rd grade was Gene's 2 hardest years of his life??? WTF!!! I had to do the 1st grade over but it's because I didn't speak any English.
'Cos people are *different* ?! Didn't stop Gene having a life full of amazing stories & people eager to listen to him! Glad we don't have that repeat system in UK; must be traumatic being spilt up from peers? Bet it discriminates against people with Dsylexia & Aspergers too; could be technically more intelligent but might struggle with communicating same way as the average normie. Meh.
Ive never heard of a plane crash being blamed on the trip prior to the crash. or was he blaiming the cocaine. Im sure there road manager was asked to fly out and pick it up. I bet that was some good powder though
It was the trip to get the coke and back that set the fuel on their plane short. A lack of that knowledge for those involved in operating that plane, proved to be deadly. Bad communications, unfortunately. But it still does not explain the sputtering prop. engine with flames shooting out, unless it was always set on "auto rich" from the get go. I suppose that could cause it to shoot flames, but i think that would be more akin to like flooding a car engine, spark plugs wet, will die out and not start again. But all that aside, no fuel, no fly.
I herd the airplane pilots where doing cocaine before they few the plan....
Another mcculley?
I can listen to and enjoy every song Lynyrd Skynrd made, most groups will have only a couple of good songs on an album- but not LS- every song is enjoyable.
You nailed it. LS and Hank Jr is only 2 that all songs are good. Wish Ronnie would have lived and him with Hank Jr singing anything!
Met Gene and got a signed copy of the book. Gene is a good guy, we were side by side at a festival so we got to talk for a long time. Heard some great stories!
Gene your a lucky man to have known this awesome band and to be friends with them wow God bless you brother
Ronnie, Steve and Cassie - Keep on jammen
Mr Breeze I Agree. I was irritated he cut GO off.You got that right is one of the rare times Ronnie and Steve sang together. The interview from first half the guy spent time talking about his likes and dislikes cutting off GO then as well.
Maybe because he loves the band so much? Put yourself in his shoes. You and Gene are talking, i bet somewhere you'd unwittingly cut him off too in your eagerness to know all about Skynyrd, dont you think?
^ Ha, yes; I hate interviewers talking over the subject, but it struck me that it's probably 'cos they just get so excited, & I'd be the same?! 😂 Still annoying tho'..
Thank you Rod and Odom interesting fact's about Tragic incident .
Anyone else tripping over the hard brearhing? lol
Thought the guy was having an asthma attack !
Yes! So distracting!
The mic was pinned too close to the face, or volume up too loud, due to background noise. It was the best they could do under the circumstances, im sure.
It's not him breathing heavy. It's a problem with the audio on the video. You can tell it's on a loop on the audio.
Larry Junstrom WAS the original bass player for Skynyrd.
Truth.
GENE, THANKS FOR THE VIDEO, I MET YOU IN 1987, I BOUGHT YOUR BOOK, AND YOU SIGNED IT, THANK YOU, IT IS A SHAME THAT SOMEONE GIVES YOU SHIT ABOUT YOUR KEEPING CARE OF RONNIE, NO NAMES HERE, BUT MR. G.R. GIVES YOU A LOT OF SHIT, ABOUT YOUR STORIES, HOW THE HELL WOULD G.R. KNOW, WHEN HE MARRIED HIS FIRST WIFE , HE COULD NOT REMEMBER HER NAME, WHISKEY BOTTLES AND BRAND NEW CARS, OAK TREE YOUR IN MY WAY, NEED I SAY MORE, NO, R.I.P. TO ALL, COUSIN FIGEL
next time u film an interview do it w out nose breathing in the mic! annoying and gross
The mic was pinned too close to the face, or volume up too loud, due to noisy background. It was the best they could do under the circumstances, im sure.
Better than no interview!
sometimes ijust get sock of everyone telling a different story and still making money off mr Ronnie van Zant
You're a clueless jack ass, because not only is Gene Odom the ONLY person telling the total truth, he was Ronnie's longest & most trusted friend for their entire lives. He damned near died in that plane crash too, and single handedly tried to save Ronnie's life just before the crash by pulling him off the floor & strapping him into a seat belt. He lost one of his eyes in that plane crash for crying out loud. Gene Odom EARNED THE RIGHT to say anything he wants, WHEN he wants, including writing that biography about the band.
@Jason Welden I agree 100%. Gene is the most trust worthy one of em all, when it comes to what really happened with the band before and leading up to the plane crash.......and even after.
Ronnie, Steve and Cassie - Keep on jammen
The Pilots were suppose to check it with sticks and they did not. Pilot era. The Pilots should have known this as they were same Pilots were they not? Or did Manager use different Pilots or Fly Himself?
The only time an aircraft has too much fuel on board is when it is on fire.
-- Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, sometime before his death in the 1920
Good question! But do not be too hasty to blame pilot. In this type of thing, when Feds are done investigating planes for mechanical issues, if none are found, by default the cause ALWAYS is automatically attributed to "pilot error". That is just the procedure of the NTSB. Now, if nobody told the bands pilot on Oct. 20th that a prior trip had occurred, why would he have reason to believe there was any less than 900 gallons of fuel left on that plane? He wouldn't, which explains where some of that fuel they needed went! And know what? If so, the pilot made no error, a person who should have let the pilot know made the error!! And the pilot will still be faulted because that's how the NTSB does it's business.
1min in and... is this breathing going to happen the whole video?
The mic was pinned too close to the face, or volume up too loud, due to noisy background. It was the best they could do under the circumstances, im sure.
Jolene Loveland Sounds like its coming from the camera/mic person. Lol
I can't believe all the comments about the loud breathing. I didn't notice it at all. I guess living in a big city helps me filter out background noise
I didn't notice either, it's more the background noise - but it's good to practice filtering out distraction; just try focus on the words..
Hey Richard, what happened to the tape that has Gene telling Rod that the plane flew to New Orleans the night before it headed to SC? You see Rod wince when Gene tells him it was to pick up cocaine.
timestamp 10:36 in this video - gene tells him about the flight to N.O for coke and he makes an expression .
Not one bad song, nice Gene. Love you man. But this guy here. Not so much
GENE, STRAIGHTEN ME OUT ON THIS STORY, THE STORY TOLD HERE IS RONNIE AND BOB BURNS AND YOU KNEW EACH OTHER BEFORE MUSIC WAS MADE, THE FAMOUS STORY THAT IS TOLD IS THAT, THEY WERE PLAYING BASEBALL THE GREEN PIGS, AND RONNIE HIT BOB BURNS IN THE HEAD WITH A BASEBALL, AND THOUGHT THAT HE KILLED HIM, THEN HE WENT OVER TO HIM AND SAID , YOU PLAY DRUMS, I SING AND GARY PLAYS GUITAR, LET'S START A BAND, I AM CONFUSED, HOW DID IT REALLY GO, I JUST WANT TO KNOW, THANKS, COUSIN FIGEL
'The Green Pigs', love that name 😂 *Mentions Bob Burns on here; ruclips.net/video/kFTLK0RP7DE/видео.html
"Old" Skynyrd -
Real Skynyrd -
HELLO FROM LUCA
Lynyrd Skynyrd has long lived on musically, since that tragic plane crush in October 20, 1977.
Thus far, Lynyrd Skynyrd continues to matter in the world of innovative legacy music. There has been hundred of documentaries and interviews of this legendary band, up to the faithful plane crush, which took one of the greatest singers, songwriters, composers and talented musicians of Southern Rock.
Lynyrd Skynyrd appealed across the board to millions of rock fans who appreciate true musical genius. There are no substitutes for the departed Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins (one of the greatest guitar players, so much talent, he is credited for the uniqueness musical distinguished sound of Lynyrd Skynyrd) , Billy Powell is one of the greatest classic piano players. Ronnie, Allen, Gary Rossington were such talented, composers, lyricists, of what true unaltered music is consider genius talents, who leave a legacy for the ages.
Lynyrd Skynyrd WAS, IS and WILL continue to be ONE of a kind rock band. The tribute bands and versions of Lynyrd Skynyrd are just that versions, as each musician of the original band gelled together to form the Lynyrd Skynyrd fusion hard to duplicate into the future.
Remember prior to the plane crush, ( was a young teen then, loved rock in general, southern rock definitely) went and got in line to buy the Street Survivor ALBUM at the local Tower Record and Tapes warehouse on its release date 10/17/1977. The cover of the albums was the photograph of the band with the flames in the background.
When the news first was released here in Southern California, about the crush, it did not clearly specify who had survived. It was a shock, so painful, the fans inundated radio stations wanting to find out who were the survivors. It was later on that it was announced the victims, Ronnie Van Zant did not survive.
Suppose new regenerations adapt to fads, musical nuances, machine enhanced music, prefabricated, commercialized music lyrics, empty in content or meaning, mindless, or degrading just to make a quick buck and noise.
Nothing comes close to the original classic rock ‘n’ roll music showcasing raw talent, all human composed, giving life to the instruments and driving the life source of those instruments to create music, lyrics that spoke to the heart and mind, which encapsulated personal memories that occurred around those songs played out in the radio, records, discs., etc. Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of those unforgettable bands, great classical music lives on for future generations and their music is totally relevant today.
Why have a interview in a loud ass park. Unprofessional boy.
I could only listen for a few minutes. To much background noise.
whats the outro song?
Thomas A double trouble
What’s up with the breathing
Johnny Rudder I’m imagining an obese 2 pack a day smoker holding a camcorder.
The mic was pinned too close to the face, or volume up too loud, due to noisy background. It was the best they could do under the circumstances, im sure.
@@tassymccormick thats Gene who you are hearing with the breathing, camcorder dude does not wear a mic.
Jolene Loveland ok so while Gene is talking we are hearing him heavily breathe at the same time? No, that’s the person filming’s breathing. When you’re holding a camcorder you don’t have to have a mic on for it to pick up your breathing.
@@tassymccormick we're talking old camcorders so yeah it probably was the guy holding the camcorder, but he had the volume up because of all the noise.
"It was yesterday." Lol
Good Lord.....sweaty, bug ridden talk. Gene.......don't do this again . This guy's so douchy.