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Music by
  
Lynyrd Skynyrd

Language
  
English

Director
  
Jeff G. Waxman

Genre
  
Documentary

Country
  
USA

Freebird The Movie movie poster

Release date
  
30 August 1996 (USA)

Cast
  
Ronnie Van Zant
,
Gary Rossington
,
Steve Gaines
,
Artimus Pyle
,
Billy Powell

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Freebird the movie trailer 1997


Freebird... The Movie is an in-depth look at Southern rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Released on August 30, 1996, it is part documentary and part concert footage. Charlie Daniels was involved as "creative consultant".

Contents

Performances

Most of the footage is from the band's appearance at the Knebworth festival, on August 21, 1976, while the last performance is from a show in Oakland, California.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack of the film was released by MCA Records, including most of the recordings of the performances from the film.

  1. "Workin' for MCA" (Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant)
  2. "I Ain't the One" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant)
  3. "Saturday Night Special" (Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant)
  4. "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller" (Ed King, Billy Powell, Ronnie Van Zant)
  5. "Travelin' Man" (Leon Wilkeson, Ronnie Van Zant)
  6. "Searchin'" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant)
  7. "What's Your Name?" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant)
  8. "That Smell" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant)
  9. "Gimme Three Steps" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant)
  10. "Call Me the Breeze" (J.J. Cale)
  11. "T for Texas (Blue Yodel No.1)" (Jimmie Rodgers)
  12. "Sweet Home Alabama" (Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant)
  13. "Free Bird" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant)
  14. "Dixie" (Traditional)

Recording Dates/Locations

  • Tracks 7-8 recorded 8/13/1977 at the Convention Center in Asbury Park, NJ
  • Track 13 recorded 7/2/1977 at the Day on the Green, Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA
  • All other tracks recorded 8/21/1976 at the Knebworth Festival in Hertfordshire, England
  • References

    Freebird... The Movie Wikipedia