Tag Archives: Lynyrd Skynyrd
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REVIEW: Lynyrd Skynyrd bids the Bay Area adieu at Concord Pavilion show
Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at the Concord Pavilion on Aug. 24, 2019. Photos: Holly Horn. CONCORD — It didn’t matter to the large crowd that packed the Concord Pavilion that Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd have just one original band member remaining. Bay Area fans came out to say goodbye to…
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RIFF Rewind—A time machine for your ears: 1973
I’m gonna be honest: In a vacuum, the songs I picked aren’t my top five. Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground,” Led Zeppelin’s “Dancing Days” and Alice Cooper’s “No More Mr. Nice Guy” would be on the list if I wasn’t doing every year. But I had Alice Cooper in the top five in 1971,…