Lynyrd Skynyrd

Artist:  Lynyrd Skynyrd
Origin:  Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Country Rock, Roots Rock, Boogie Rock

Original line-up:

Ronnie Van Zant:  Lead Vocals
Gary Rossington:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Allen Collins:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Ed King:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Leon Wilkeson:  Bass
Billy Powell:  Keyboards
Bob Burns:  Drums

Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American Southern Rock Band, Originally formed in 1964 as the Noble Five in Jacksonville, Florida  The Band started well-know to worldwide on the basis of Live Performances and their classic tracks:  "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird" to the peak of success.   Three members died in an airplane crash in 1977 and surviving members re-formed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother Johnny Van Zant as frontman with only Gary Rossington original members remaining in 2012.

Title:  Chattanooga Choo Choo  (2014)
Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Country Rock, Roots Rock, Boogie Rock
Label:  Smokin
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Live At The Chattanooga, Tennessee,  March, 1975:

 1.  I Ain't The One  (3:29)
 2.  I'm A Country Boy  (4:46)
 3.  The Needle And The Spoon  (4:58)
 4.  Saturday Night Special  (5:22)
 5.  Don't Ask Me No Questions  (4:07)
 6.  Am I Losin'  (5:27)
 7.  Made In The Shade  (5:00)
 8.  Railroad Song  (4:42)
 9.  Call Me Breeze  (5:58)
10. Sweet Home Alabama  (2:32)

Live At The L.A. Forum, 1975:

11. Sweet Home Alabama  (4:58)
12. Cheatin' Woman  (6:23)
13. Working For The M.C.A.  (4:52)
14. Freebird  (12:20)

Personnel:

Ronnie Van Zant:  Lead Vocals
Gary Rossington:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Allen Collins:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Ed King:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Steve Gaines:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Leon Wilkeson:  Bass
Billy Powell:  Keyboards
Bob Burns:  Drums
Cassie Gaines:  Vocals

Chattanooga Choo Choo is the live broadcast from the Chattanooga, Tennessee and the L.A. Forum in 1975, features the original singer Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd, was released on September 15, 2014 by Smokin'.  Ronnie Van Zant (Lead Vocals), Steve Gaines (Guitar) and his sister Cassie Gaines (Vocals), were all killed when the plane crashed in the woodlands of Gillsburg, Mississippi.