“freebird” (origins)

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(off 1973 ‘lynyrd skynyrd’ debut album “pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd”)

(“free bird” (or “freebird”) is a ‘power ballad’ performed by american rock band ‘lynyrd skynyrd’)

(the song was first featured on the band’s ‘debut album’ in ‘1973’ and has been included on subsequent ‘albums’, including the ‘unfaded-ending’ version of the ‘original recording’ (featured on ‘skynyrd’s Innyrds’))

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(released as a ‘single’ in ‘november 1974’, “free bird” entered the Billboard ‘Hot 100’ on ’23 november 1974′ at #87 and became the band’s 2nd ‘top 40’ hit in ‘early 1975’, peaking at #19. on ’25 january 1975′)

(a ‘live version’ of the ‘song’ re-entered the ‘charts’ in ‘late 1976’, eventually peaking at ‘#38 in ‘january 1977’)

(“free bird” also achieved the #3 spot on “Guitar Worlds 100 ‘greatest guitar solos'”)

(it is considered to be lynyrd skynyrd’s ‘signature song’, is used as a ‘finale’ during their ‘live performances’, and is their ‘longest song’, often going well over ’14 minutes’ when played ‘live’)

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