The guitarist Gary Rossington was the final surviving member of Lynyrd Skynyrd who was still part of the band and when he passed away in 2023, the band quickly decided to continue with no original members. In an interview with WHDAFM, Johnny Van Zant, vocalist of the band  and younger brother of the late Ronnie Van Zant, revealed what Rossington told him about Skynyrd continuing without him. Their current line-up has Rickey Medlocke (Guitar), Johnny Van Zant (Ronnie’s young brother – vocals), Dale Krantz-Rossington (Backing vocals), Carol Chase (Backing vocals)< Michael Cartellone (Drums), Mark Matejka (Guitar), Peter Keys (Keyboards), Keith Christopher (Bass) and Damon Johnson (Guitar). Johnny Van Zant reveals what Gary Rossington said about Skynyrd continuing without him "I was a Skynyrd fan before I was offered to be a part of this. But I walked in a room in 1986 with his 'little brothers,' because he was the alpha dog and the oldest one, and they are all still really hurting from this horrible, horrible crash and asked me to be a part of it. And I know, sitting here today in 25 that I did the right thing." "Before Gary passed, he told me and Rickey (Medlocke), 'Man, you know, I've spent my whole life keeping this music alive for my brothers who passed in '77. I don't want to see it end.' And to me, that was him telling me, 'Hey, keep going, man, as long as you can.' So, as long as I can, I'll be out there playing these songs, and seeing that '8 to 80' crowd," Johnny Van Zant said (Transcribed by Ultimate Guitar). Next Lynyrd Skynyrd tour dates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_pjy_I8wcQ&pp=ygUTbHlueXJkIHNreW55cmQgMjAyNQ%3D%3D June 20 – Eau Claire, WI – Summer Jam 2025 27 – Barcelona, Spain – Rock Fest 29 – Ferrara, Italy – Summer Festival 30 – Munich, Germany – Tollwood July 02 – Breisach am Rhein, Germany – Onot & Rock Festival 04 – Halle, Germany – Freilichtbühne Peißnitz 05 – Bonn, Germany – Kunstrasen Bonn Gronau 07 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena 08 – St. Pölten, Austria – Vaz 10 – Paris, France – Zénith de Paris – La Villette 12 – Bad Mergentheim, Germany – Residenzschloss Mergentheim 13 – Berlin, Germany – Zitadelle Spandau 15 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena 16 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena 18 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre 19 – London, UK – OVO Arena The post Van Zant reveals what Gary Rossington said about Skynyrd continuing without him appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Jimmy Page was one of the most talented and sought-after session guitarists in the United Kingdom in the early ’60s. He had the opportunity to play in the studio for many incredible bands and artists, including The Who and Donovan. Later, he joined The Yardbirds and ultimately created Led Zeppelin, one of the biggest bands in music history. Over the decades, he has spoken about many of his peers, including Joe Walsh, known both as a solo artist and as a member of James Gang and The Eagles. What is Jimmy Page's opinion on Joe Walsh Jimmy Page admires Joe Walsh already back in 1975, praised him, saying he was an incredible guitarist. “He has a tremendous feel for the instrument. I’ve loved his style since the early James Gang,” he told Rolling Stone. But they have known each other since 1969, when James Gang was Led Zeppelin's opening act in the United States. It was Joe Walsh who sold Jimmy Page his first Les Paul guitar. It was with that guitar that the British musician recorded some of Led Zeppelin’s most famous songs. He revealed that to Rolling Stone magazine in 1970, saying: "There’s a friend of mine, matter of fact he got my guitar for me, called Joe Walsh, who’s got a group going around the Cleveland area called the James Gang: I heard them and they were very good and went down well. I expect we’ll hear more of them." Page recalled this amazing story on his social media when he talked about watching Joe Walsh playing back in 2001. "I was temporarily living in Miami, Florida and Joe Walsh was playing at the Gulfstream Park racetrack. Joe’s an old friend and our connection goes back to some of the American dates from Yardbirds days." Jimmy Page continued: "He was in the James Gang, based in Cleveland, and he’d come and see us whenever we were in town. He is a really nice man and I enjoyed his company. Back then, Joe brought a Les Paul Standard along to a Fillmore East gig on the first leg of the American tour and said, ‘You’ve got to have this guitar.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t need it, Joe. I’ve got a Les Paul Custom.’" "I knew that Les Paul guitars were very user-friendly, insomuch as they put out a lot of level when you plugged them into the amplifier because they had a double-coil pickup, whereas the Telecaster had a single-coil pickup. With the sort of volume that I now needed to put out in live situations. Although I was using controlled feedback, I found that the Telecaster was starting to squeal a bit. I had to be very careful about where I was standing because of the unsympathetic feedback. He continued: With the Les Paul you’d get feedback through the amp and speakers, but you could control it more easily and work with it. You could actually change the literal note and frequency that was coming back on the feedback. I just really enjoyed playing Joe’s guitar. So I agreed with him that maybe I should buy his Les Paul Standard after all. I played the Les Paul on 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'What Is and What Should Never Be' and that decided it for me. It was definitely going to be the Les Paul from then on. I always wanted to make a change for each album sonically and that was my first decision for Led Zeppelin II." "Like I had built Led Zeppelin around the Fender Telecaster, I built the second album around the sonic texture of the Les Paul Standard. Neither Joe Walsh nor I realized at the time just what an important thing he had done by coming along with that Les Paul," Jimmy Page said. Why Joe Walsh decided to sell his Les Paul to Jimmy Page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zKGs9ZAOww&pp=ygUQbGlmZSdzIGJlZW4gZ29vZA%3D%3D According to the James Gang and Eagles guitarist, he had two Les Paul's at the time and Page commented with him that the Telecaster model was not working with the music he was doing in Led Zeppelin. At the time the Les Paul guitars were quite rare in the United Kingdom. “And I happen to have two. I found one in the basement of a family-owned music store, I think in Athens, OH, where Ohio University is. It was just in the basement. I just walked in another garage, and it was all boxes. I said, 'What do you got downstairs?' And there was a Les Paul! Joe Walsh continued: “And I found another one through a friend, I traded him some stuff for one. So, one I really liked and one I just was saving for a rainy day, so I gave Jimmy that one. (That's the) Les Paul he calls Number One. The body of Led Zeppelin music is that Les Paul that I gave him,” Joe Walsh told Wrong Notes Podcast. The musician said that Jimmy Page eventually paid him about $1,500 for the guitar. That was slightly less than what he had originally paid for it. Now, the instrument is certainly worth millions of dollars. Joe Walsh is three years younger than Page and was born in Wichita, Kansas back in 1947. He started his career at a young age, in 1965, and first achieved fame as a member of James Gang, group known for songs like "Funk #49" and "Walk Away". He then created the group Barnstorm, which was active from 1971 to 1975, when he joined The Eagles for the first time. However, since 1973, he had already been a solo artist as well, with hits of his own like "Life's Been Good," "Rocky Mountain Way," and "In the City".The post Jimmy Page’s opinion on Joe Walsh appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Just days before the first strikes, Iranian state hackers pulled off one of the most devastating cyber-ops in modern history—seizing a staggering 3 terabytes of top-secret Israeli intelligence. Not just military secrets… but kompromat. Files detailing Israel’s vast surveillance operations, including deep cover programs inside the United States. And within that trove? Evidence of crimes—unspeakable crimes—implicating some of the most powerful people on Earth. This isn’t just about war. It’s about blackmail, betrayal, and a global house of cards on the brink of collapse. UTL COMMENT:- The U.S. and Israeli governments are leading examples of a global war machine that sacrifices innocent lives for profit, power, and control—and they must be held accountable. The US Government has gifted Israel, well over $300 BILLION extorted American tax payer dollars. If the US military changed & annihilated Israel, I'd consider that a win. :-). Get Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine, and Fenbendazole here: https://pills4ever.com - use coupon code 'peoplesvoice' for 15% off. - Sponsor the show: sponsor@thepeoplesvoice.tv - Visit https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/IPV6 to take back control of the Internet

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Few things bring people together more beautifully than art. Whether it's music, sculpture, paint or fabric, the arts are a way for us to express ourselves, our cultures and our common humanity. But rarely do we witness one singular piece of art truly encapsulating the creativity of our human family. At first glance, the dress created for the Red Dress project is quite obviously stunning. It looks as though it could be worn by a royal—though a royal from where? The style, colors and patterns of the dress don't shout any particular country or culture; in fact, we can point to different elements of it and say it looks like it belongs on any continent. See on Instagram There's a reason for that. The dress is made out of 84 pieces of burgundy silk dupion, which spent 14 years being sent around the world to be embroidered by 380 people from 51 countries—a truly global, multicultural creation.Of those 380 embroiderers, about a third were commissioned artisans who were paid for their work and receive a portion of all ongoing exhibition fees. The rest were volunteers who contributed their stitches at events in various countries. Approximately 97% of the embroiderers were female.British textile artist Kirstie Macleod conceived the project in 2009 as "an investigation into identity, with a desire to connect with women from the around without borders and boundaries." The basic design started as a sketch on the back of a napkin and has grown into a tangible garment that is not only a gorgeous work of art but a platform for women around the world and from all walks of life to express themselves and have their voices heard. See on Instagram As shared on the project's website:"Embroiderers include female refugees from Palestine and Syria, women seeking asylum in the UK from Iraq, China, Nigeria and Namibia, victims of war in Kosovo, Rwanda, and DR Congo; impoverished women in South Africa, Mexico, and Egypt; individuals in Kenya, Japan, Turkey, Sweden, Peru, Czech Republic, Dubai, Afghanistan, Australia, Argentina, Switzerland, Canada, Tobago, Vietnam, Estonia, USA, Russia, Pakistan, Wales, Colombia and England, students from Montenegro, Brazil, Malta, Singapore, Eritrea, Norway, Poland, Finland, Ireland, Romania and Hong Kong as well as upmarket embroidery studios in India and Saudi Arabia."On Instagram, Kirstie Macleod shared a panel of the dress that was embroidered by two women in Kosovo, who shared some of their reflections on their experiences in the war there. See on Instagram They stitched words into the birds they embroidered:"Better one winter in your own country than a hundred springs away.""The greatest wealth is to live content with little.""Freedom has come. Love yourself first.""Love all. Trust some. Hate none.""A winter is a winter. Be nice, everyone.""We live in peace now." See on Instagram The creation of the dress began in 2009 and was completed in 2023. Each woman embroidered a piece of her own story into the dress, which contains millions of stitches. From established professional artisans to first-time embroiderers, the women were encouraged to share something that expressed their personal identities as well as their cultures. Some used traditional embroidery styles that had been practiced for hundreds of years where they are from. Others stitched in meaningful elements of their life stories. Some of the women are also using textile work to rebuild their lives and earn a consistent living.The dress is on tour, being displayed in museums and galleries around the world. The photos showing women of various ages and ethnicities wearing the dress are made all the more moving knowing the history of how and by whom it was made.In May 2025, a book detailing the dress's creation and journey around the world was published and can be found here. See on Instagram Absolutely stunning. What a wonderful idea to connect women in a way that lets them share their stories and showcases and beautifully honors them.This article first appeared three years ago and has been updated.

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