1973 Songs: Tuesday’s Gone

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Okay, so was the Carpenters song a little “too pop” for you? How about some southern rock!!!!! That’s the thing about 1973: there was something for everybody on the charts (as this monthlong look at these songs turning 50 proves). And great album cuts, too! So let’s “turn it up” and listen to a great song. Tuesday’s Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd CONGRATULATIONS to Al Kooper, who produced Skynyrd’s first three albums, for his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!! Lynyrd Skynyrd has been there since they were eligible, and for good reason: they are the kings of the mountain of southern rock. Not the first, not the last, but the most enduring. and, let’s face it, there was a time when you couldn’t go to a concert (even a bluegrass show) without some smart aleck yelling for “Free Bird.” Well, this song is from that album, but Skynyrd was a whole lot more than just Sweet Home Alafreebird. So I’m using this one instead of the “obvious” song. Look what they accomplished in just four years, between this album and the plane crash that took the lives of lead singer and primary lyricist Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines. As the title of their third album says, it was “Nothin’ Fancy,” but man, was it good. Tuesday’s Gone Written by Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins Recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd From Pronounced 'Leh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd, 1973 Train roll on: