Lynyrd Skynyrd – Tuesday’s Gone

“A Southern rock classic, reimagined with strings, horns, and thirty years of road-seasoned soul.”

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Tuesday’s Gone (Live at Amsouth Amphitheatre, TN – July 11, 2003)

Recorded on a warm summer night in Antioch, just outside Nashville, this July 11, 2003 performance of “Tuesday’s Gone” captures Lynyrd Skynyrd blending their Southern rock roots with the added richness of horns and a small string section. The show formed part of the Vicious Cycle Tour and was immortalized on the Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour DVD (released November 18, 2003) and CD (June 22, 2004).

Originally released on August 13, 1973, as part of Skynyrd’s debut album Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd, “Tuesday’s Gone” was written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant. Its reflective tone, soaring guitar lines, and Al Kooper’s Mellotron strings made it a fan favorite. Thirty years later, the song’s emotional pull was still undeniable—especially in this expanded live arrangement.

2003 Live Line-up Lynyrd Skynyrd
Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals
Gary Rossington – guitar
Billy Powell – keyboards, piano
Rickey Medlocke – guitar, mandolin, vocals
Hughie Thomasson – guitar, vocals
Ean Evans – bass, vocals
Michael Cartellone – drums
Dale Krantz-Rossington – backing vocals
Carol Chase – backing vocals

Additional Musicians:
Jim Horn – saxophone (leader)
Samuel B. Levine – saxophone
Steve G. Patrick – trumpet
Connie Ellisor – violin (leader/arranger)
James Grosjean – violin
Anthony La Marchina – cello
Pamela Sixfin – violin
Alan R. Umstead – violin
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale – violin
Steve “Boxcar” Traum – harmonica

“Tuesday’s Gone” – Song by Lynyrd Skynyrd from the album (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd) released in 1973
Recorded at Studio One, Doraville, Georgia, April 1973
Songwriters Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant