"Tuesday's Gone" is the second track on
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd (, ) is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. The group originally formed as My Backyard and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom ...
's debut album, ''
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
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''. It also appears on the band's first live LP, ''
One More from the Road''.
History
"Tuesday's Gone" was written by vocalist
Ronnie Van Zant
Ronald Wayne Van Zant (January 15, 1948 – October 20, 1977) was an American singer, best known as the founding lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was the older brother of Johnny Van Zant, the cu ...
and guitarist
Allen Collins. Producer
Al Kooper
Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Throughout much of the 1960s and 1970s he was a prolific studio musician, including playing organ on the Bob Dylan song " Like ...
(credited as "Roosevelt Gook") played bass, sang backup vocals, and added orchestral strings with a
Mellotron
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.
Robert Nix of the
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section (or ARS) is an American Southern rock band formed in 1970 by Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitar), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards), Robert Nix (drummer), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). ...
played drums.
Gary Rossington
Gary Robert Rossington (December 4, 1951 – March 5, 2023) was an American musician best known as a founding guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, with whom he performed until his death. Rossington was also a founding member of the ...
played lead guitar,
Ed King added guitar fills and
Billy Powell played the piano.
In ''Counting Down Southern Rock: The 100 Best Songs'', author C. Eric Banister regards the lyric of "Tuesday's Gone" as Van Zant's masterpiece.
References
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1973 songs
Lynyrd Skynyrd songs
Rock ballads
Songs about trains
Song recordings produced by Al Kooper
Songs written by Allen Collins
Songs written by Ronnie Van Zant