"Tuesday's Gone" is the second track on Lynyrd Skynyrd's debut album, ''(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)''. It also appears on the band's first live LP, ''One More from the Road''.

Production

Al Kooper adds upfront Mellotron string sounds to the chorus of the song. It is one of a few Lynyrd Skynyrd songs on which Bob Burns (drummer), Bob Burns, one of the original founding members and drummer, did not play. Atlanta Rhythm Section's drummer Robert Nix (drummer), Robert Nix played on the studio version. Bob Burns, however, can be heard playing on the demo version from the same session.

Cover versions

Metallica covered "Tuesday's Gone" on the album ''Garage Inc.'', which features special appearances by Gary Rossington on guitar, Pepper Keenan from Corrosion of Conformity, John Popper from Blues Traveler, Les Claypool from Primus (band), Primus, Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains, and Jim Martin (musician), Jim Martin formerly of Faith No More, credited as Fatso. In 1988, a cover version was recorded by country music artist Hank Williams Jr. as the closing track on his album ''Wild Streak''. This version was later part of a 1994 compilation titled ''Skynyrd Frynds'', which featured several country acts performing covers of Skynyrd songs. Ian Stuart Donaldson of Skrewdriver covered the song with Stigger on the ''Patriotic Ballads 2'' album. On July 13, 1999, Phish covered the song for an encore at the then-called Comcast Center for the Performing Arts, Tweeter Center (now the Xfinity Center (Mansfield, Massachusetts), Xfinity Center) outside of Boston in Mansfield, MassachusettsPT , Phish , Shows , 07/13/99 Tweeter Center Boston – Mansfield, MA
In 2001, a previously unreleased demo version of the song was featured as a bonus track on the reissued and expanded CD. The demo version is also available on the 2005 Chronicles CD box set. Bluegrass versions of the song were recorded by Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time on their 2004 tribute CD ''Lonesome Skynyrd Time''. Atlanta Rhythm Section covered the song on the 2011 album ''With All Due Respect'' on the Fuel 2000 Records label.

References

{{Authority control 1973 songs Lynyrd Skynyrd songs Metallica songs Rock ballads Songs about trains Song recordings produced by Al Kooper Songs written by Allen Collins Songs written by Ronnie Van Zant Ty Cobb