SkynyrdFrynd
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Sept 3, 2023 11:50:48 GMT -5
It's not often that a huge famous band calls a young band like Fortune Child and offers them the opening spot on their tour playing to tens of thousands of people, but that definitely just happened!
Now the guys know exactly how Skynyrd felt in 1973 when Al Kooper told them they'd be opening for The Who.
The band in question is actually in the top 3 bands they've been dreaming to open for since this whole journey began, so I'm super happy for them. Shows hard work really does pay off, and if your music is good, the right folks will take notice.
Now y'all try to guess who this band is! (it's not fake Skynyrd)
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Sept 3, 2023 12:11:09 GMT -5
Blackberry Smoke?
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Sept 3, 2023 12:24:59 GMT -5
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Sept 3, 2023 13:19:38 GMT -5
Joe Bonamassa?
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Post by Cagey on Sept 3, 2023 13:24:18 GMT -5
B, a, n, d.
Joe is NOT a band! Ha!
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Sept 3, 2023 13:31:03 GMT -5
Not Joe, and he’s already booked the guys anyway for his Blues at sea cruise for next year. Joe’s been on team FC for almost 6 months now.
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Sept 3, 2023 13:32:47 GMT -5
This band is huge, they’ve sold more records than Skynyrd.
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Sept 3, 2023 13:47:26 GMT -5
ZZ Top?
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Sept 3, 2023 13:54:59 GMT -5
Think younger. These guys had peak fame in the 90s.
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Sept 3, 2023 13:58:48 GMT -5
Collective Soul?
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Sept 3, 2023 13:59:55 GMT -5
Much bigger A hint: they are also from the south
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Sept 3, 2023 14:17:22 GMT -5
3 Doors Down?
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Post by Cagey on Sept 3, 2023 14:18:05 GMT -5
Dan, with you, its more like 3 floors down! Ha!
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Sept 3, 2023 14:24:27 GMT -5
Another hint, en ex member once played with Gary’s Skynyrd for a bit.
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Post by crimsonkt on Sept 3, 2023 14:26:28 GMT -5
Another hint, en ex member once played with Gary’s Skynyrd for a bit. Black Crowes?
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Post by Cagey on Sept 3, 2023 14:29:50 GMT -5
And we have a winnner! I think... boss man will explain shortly I hope
JerseyDan, when you get on the elevator, if you are tall enough, push the up button! Not 3 floors down! Ha!
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Sept 3, 2023 14:50:14 GMT -5
Another hint, en ex member once played with Gary’s Skynyrd for a bit. Black Crowes? Ding Ding Ding yes indeed! Rich Robinson is the FC fan and he’s the one putting them on the big stage. It’s a pretty cool story too.
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Post by Cagey on Sept 3, 2023 16:42:30 GMT -5
And we are all waiting on the edge of our seats biting our fingernails. Dan has a bag of popcorn. Mdfan is cleaning fish. Tim is counting his money....
And the story is?
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Sept 3, 2023 16:54:15 GMT -5
Well, this one goes back to April. Fortune Child played Atlanta for the first time then and a guy introduced himself to them after the show and got to know them after seeing their set. It turns out this guy is one of Rich’s best friends. As it happens, the weekend after that FC got to play the front porch set at the St. Augustine Amp where JJ Grey and Brothers of a Feather (Robinson bros) were co-headlining. As I understand it, someone from their camp watched the FC set. It was really good, Kevin Elson and I went to that show.
They played Atlanta again earlier this month and Rich’s friend came and filmed their set. Then they got the call…
So they did this one all on their own, which is pretty awesome!
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Sept 3, 2023 16:58:38 GMT -5
That's cool. I figured it can't be the Black Crowes cause they are opening for Aerosmith on a tour that just started...Lol
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