A community portal about Lynyrd Skynyrd with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Lynyrd Skynyrd is a U.S. Southern rock band, described by All Music Guide's Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "the definitive Southern rock band...
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A community portal about Lynyrd Skynyrd with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Lynyrd Skynyrd is a U.S. Southern rock band, described by All Music Guide's Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, Southern image and a hard rock swagger." The band reached prominence during the 1970s under the leadership of vocalist and primary songwriter Ronnie Van Zant until he died, along with several other members of the band, in a plane crash in 1977.
In the studio, looking at the album cover, I was amazed, Jacksonville, Florida was becoming a mecca for Southern Rock. Originating from the same city as the most well-known act in the Southern rock genre, Lynyrd Skynyrd. I could just see hundreds of PR men in Jacksonville getting hammered and running around looking for the next BIG thing. In rides Molly Hatchet circa 1971, named for a legendary Southern prostitute who supposedly mutilated and decapitated her clients. This outstanding... Read Full Story
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October 20th, 2007 at 10:54 am . by Nuke
A lot of folks around these parts have vivid recollections of the plane crash that claimed the heart and soul of Southern Rock–Lynyrd Skynyrd. That was thirty years ago today.
Where are they now?
Of those who were members when the plane crashed Oct. 20... Read Full Story
Jacksonville News is reporting that the long-time keyboard player for Lynyrd Skynyrd has died. Billy Powell was 56.
Billy Powell, a longtime keyboard player for Lynyrd Skynyrd who survived the band’s 1977 plane crash, died at his Orange Park condo early this morning, according to police.
Orange Park Police Chief James Boivin said Powell called 911 from his condo in Club Continental and was pronounced dead at 1:52 a.m. after rescue crews performed CPR on him. Boivin said he was told... Read Full Story
Jacksonville News is reporting that the long-time keyboard player for Lynyrd Skynyrd has died. Billy Powell was 56.
Billy Powell, a longtime keyboard player for Lynyrd Skynyrd who survived the band’s 1977 plane crash, died at his Orange Park condo early this morning, according to police.
Orange Park Police Chief James Boivin said Powell called 911 from his condo in Club Continental and was pronounced dead at 1:52 a.m. after rescue crews performed CPR on him. Boivin said he was told... Read Full Story
Billy Powell called 911 Tuesday night complaining of chest pains. When paramedics and police arrived, they found him unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics say his death was related to heart problems, which he had been seeing a cardiologist for. Powell which has had an interesting run with the group Lynyrd Skynyrd, survived the plane crash of 1977 in Mississippi which killed Ronnie Van Zant and 5 others. Powell was severely injured in the crash.
Powell joined the... Read Full Story
The legendary keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd died today (Jan. 29, 2009) in his condo in Jacksonville, Florida. Billy called 911 at about 12:55 a.m. Wednesday saying he was having trouble
breathing. Rescue crews performed CPR, but he was pronounced dead at
1:52 a.m., said Orange Park Police Lt. Mark Cornett. Powell , 56, who has a history of heart problems, missed a Tuesday
appointment with his doctor for a cardiac evaluation. A heart attack is
suspected. No autopsy will be performed because... Read Full Story
Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd announce they will join forces again to provide the best show of the summer, reprising last year's highly successful "Rock and Rebels" tour. The Live Nation produced tour Read Full Story
Veteran rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd are moving on after the January death of keyboardist Billy Powell - they've signed a new record deal and are working on their first album in six years. Read Full Story
Legendary keyboardist of this band you may have heard of called Lynyrd Skynyrd, was pronounced dead at 1:52 a.m. today. Billy had a history of heart problems and it would seem like heart complications were the cause of his death. You’d think that after surviving the band’s 1977 plane crash that killed 3 other band mates that he might just be invincible. Sadly not. Everyone get out your lighters. Let’s give Billy a proper sendoff.
Fly Free, Billy, Free as a bird.
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Ronnie Van Zant, Allan Collins, and Gary Rossington were high school friends, and they decided to create a band during the 60s. They started a band called My Backyard, and then they recruited bass player Leon Wilkeson and a keyboard player named Billy Powell. They changed their name to Lynyrd Skynyrd as a jibe to their high school coach (Leonard Skinner), who regularly hassled them because of their long hair. Having picked up drummer Bob Burns, they started playing all over the South. They... Read Full Story
