DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted January 28, 2009 Billy Powell, long serving keyboard player with Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 56. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAFKAG 70 Posted May 7, 2009 Billy Powell, long serving keyboard player with Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 56. Not a band blessed with the best of luck, now their bass player Ean Evans has died at 48. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAFKAG 70 Posted June 24, 2010 Billy Powell, long serving keyboard player with Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 56. Not a band blessed with the best of luck, now their bass player Ean Evans has died at 48. A bit tenuous I suppose, but ex-Lynyrd Skynyrd backing singer Jo Jo Billingsley has died of cancer. In other Confederate rock news, Gregg Allman's had a liver transplant. Never mind, I'm sure the South shall rise again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,630 Posted September 18, 2010 Gary Rossington's mug shot from his DUI a few years ago kinda looks like an indie album cover circa 2003 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 20, 2010 Leonard Skinner, who inspired the name of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died aged 77. A hit for Grendel's Graveyard if the right obit is found... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted September 21, 2010 Leonard Skinner, who inspired the name of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died aged 77. A hit for Grendel's Graveyard if the right obit is found... ...It was never in doubt. Well done Lady G. Nice tribute from the band as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest_Lady grendel_* Posted September 21, 2010 Thank you DDT, but I think the thanks are due to you as I am sure you mentioned him before and and I remembered you talking about him somewhere on DL when I hastily set up a team on Hogmanay 2008 and used much the same team when submitting my entry on Hogmanay 2009, a team I nearly never submittted! Just checked in to have a look at how DL is as I am quite ill at the moment and really have not been on nor do I expect to be on for a while, and was surprised to find I have a unique hit. Sad to see Leonard go but his name will live on and what a way to have it engraved in rock history. A little bit of classic , who can beat this........... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 22, 2010 Thank you DDT, but I think the thanks are due to you as I am sure you mentioned him before and and I remembered you talking about him somewhere on DL when I hastily set up a team on Hogmanay 2008 and used much the same team when submitting my entry on Hogmanay 2009, a team I nearly never submittted! Just checked in to have a look at how DL is as I am quite ill at the moment and really have not been on nor do I expect to be on for a while, and was surprised to find I have a unique hit. Sad to see Leonard go but his name will live on and what a way to have it engraved in rock history. A little bit of classic , who can beat this........... Get well soon, LG... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,704 Posted March 17, 2011 Ronnie Hammond, singer with Skynyrd contemporaries Atlanta Rhythm Section, dead at 60. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted June 7, 2011 Drummer David "Frankie" Toler, who thumped the tubs for the Allman Brothers Band (albeit long after their prime), the Gregg Allman Band and the Marshall Tucker Band has died at the age of 59, having been unwell for some time following a problematic liver transplant. Southern Man Gone West Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted August 4, 2011 Drummer David "Frankie" Toler, who thumped the tubs for the Allman Brothers Band (albeit long after their prime), the Gregg Allman Band and the Marshall Tucker Band has died at the age of 59, having been unwell for some time following a problematic liver transplant. Southern Man Gone West And now David Toler's brother Dan Toler, who also played in the Allman Brothers Band, has announced he is suffering from ALS disease. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,704 Posted April 13, 2012 Plenty of hairy-assed southern boogie splattered all over BBC4 tonight: a documentary followed by archive performances followed by a couple of Whistle Tests, one of which is Skynyrd at Shepherd's Bush in 75 and the other is Capricorn Picnic in 76. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,630 Posted April 13, 2012 My donuts, goddamn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted April 13, 2012 Plenty of hairy-assed southern boogie splattered all over BBC4 tonight: a documentary followed by archive performances followed by a couple of Whistle Tests, one of which is Skynyrd at Shepherd's Bush in 75 and the other is Capricorn Picnic in 76. So they'll show Bob Harris' interview with Jimmy Carter again, and more guitar solos than any sane person could ever appreciate in one night's telly? I'm setting the recorder! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,704 Posted April 13, 2012 Plenty of hairy-assed southern boogie splattered all over BBC4 tonight: a documentary followed by archive performances followed by a couple of Whistle Tests, one of which is Skynyrd at Shepherd's Bush in 75 and the other is Capricorn Picnic in 76. So they'll show Bob Harris' interview with Jimmy Carter again, and more guitar solos than any sane person could ever appreciate in one night's telly? I'm setting the recorder! Mary, it sure was a fine n dandy documentary, boy. Ain't recknin' on no-one 'bout ready to kick it, even if y'all kin see Bonnie Bramlett gone done a shitload a drugs. And Gregg still got all his hair. But no Little Feat?! What the hell, here's a half a Whipping Post... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted August 8, 2012 Stuart Swanlund @ 54, guitarist with The Marshall Tucker Band http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2012/08/07/marshall-tucker-band-guitarist-stuart-swanlund-dies-at-age-54/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 25, 2013 Drummer David "Frankie" Toler, who thumped the tubs for the Allman Brothers Band (albeit long after their prime), the Gregg Allman Band and the MarshallTucker Band has died at the age of 59, having been unwell for some time following a problematic liver transplant. Southern Man Gone West And now David Toler's brother Dan Toler, who also played in the Allman Brothers Band, has announced he is suffering from ALS disease. Dead http://ultimateclassicrock.com/allman-brothers-guitarist-dan-toler-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,677 Posted April 4, 2015 Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Robert Lewis Burns jr. killed in car crash aged 64. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 874 Posted April 5, 2015 That saves me a "dead drummers" post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted October 13, 2015 Gary Rossington suffers heart attack: http://theboot.com/gary-rossington-heart-attack/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted October 14, 2015 Gary Rossington suffers heart attack: http://theboot.com/gary-rossington-heart-attack/ Last original member. Get well dammit :-( SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,630 Posted October 14, 2015 Love the fact that people are still posting on Artmis Pyle's Facebook page without mentioning the fact that, you know, he fucks kids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,073 Posted November 24, 2015 Rest of 2015 tour canceled: http://www.contactmusic.com/lynyrd-skynyrd/news/gary-rossington-s-ill-health-prompts-lynyrd-skynyrd-to-cancel-rest-of-2015-tour_5041869 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted July 19, 2016 Gary Rossington suffers heart attack: http://theboot.com/gary-rossington-heart-attack/ Experiencing more chest pains. It seems these health difficulties are becoming quite a regularity for him, could be worth a gamble for 2017. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted July 19, 2016 Gary Rossington suffers heart attack: http://theboot.com/gary-rossington-heart-attack/ Experiencing more chest pains. It seems these health difficulties are becoming quite a regularity for him, could be worth a gamble for 2017. Aye, UK obit for sure 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
