Sad news from the music business yesterday, when I heard that Lynyrd Skynyrd pianist Billy Powell passed away from an apparent heart attack. He was 56.. Skynyrd was my favorite band as a kid, which was kind of odd growing up in Long Island.....
For a band that had three guitar players, Powell was the heart and soul of the band. He started out as a roadie, until he began playing during a sound check - and next thing you know, he's in the band. There were two Skynyrds - before the plane crash, and after. Where Ronnie Van Zant was the leader up to that fateful day, Powell led the band afterwards. He stood in front of the reporters, his face scarred from the accident, and answered all their questions honestly. The band was over, but they came back, and Powell was there.
The fact that Lynyrd Skynyrd was able to keep putting out records for 25 years after the plane crash was nothing short of a miracle. But like everything, people coem and eventually , they go. So, as a tribute , we give you this clip............ Play it pretty for Atlanta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mioGewkWVdo
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Kickin in some Warren Zevon with your posting... "Sweet Home Alabama, play that dead band's song, Turn those speakers up full blast, Play it all night long."
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