![]() ![]() And the late pianist Billy Powell makes a cameo as well. For example, Leon Wilkeson , the “cat in the hat” with sunglasses, appears here in what turned out to be his last radio interview before dying in late July 2001. Please E-mail us at Lynyrd Skynyrd History. If there are any additions, corrections or comments. This episode is particularly melancholy, as the interviews underscore the continued loss of dear hearts and enormous musical talents from Lynyrd Skynyrd, as well as the pride and fierce determination of the sole original survivor, my guest Gary Rossington. This section offers detailed biographies of all the band members, promo photos and histories detailing the entire thirty year career of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Original co-founder guitarist Gary Rossington joins me here In the Studio for the story, with archival interviews from the late bass guitarist Leon Wilkeson and keyboard player Billy Powell. Walker Leon Wilkeson Billy Powell Artimus Pyle Steve Gaines Randall Hall Kurt. The band needed a stop-gap recording that could capture their lightning in a bottle live show, and the Fox Theater needed a lightning rod which could make saving it a cause celebre. Past members Allen Collins Bob Burns Larry Junstrom Greg T. Three things were evident: America’s hyped bicentennial was entering the history books even as the wrecking ball was heading for the Fox Theater a live “best of” discounted price double album by Peter Frampton earlier that year was re-writing the record books and Lynyrd Skynyrd was selling more concert tickets than copies of their diminished ranks studio album Gimme Back My Bullets. Performing over three hundred shows on 1975’s notorious “Torture Tour” had original Lynyrd Skynyrd members dropping like flies. In September 1976, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Atlanta’s venerable Fox Theater each needed a minor miracle. ![]()
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