Billy Powell dies at 56; Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player In an interview on VH1 Behind The Music Special for Lynyrd Skynrd, Powell made these rather lurid claims; also, saying that Ronnie Van Zants head was found smashed with a heavy object. Billy Powell dies at 56; Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player - The San Diego Union-Tribune News The southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd is most famous for their catchy (and sometimes controversial, per Country Living) hit song "Sweet Home Alabama." The group was inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, with Powell and Gary Rossington the only original members still playing with the band. Billy Powell the long time keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd died on January 28th 2009 at the age of 56. Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell dies at 56 | MusicRadar Profession. Last year Powell and Skynyrd played New York's Madison Square Garden, fulfilling Ronnie Van Zandt's lifelong dream of performing at the famed arena. Lynyrd Skynyrd's Billy Powell Dead at 56 | News | CMT Heres how it works. Powell did not respond to CPR and was pronounced dead at 1:52 a.m., the chief said. Don't miss the latest deals, news, reviews, features and tutorials. MusicRadar is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. The cause of death has yet to be determined, but police believe it was heart . Rescue crews performed CPR, but he was pronounced dead at 1:52 am. "After Allen's wife died, he dove into a bottle and never came out," says Billy Powell. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Vera Powell, and four children. "General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19," the family said in a statement, noting the general was fully vaccinated. A heart attack was the suspected cause of death, but an autopsy was not performed. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1952, Powell grew up in a traveling military family and went to Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Fla., where he became friends with Leon Wilkeson, future bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Four years later, wheelchair bound Collins would be dead. Billy Powell was the only keyboardist Lynyrd Skynyrd ever had. Their first album, Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd, was an immediate hit, helped by the group's support slot on The Who's Quadrophenia tour of the US. As an editor and reporter, Michael Muskal covered local, national, economic and foreign issues at three newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.
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