Lynyrd Skynyrd - RARE POSTER BEFORE THE CRASH
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Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre during the 1970s. Originally formed in 1964 as My Backyard in Jacksonville, Florida, the band was also known by names such as The Noble Five and One Percent, before finally deciding on Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1969. The band gained worldwide recognition for its live performances and signature songs "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird". At the peak of their success, three members died in an airplane crash in 1977, putting an abrupt end to the band's most popular incarnation. The band has sold 28 million albums in the United States.
The surviving band members reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant, the younger brother of lead singer and founder Ronnie Van Zant. Lynyrd Skynyrd continues to tour and record with co-founder Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, and guitarist Rickey Medlocke — who first wrote and recorded with the band from 1971 to 1972 (before his return to Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996). Fellow founding member Larry Junstrom, along with '70s members Ed King and Artimus Pyle, remain active in music but no longer tour or record with the band. Drummer Michael Cartellone has recorded and toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd as its core drummer since 1999. Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006.
The former drummer and a founding member of the Southern hard rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, Robert Burns Jr. (Bob Burns), died in a car accident near Cartersville, Georgia.
Burns’ vehicle went off the road just before midnight as he approached a curve, hitting a mailbox and a tree.
Burns, 64, was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash and was alone in the car.
Drummer Bob Burns car crash photo
Burns was one of five musicians who founded the band in Jacksonville, Florida, and played on its first two albums.
Early on, the group played in the Burns’ family garage. The group is named after a gym teacher the founding musicians had at a school in Jacksonville, Florida.
Robert Burns Jr dies in tragic car crash
The drummer was with the group when they recorded their hit songs Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and Don’t Ask Me No Questions.
He left the group in 1974 because he was “overwhelmed by life on the road”.
Three other band members were previously killed in a plane crash in 1977.The last surviving original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd are Larry Junstromand guitarist Gary Rossington, the latter of whom still remains in the band.
Lynyrd Skynyrd Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Rossing posted a statement on Burns’ death, writing, “Well, today I’m at a loss for words, but I just remember Bob being a funny guy. He was just so funny, he used to do skits for us and make us laugh all the time, he was hilarious! My heart goes out to his family and God bless him and them in this sad time. He was a great, great drummer”.
The surviving band members reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant, the younger brother of lead singer and founder Ronnie Van Zant. Lynyrd Skynyrd continues to tour and record with co-founder Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, and guitarist Rickey Medlocke — who first wrote and recorded with the band from 1971 to 1972 (before his return to Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996). Fellow founding member Larry Junstrom, along with '70s members Ed King and Artimus Pyle, remain active in music but no longer tour or record with the band. Drummer Michael Cartellone has recorded and toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd as its core drummer since 1999. Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006.
The former drummer and a founding member of the Southern hard rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, Robert Burns Jr. (Bob Burns), died in a car accident near Cartersville, Georgia.
Burns’ vehicle went off the road just before midnight as he approached a curve, hitting a mailbox and a tree.
Burns, 64, was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash and was alone in the car.
Drummer Bob Burns car crash photo
Burns was one of five musicians who founded the band in Jacksonville, Florida, and played on its first two albums.
Early on, the group played in the Burns’ family garage. The group is named after a gym teacher the founding musicians had at a school in Jacksonville, Florida.
Robert Burns Jr dies in tragic car crash
The drummer was with the group when they recorded their hit songs Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and Don’t Ask Me No Questions.
He left the group in 1974 because he was “overwhelmed by life on the road”.
Three other band members were previously killed in a plane crash in 1977.The last surviving original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd are Larry Junstromand guitarist Gary Rossington, the latter of whom still remains in the band.
Lynyrd Skynyrd Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Rossing posted a statement on Burns’ death, writing, “Well, today I’m at a loss for words, but I just remember Bob being a funny guy. He was just so funny, he used to do skits for us and make us laugh all the time, he was hilarious! My heart goes out to his family and God bless him and them in this sad time. He was a great, great drummer”.
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