RIP: Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist)
Music News | Jan 29th, 2009
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Billy Powell, an original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd died of a suspected heart attack. He played keyboards in the band, including on the hit “Sweet Home Alabama.” He was 56.
From Yahoo:
RANGE PARK, Fla. Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell, who played on such hits as “Sweet Home Alabama” and survived the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, died Wednesday. He was 56.
Powell called 911 in this Jacksonville suburb saying he was having trouble breathing. Rescue crews performed CPR, but he was pronounced dead about an hour later, Orange Park Police Lt. Mark Cornett said.
Powell, who had a history of heart problems, missed a Tuesday appointment with his doctor for a cardiac evaluation, and a heart attack is suspected as the cause of death.
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