Lynyrd Skynyrd
Formed 1966
Jacksonville Florida

1970's Hits Include:
Workin For MCA
Sweet Home Alabama
Gimme Three Steps
Tuesday's Gone
Saturday Night Special
Simple Man
Gimme Back My Bullets
That Smell
What's Your Name

Members at the
time of the 1977
plane crash were:
Ronny VanZant
Gary Rossington
Allen Collins
Billy Powell
Leon Wilkeson
Steve Gaines
Artimus Pyle
Leslie Hawkins
Cassie Gaines

JoJo Billingsley
She was also a
back-up singer in
the band at the time ,
but was not
on the plane

Early Nashville
Concerts:
Concerts in Nashville
of the original band
before plane crash.
March (1-2) 1974
June 9, 1974
September 21, 1974
January 17, 1976
July 30, 1976

Early Nashville
Venues included:
Muthers Music Emporium
Tennessee State Fair
Municipal Auditorium
March 1, 1974: A barely
known, Lynyrd Skynyrd
plays at Muthers Music
Emporium on Hermitage
Avenue in Nashville,
in front of only a few
hundred people
September 21, 1974:
Well known by Sept of '74,
Skynyrd plays at the
Tennessee State Fair, with
opener Blue Oyster Cult
Ticket stub from a
January 17, 1976 concert
featuring the original
band, at the Municipal
Auditorium in Nashville  
(on the same stage as
shown in pictures above)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2006 POSTER
Lymyrd Skynyrd
at Nashville's
Starwood
Amphitheater
on Saturday
August 12, 2006
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
2007 TOUR
The Rowdy Friends
Tour  with Lynyrd
Skynyrd, 38 Special
& Hank Williams Jr.
Lynyrd Skynyrd Tour
announced: Lynyrd
Skynyrd members
Gary Rossington,
Johnny VanZant and
Rickey Medlocke were
in Nashville's Rock
105.9 Studio's on
February 2nd at
5:30pm to announce
this summers tour
Lynyrd Skynyrd Tour.
The Rowdy Friends
Tour features
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Thirty-Eight Special
and Hank Williams Jr.
They stated on the
radio that Nashville is
like there L.A as far as
recording, etc.
They went on to say
that they love
Nashville and have
recorded about all of
there albums here
since re-uniting in the
1980's. This will be  
the fourth time
Lynyrd Skynyrd has
played here in the
past year (or so),
including the
Ryman Auditorium,
CMA Music
Festival/Fan Fan,
Starwood, and now
at Gaylord.
The Rowdy Friends
Tour will be playing
Nashville's Gaylord
Entertainment Center
on May 4, 2007.
This will be there
second time to play at
Gaylord. They played
there before with
ZZ Top. I went to that
show, it was great!
Allen Collins :
Tragedy struck
again in 1986 when
Allen Collins crashed
his car killing his
girlfreind, and
leaving him
paralyzed from the
waist down. Four
years later he died
of respiratory failure
due to pneumonia
at age 37

Leon Wilkeson:
Bass Player
Leon Wilkeson
died in 2001.
Johnny Van Zant:
Johnny Van Zant took
the place of Ronnie
as singer in the band.
His song "Brickyard
Road" recieved
airplay in the 1980's.
He also, currently
(2006) performs with
his brother Donnie,
in the country music
duo Van Zant
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1970's-2010 - Lynyrd Skynyrd Back On Stage
Nashville Reunions, Concerts, Albums, Video Tapings & Tours
2nd Lynyrd Skynyrd Reunion:
1987: The next Lynyrd Skynyrd appearance, also took place at
a
Volunteer Jam (XIII) Concert in Nashville.
Allen Collins served as music director, in a wheel chair, partially paralyzed,
after crashing his car. He could be seen at the back of the stage, clapping
along during Lynyrd Skynyrd's set, which included Ronnie Van Zant's
brother, singer
Johnny Van Zant.  
1979: Papa John Creach, Barry Chance from Barefoot Jerry,
Billy Crain from the Henry Paul Band, Charlie Daniels,
Gary Rossington from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Toy Caldwell from
the
Marshall Tucker Band and country singer Janie Fricke
Back on-stage, once again, at the Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam V, at the
Municipal Auditorium  in Nashville. They begin by jamming on "The Breeze"
with members of the Charlie Daniels Band. They go on to play an
instrumental version of
Freebird for the first time without singer
RonnieVanZant. He was killed along with members Steve Gaines,
Cassie Gaines
and assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick.
Skynyrd survivors on-stage included
Gary Rossington, Allen Collins,
Billy Powell & Artimus Pyle. Ronnie Van Zant's widow Judy Van Zant made
an appearance on stage (as did Teresa Gaines).
Leon Wilkeson, came out
with his arm still in a cast. Others paying tribute to
Lynyrd Skynyrd at this
show included the
Henry Paul Band performing "Grey Ghost",
and the
Charlie Daniels Band singing "Million Mile Reflections"
Poem by Charlie Daniels: While on the way to Ronnie's
funeral, Charlie wrote the poem. Ronnie's wife,
Judy, had the poem carved into the bench.
The bench was place in front of Ronnie's grave

A BRIEF CANDLE, BOTH ENDS BURNING
AN ENDLESS SMILE, A BUS WHEEL TURNING
A FRIEND TO SHARE A LONESOME TIME
A HANDSHAKE AND A SIP OF WINE
SAY IT LOUD AND LET IT RING
THAT WE'RE ALL PART OF EVERYTHING
THE FUTURE, THE PRESENT AND THE PAST
FLY ON PROUD BIRD, YOU'RE FREE AT LAST

By Charlie Daniels
1980's Nashville Concert Poster
January 21, 1979 :
1st Reunion
of Lynyrd Skynyrd
at the Charlie Daniels Band,
Volunteer Jam V
A yearly event (at the time) in Nashville.
The
Volunteer Jam began in the 1974
and was an annual event in Nashville
for many years. I attended
approximately 20 Volunteer Jams.
One of the  highlights for me, was
when Charlie Daniels announced
"Lynyrd Skynyrd is back".
This was their first time on stage since
the fatal plane crash that killed six
people. Just feet from the stage,
I saw many people with tears in their
eyes as they played an instrumental
version of
Freebird, on-stage for the
first time without their late singer
One of the most popular groups to come out of the Southern Rock
movement of the 1970's, Lynyrd Skynyrd's career was cut short in 1977 by a
plane crash that took the lives of three members. A
1987 reunion, the
Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Band, was first planned as a single concert at the
Volunteer Jam XIII in Nashville Tennessee. They decided to tour, and the
name changed to
Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991. Later, with Judy VanZant's
permission, the name changed back to
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2000's DVD Taping
2005:  Lynyrd Skynyrd members, before and after the plane crash,
Ed King & Artimus Pyle play with the band Deep South, including
members of  
Wet Willie, Atlanta Rhythm Section & 38 Special
at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville Tennessee                 
Click on Pictures to Enlarge                  Pictures by Jimbo Hagey Junior
Ed King left the band before
the plane crash. The late
Steve Gaines took his place
Artimus Pyle, pictured
here  with a fan, went for
help after the plane crash
Above: 1980's & 1990's Assorted line-ups of Lynyrd Skynyrd
continue to tour and play in Nashville every year.
2005: The only members remaining from the plane crash in the
current touring band are
Gary Rossington and Billy Powell.
Right: 2000's: Lynyrd Skynyrd returns to Nashville to record
another DVD in the Music City.
The Vicious Cycle Tour.
Promotional picture from Billboard Magazine
1974
1976
Left: Pictured in 1987
at the
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2nd on-stage reunion
are guitarist
Randall Hall
and singer Johnny VanZant
1980:
Rossington Collins Band
featuring
plane crash survivors
Gary Rossington
Allen Collins
Leon Wilkeson
Billy Powell
plus singer
Dale Krantz
and others

Nashville Concert
Tennessee Theater
June 27 & 30, 1980
with opening act
singer
Johnny Van Zant
Click on Image to Enlarge
Above poster thanks to original Charlie Daniels Band drummer Gary Allen
Allen
Collins
Gary
Rossington
Lynyrd Skynyrd re-unites
for the first time since the
tragic plane crash in 1977
Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991
Promotional Photo
2006: Lynyrd Skynyrd is inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame
Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Artimus Pyle, Ed King & Bob Burns
Lynyrd Skynyrd was  recently be inducted into the
Rock  &  Roll Hall Of Fame in 2006
Guitar Player Magazine features Lynyrd Skynyrd in January 1988
10 Years Later LYNYRD SKYNYRD Rocks Again - Back With A Veneance!
Freebird (part 2) from Lynyrd Skynyrd's first on-stage reunion
Text from Tony Beasley's YouTube "Freebird" page
Added: November 07, 2006 (Less info).  Skynyrds first appearance
since the plane crash....Volunteer Jam 1979 Video and part 2 here
I am the first person to put this up on youtube!!!!
check the dates against the others who embedded this on their own sites.
My friend Pat Adams from www.tennesseeconconcerts.com ....thanks Pat for
letting me put this up and letting the Skynyrd fans see some great history.
January 21, 1979 : 1st Reunion of Lynyrd Skynyrd
at the Charlie Daniels Band, Volunteer Jam V.
Lynyrd Skynyrd's 2nd Reunion! That Smell at Volunteer Jam 1987
This was shot at Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam 1987, Starwood Ampitheater,
Nashville TN. Members include, Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkerson,
Artimus Pyle, Ed King, Johnny VanZant and Randall Hall.
YouTube Video
See rare video of Lynyrd Skynyrd's first reunion, I preserved on tape for 25 years
1979: The first on-stage reunion of Lynyrd Skynyrd after the 1977 plane crash.
I was right in front of the stage & first to unearth this rare footage and give it to my friend
Tony Beazley who posted it on YouTube. Tony was the first person on YouTube
to post this Nashville reunion of the survivors,  from the Charlie Daniels Band Volunteer
Jam in 1979. This was from a Volunteer Jam Special, aired on TV  soon afterwards.
Due to the length of the song "Freebird", Tony had to post it on 2 video's.
Check out part 2, also.  
Pat Adams TennesseeConcerts.com & SouthernTribute.com
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DAVID BOWIE at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville Tennessee (1978)
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BILLY COX (From the Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsies) at the Exit In (1979)
YES at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville Tennessee (1979)
1980's CONCERT PICTURES
CROSBY STILLS & NASH at M.T.S.U. in Murfreesboro Tennessee  (1982)
JOHN PRINE at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee (1980's)
DAN FOGELBERG at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville Tennessee (1984)
CHARLIE DANIELS BAND at the Water Circus, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee  (1985)
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JEANNIE SEELY & JOHN HARTFORD Nashville's Fountain Square (1980's)
DOLLY PARTON at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfeesboro TN (1986)
KENNY ROGERS at M.T.S.U. in Murfreesboro Tennessee (1986)
DOLLY PARTON & KENNY ROGERS at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro (1986)
JERRY LEE LEWIS at Pee Wee's Club in west Nashville (1987)
1990'S CONCERT PICTURES
1964 AS THE BEATLES including Backstage at MTSU. Plus, lawsuit article (1992)
AEROSMITH at Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville Tennessee (1990)
BEACH BOYS at Fan Fair in Nashville Tennessee (1996)
KISS unmasked in a Gibson Guitars Anniversary Show at Riverfront Park (1990's)
CHER Gaylord Entertainment Center in downtown Nashville Tennessee (1999)
PINK FLOYD (Newspaper images only) Vanderbilt University in Nashville (1994)
LARRY RASPBERRY at the Itchycoo Park Oldies Festival in Manchester TN (1999)
JIMMY BUFFETT at Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville Tennessee (1999)
JEFF FOXWORTHY at a Fan Appreciation Show in Nashville Tennessee (1998)
2000-2004 CONCERT PICTURES
HERMANS HERMITS Peter Noone Tennessee State Fair (2002)
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS the Fair at  the Fairgrounds Speedway (2002)
GEORGE JONES , Ryman Auditorium (former home of the Grand Ole Opry) (2000)
YES at the Amsouth Amphitheater in Nashville (Antioch) Tennessee (2002)
JAMES TAYLOR at Amsouth Amphitheater in Nashville (Antioch) Tennessee (2003)
DIXIE CHICKS at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville Tennessee (2000)
KENNY CHESNEY at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville (2004)
ZENPHONIC with MAC GAYDEN & OCEANA GAYDEN at the Belcourt Theatre (2004)
MARSHALL TUCKER BAND at the Volunteer Jam in Nashville Tennessee (2000)
LITTLE FEAT at the Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam at Starwood Amphitheater (2000)
SHANIA TWAIN on Good Morning America in an early morning Block Party (2004)
PETER FRAMPTON at the Gibson Guitar NAMM Show in Nashville (2004)
DICKEY BETTS & LEE ROY PARNELL at the Gibson Custom NAMM Show (2004)
STYX at Riverfront Park on the Cumberland River in Nashville Tennessee (2004)
TIM WILSON comedian at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville Tennessee (2004)
DAVE MATTHEWS at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester Tennessee (2004)
2005 CONCERT PICTURES
TODD RUNDGREN & JOE JACKSON at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville TN
STYX at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville Tennessee
DONNY OSMOND at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville TN
NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE ,CD Release Show at the Country Music Hall of Fame
MARK KNOPFLER (from Dire Straits) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville TN
DIAMOND RIO at the world famous Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville TN
1964 THE TRIBUTE (Beatles Tribute) at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville TN
BRANDON GILES at the Municipal Auditorium in downtown Nashville Tennessee
DEEP SOUTH Southern Rock Legends from Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special & others
2006 CONCERT PICTURES
LEON RUSSELL & band at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville Tennessee
CMT BLOCK PARTY Music Awards pre-show with JASON ALDEAN & others
LITTLE BIG TOWN at the CMT Awards Pre-show Block Party, broadcast live on CMT
VAN ZANT performs live on Broadway at a CMT TV taping in downtown Nashville
DEANA CARTER, T GRAHAM BROWN, CHERRYHOLMES. Goodlettsville Benefit
BARRY GIBB at the Hendersonville High School Tornado Relief Concert on May 1st
LORRIE MORGAN, RICKY SKAGGS & THE WHITES in Hendersonville Tennessee
OAK RIDGE BOYS at the Hendersonville Tennessee High School for Tornado Relief
FELIX CAVALIERE (Rascals) "Groovin On A Sunday Afternnoon" in Centennial Park
CHARLIE DANIELS BAND at Riverfront Park at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville
LYNYRD SKYNYRD live at L.P. Field (formally known as the Coliseum) in Nashville
JIMMY HALL former singer for Southern Rock band Wet Willie at Centennial Park
RODNEY CROWELL in concert at Centennial Park in Nashville Tennessee
JOHN HIATT at the S-Cooper Automobile Show at Centennial Park in Nashville
SAMMY HAGAR & THE WABOS at Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville Tennessee
STEVE CROPPER - A 50 Year Musical Journey with John Kay, BJ Thomas & others
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND at the Gaylord Entertainment Center
2007 CONCERT PICTURES
THE OUTLAWS in Springfield TN. Pictures of this famous rock band in a small venue
B.J. THOMAS at the 2007 Nashville Firefighters Show at the Municipal Auditorium
BILLY JOE ROYAL opens for BJ Thomas at the Firefighters Benefit Concert
LEON RUSSELL in his hometown. A sold-out concert at the historic Belcourt Theater
JAM-A-QUE 2007 Southern Rock featuring The Outfit, The Southern Boys & more
2007 MusiFest™ Southern Music Heritage Festival held in Carthage, Tennessee
THE MUSIC CITY MAFIA featuring Big & Rich, Cowboy Troy & others at Bluesboro
FIREFALL at the Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville. Classic Hits 97.1 Series
DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH at Nashville's historic War Memorial Auditorium
STYX at the famous Wildhorse Saloon on Second Avenue in Nashville Tennessee
2008 CONCERT PICTURES
THE HOUSE CATS, plus Emerson Hart & Chris Gantry at Music City Nights
ZENPHONIC with Oceana Gayden & Mac Gayden at 3rd & Lindsley
LOU REED at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville Tennessee
RINGO STARR & HIS ALL-STARR BAND at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon
MARK KNOPFLER returns to the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville TN
ZENPHONIC at Music City Nights at the Rhythm Kitchen in downtown Nashville
KENNY LOGGINS pictures from 2008 (and 2007) at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon
POCO including backstage pictures at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville Tennessee
DAVE MASON rock & roll hall of famer at the Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon
LEON RUSSELL and his band at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville Tennessee
YES with Steve Howe, Chris Squire & Alan White at the Ryman Auditorium
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1. The Charlie Daniels Band & Eric Church at Riverfront Park. Downtown
2. Billy Ray Cyrus, Sawyer Brown & others at the Convention Center.
3. The Coliseum Concerts featuring Little Big Town & Sara Evans
4. Dierks Bentley, Gary Allan, Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban,  Hank Williams Jr
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Billy Ray Cyrus & guest Ed King from Lynyrd Skynyrd
6. American Idol winner Carrie Underwood & singer Josh Turner
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8. LeeAnn Rimes, Joe Nichols, SheDaisy, Keith Anderson, Ronnie Milsap
9. Clint Black & Sugarland. The CMA Music Festival comes to an end

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COOTERS DUKES OF HAZZARD IN NASHVILLE
Cooters Store & Museum - The Stars & Cars. Cooter signs autographs
James Best who played Sheriff Roscoe appears at Cooters
Cooters store featuring  Dukes memorabilia. Cooter signs autographs
The General Lee at Cooters. See photographs of this famous car
Cooters moves to a bigger & better location. Cooter signs autographs
Cooter sings the Dukes Of Hazzard Theme song, on the Cooters stage
John Schneider appears, but I didn't wait in the line. See me instead, haha

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DEVON ALLMAN (Greg's son) & MARTY CASEY (INXS TV "Rock Show")
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GRETCHEN WILSON (the official Redneck Woman) performs an acoustic set
TESLA (1980's hard rock band) rocks the Gibson Summer Jam
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GIBSON GUITARS SUMMER JAM 2007
DOYLE BRAMHALL II & SCRAP METAL at the Gibson Custom Shop

GIBSON GUITARS SUMMER JAM 2008
JOHNNY WINTER with guest SLASH at the Gibson Guitar Summer Jam
McQUEEN, WHISKEY FALLS and 5 STAR CARNI at the Gibson
GIBSON ROCK STAR JAM with many special Guest in Nashville Tennessee
BILLY COX (from the Jimi Hendrix Band Of Gypsys) at the Summer Jam 2008

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Reunion Tour
In 1987 Lynyrd Skynyrd takes on a
full-scale tour with five major members
of the pre-crash band: crash survivors
Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Leon
Wilkeson and Artimus Pyle, along with
guitarist Ed King, who had left the band
two years before the crash. Ronnie Van
Zant's younger brother, Johnny, took
over as the new lead singer and
primary songwriter. Due to Collins'
paralysis from the 1986 car accident,
he was only able to participate as the
musical director, choosing Randall
Hall, his former bandmate in the Allen
Collins Band, as his stand-in. As part of
his plea deal, Collins would be
wheeled out onstage each night to
explain to the audience why he could
no longer perform (usually before the
performance of "That Smell", which had
been partially directed at him). Collins
was stricken with pneumonia in 1989
and died on January 23, 1990.

The reunited band was meant to be a
one-time tribute to the original lineup,
captured on the double-live album
Southern By The Grace Of God/Lynyrd
Skynyrd Tribute Tour 1987. The fact that
the band chose to continue after the
1987 tribute tour caused legal
problems for the survivors, as Judy Van
Zant Jenness and Teresa Gaines
Rapp (widows of Ronnie and Steve,
respectively) sued the others for
violating an agreement made shortly
after the plane crash, stating that they
would not "exploit" the Skynyrd name for
profit. As part of the settlement,
Jenness and Rapp collect nearly 30%
of the band's touring revenues
(representing the shares their
husbands would have earned had they
lived), and hold a proviso which forces
any band touring as "Lynyrd Skynyrd" to
include at least two from among Gary
Rossington, Artimus Pyle, Leon
Wilkeson, Billy Powell and Ed King.
King is no longer able to tour due to a
heart condition (which caused him to
leave Skynyrd a second time in 1996),
Pyle has had legal problems and fell
out with Rossington and Johnny Van
Zant, and Wilkeson and Powell are now
dead. This leaves Gary Rossington as
the sole member of the designated
group still in the band.

The reconstituted Lynyrd Skynyrd has
gone through a large number of lineup
changes and continues to record and
tour today. One by one, the members of
the pre-crash band have left, been
forced out, or have died. Artimus Pyle
left the band in 1991 and his place has
been taken by a variety of drummers
since, with Michael Cartellone finally
becoming his permanent replacement.
Randall Hall was replaced by Mike
Estes in 1993. Ed King had to take a
break from touring in 1996. In his
absence, he was replaced by Hughie
Thomasson. King has stated that his
break from the band was to be
temporary, but the band did not let him
rejoin after he recovered[citation
needed]. At the same time, Mike Estes
was replaced by Rickey Medlocke, who
had briefly played drums with the band
in the early 1970s. Leon Wilkeson,
Skynyrd's bassist since 1972, was
found dead in his hotel room on July
27, 2001; his death was found to be
due to emphysema and chronic liver
disease. He was replaced in 2001 by
Ean Evans. The remaining members
released a double album called Thyrty
which had songs from the original line
up to the present. Lynyrd Skynyrd also
released a live DVD of their Vicious
Cycle Tour and on June 22, 2004,
Lynyrd Skynyrd released the album
Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour. On
December 10, 2004, Lynyrd Skynyrd did
a show for CMT, Crossroads, a concert
featuring country duo Montgomery
Gentry and other genres of music. In
the beginning of 2005 Hughie
Thomasson left the band to reform his
disbanded Southern Rock band
Outlaws. Thomasson died in his sleep
on September 9, 2007 of an apparent
heart attack in his home in Brooksville,
Florida. He was 55 years old.

On February 5, 2005, Lynyrd Skynyrd
did a Super Bowl party back in
Jacksonville with special guests 3
Doors Down, Jo Dee Messina, Charlie
Daniels and Ronnie and Johnny Van
Zant's brother Donnie Van Zant of 38
Special. On February 13 of that year
Lynyrd Skynyrd did a tribute to Southern
Rock on the Grammy Awards with
Gretchen Wilson, Tim McGraw, Keith
Urban and Dickey Betts. On May 10,
2005, Johnny and Donnie Van Zant
released a country album called Get
Right with the Man which featured the
hit single "Help Somebody". In the
summer of 2005, lead singer Johnny
Van Zant had to have surgery on his
vocal cord to have a polyp removed. He
was told not to sing for three months.
On September 10, 2005, Lynyrd
Skynyrd performed without Johnny Van
Zant at the Music Relief Concert for the
victims of Hurricane Katrina, with Kid
Rock standing in for Johnny. In
December 2005, Johnny Van Zant
returned to sing for Lynyrd Skynyrd. The
band performed live at Freedom Hall in
Louisville, Kentucky, as a part of their
2007 tour. The concert was recorded in
high definition for HDNet and
premiered on December 1, 2007.


The band in 2008Mark "Sparky"
Matejka, formerly of the country music
band Hot Apple Pie, joined Lynyrd
Skynyrd in 2006 as Thomasson's
replacement. On November 2, 2007,
the band performed at the University of
Florida's Gator Growl, the world's
largest student-run pep rally, in Ben Hill
Griffin Stadium – also known as "The
Swamp." The event's 50,000-person
attendance marked the largest crowd
that Lynyrd Skynyrd had ever played in
front of in the United States, until the
July 2008 Bama Jam in Enterprise,
Alabama where more than 111,000
people were in attendance.[16]

On January 28, 2009, keyboardist Billy
Powell died at age 56 at his home near
Jacksonville, Florida. Powell called 911
at 12:55 a.m., complaining of
shortness of breath. He had previously
missed his doctor's appointment on
the day before his death; the
appointment was for a checkup on his
heart. The EMS responders found
Powell unconscious and unresponsive,
with the telephone still in his hand.
Rescue crews performed CPR, but he
was pronounced dead at 1:52 a.m.
Although a heart attack was suspected,
and it was originally reported that an
autopsy was to be performed, none in
fact was ever done. Powell's death left
Gary Rossington as the sole pre-crash
member of the band, unless Rickey
Medlocke's brief stint with the band in
the early 1970s is counted.

On March 17, 2009, it was announced
that Skynyrd had signed a worldwide
deal with Roadrunner Records, in
association with their label, Loud &
Proud Records, and released their new
album God & Guns on September 29 of
that year. They toured Europe and the
United States in 2009 with Peter Keys
of the 420 Funk Mob on keyboards and
Robert Kearns of The Bottle Rockets on
bass (in place of Ean Evans, who died
of cancer at age 48 on May 6, 2009, at
his home in Columbus, Mississippi).
[17] Scottish rock band Gun performed
as special guests for the UK leg of
Skynyrd's tour in 2010. [18]

In addition to the tour, Skynyrd
appeared at the Sean Hannity Freedom
Concert series in late 2010. Hannity
had been actively promoting the God &
Guns album, frequently playing
portions of the track "That Ain't My
America" on his radio show.
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THE HISTORY OF
THE VOLUNTEER JAM
by Pat Adams
The Volunteer Jam drew fans from all over the country. The 16 (or so)
jam events hosted by the Charlie Daniels Band, included hundreds of
well-known artists. Various Volunteer Jam shows have appeared on
albums, television shows, a movie, CD's & DVD's.  Pat Adams from the
TennesseeConcerts website covered almost every Volunteer Jam and tells
his memories of seeing some of the greatest musicians in the world.

Check out our Volunteer Jam page
including pictures, text & rare videos of the jam
The History Of The Volunteer Jam
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Volunteer Jam hosted by the Charlie Daniels Band

Winters Brothers Band - I Can't Help It

Wet Willie (featuring Jimmy Hall) - Keep On Smilin'

The Allman Brothers Band w/ Bonnie Bramlett - Ramblin' Man

Toy Caldwell & George McCorkle of the Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See


Lynyrd Skynyrd's First Reunion after the 1977 Plane Crash
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