Lynyrd Skynyrd

Date: 1964 [unknown]
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Profile manager: Gil Davis

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Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band best known for having popularized 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.

Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

Band Members

#	Name	Role	Instrument	Years
1	Gary Rossington	Current members	guitars	1964–1977, 1979, 1987–present
2	Rickey Medlocke	Current members	guitars, backing vocals, mandolin, drums	1971–1972, 1996–present
3	Johnny Van Zant	Current members	lead vocals	1987–present
4	Michael Cartellone	Current members	drums	1999–present
5	Mark Matejka	Current members	guitars, backing vocals	2006–present
6	Peter Keys	Current members	keyboards	2009–present
7	Keith Christopher	Current members	bass	2017–present
8	Dale Krantz-Rossington	Touring members	backing vocals	1987–present
9	Carol Chase	Touring members	backing vocals	1996–present
10	Ronnie Van Zant	Former members	lead vocals	1964–1977; his death
11	Allen Collins	Former members	guitar	1964–1977, 1979; died 1990
12	Bob Burns	Former members	drums	1964–1975; died 2015
13	Larry Junstrom	Former members	bass	1964–1970
14	Greg T. Walker	Former members	bass	1971–1972
15	Leon Wilkeson	Former members	bass	1971–1977, 1987–2001; his death
16	Billy Powell	Former members	keyboards	1972–1977, 1979, 1987–2009; his death
17	Ed King	Former members	guitar, bass	1972–1975, 1987–1996; died 2018
18	Artimus Pyle	Former members	drums	1974–1977, 1979, 1987–1991
19	Steve Gaines	Former members	guitar, vocals	1976–1977; his death
20	Hughie Thomasson	Former members	guitar	1996-2005; died 2007
21	Ean Evans	Former members	bass	2001–2009; died 2009
22	Robert Kearns	Former members	bass	2009–2012
23	Johnny Colt	Former members	bass	2012–2017
24	JoJo Billingsley	Honkettes	backing vocals	1975–1977; died 2010
25	Cassie Gaines	Honkettes	backing vocals	1975–1977; her death
26	Leslie Hawkins	Honkettes	backing vocals	1975–1977

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