Lynyrd Skynyrd Keyboardist Billy Powell Dies

Wow!!! Bummer.

One of the greatest bands of all time.Its a sad day for Rock N Roll.

R.I.P Billy Powell. You will be missed by the millions you have rocked world wide.

sad day for rock and roll, got to shake billys hand last year at orange beach really nice guy. and i think they forgot about artimus

oh man, very sad, R. I. P.

This is getting to be a bit too much.

What's with this long string of musical deaths?

Billy Powell was an awesome keyboardist. I can hear that honkey-tonk piano at the end of Sweet Home Alabama in my head right now as I write this.

Original Skynyrd was and is an everlasting piece of the foundation of rock.

nuf said.

sad, sad day. Billy could play the soul out of that piano. A key part of the greatest rock band ever.

oh goddamn. I wonder if we will get the full story if paramedics arrived in time to try to save his life. thats a damn shame. another good man gone, RIP Billy.

I can safely say this band got me into rock n roll, southern rock what have you, and beyond. I am truly saddened by this and Tel Aviv, sad day of news.

This is a bummer and will be missed by many. my heart goes out to all!!!

RIP!!!!!!!!!BRATHA

RIP!!!

Old Skynyrd was my shit as a kid. Very sad day indeed.RIP Billy your music touched many for decades.enjoy your transition into the other side.

Artimus gets no love cause he is a convicted child molester. Thats another sad story in its own right.

In the Wake of BP's Death, http://www.amazon.com/Skynyrds-First-Complete-Muscle-Shoals/dp/B00000DI0H everyone should own this album. The complete Muscle Shoals recording, hard to believe these guys were 18-20 years old and made such classic songs.

Bummer, they better give him props at the Grammys when they show all the musicians that past.I'm still pissed the they dissed mikey a few years back.

Damn.....

My favorite Billy Powell was always the Tuesday's Gone solo, a great parting song, end of the night ballad (a la Dazed and Confused) that sent chills down my spine

Being from the south, skynyrd was the soundtrack to my early adolescent experience. free bird was my senior song. Im very remoseful to hear about billy, rip and rock on.

RIP Billy, you will be missed! I am thankful I go to see you tickle the ivories on numerous occasions.

Is that all the originals now?

rip

sad news, billy was a great piano player and a really great person. gary rossington is the last original member playing in the band now, artimus pyle is still alive as well. this band went through one of the worst tragedies of any band in history when that plane went down in the 1970s. if you watch any of the documentaries on skynyrd, billy is the first one to give an interview outside of the hospital saying that he didn't think the band would continue. i was very happy to see them start touring again years ago with some new guys and the remaining members. i wonder if they will keep touring after this.

One of the highlights of my 1st rock concert ever was watching him on keys @ SPAC. Def tied w/ the allman Brothers for my fav southern rock band, he def had a good run and gave the world some awesome music, be at peace brotha

Skynyrd was also my first concert, and I will never forget the way he played that piano. Hes a true rock star. RIP Billy.

Want you fly high, freebird, yeah, RIP.

R.I.P.

I have really been getting back into Skynyrd all of the old albums sound great as they have been re-done- also check out the two books on them one by Gene Odom-it;s OK the other one by Lee Ballinger it's GOOD. Freebird the movie is also on Amazon for cheap it's great. If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me?!! Billy was a roadie then a great addition ,we'll miss you.

RIP Mr. Powell. Thanks for the music.

Furthepharmer-well stated. Prior to the crash Skynyrd was an outstanding band second only to the Allman Brothers in the Southern Rock hierarchy. Powell's keys on Tuesday's Gone and the live version of Freebird on One From The Road are goosebump material. Just another reminder to see the greats while you still can because you never know how long it will last. After Gregg Allmans hep c scare last year I will be seeing them every chance I get. Still missing Jerry-always will.

a band we all grew up on ,and loved as well.