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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Teacher who inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd band name dies (Reuters)

submitted by Nick Sep 21st 2010 02:00 am (us.rd.yahoo.com)

Reuters - Leonard Skinner, a high-school gym teacher who became a rock 'n' roll footnote by inspiring a group of pupils to name their band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on Monday in Jacksonville, Fla., after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, the Florida Times-Union reported. He was 77.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Guitarist Ed King Dead At 68

submitted by Nick Aug 24th 2018 06:00 am (www.antimusic.com)

Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King died on August 22 at the age of 68.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Guitarist Ed King Dead At 68

submitted by Nick Aug 23rd 2018 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Ed King, a former member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at age 68. His family confirmed the guitarist's passing on Thursday (8/23), writing in a Facebook post, "It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Ed King who died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee on August 22nd, 2018. We…

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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Decades Rock Live Show Set For Release

submitted by Nick Aug 3rd 2018 05:00 am (www.antimusic.com)

Lynyrd Skynyrd will release material from a special 2006 concert where they were joined by very special guests

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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Documentary Coming To TV

submitted by Nick Jul 20th 2018 06:00 am (www.antimusic.com)

A new Lynyrd Skynyrd documentary, 'If I Leave Here Tomorrow', will premiere on Showtime