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Lynyrd Skynyrd Considered Retirement Following Member Deaths


06/03/2009
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(Rock Radio) Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke has told Rock Radio DJ Paul Anthony that it took some soul-searching before the band decided to continue after the deaths of two members earlier this year.

The band are well-remembered for the 1977 plane crash which killed singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backing singer Cassie Gaines and three others on board.

Now 2009 has seen the band facing up to more tragedy, with keyboardist Billy Powell dying of a suspected heart attack in January and bassist Ean Evans dying of cancer last month - more on this story



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