1/28/2009 Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Billy Powell dies Posted Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 12:00am by Rock Insi
Before becoming a key member of one of Southern Rock's legendary bands, Billy Powell was one of the group's roadies. His talent as a keyboard player was unknown to Ronnie Van Zant until Powell was overheard playing Free Bird on a piano backstage before a Skynyrd concert in 1972. As Powell related it, the lead singer walked up to him and said, 'You mean to tell me that you've been […]