#wilkeson

[eopederson2]

Steeple, Orthodox Church, Wilkeson, WA, 1980.

[zimtrim]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Ronnie Van Zant

[spilladabalia]

Sweet Home Alabama - Live Bass Track 1976 (Leon Wilkeson)

30 day band challenge's Favourite Bassist Honourable Mention #2: Leon Wilkeson.

[blackros78]

Lynyrd Skynyrd

[visfar-the-101]

Rossington Collins Band

[incorrect-skynyrd]

Billy: so apparently I got arrested for not paying taxes.

Leon: who's taxes?

Billy: beats me but I guess I'm supposed to be paying them.

Leon: this taxes person sounds like a real asshole.

[famousdeaths]

Leon Russell Wilkeson was an American musician. He was the bassist of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001.

Link: Leon Wilkeson

[sunset-supergirl]

Happy birthday Leon Wilkeson

[longliverockback]

Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced ‘Lĕh-’nérd ‘Skin-’nérd)  1973 Sounds of the South ————————————————— Tracks: 1. I Ain’t the One 2. Tuesday’s Gone 3. Gimme Three Steps 4. Simple Man 5. Things Goin’ On 6. Mississippi Kid 7. Poison Whiskey 8. Free Bird —————————————————

Bob Burns

Allen Collins

Ed King

Billy Powell

Gary Rossington

Leon Wilkeson

Ronnie van Zant

* Long Live Rock Archive

[bretthorton]

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[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Hans Christian Andersen, Beethoven’s 1st Symphony (1800), Giacomo Casanova, Charlemagne, Walter Chrysler, tap dancer Honi Coles, Larry Coryell, Billy Dean, Dr. Demento, Buddy Ebsen, Michael Fassbinder, Serge Gainsbourg, Alec Guinness, Emmylou Harris, Håkan Hellström, Chris Janson, artist & singer-songwriter Ben Kaplan, Rodney King, music curator Kevin Marhanka, trumpeter David Mason (“Penny Lane”), Christopher Meloni, Herbert Mills (Mills Brothers), Lou Monte, agent John Regna, David Robinson (The Cars), Leon Russell, the 1968 film 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, Joe Vitale, Jack Webb, Leon Wilkeson (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Kurt Winter (Guess Who), Émile Zola, and the multi-talented groundbreaking singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye—A pioneer of “soul musis,” opening up the genre to orchestral, jazz, and pop expressions while baring his raw soul in song. He was a prolific, very creative, and tormented soul who spoke to so many and gave a voice to many more. Here's an acoustic (unedited board tape) "coffee house version" I did of his evergreen song "What's Goin' On." HB Marvin, and hopefully you found peace beyond your mortal coil.

 

#marvingaye #motown #gordyrecords #soulmusic #singersongwriter #civilrightsmovement #coffeehouse #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #williamsportpa #pennsylvania

[zimtrim]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Ronnie Van Zant

[spilladabalia]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone

[gregarnott]

Lynyrd Skynyrd at press conference, January 1977, Tokyo, Japan. Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Steve Gaines, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson, Artimus Pyle & the Honkettes Cassie Gaines, Jo Jo Billingsley, Leslie Hawkins (Koh Hasebe)

[visfar-the-101]

Lynyrd Skynyrd

[mrcardinal2]

Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964 as "My Backyard." They settled on the name "Lynyrd Skynyrd" in 1969. Pictured here in 1973, the lineup consisted of Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Ed King (guitar), Leon Wilkeson (bass), Billy Powell (keyboards), and Bob Burns (drums).