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Oct 27, 2020 · Leon Wilkeson, the bassist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, survived a plane crash that killed the band's singer and guitarist in 1977, but faced many health issues afterward. He died of emphysema, cirrhosis, and drug intoxication in 2001, after his throat was cut on a bus tour.
Dec 30, 2021 · Leon Wilkeson, the bassist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died of natural causes in 2001 at age 49. His death was ruled accidental, but some suspect foul play due to his injuries and medication.
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Wilkeson died in his sleep on July 27, 2001, at age 49 at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. [1] He was pronounced dead by St Johns County Fire Rescue Paramedic, Charlie Galambos.
Jul 28, 2001 · Leon Wilkeson, 49-year-old bassist for the legendary band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died of natural causes, according to Judy Van Zant Jenness, widow of the Jacksonville band's founding member.
Jul 30, 2001 · July 30 -- Leon Wilkeson, bass player and founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, is dead at age 49. A spokesperson for the band's record label said Wilkeson died in his sleep Friday at a hotel near ...
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Jul 30, 2001 · Leon Wilkeson, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died of natural causes in 2001. He survived a 1977 plane crash that killed the band's frontman and others, but his cause of death was not confirmed until two weeks later.
Jul 29, 2001 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. Leon Wilkeson, bass guitarist of the vital Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. He was 49. Wilkeson died in his sleep Friday, according to a spokesman for the...
