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Leon Russell Wilkeson [1] (April 2, 1952 – July 27, 2001) was an American musician. He was the bassist of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001.
Oct 27, 2020 · But their wide-ranging success throughout the 1970s as the Southern outlaws came to a screeching halt in 1977 when a plane crash took the lives of singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines (and his sister Cassie). The crash also severely injured others, including bassist Leon Wilkeson.
Dec 30, 2021 · Leon Wilkeson, known as "The Mad Hatter of Southern Rock," was the bassist of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was one of the survivors of the plane crash that took the lives of three band members — frontman Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup vocalist Cassie Gaines — in 1977.
Jan 23, 2017 · The Fenderbird bass mated a custom made Gibson Thunderbird body to a Fender Precision Bass neck. Wilkeson can be seen playing this bass in a 1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd performance on the British TV series The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Aug 10, 2024 · Built around a 12-bar verse and an eight-bar chorus, pick-player Leon Wilkeson lays down bluesy Chuck Berry-inspired basslines – usually in tandem with one of the guitars – that accentuate the 5th and 6th degrees of the principal chords.
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...
Jul 31, 2001 · Leon Wilkeson, bassist with the 1970's rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, was found dead on Friday in a hotel room in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He was 49.
Jul 30, 2001 · Lynyrd Skynyrd bass player Leon Wilkeson died in his sleep on July 28th in a Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida hotel room, where he was taking a break from the group’s current tour; he was forty-nine ...
Jul 29, 2001 · 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 band’s record company.
Jul 18, 2018 · Members of Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd (L-R Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins) pose by their trailer backstage at an outdoor concert in...
