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Ed King was an American musician who played guitar and bass for the psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock and the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" and other hits, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Aug 23, 2018 · Ed King, who co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" and played on the band's first three albums, died of lung cancer in Nashville. He was a founding member of Strawberry Alarm Clock and left Skynyrd in 1975 over a dispute with Ronnie Van Zant.
Aug 23, 2018 · King was best known for his association with legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He served as a guitarist and bassist for the group from 1972 to 1975.
Aug 23, 2018 · Ed King, a former guitarist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and a co-writer of several of the group’s hits — including “Sweet Home Alabama,” which reached the Top 10 in 1974 —...
Aug 23, 2018 · Watch the guitarist play "Free Bird" with a reunited Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Ed King co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" and quit the band in 1975 due to tension and drugs.
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Aug 23, 2018 · Ed King, who co-wrote hits like "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Saturday Night Special", passed away in Nashville due to cancer. He was a member of the band from 1972 to 1996 and also played with Strawberry Alarm Clock.
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Aug 23, 2018 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ed King, a former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write several of the group’s hits including “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a family friend. He was 68. Scott Coopwood said King died Wednesday due to cancer.
