Update 11:28: Green Day is announcing album of the year. Will I be surprised? There are multiple good options… Well, I’m surprised. Raising Sands – Robert Plant and Allison Krauss I really didn’t expect this. I’m not shocked. I know how the Grammys can go. Still, as I said earlier, I really thought it was [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Billy Powell’
Billy Powell – Lynyrd Skynyrd Pianist- Dead at 56
Posted in News, tagged Billy Powell, Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll keep this short and perhaps add more later, but was saddened to learn today of the death of Billy Powell, the piano player for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Powell was my favorite bandmember and his talent behind the ivories compared with anyone in rock ‘n roll. His touch is a hallmark of Skynyrd’s sound, never more [...]
My Free Bird Tradition
Posted in Myusings, tagged Billy Powell, Discman, Free Bird, iPhone, iPod, Jimmy Buffett, Jonathan Roy Tracey, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant, The Allman Brothers Band on December 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have a tradition dating back to when I was 13 and I got my first real stereo after my bar mitzvah. When I got that stereo, I also bought my first CDs. Among them were Jimmy Buffet’s boxed set, the Allman Brothers’ Decade of Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s (pronounced ‘lĕh-’nérd ‘skin-’nérd) and their live masterpiece, [...]