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| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Audioland
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ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) -- A keyboardist for the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has died at his northeast Florida home. Orange Park Police Lt. Mark Cornett says 56-year-old keyboard player Billy Powell called 911 about 12:55 a.m. Wednesday saying he was having trouble breathing. Rescue crews performed CPR, but he was pronounced dead at 1:52 a.m. Cornett says no foul play is suspected and an autopsy will not be performed. He says Powell missed a Tuesday appointment with his doctor for a cardiac evaluation. A heart attack is suspected. Powell was one of two surviving band members who were with the group before a 1977 plane crash that killed three of its members.
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| Gear addict Joined: May 2006
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It's my understanding that he never fully recovered from the injuries he suffered in the plane crash. You're a free bird now, Billy. Godspeed.
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| Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester, England
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Great player. He'll be missed :( RIP Billy |
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