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PostPosted:**Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:28 am**

Piano player for Lynyrd Skynyrd died Wednesday. RIP.

On Tuesday January 27, 2009, Powell missed an appointment with his physician for a cardiac evaluation. On Wednesday January 28, 2009, Powell died at his condominium in Orange Park, Florida. He had telephoned 9-1-1 just before 1 a.m. complaining of difficulty breathing. Paramedics found him unresponsive in his bedroom still holding the phone. A heart attack is suspected. Orange Park Police reported Powell had a history of heart trouble, and that his cardiologist would sign the death certificate, negating the need for an autopsy.

That comes from Wikipedia.com since I couldn't find the original article I read.

PostPosted:**Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:42 am**

Too bad, he was the second 'famous' keyboardist to go in recent months. I read an article on this as well, he was on the plane that went down that killed Van Zant in 1977. Apparently he helped pull folks from the wreckage of that plane...

PostPosted:**Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:03 pm**

Read about this the other day. Very sad.
He was one of my all time favs and in fact, I had quit playing piano in 7th grade and started up again in 9th after hearing Call Me the Breeze live version on NYE and making that my new year's resolution (to start taking lesons and playing again).....I've always wanted to learn that solo which I thought and still do think is easily one of the best if not arguably the very best rock piano solo ever laid on vinyl.
BTW, I still can't play it right.

PostPosted:**Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:21 pm**

Yes very sad. I understand there is a contractional stipulation that at least two original members are present in any touring configuration of the band.
This could be the end of skynyrd....?

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