List of Lynyrd Skynyrd band members
Lynyrd Skynyrd | |
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Johnny Van Zant performing live with Lynyrd Skynyrd in 2008. | |
Background information | |
Genres | Hard rock, southern rock, blues-rock, alternative country |
Years active | 1964–present |
Website | www.lynyrdskynyrd.com |
Members |
Gary Rossington Rickey Medlocke Johnny Van Zant Michael Cartellone Mark Matejka Peter Keys Johnny Colt |
Past members |
Ronnie Van Zant Allen Collins Bob Burns Larry Junstrom Greg T. Walker Leon Wilkeson Billy Powell Ed King Artimus Pyle Steve Gaines Randall Hall Kurt Custer Mike Estes Owen Hale Hughie Thomasson Jeff McAllister Kenny Aronoff Ean Evans Robert Kearns |
The following is a list of current and former musicians who have performed as members of the American hard rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd since the band's inception in 1964.
Band members
Current members
- Gary Rossington
- Active: 1964–present
- Instruments: Lead and Rhythm Guitars
- Release contributions: (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)(1973), Second Helping(1974), Nuthin' Fancy(1975), Gimme Back My Bullets(1976), Street Survivors(1977), Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991(1991), The Last Rebel(1993), Twenty(1997), Edge of Forever(1999), Christmas Time Again(2000), Vicious Cycle(2003), God & Guns (2009), Last of a Dyin' Breed (2012)
- Rickey Medlocke
- Active: 1971–1972, 1996–present
- Instruments: Drums, Vocals, Mandolin (1970–1971), Lead and Rhythm Guitars (1996–present), Backing Vocals
- Release contributions; First and... Last (1978), Twenty (1997), Edge of Forever (1999), Christmas Time Again (2000), Vicious Cycle (2003), God & Guns (2009), Last of a Dyin' Breed (2012)
- Johnny Van Zant
- Active: 1987–present
- Instruments: lead vocals
- Release contributions: all Lynyrd Skynyrd releases from Southern by the Grace of God Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour (1987)
- Michael Cartellone
- Active: 1999–present
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Christmas Time Again (2000), Vicious Cycle (2003), God & Guns (2009), Last of a Dyin' Breed (2012)
- Mark Matejka
- Active: 2006–present
- Instruments: Lead and Rhythm Guitars, backing vocals
- Release contributions: God & Guns (2009), Last of a Dyin' Breed (2012)
- Peter Keys
- Active: 2009–present
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: God & Guns (2009), Last of a Dyin' Breed (2012)
- Johnny Colt
- Active: 2012–present
- Instruments: bass, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Last of a Dyin' Breed (2012)
Former members
- Ronnie Van Zant
- Active: 1964–1977
- Instruments: lead vocals
- Release contributions: (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) (1973), Second Helping (1974), Nuthin' Fancy (1975), Gimme Back My Bullets (1976), Street Survivors (1977)
- Allen Collins
- Active: 1964–1977, 1979
- Instruments: rhythm and lead guitars
- Release contributions: (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) (1973), Second Helping (1974), Nuthin' Fancy (1975), Gimme Back My Bullets (1976), Street Survivors (1977)
- Bob Burns
- Active: 1964–1971, 1972–1974, 2006
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) (1973), Second Helping (1974)
- Larry Junstrom
- Active: 1964–1970
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: "Michelle" / "Need All My Friends" (1968)
- Greg T. Walker
- Active: 1971–1972
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: First and... Last (1978)
- Leon Wilkeson
- Active: 1972, 1973–1977, 1987–2001
- Instruments: bass, backing vocals
- Release contributions: (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) (1973), Second Helping (1974), Nuthin' Fancy (1975), Gimme Back My Bullets (1976), Street Survivors (1977), Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 (1991), The Last Rebel (1993), Twenty, Edge of Forever (1999), Christmas Time Again(2000), Vicious Cycle(2003)
- Billy Powell
- Active: 1972–1977, 1979, 1987–2009
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)(1973), Second Helping(1974), Nuthin' Fancy(1975), Gimme Back My Bullets(1976), Street Survivors(1977), Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991(1991), The Last Rebel(1993), Twenty(1997), Edge of Forever(1999), Christmas Time Again(2000), Vicious Cycle(2003), God & Guns(2009)
- Ed King
- Active: 1972–1975, 1987–1996, 2006
- Instruments: lead and rhythm guitars, bass, backing vocals
- Release contributions: (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) (1973), Second Helping (1974), Nuthin' Fancy (1975), Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 (1991), The Last Rebel (1993) , Endangered Species (1994),
- Artimus Pyle
- Active: 1974–1977, 1979, 1987–1991, 2006
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Nuthin' Fancy (1975), Gimme Back My Bullets (1976), Street Survivors (1977), Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 (1991),
- Steve Gaines
- Active: 1976–1977
- Instruments: lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Street Survivors (1977)
- Randall Hall
- Active: 1987–1993
- Instruments: rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 (1991), The Last Rebel (1993)
- Kurt Custer
- Active: 1991–1994
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 (1991), The Last Rebel (1993)
- Mike Estes
- Active: 1994–1996
- Instruments: rhythm and lead guitars
- Release contributions: Endangered Species (1994), southern knights (1996)
- Hughie Thomasson
- Active: 1996–2005
- Instruments: lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Twenty (1997), Edge of Forever (1999), Christmas Time Again (2000), Vicious Cycle (2003)
- Jeff McAllister
- Active: 1998–1999
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: none
- Kenny Aronoff
- Active: 1999
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: none
- Ean Evans
- Active: Spring/Summer 2000 (filling in for Leon Wilkeson), 2001–2009
- Instruments: bass, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Vicious Cycle (2003)
- Robert Kearns
- Active: 2009–2012
- Instruments: bass, backing vocals
- Release contributions: God & Guns (2009)
NB: Artimus Pyle, Ed King, Bob Burns, Leslie Hawkins and JoJo Billingsley played with the rest of the band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony of 2006.
Timeline
Touring musicians
Current touring musicians
- Dale Krantz-Rossington
- Active: 1987–present
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Carol Chase
- Active: 1996–present
- Instruments: backing vocals
Former touring musicians
- Leslie Hawkins
- Active: 1976–1977, 2006
- Instruments: backing vocals
- JoJo Billingsley
- Active: 1976–1977, 2006
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Cassie Gaines
- Active: 1976–1977
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Carol Bristow
- Active: 1987–1988
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Debbie Bailey
- Active: 1991–1994
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Debbie Davis
- Active: 1994–1996
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Tim Lindsey (filled in for Leon Wilkeson on tour)
- Active: 1993
- Instruments: bass
- Rick Wills (filled in for Leon Wilkeson on tour)
- Active: July 1999
- Instruments: bass
- Joey Huffman (filled in for Billy Powell on tour)
- Active: 2008
- Instruments: keyboards
Lineups
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1966–1971 (The Pretty Ones/The Noble Five/One Percent/Lynyrd Skynyrd)
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