Lynyrd Skynyrd From Jacksonville, Florida, USA.  Thanks to Mike Daffron for the information on The Allen Collins Band.  Thanks to John Warburg for helping with biographical information. Me, You, and Him (1964) Gary Rossington - guitar - b. December 4, 1951, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Bob Burns - drums - b. Robert Burns Larry Junstrom - bass - b. June 22, 1949. Larry Junstrom later joins .38 Special. The Noble Five / The Wildcats / My Backyard / The One Percent (1964 - ? ) Ronnie Van Zant - vocals - b. Ronald Wayne Van Zant, January 19, 1948, Jacksonville, Florida, USA; d. October 20, 1977, Gillsburg, Mississippi, USA - formerly with Us. Allen Collins - guitar - b. Allen Larkin Collins, July 14, 1952, Jacksonville, Florida, USA; d. January 23, 1990, Jacksonville, Florida, USA - formerly with The Mods. Gary Rossington - guitar Bob Burns - drums Changed name to Lynyrd Skynyrd (after high school gym coach, Leonard Skinner, who used to catch them with their "long hair" down). Lynyrd Skynyrd I ( ? - Fall 1971) Ronnie Van Zant - vocals Allen Collins - guitar Gary Rossington - guitar Bob Burns - drums Lynyrd Skynyrd II (Fall 1971 - 1972) Ronnie Van Zant - vocals Allen Collins - guitar Gary Rossington - guitar Rick Medlocke - guitar - formerly with Blackfoot (ref: Doug, aka Wolves71). Bob Burns - drums Leon Wilkeson - bass - b. Leon Russell Wilkeson, April 2, 1952, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; d. July 27, 2001, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Greg T. Walker - bass - formerly with Blackfoot (ref: Doug, aka Wolves71). Billy Powell - keyboards - former Lynyrd Skynyrd roadie. Album: "Skynyrd's First...and Last" (1978) Rick Medlocke and Greg T. Walker rejoin Blackfoot. Lynyrd Skynyrd III (1972 - 1973) Ronnie Van Zant - vocals Allen Collins - guitar Gary Rossington - guitar Bob Burns - drums Billy Powell - keyboards Ed King - bass - b. Edward King, September 14, 1949, Glendale, California, USA - formerly with surf-rock group The Irridescents and The Strawberry Alarm Clock. Album: "(pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd)" (1973) - Single: "Gimme Three Steps" "Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album" (1998) Lynyrd Skynyrd IV (1973 - 1974) Ronnie Van Zant - vocals Allen Collins - guitar Gary Rossington - guitar Bob Burns - drums Billy Powell - keyboards Ed King - guitar Leon Wilkeson - bass Album: "Second Helping" (1974) - Singles: "Don't Ask Me No Questions", "Sweet Home Alabama" Lynyrd Skynyrd V(1974 - 1975) Ronnie Van Zant - vocals Allen Collins - guitar Gary Rossington - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Ed King - guitar Leon Wilkeson - bass Artimus Pyle - drums - b. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Album: "Nuthin' Fancy" (1975) - Single: "Saturday Night Special" Lynyrd Skynyrd VI (1975 - 1976) Ronnie Van Zant - vocals Allen Collins - guitar Gary Rossington - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Leon Wilkeson - bass Artimus Pyle - drums Album: "Gimme Back My Bullets" (1976) Lynyrd Skynyrd VII (1976 - 1977) Ronnie Van Zant - vocals Allen Collins - guitar Gary Rossington - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Leon Wilkeson - bass Artimus Pyle - drums Steve Gaines - guitar - b. Seneca, Missouri; d. October 20, 1977, Gillsburg, Mississippi. Albums: "One More from the Road" (1976) "Street Survivors" (1977) - Singles: "What's Your Name", "That Smell" Plane crash near Gillsburg, Mississippi, on October 20, 1977, kills Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Steve's sister and backup singer Cassie Gaines; other band members injured.  Group disbands. Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Billy Powell, and Leon Wilkeson form The Rossington-Collins Band. Artimus Pyle forms The Artimus Pyle Band. Lynyrd Skynyrd VIII (1987) (reformed) Gary Rossington - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Leon Wilkeson - bass Ed King - guitar Randall Hall - guitar Johnny Van Zant - vocals - brother of Ronnie Van Zant and Donnie Van Zant (.38 Special). Artimus Pyle - drums Albums: "Legend" (1987) "Southern by the Grace of God / Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour" (1988) Group disbands. Lynyrd Skynyrd IX (1991 - December 1993) (reformed) Gary Rossington - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Leon Wilkeson - bass Ed King - guitar Randall Hall - guitar Johnny Van Zant - vocals Artimus Pyle - drums Custer - drums (ref: Doug, aka Wolves71). Albums: "Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991" (1991) "The Last Rebel" (1993) Lynyrd Skynyrd X(December 1993 - 1994) Gary Rossington - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Leon Wilkeson - bass Ed King - guitar Randall Hall - guitar Johnny Van Zant - vocals Mike Estes - drums (ref: Doug, aka Wolves71). Custer - drums Albums: "Endangered Species" (1994) Lynyrd Skynyrd XI (December 1995 - 1996) Gary Rossington - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Leon Wilkeson - bass Ed King - guitar Randall Hall - guitar Johnny Van Zant - vocals Bob Burns - drums Lynyrd Skynyrd XII (1996 - 1998) Gary Rossington - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Leon Wilkeson - bass Johnny Van Zant - vocals Ricky Medlocke - guitar - formerly with Blackfoot. Hughie Thomasson - guitar - formerly with The Outlaws. Owen Hale - drums/percussion Albums: "Twenty" (1997) "Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve" (2-CDs) (1998) Lynyrd Skynyrd XIII (1998 - Present) Gary Rossington - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Leon Wilkeson - bass Johnny Van Zant - vocals Ricky Medlocke - guitar/vocals Hughie Thomasson - guitar/vocals Kenny Arnoff - drums Dale-Krantz Rossington - background vocals Carol Chase - background vocals Album: "Edge Of Forever" (1999) "Vicious Cycle" (2003) "Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour" (2-CDs) (2004) Compilations: "Gold and Platinum" (1979) "Skynyrd's Innyrds" (1989) "Lynyrd Skynyrd" (3-CD box set) (1991) "Freebird the Movie: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack" (1996) "The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd" (2-CDs) (1998) "20th Century Masters: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Millennium Collection)" (1999) "Solo Flytes" (1999) - Includes songs from The Rossington-Collins Band, Steve Gaines, The Artimus Pyle Band, The Allen Collins Band, and The Rossington Band. "All Time Greatest Hits" (2000) "Thyrty: The 30th Anniversary Collection" (2-CDs) (2003) "Gold" (2-CDs) (2006) The Rossington-Collins Band (1979 - 1983) Gary Rossington - guitar Allen Collins - guitar Billy Powell - keyboards Leon Wilkeson - bass Barry Harwood - guitar/vocals - b. Barry Lee Harwood, Georgia [Ref: Mike Daffron] Derek Hess - drums Dale Krantz - vocals Albums: "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere" (1980) "This Is the Way" (1981) Gary Rossington forms Rossington-Rossington (with wife Dale Krantz-Rossington).  Allen Collins, Barry Harwood, Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, and Derek Hess form The Allen Collins Band. Rossington-Rossington( ? - ? ) Gary Rossington - guitar Dale Krantz-Rossington - vocals Gary Rossington forms The Rossington Band (with wife Dale Krantz-Rossington). The Rossington Band ( ? - ? ) Gary Rossington - guitar Dale Krantz-Rossington - vocals Album: "Love Your Man" (1988) Gary Rossington later joins the reformed Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Artimus Pyle Band (1979 - ? ) Artimus Pyle - drums John Boerstler - guitar/vocals Steve Lockhart - guitar/keyboards/vocals Steve Brewington - bass Darryll Otis Smith - vocals Albums: "A.P.B. (All Points Bulletin)" (1982) "Nightcaller" (1983) Artimus Pyle later joins the reformed Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Allen Collins Band (1983 - ? ) Allen Collins - guitar Barry Harwood - guitar Randall Hall - guitar Leon Wilkeson - bass Billy Powell - keyboards Derek Hess - drums Jimmy Dougherty - vocals Album: "Here, There, & Back" (1983) [Ref: Mike Daffron] Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, and Randall Hall later join the reformed Lynyrd Skynyrd. Johnny Van-Zant solo: "No More Dirty Deals" (1980) "Round Two" (1981) "The Last of the Wild Ones" (1982) "Van-Zant" (1985) "Brickyard Road" (1990) "The Johnny Van Zant Collection" (1994) "Johnny Van Zant" (1997) "Brother to Brother" (1998) (w/ Donnie Van Zant) (Ref: Wolves71) Links: The Official Lynyrd Skynyrd Website Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird Foundation The Lynyrd Skynyrd Link Collection Lynyrd Skynyrd - Lyrics and Guitar Tablature Take me back to the Index... Last Revised:  May 17, 2007 Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007 by Gary S. Hartman.  All rights reserved.