Billy Powell
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Billy Powell was the longtime keyboardist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, known for his distinctive piano work on many of their classic songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy Powell canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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keyboardist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2009 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Allen Collins Band
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Lynyrd Skynyrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Vision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange Park, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-01-28 ⓘ |
| endTimeMemberOf |
Lynyrd Skynyrd (reformed band) 2009
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Lynyrd Skynyrd 1977 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Norris Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian rock (with Vision)
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Southern rock NERFINISHED ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
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piano ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Lynyrd Skynyrd (reformed band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | survivor of the 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive piano intros and solos in Lynyrd Skynyrd songs
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longtime keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd ⓘ |
| notableWork |
piano on "Call Me the Breeze"
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piano on "Free Bird" ⓘ piano on "Sweet Home Alabama" (live performances) ⓘ piano on "Tuesday's Gone" ⓘ |
| occupation |
keyboardist
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musician ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Orange Park, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Jacksonville, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBand | keyboardist of Lynyrd Skynyrd ⓘ |
| stageName | Billy Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeMemberOf |
Lynyrd Skynyrd (reformed band) 1987
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Lynyrd Skynyrd 1972 ⓘ |
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