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Leon Wilkeson

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Leon Wilkeson

Born April 2, 1952 · Newport, Rhode Island

Died July 21, 2001 · aged 49

Born on April 2, 1952 in Newport, Rhode Island but raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Wilkeson became a major Beatles fan just as he was becoming a teenager and began learning to play bass guitar in order to emulate his favorite member of the Fab Four, Paul McCartney. Wilkeson dropped out of his school band in order to focus on learning the bass at the age of 14 and, shortly afterwards, was approach…

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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tribute TourLynyrd Skynyrd - Tribute Tour · 1987
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tribute Tour
★ 8.01987
MovieMusic
The Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour was a tour that was undertaken to pay tribute to the original band members who died in a plane crash in 1977. The tour began in the fall of 1987, in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the plane crash. A number of surviving members reunited for the tour. Original members Gary Rossington, Billy Powell and Leon Wilkeson were joined by Ed King (original member who had left the band in 1975), Artimus Pyle (drummer at the time of the plane crash), Randall Hall and Johnny Van Zant.
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Lyve from Steel TownLynyrd Skynyrd: Lyve from Steel Town · 1999
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Lyve from Steel Town
★ 3.81999
MovieMusic
Recorded and filmed on July 15, 1997, at Star Lake Coca-Cola Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA Songs include: Sweet Home Alabama, Freebird, Saturday Night Special, I Know a Little, Gimme Three Steps, What's Your Name, Travelin' Man, Bernice, On the Hunt, You Got That Right, Voodoo Lake, That Smell, Bring it On, Simple Man, We Ain't Much Different

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