OFF: Skynyrd/Ed King

[Ted Jackson]

On 7 Aug 2001, at 9:40, Nick English wrote:

> Just to put a possible post-script to this whole Skynyrd discussion. .
> .
>
> Now that Leon is dead, there\'s a chance there won\'t be a Lynyrd
> Skynyrd anymore.  In order to get back together, the band needed the
> okay of Ronnie\'s widow.  She drew up a contract stipulating that the
> Skynyrd name could only be used if THREE original members were in the
> band.  Now, I think, the only ones left are Gary Rossington and Billy
> POwell. . . Unless Rick Medlocke or Hughie Thomasson were long-ago
> members themselves or something.
>
> Of course, there are still a couple original members kicking around,
> like Artemis Pyle. . . who DID participate in the reunion early on,
> but left acrimoniously and now claims it\'s cheesy.

But wasn't Bob Burns the original drummer?  He played on the first
few records.  Artimus came on board ca. Street Survivors, n'est-ce
pas?

theo