OFF: Skynyrd/Ed King

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Rickey Medlocke was an old time member of the band...he played drums on
a number of tracks that are on the First And...Last album.

One of the big things with Ed King not coming back (outside of the
congestive heart failure thing) was that he felt the band breached their
contract with him.  He sued them, IIRC.  The band has also intimated
that he was responsible for getting Artimus Pyle kicked out.



Bill

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> [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU] On Behalf Of Nick English
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:41 AM
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> Subject: Re: OFF: Skynyrd/Ed King
>
>
> 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.
>
> I guess poor Dale Krantz Rossington doesn\'t count.
>
> --Nick
>
>