Billy Powell
Billy Powell’s nose was nearly taken off in the crash, and he also suffered a knee injury. Yet the keyboardist became the spokesman for the band in the weeks that followed. He gave updates to both print and broadcast media on those still in the hospital. Meanwhile, he was with stitches that went across his deeply bruised face.
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Like Wilkeson, Powell also joined the Rossington Collins Band, the Allen Collins Band, and the reunited Lynyrd Skynyrd. Aside from that, he earned generations of new admirers through his live interpretations of “Free Bird,” “Tuesday’s Gone,” “What’s Your Name,” and “Sweet Home Alabama.” He was on a break from their touring schedule in 2009 when he died from a heart attack. He was 56.