Rolling Stone — To celebrate the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Gaines and his legendary intro to the band’s “Free Bird,” this week’s Rock List is dedicated to Bird Songs. Whether it’s about an eagle, a pigeon, a double-crested cormorant…... more info

Scotsman.com — LYNYRD Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell, who played on the hit Sweet Home Alabama and survived the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, has died at 56. more info

CNN Showbiz — Billy Powell, keyboardist with the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died of a heart ailment at his condo in the Jacksonville, Florida, suburb of Orange Park, police said Thursday. He was 56. more info

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Buffalo News, New York — ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Billy Powell, keyboardist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Wednesday in his northeast Florida home. more info

BBC News - UK — Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell dies at the age of 56 of a suspected heart attack in Florida. more info

Undercover, Australia — Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd has been found dead at his home in Florida. He was 56. more info

Topix — A keyboardist for the southern rock bank Lynyrd Skynyrd has died at his northeast Florida home. more info

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A keyboardist for the southern rock bank Lynyrd Skynyrd has died at his northeast Florida home. more info