New York Times — Ms. King sang on hits by the Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt and even Lynyrd Skynyrd. Bob Dylan called her his “ultimate singing partner.” more info

Sky News — Lynyrd Skynyrd are to bring their farewell tour to the UK and Europe next summer. more info

USA Today Music — The decision came in a case involving a movie called "Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash."             more info

Reuters — Surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd cannot block the release of a movie created with help from a former drummer, and which depicted the plane crash that killed the southern rock band's lead singer, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. more info

USA Today Music — Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Faith Hill are among artists lined up to perform at Aretha Franklin's funeral; Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King dies at age 68; John Lennon's killer denied parole for 10th time. (Aug. 24)       ... more info

Time — He wrote many of the group's hits, including "Sweet Home Alabama" more info

411 Mania — Ed King, best known for his guitar and bass work for Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away on Wednesday at the age of sixty-eight. The post Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist Ed King Passes Away appeared first on 411MANIA. more info

Reuters — Ed King, a former lead guitarist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd who co-wrote one of the group's best known hits, "Sweet Home Alabama," has died at age 68, a founding member of the band said on Thursday. more info

Guardian Music — King, who wrote or co-wrote many of the band’s hits, including Sweet Home Alabama and Saturday Night Special, had been battling lung cancerEd King, a guitarist for the bands Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on Thursday in Nashvi... more info

New York Times — He helped write “Sweet Home Alabama” and played on the band’s first three albums. Earlier, he was with the psychedelic group Strawberry Alarm Clock. more info