Billy Powell, Keyboard For Lynyrd Skynyrd Band Died At 56


	Billy Powell, Keyboard For Lynyrd Skynyrd Band Died At 56

merrie

1-31-2009 3:21 AM

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billy powell keyboard, lynyrd skynyrd band, died wednesday january 28, 56 years old

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NEW YORK (Billboard) – Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell died Wednesday morning (January 28) at his home in Orange Park, Fla. He was 56.

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