Ed King

Their Gold and Platinum LP was one of the first I owned. So many great songs.

I'd be embarrassed to admit the albums I bought before that one.

^^^
I think this means flagooner was a boy band afficionado!

The thought of a young flagooner with boy band posters on his walls = brilliant!

I always liked Skynard, still do.

I think my first 2 albums were
ELO - Discovery
Elton John's Greatest Hits

Ed King was originally from California.

Gold and Platinum was my first Skynyrd cd - got it from BMG music club.

^According to CNN the band members were classmates in Florida, Jacksonville. I didn’t actually check though.

The band did originate in Jacksonville. I don't know anything about their pasts before that.

They were from Jacksonville.... Ed King was from California. He played with them a couple years left in the middle of a tour because Ronnie Van Zant (Lead Singer) and Ed's guitar tuner had gotten into a bar room brawl and spent the night in jail. They made it back to the tour 15 minutes before the show started, Ed said he broke 3 strings during Freebird.... After the show Ronnie gave him shit about not being as good as Allen Collins, so Ed left in the middle of the night.

I have seen them 9 or 10 times in concert, all after the plane crash, I was 8 when they crashed. They have always been one of my favorite bands.

Last night I saw a movie on showtime about them and heard Ed King tell the story of why he left the band.

imdb.com

rollingstone.com

Yeah, Ed King was a phenomenal guitarist and songwriter. Ronnie appreciated his talent and brought him into the band, but I don’t think his Cali persona ever really meshed with the other Florida boys. RIP.

I bought the same albums as flag. Did you have Best of Bread too? Lol. I’ve still have some Lynard Skynard in my tunes and still like their sound.

Have always loved lynyrd skynyrd!