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The Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour was a tour that was undertaken to pay tribute to the original band members who died in a plane crash in 1977. The tour began in the fall of 1987, in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the plane crash. A number of surviving members reunited for the tour.
After the band's first post-reformation studio album Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991, Pyle left suddenly after a show in August, [21] with Kurt Custer taking his place. [19] Hall left in 1993 after the release of The Last Rebel, [22] later suing the remaining members of the band for $500,000. [23]
Powell rejoined Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987 for a tribute tour, and remained with the band until his death. At the time of his death, he and guitarist Gary Rossington were the only members from the classic lineup who were active in the band.
The band took a hiatus in 1977 after three of its members, including singer Ronnie Van Zant, died in a plane crash. In 1987, Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed as a tribute tour to prompt the band's rebirth.
Over the years, other founding members of the band have died either during—or after—their time in the band. In January 2018, Lynyrd Skynyrd announced its farewell tour, [3] and continued touring until 2022. Members were still working on the band's fifteenth album at the time of Rossington's death in 2023, [4] after which no founding members ...
Southern by the Grace of God is a live album by southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, recorded during the Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour in 1987. These live concerts were a 10-year anniversary tribute by Lynyrd Skynyrd to the members of the band who had died in a 1977 plane crash.
The Rossington Collins Band was an American Southern rock band founded in 1979 by guitarists Gary Rossington and Allen Collins following the 1977 plane crash which killed three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, of which both had been members. [1] The band included two other surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Billy Powell and Leon Wilkeson. The band ...
Two years later, the band changed its name to "The Rossington Band" and released a second album, Love Your Man, and toured opening for the newly formed Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band in 1988. After a 28-year hiatus, the album, Take It On Faith [ 2 ] was released in November 2016, under the Rossington moniker.