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Title: Ed King, RIP
Post by: westen44 on August 23, 2018, 09:55:18 PM
https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2018/08/23/Ed-King-former-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-guitarist-dead-at-68/9181535042142/?rc_fifo=1
Title: Re: Ed King, RIP
Post by: gearHed289 on August 24, 2018, 08:30:58 AM
Way too young. Talented guitar player. He played all the bass on the first Skynyrd album too. RIP.
Title: Re: Ed King, RIP
Post by: 4stringer77 on August 24, 2018, 08:41:37 AM
He played bass on most of Second helping too. Great interview here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnmdyejQYsk
Title: Re: Ed King, RIP
Post by: uwe on August 24, 2018, 09:14:58 AM
Darn. The creative force of their early albums.

Sometimes, I'm happy that I was neither ever a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd nor of the Ramones. Bad karma.
Title: Re: Ed King, RIP
Post by: Highlander on August 24, 2018, 04:47:13 PM
There is only karma... rip Ed...  :sad:
Title: Re: Ed King, RIP
Post by: westen44 on August 25, 2018, 02:09:32 AM
The Showtime documentary has been out for a while and I'm sure Ed King got a chance to see it.  He must have been pleased.  He is portrayed in quite a favorable light.  I just now saw it.  It's really good.  It isn't exhaustive, but still provides a lot of background and insight. 
Title: Re: Ed King, RIP
Post by: lowend1 on August 25, 2018, 08:35:29 AM
Quote from: uwe on August 24, 2018, 09:14:58 AM
Darn. The creative force of their early albums.

Sometimes, I'm happy that I was neither ever a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd nor of the Ramones. Bad karma.

Or Badfinger
Title: Re: Ed King, RIP
Post by: Christine on August 25, 2018, 12:24:10 PM
I saw this, very sad, I'm a big Skynyrd fan and I love Ed's work on Pronounced. Did anyone ever visit his forum? Very interesting insight into life inside Skynyrd