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Original Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer killed in car crash
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 8 April 2015
Original Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Bob Burns died in a car accident last week. He was 64.
According to Georgia State Patrol, Burns died on Friday after his car left the road, striking a mailbox and then a tree. He had not been wearing a seatbelt.
Burns played on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s first two albums, before leaving due to stress brought on by touring. In a statement on Facebook, the band’s last remaining original member, guitarist Gary Rossington, said: “I just remember Bob being a funny guy. He was just so funny, he used to do skits for us and make us laugh all the time, he was hilarious!”
He continued: “Ironically, since we played Jacksonville yesterday, Dale, my daughter and I, went by the cemetery to see some of the guys in the band and my parents’ grave sites. On the way back, we went by Bob Burns old house, it was there in the carport where we used to first start to practice with Skynyrd. My heart goes out to his family and God bless him and them in this sad time. He was a great great drummer”.
