November 24

 Bob Burns

November 24, 1950 – April 3, 2015

Bob Burns co-founded Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1964 with Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Larry Junstrom, and later Leon Wilkeson, becoming the band's original drummer. His powerful drumming helped shape the group's earliest recordings, including Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd and Second Helping. He played on songs including "Free Bird," "Simple Man," "Gimme Three Steps," "Tuesday's Gone," and "Sweet Home Alabama," helping establish the band's distinctive southern rock sound.

Burns left Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1974 following the release of Second Helping and stepped away from the demands of touring. Although he largely retired from the music business, he reunited with the surviving original members for selected performances, including Lynyrd Skynyrd's 2006 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

His work on Lynyrd Skynyrd's formative recordings helped lay the rhythmic foundation for one of the most influential southern rock bands of the 1970s, and his contributions remain an essential part of the group's enduring legacy.

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