and background singer Leslie Hawkins) also suffered severe injuries. With founding Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington's passing in March 2023, none of the founding original members of the ...

There are no original members left, but Lynyrd Skynyrd will never die ... And then the way Ronnie picked the girls: Leslie Hawkins was like a mezzo soprano. She had a really incredible range.

A string of rowdy incidents on previous chartered flights – including an alleged attempt to toss a roadie out from an altitude of 13,000 feet – had ensured that Lynyrd Skynyrd were unwelcome ...

"My neck was broken in several places, had a lot of reconstructive surgeries, so it's been a lot since then," Lynyrd Skynyrd backup singer Leslie Hawkins-Johns said. "I have a lot of health problems.

She won a place singing with Lynyrd Skynyrd by early 1976. In concert, along with singers Cassie Gaines and Leslie Hawkins, White crooned backups for “Travelin’ Man,” “Tuesday’s Gone ...

It was the last flight of Lynyrd Skynyrd: Oct. 20 ... bassist Leon Wilkeson and backup vocalist Leslie Hawkins were the most critically injured. Powell and Pyle were two of the most fortunate.

Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle is honoring ... JoJo Billingsley had kind of a whiskey voice. He wanted Leslie Hawkins. That was his soprano. And then Cassie was the middle voice.

Lynyrd Skynyrd has consistently demonstrated their remarkable resilience, a fact underscored by the brand new record deal the band just inked. The band has weathered numerous tragedies over the ...