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• Ean Evans was the bassist for the group Lynyrd Skynyrd. Evans died on May 6, 2009, at the age of 48 from cancer.TMZ: Lynyrd Skynyrd Bassist Dies (May 7, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: 1960
  2. Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
  3. Resided in Mississippi
  4. Died: May 6, 2009
  5. Was 48 years old when he died
  6. Survived by wife Eva and daughters Sydney and Andrea
  7. Diagnosed with cancer in 2008
  8. Started in music at the young age of five
  9. Began playing guitar at the age of 15
  10. Joined Lynyrd Skynyrd in 2001
  11. Replaced Leon Wilkeson as the bassist after his death
  12. Previously formed the band Cupid's Arrow
  13. Was a member of the band Outlaws
  14. Former Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell died in January of 2009TMZ: Lynyrd Skynyrd Bassist Dies (May 7, 2009)

• Lynyrd Skynyrd Fast Facts

  1. Classic Rock band
  2. Formed in 1970
  3. Origin: Jacksonville, Florida
  4. Label: Sanctuary Records
  5. Named after the band member's High School Gym Coach
  6. Band went on hiatus from 1977 - 1987
  7. Band was reformed in 1987
  8. 2006: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  9. Original members: Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson, Steve Gaines and Artimus Pyle
  10. Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and four others were killed in a 1977 plane crash
  11. Current members: Johnny Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Rickey Medlocke, Michael Cartellone, Mark Matejka, Robert Kearns and Peter Keys
  12. Studio albums: (pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd)," "Second Helping," "Nuthin' Fancy," "Gimme Back My Bullets," "Street Survivors," "Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991," "The Last Rebel," "Twenty," "Edge of Forever," "Christmas Time Again" and "Vicious Cycle"

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