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)
Lynyrd Skynyrd Fast Facts
- Classic Rock band
- Formed in 1970
- Origin: Jacksonville, Florida
- Label: Sanctuary Records
- Named after the band member's High School Gym Coach
- Band went on hiatus from 1977 - 1987
- Band was reformed in 1987
- 2006: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Original members: Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson, Steve Gaines and Artimus Pyle
- Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and four others were killed in a 1977 plane crash
- Current members: Johnny Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Rickey Medlocke, Michael Cartellone, Mark Matejka, Robert Kearns and Peter Keys
- 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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Fast Facts
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Born
1960
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Birthplace
Atlanta, Georgia
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Resided in Mississippi
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Died
May 6, 2009
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Was 48 years old when he died
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Survived by wife Eva and daughters Sydney and Andrea
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Diagnosed with cancer in 2008
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Started in music at the young age of five
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Began playing guitar at the age of 15
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Joined Lynyrd Skynyrd in 2001
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Replaced Leon Wilkeson as the bassist after his death
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Previously formed the band Cupid's Arrow
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Was a member of the band Outlaws
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Former Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell died in January of 2009TMZ: Lynyrd Skynyrd Bassist Dies (May 7, 2009)
