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  • Trent Harmon Wows Judges on “American Idol” With Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man”

    Trent Harmon Wows Judges on “American Idol” With Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man”

    Trent Harmon wowed American Idol judges on Thursday with his rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man.” He even brought Jennifer Lopez to tears.

    “It’s moments like this [that remind me] why I love Idol and why I’m going to miss it so much,” she said, referencing the show’s current and final 15th season. “It’s been having this front seat to watching the perfect song and the perfect singer sing it at that time.”

    “That’s what happened there, and it made me feel like, ‘Damn, I’ve been so lucky the five years I got to be on the show and watch things like that,’” she added of Trent’s performance. “You sang that song so beautifully, and I felt every single word of it. Thank you for giving me one of those moments.”

    Harry Connick, Jr. was impressed with Trent Harmon, too.

    “You know what would be really fun? To hear a duet between Trent and Adam Lambert,” he said following Harmon’s performance. “There would be, like, glasses breaking everywhere. It would be crazy.”

    “It would be a dream come true,” Trent Harmon replied.

    Trent Harmon is one of the top five contestants remaining on American Idol.

    Do you think he has what it takes to make it to the top?

    Might Trent Harmon be the final American Idol?

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd Original Drummer Bob Burns Dies in Car Crash

    Lynyrd Skynyrd Original Drummer Bob Burns Dies in Car Crash

    Lynyrd Skynyrd is mourning one of their own. The band’s original drummer, Bob Burns, died Friday in a car crash in Cartersville, Georgia. He was 64.

    Robert Lewis Burns Jr.always loved music. He formed a band with his teenage friends in the 1960s in Jacksonville, Florida.

    Originally called My Backyard, then The Noble Five, and then One Percent, the band members eventually settled on the name Lynyrd Skynyrd in a mockery-turned-tribute to their physical education teacher, Leonard Skinner. Mr. Skinner wouldn’t allow his male students to wear their hair long.

    Bob Burns lent his percussion talents to the first two Lynyrd Skynyrd albums, on which hits like ‘Free Bird’ and ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ appeared. He left the band in 1974, after deciding he wasn’t quite cut out for life on the road. Burns was subsequently replaced by Artimus Pyle. When Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, however, Bob Burns performed with the band for the special event.

    Artimus Pyle paid tribute to Burns on his band’s Facebook page.

    Fans we are absolutely devastated this morning after learning that our dear friend, band mate and original Lynyrd…

    Posted by Artimus Pyle Band on Saturday, April 4, 2015

    Gary Rossington, who was also a founding member of the band, paid tribute to Bob Burns on the Lynyrd Skynyrd Facebook page.

    Well, today I'm at a loss for words, but I just remember Bob being a funny guy. He was just so funny, he used to do…

    Posted by Lynyrd Skynyrd on Saturday, April 4, 2015

    How sad that the music world has lost such a talented drummer. Bob Burns will forever be remembered for his time with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Dead In Car Accident

    Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Dead In Car Accident

    Lynyrd Skynyrd’s former drummer, Robert Burns, Jr., died late Friday night in a one-car accident in Georgia.

    Georgia State Patrol spokeswoman Tracey Watson said Burns’ vehicle went off the road near Cartersville just before midnight Saturday. The car struck a mailbox and a tree.

    Burns was killed in the wreck. He was 64.

    The former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer was not wearing a seat belt, and whether or not weather or alcohol had anything to do with the cause of the accident is still not known at this time

    As the drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd during some of their most prolific years, Robert Burns, Jr., was the driving force behind their biggest hits like “Sweet Home Alabama”, “Freebird”, and “Gimme Three Steps”.

    Leaving Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1974, Robert Burns, Jr. went on to other things, but played with Lynyrd Skynyrd for their 2006 Hall of Fame induction. He also played with other bands like Artimus Pyle Band. Artimus Pyle took Burns’ place in Lynyrd Skynyrd.

    Artemis Pyle Band took to Facebook to mourn the loss of their friend and Lynyrd Skynyrd legend.

    Fans we are absolutely devastated this morning after learning that our dear friend, band mate and original Lynyrd…

    Posted by Artimus Pyle Band on Saturday, April 4, 2015

    The words of the band are a great tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd legend, Robert Burns, Jr.

    They said, “Fans we are absolutely devastated this morning after learning that our dear friend, band mate and original Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer, Bob Burns has passed away. Bob was one of the kindest, sweetest men you would ever want to know and a rock solid drummer.”

    It continued, “Artimus calls him the Ringo Star of southern rock. We were honored to have shared the stage with Bob and were looking forward to many more shows down the road. Bob we love you and will surely miss you! Prayers for his daughters Lou and Kristen. RIP old friend.”

    Another rock legend lost. What is your favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song?

  • Rolling Stones Death: Saxophonist Bobby Keys Dies at 70

    Bobby Keys, the legendary saxophonist for The Rolling Stones, died early Tuesday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He was 70.

    Michael Webb, the keyboardist in Keys’ band, the Suffering Bastards, announced Keys’ death. Suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, Keys missed the Stones’ October and November tour dates in Australia and New Zealand and was replaced by veteran saxophonist Karl Denson.

    Keys began his career with Buddy Holly when he was only 16. Throughout his career, he worked with an eclectic group of musicians, which included John Lennon, B.B. King, Maroon 5, George Harrison, AC/DC, Barbra Streisand and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

    It was his highly recognizable solo on The Rolling Stones‘ 1971 classic, Brown Sugar, that helped solidify a lasting name for himself in the music industry.

    Post by Bobby Keys.

    The Rolling Stones released a statement, and posted it on Twitter, on Tuesday following the announcement of his death.

    Keith Richards, with whom Keys shares the same birthdate, Dec. 18,1943, posted his own tribute on Facebook.

    Post by Keith Richards.

    Born in Slaton, Texas, Keys found his inspiration to take up the sax in R&B sax legend King Curtis.

    Keys first encountered The Rolling Stones at a San Antonio concert while touring with Bobby Vee in 1964. He made his recording debut with the band on the 1969 album, Let It Bleed, and was featured on every subsequent album by the band through 1974’s It’s Only Rock and Roll.

    Keys was dropped by the band in 1973 because of his heavy partying and it wasn’t until the 1989’s Steel Wheels tour that he returned to the band.

    Despite giving up the majority of drugs and alcohol, Keys continued to smoke marijuana regularly.