I had no ideal that Ed had been a member of Strawberry Alarm Clock. Interesting choice for a band like Lynyrd Skynyrd.


From my understanding, there's only one remaining original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd left.


RIP.

By

JOSEPH HUDAK

Full article here.

https://www.rollingstone....68-714847/

Taken from Rollingstone.com

Updated 7:43 PM ET, Thu August 23, 2018

Ed King, the Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist who co-wrote the Southern rock anthem, "Sweet Home Alabama," has died.

"Ed King, the Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist who joined the band in 1972 to give the Southern rock group its iconic three-guitar sound, died Wednesday in Nashville. He was 68. A cause of death was not specified, though King had been battling lung cancer and had recently been hospitalized for the disease.

A message on King’s Facebook confirmed his death: “It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Ed King who died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee on August 22nd, 2018. We thank his many friends and fans for their love and support of Ed during his life and career.”

A California native, King was a founding member of the psychedelic Sixties band Strawberry Alarm Clock, known for their hit “Incense and Peppermints.” He offered to join Skynyrd when, opening for the band at the Jacksonville, Florida, bar the Comic Book Club in 1968, he heard them rehearsing the song “Need All My Friends.” It wasn’t until 1972, however, when King would sign on with Skynyrd, temporarily replacing bassist Leon Wilkeson and then becoming a full-fledged member as third guitarist."

[Edited 8/24/18 22:15pm]

I just watched the Skynrd doc "If I Leave Here Tommorow" the other day..Great film. Totally ironic...He played the Strat real well.