Wilkeson, who died in 2001 at age 49, favored Gibson Thunderbirds and Fender Jazz Basses, making it likely that one, or both, figured on Street Survivors.According to the January 1978 issue of ...

Leon Wilkeson, bass guitarist of the vital Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. He was 49. Wilkeson died in his sleep Friday, according to a spokesman for the band’s record company.

Leon Wilkeson, bassist of legendary southern rock act Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in his sleep Friday in his room at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Leon Wilkeson was discovered dead Friday July 27 in a hotel near Jacksonville, Fla., where he was taking a break from the band’s summer touring schedule. He was 49 and had ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd bass player Leon Wilkeson died in his sleep on July 28th in a Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida hotel room, where he was taking a break from the group’s current tour; he was forty-nine ...

Leon Wilkeson, guitarist: born Jacksonville, Florida 2 April 1952; died Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 27 July 2001. The bassist Leon Wilkeson was a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the southern US ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Leon Wilkeson, bass guitarist and founding member of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died, according to published reports and to a spokesman for the band's record label. He was ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Leon Wilkeson, 49, a bass guitarist who was a founding member of legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died July 27 at a hotel in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., about 17 miles south ...

Following Tuesday's funeral of bassist Leon Wilkeson, the surviving members of Lynyrd Skynrd decided to resume their summer tour as a traveling memorial to their fallen bandmate. The trek will ...

LYNYRD SKYNYRD bassist LEON WILKESON has died at the age of 49. According to news reports this morning, Wilkeson, a founder member of the band, passed away yesterday (July 27) in his sleep ...