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Allen Collins
Allen Collins (Larkin Allen Collins Jr., 1952–1990), Lynyrd Skynyrd founding guitarist from Jacksonville, Florida; co-wrote and played the solo of Free Bird on his 1964 Gibson Firebird; survived the 1977 plane crash, later led the Rossington Collins Band, was paralyzed in a 1986 car crash, and died of pneumonia in 1990.
Artimus Pyle
Artimus Pyle (born 1948, Thomas Delmer Pyle) is an American drummer, Lynyrd Skynyrd's drummer 1974-1977, a 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, last surviving classic-lineup member, and leader of the Artimus Pyle Band.
Barry Dunaway
Barry Dunaway (born 1958) is an American rock bassist, vocalist, and songwriter, bassist for .38 Special since the early 2010s and formerly of Yngwie Malmsteen's band (nine albums, four world tours), Survivor, and the Pat Travers Band.
Berry Oakley
Berry Oakley (Raymond Berry Oakley III, 1948–1972) was the founding bassist of the Allman Brothers Band, played a modified Fender 'Tractor' bass, and died in a 1972 Macon motorcycle crash.
Bill Kreutzmann
Bill Kreutzmann (born 1946) is the founding drummer of the Grateful Dead, 1965-1995, half of the Rhythm Devils with Mickey Hart, author of Deal, and after Bob Weir's death the band's only surviving original member.
Billy Powell
Billy Powell (1952-2009), American keyboardist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd; former roadie who composed the Free Bird piano intro, survived the 1977 crash, played through the 1987 reunion.
Bob Burns (drummer)
Bob Burns (Robert Lewis Burns Jr., 1950-2015) was the original drummer and co-founder of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd (1964-1974), playing on (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-nerd) and Second Helping before Artimus Pyle replaced him; he suggested the band's name.
Bob Seger
Bob Seger (Robert Clark Seger, born 1945) is an American rock singer and songwriter from the Detroit area, whose 1976 album Night Moves made him a national star.
Bob Weir
Bob Weir (1947–2026) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Grateful Dead in 1965 and later led RatDog and Dead & Company.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley (born 1964, Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American classically trained violinist who joined Dave Matthews Band in 1992, played on six Platinum albums, released the 2003 solo album True Reflections, and left the band in 2018.
Brent Mydland
Brent Mydland (1952-1990) was an American keyboardist and vocalist, the Grateful Dead's longest-tenured keyboardist (1979-1990), formerly of Silver and Bobby and the Midnites; he died of a speedball overdose.
Butch Trucks
Butch Trucks (Claude Hudson Trucks, 1947–2017) was an American drummer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, playing 1969–2014 in its two-drummer section with Jaimoe; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1995.
Carter Beauford
Carter Beauford (born 1957, Charlottesville, Virginia) is the founding drummer of the Dave Matthews Band, known for open-handed ambidextrous technique, jazz-fusion roots in the band Secrets, and Rolling Stone's #10 greatest drummer ranking.
Chuck Leavell
Chuck Leavell (born Charles Alfred Leavell, 1952) is an American pianist who joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1972 and has toured with the Rolling Stones since 1982.
Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews (David John Matthews, born 1967, Johannesburg) is the South African-born frontman and guitarist of the Dave Matthews Band, founded 1991 in Charlottesville; 38 million CDs/DVDs sold, Rock Hall class of 2024.
Derek Trucks
Derek Trucks, Jacksonville-born slide guitarist and nephew of Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks, leads the Tedeschi Trucks Band with Susan Tedeschi and played in the Allman Brothers Band from 1999 to 2014.
Devon Allman
Devon Allman (born 1972, Corpus Christi, Texas), son of Gregg Allman, is an American blues-rock guitarist and songwriter leading Honeytribe, Royal Southern Brotherhood, the Devon Allman Project, and the Allman Betts Band with Duane Betts; albums include Miami Moon (2024) and Blues Summit (2025).
Dickey Betts
Dickey Betts (Forrest Richard Betts, 1943–2024) was a founding guitarist, singer, and songwriter of the Allman Brothers Band, wrote "Ramblin' Man" and "Jessica," co-created its twin-lead sound, and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Donna Jean Godchaux
Donna Jean Godchaux, born Donna Jean Thatcher, was an American singer who worked as a Muscle Shoals session vocalist and sang with the Grateful Dead from 1972 to 1979.
Duane Allman
Duane Allman (1946–1971), nicknamed Skydog, was an American slide guitarist and session musician who founded and led the Allman Brothers Band from 1969 until his death in a Macon, Georgia motorcycle crash at 24; also famed for Muscle Shoals session work and Eric Clapton's Layla album.
Ed King
Ed King (1949–2018) was an American guitarist from Glendale, California, a founding member of psychedelic rockers Strawberry Alarm Clock and later guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, co-writing "Incense and Peppermints" and "Sweet Home Alabama" and entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
Gary Rossington
Gary Rossington (1951–2023), founding guitarist and last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd; co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama," played slide on "Free Bird," survived the 1977 plane crash, led the band until his death.
Gregg Allman
Gregg Allman (Gregory LeNoir Allman, 1947–2017), American singer, organist, and songwriter; co-founder and frontman of the Allman Brothers Band and solo artist behind Laid Back and Southern Blood; wrote "Whipping Post" and "Midnight Rider"; married Cher 1975–1978.
Jaimoe
Jaimoe (Jai Johanny Johanson, born John Lee Johnson, 1944, Ocean Springs, Mississippi) is a founding drummer of the Allman Brothers Band (1969–1980, 1989–2014), later of Sea Level and Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
James Pankow
James Carter Pankow (born 1947, St. Louis) is an American trombonist, composer, and horn arranger, founding member of rock band Chicago; wrote "Make Me Smile", "Colour My World", "Just You 'N' Me", and the suite "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon".
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia (Jerome John Garcia, 1942–1995), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and visual artist; de facto leader of the Grateful Dead 1965–1995, Jerry Garcia Band founder, Robert Hunter co-writer, died at Serenity Knolls in 1995.
John Kahn
John Kahn (1947–1996) was an American bassist, Jerry Garcia's principal collaborator outside the Grateful Dead from 1970 to 1995: Jerry Garcia Band constant member, Old & In the Way, Legion of Mary, acoustic duo partner, and session player for Bloomfield, Hooker, and Brewer & Shipley.
John Popper
John Popper (born 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and harmonica player, best known as frontman of the jam band Blues Traveler, which he co-founded in the late 1980s.
Johnny Van Zant
Johnny Van Zant (John Roy Van Zant), born in Jacksonville, Florida, is the lead vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd since the 1987 reunion, succeeding his late brother Ronnie; brother of Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special; solo albums and the Van Zant country duo.
Jon Fishman
Jon Fishman (born Jonathan Fishman, 1965, Philadelphia) is the drummer and vocalist of the jam band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983 at the University of Vermont; known for the vacuum-cleaner solo, Henrietta personas, and the Mimi Fishman Foundation.