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RIP Ed King
Posted on 8/23/18 at 10:42 am
Posted on 8/23/18 at 10:42 am
Co wrote Sweet Home Alabama and was a member of Strawberry Alarm Clock. Dead at 69
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Posted on 8/23/18 at 10:46 am to geauxbrown
Too bad.....a real nice guy.....I still have some emails from him with some "inside" LS stuff from "back in the day"......nope won't reveal what it is.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 12:45 pm to geauxbrown
NOOOOOOOOOO. This guy doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves. That skinny Strat tone though.....
I Need You
I Need You
Posted on 8/23/18 at 2:17 pm to fontell
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This guy doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves. That skinny Strat tone though
Exactly what I've always thought as well.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 2:24 pm to geauxbrown
That Skynyrd doc that just came out is legit as hell
King used to stock up on beef jerky and then sell it to the band on long road trips
I used to do the same thing with dime bags
RIP Ed
King used to stock up on beef jerky and then sell it to the band on long road trips
I used to do the same thing with dime bags
RIP Ed
This post was edited on 8/23/18 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 8/23/18 at 2:54 pm to geauxbrown
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Strawberry Alarm Clock.
Always liked "Incense and Peppermints."
Posted on 8/23/18 at 4:26 pm to geauxbrown
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Co wrote Sweet Home Alabama and was a member of Strawberry Alarm Clock. Dead at 69
RIP. Pretty sure he wrote the guitar intro that made the song.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 5:26 pm to JuiceTerry
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That Skynyrd doc that just came out is legit as hell
I caught it on demand this week. I think on Showtime. It’s really good.
Ed King was touring with Stawberry Alarm Clock opening for The Beach Boys. He was tired of going from hotel to arena and back to hotel, and never seeing any of the places across America they were playing.
He wanted a taste of southern culture so he wanders around Jacksonville and catches Skynyrd playing somewhere. They were just kids with no record deal or any type of buzz.
He was in an up and coming band on a national tour, and he told them to give him a call if they ever needed another guitarist.
I heard an interview with him a while back, and claimed he could live comfortably on just his Sweet Home Alabama residuals. He also co-wrote a couple of other hits.
This post was edited on 8/23/18 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 8/23/18 at 5:49 pm to Ghost of Colby
Yeah he was way different from the southern boys and his end with the band was unfortunate
Posted on 8/23/18 at 7:07 pm to geauxbrown
RIP
Posted on 8/23/18 at 7:20 pm to Ghost of Colby
Been watching the documentary the last two nights.
He seemed like the only clean and relatively sane member of the band
Had never heard that story about Drunk Ronnie Van Zandt going off on him. Pretty strong of him to say "I don't need this" and walk away from a band that was just getting huge.
He seemed like the only clean and relatively sane member of the band
Had never heard that story about Drunk Ronnie Van Zandt going off on him. Pretty strong of him to say "I don't need this" and walk away from a band that was just getting huge.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 7:33 pm to PowerTool
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Had never heard that story about Drunk Ronnie Van Zandt going off on him. Pretty strong of him to say "I don't need this" and walk away from a band that was just getting huge.
The up side to that is he missed the plane crash. He joined again when they revived the group later, but developed heart trouble and had to quit the group again, he received a heart transplant some years ago.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 7:40 pm to fontell
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I Need You
The most underrated Skynyrd tune. This is one of my very favorites.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 7:43 pm to EA6B
Lots of interesting videos with him on YouTube talking about his time in Skynyrd.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:43 pm to JuiceTerry
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Yeah he was way different from the southern boys and his end with the band was unfortunate
He may have felt differently considering less than two years after his departure, several members of the band were dead.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 10:58 am to Wtodd
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Wtodd Too bad.....a real nice guy.....I still have some emails from him with some "inside" LS stuff from "back in the day"......nope won't reveal what it is.
Dude had a great website and his Facebook Page was good too!
One of my favorite Ed King moments after Skynyrd was his appearance with “unknown Hinson”, check it out. Lol!
Ed King and Unknown Hinson... pretty funny!
Posted on 8/27/18 at 8:06 pm to Bass Tiger
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One of my favorite Ed King moments after Skynyrd was his appearance with “unknown Hinson”, check it out. Lol!
Ouch! Poor Ed...still getting abused 40 years later.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 8:17 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
You can see him in 'Beyond the Valley of the Dolls' on stage playing at a party with the Strawberry Alarm Clock. The SAC is one of my favorite all-time bands.
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