Beloved rocker who inspired bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd dead at 74: 'One of a kind'

Wayne Perkins, an iconic guitar player who helped influence bands likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Rolling Stones, has died. He was 74. Perkins died on Monday in a Birmingham, Alabama hospital. His ...

Wayne Perkins, guitarist who nearly joined Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies at 74

Wayne Perkins, a versatile guitarist who played on albums for Joni Mitchell and Bob Marley and nearly joined the Rolling ...

Beloved rocker’s death at 74 has fans praying: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’

Wayne Perkins may not be a name that all modern music fans know, but he had a big impact on rock music as well as blues and ...
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On This Day in 2023, We Said Goodbye to the Founding Father of Southern Rock That Ronnie Van Zant Sarcastically Dubbed “Prince Charming”

On this day in 2023, the world of country rock and Southern rock lost this legend who founded Lynyrd Skynyrd and inspired ...