[2018-03-07] Artimus Pyle "Street Survivor: Keeping The Beat In Lynyrd Skynyrd" hardcover memoir

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Jul 16, 2017 2:32 pm

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Artimus Pyle, a Marine, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and the “Wild Man” of southern rock, is one of the last surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He played drums with the band during its seventies heyday.

He is the first bandmate to write about the tortuous rise and tragic fall of the Jacksonville hell raisers, offering detailed insights into the band's complex personalities and anthemic music. Packed with anecdotes of booze-fueled violence and destruction, he also lays out the exquisite musicianship and sheer hard work that transformed Lynyrd Skynyrd into one of America's greatest rock 'n' roll bands. It all came to an end on October 20, 1977, when four shows into a world tour to promote its new album, Street Survivors, the band's rickety private plane ran out of gas just minutes from its destination, and crashed into a Mississippi swamp. Artimus survived, but three of his bandmates – including leader Ronnie Van Zant – did not. Artimus recounts every moment of that flight, as well as the days leading up to the crash, and the years of painful recovery.

Remarkably, he would encounter even greater challenges when he was falsely accused of horrific crimes. But Artimus is a survivor with a keen sense of humor, and he continues to perform Lynyrd Skynyrd music with just as much energy and precision as in his youth.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1617136549/?tag=imwan-20

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

A judge has banned a film from being made based on this.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... ic-w500085

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:50 pm

And now the book itself has been pushed back to March 7, 2018 while the lawyers attempt to sort this all out.

[2018-03-07] Artimus Pyle "Street Survivor: Keeping The Beat In Lynyrd Skynyrd" hardcover memoir

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