Rest in Peace, Billy Powell

Play some Skynyrd, maaaaannnnnnn
I've had the honor of seeing Skynyrd live a couple times in my blessed life--once in Dayton's Nutter Center and once at Madison Square Garden, and both times, they freaking rocked.

Now mind you, it wasn't the original lineup. However, one of the holdovers was the inimitable Billy Powell, the keyboardist who tickled the ivories and gave the Southern rockers their soul. I'm thankful that I had this connection to such real American icons.

Rest in Peace, Billy. You know they're jamming Freebird in Heaven tonight.