Robert 'Bob' Burns Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know - Heavy.com
The Georgia State Patrol told CNN that Burns died after his car hit a mailbox and tree in Cartersville. com , Burns veered his 1995 Buick Roadmaster off the road and hit a curb, before striking the mailbox and tree. Burns was the original drummer in the iconic Southern rock band, which formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. The band, named for a high school gym teacher, also included lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarists Gary Rossington and Allen Collins... Burns was the drummer on some of the band’s most well known songs, including Free Bird , Sweet Home Alabama and Gimme Three Steps. He left the band in 1974 because he was “exhausted by touring,” according to the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame biography. He Left the Band Before a Plane Crash Killed 3 of His Former Bandmates in 1977. A plane crash in 1977 killed band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick and two pilots. Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, drummer Artimus Pyle (Burns’ replacement) and other passengers survived with serious injuries. Lynyrd Skynyrd Still Tours With the Band’s Original Guitarist Number 2 on your list is not in fact a fact (well partially any way). Source: heavy.com
