LYNYRD SKYNYRD Backing Singer Passes
June 28, 2010, 14 years ago
Classic Rock reports:
JoJo Billingsley , who was a backing singer for LYNYRD SKYNYRD from 1975 for two years, has died from cancer at the age of 58.
Along with Cassie Gaines and Leslie Hawkins, she joined Skynyrd in December 1975; the trio became known as THE HONKETTES. However, she was not on the ill fated flight which crashed on October 20th, 1977, killing several members of the band and road crew.
Read the full report at Classic Rock.
Lynyrd Skynyrd released their live CD/DVD, Live From Freedom Hall, on June 22nd. A previous update from Roadrunner Records states:
In celebration of the band's Live From Freedom Hall CD/DVD, we've got a sneak peak of one of Lynyrd Skynyrd's most classic staples in their live show repertoire - 'Gimme Three Steps'.
Listen to it below, and watch the performance live:
Check out BraveWords.com scribe Martin Popoff's review of Live From Freedom Hall at this location.
Lynyrd Skynyrd tour dates are as follows:
July
1 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ2 - Comcast Theater - Hartford, CT
3 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA
8 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
9 - DTE Energy Music Center - Clarkston, MI
10 - First Niagara Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
11 - First Niagara Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
July (off dates)
14 - Ft. Calgary - Calgary, AB17 - Moondance Jam Fairgrounds - Walker, MN
23 - Empire Square Live - Belleville, ON
24 - Harris Park - London, ON
August (Hannity Freedom Concerts 2010)
6 - Six Flags Great Adventure - Jackson, NJ7 - Kings Island Timberwolf Amp - Mason, OH
9 - Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA
11 - Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo - Sikeston, MO (off date)
13 - Gwinnett Center - Duluth, GA
14 - UCF Arena - Orlando, FL
20 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK
21 - Allen Events Center - Allen, TX
27 - Orleans Arena - Las Vegas, NV
28 - San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA
