List of Lynyrd Skynyrd band members - wikipedia List of Lynyrd Skynyrd band members Lynyrd Skynyrd Johnny Van Zant performing live with Lynyrd Skynyrd in 2008. Background information Genres Southern rock, blues rock Years active 1964 ( 1964 ) -- 1977 ( 1977 ) 1979 1987 ( 1987 ) -- present Website www.lynyrdskynyrd.com Members Gary Rossington Rickey Medlocke Johnny Van Zant Michael Cartellone Mark Matejka Peter Keys Past members Ronnie Van Zant Allen Collins Bob Burns Larry Junstrom Greg T. Walker Leon Wilkeson Billy Powell Ed King Artimus Pyle Cassie Gaines Steve Gaines Randall Hall David Bayless Mike Estes Owen Hale Hughie Thomasson Jeff McAllister Kenny Aronoff Ean Evans Robert Kearns The following is a list of current and former musicians who have performed as members of the American Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd since the band 's inception in 1964. Contents 1 Band members 1.1 Current members 2 Former members 3 Timeline 4 Touring musicians 4.1 Current touring musicians 4.2 Former touring musicians 5 Lineups 6 External links Band members Current members Gary Rossington Active : 1964 -- 1977, 1979, 1987 -- present Instruments : Lead and Rhythm Guitars Release contributions : all Lynyrd Skynyrd releases Rickey Medlocke Active : 1971 -- 1972, 1996 -- present Instruments : Drums, Vocals, Mandolin ( 1970 -- 1971 ), Lead and Rhythm Guitars ( 1996 -- present ), Backing Vocals Release contributions ; First and... Last ( 1978 ), Twenty ( 1997 ), Edge of Forever ( 1999 ), Christmas Time Again ( 2000 ), Vicious Cycle ( 2003 ), God & Guns ( 2009 ), Last of a Dyin ' Breed ( 2012 ) Johnny Van Zant Active : 1987 -- present Instruments : lead vocals Release contributions : all Lynyrd Skynyrd releases from Southern by the Grace of God Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour ( 1987 ) Michael Cartellone Active : 1999 -- present Instruments : drums, percussion Release contributions : Christmas Time Again ( 2000 ), Vicious Cycle ( 2003 ), God & Guns ( 2009 ), Last of a Dyin ' Breed ( 2012 ) Mark Matejka Active : 2006 -- present Instruments : Lead and Rhythm Guitars, backing vocals Release contributions : God & Guns ( 2009 ), Last of a Dyin ' Breed ( 2012 ) Peter Keys Active : 2009 -- present Instruments : keyboards Release contributions : God & Guns ( 2009 ), Last of a Dyin ' Breed ( 2012 ) Keith Christopher Active : 2017 Instruments : Bass Former members Ronnie Van Zant Active : 1964 -- 1977 Instruments : lead vocals Release contributions : ( pronounced ' lĕh - ' nérd ' skin - ' nérd ) ( 1973 ), Second Helping ( 1974 ), Nuthin ' Fancy ( 1975 ), Gimme Back My Bullets ( 1976 ), Street Survivors ( 1977 ) Allen Collins Active : 1964 -- 1977, 1979 Instruments : rhythm and lead guitars Release contributions : ( pronounced ' lĕh - ' nérd ' skin - ' nérd ) ( 1973 ), Second Helping ( 1974 ), Nuthin ' Fancy ( 1975 ), Gimme Back My Bullets ( 1976 ), Street Survivors ( 1977 ) Bob Burns Active : 1964 -- 1971, 1972 -- 1974, 2006 Instruments : drums Release contributions : ( pronounced ' lĕh - ' nérd ' skin - ' nérd ) ( 1973 ), Second Helping ( 1974 ) Larry Junstrom Active : 1964 -- 1970 Instruments : bass Release contributions : `` Michelle '' / `` Need All My Friends '' ( 1968 ) Greg T. Walker Active : 1971 -- 1972 Instruments : bass Release contributions : First and... Last ( 1978 ) Leon Wilkeson Active : 1972, 1973 -- 1977, 1987 -- 2001 Instruments : bass, backing vocals Release contributions : ( pronounced ' lĕh - ' nérd ' skin - ' nérd ) ( 1973 ), Second Helping ( 1974 ), Nuthin ' Fancy ( 1975 ), Gimme Back My Bullets ( 1976 ), Street Survivors ( 1977 ), Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 ( 1991 ), The Last Rebel ( 1993 ), Twenty, Edge of Forever ( 1999 ), Christmas Time Again ( 2000 ), Vicious Cycle ( 2003 ) Billy Powell Active : 1972 -- 1977, 1979, 1987 -- 2009 Instruments : keyboards Release contributions : ( pronounced ' lĕh - ' nérd ' skin - ' nérd ) ( 1973 ), Second Helping ( 1974 ), Nuthin ' Fancy ( 1975 ), Gimme Back My Bullets ( 1976 ), Street Survivors ( 1977 ), Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 ( 1991 ), The Last Rebel ( 1993 ), Twenty ( 1997 ), Edge of Forever ( 1999 ), Christmas Time Again ( 2000 ), Vicious Cycle ( 2003 ), God & Guns ( 2009 ) Ed King Active : 1972 -- 1975, 1987 -- 1996, 2006 Instruments : lead and rhythm guitars, bass, backing vocals Release contributions : ( pronounced ' lĕh - ' nérd ' skin - ' nérd ) ( 1973 ), Second Helping ( 1974 ), Nuthin ' Fancy ( 1975 ), Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 ( 1991 ), The Last Rebel ( 1993 ), Endangered Species ( 1994 ), Artimus Pyle Active : 1974 -- 1977, 1979, 1987 -- 1991, 2006 Instruments : drums, percussion Release contributions : Nuthin ' Fancy ( 1975 ), Gimme Back My Bullets ( 1976 ), Street Survivors ( 1977 ), Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 ( 1991 ), Steve Gaines Active : 1976 -- 1977 Instruments : lead and rhythm guitars, lead & backing vocals Release contributions : Street Survivors ( 1977 ) Randall Hall Active : 1987 -- 1993 Instruments : rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals Release contributions : Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 ( 1991 ), The Last Rebel ( 1993 ) Kurt Custer Active : 1991 -- 1994 Instruments : drums, percussion Release contributions : Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 ( 1991 ), The Last Rebel ( 1993 ) Mike Estes Active : 1994 -- 1996 Instruments : rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals Release contributions : Endangered Species ( 1994 ), southern knights ( 1996 ) Owen Hale Active : 1994 -- 1998 Instruments : drums, percussion Release contributions : Twenty ( 1997 ) Hughie Thomasson Active : 1996 -- 2005 Instruments : lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals Release contributions : Twenty ( 1997 ), Edge of Forever ( 1999 ), Christmas Time Again ( 2000 ), Vicious Cycle ( 2003 ) Jeff McAllister Active : 1998 -- 1999 Instruments : drums Release contributions : none Kenny Aronoff Active : 1999 Instruments : drums Release contributions : none David Bayless Active : 1999 Instruments : Rhythm and Lead Guitars Tour : Only Release contributions : None Ean Evans Active : Spring / Summer 2000 ( filling in for Leon Wilkeson ), 2001 -- 2009 Instruments : bass, backing vocals Release contributions : Vicious Cycle ( 2003 ) Robert Kearns Active : 2009 -- 2012 Instruments : bass, backing vocals Release contributions : God & Guns ( 2009 ) Johnny Colt Active : 2012 -- 2017 Instruments : bass, backing vocals Release contributions : Last of a Dyin ' Breed ( 2012 ) NB : Artimus Pyle, Ed King, Bob Burns, Leslie Hawkins and JoJo Billingsley played with the rest of the band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony of 2006. Timeline Touring musicians Current touring musicians Dale Krantz - Rossington Active : 1987 -- present Instruments : backing vocals Carol Chase Active : 1996 -- present Instruments : backing vocals Keith Christopher Active : 2017 -- present Instruments : bass Former touring musicians Leslie Hawkins Active : 1976 -- 1977, 2006 ( 2006 refers to Skynyrd 's RRHOF induction ) Instruments : backing vocals JoJo Billingsley Active : 1976 -- 1977, 2006 ( 2006 refers to Skynyrd 's RRHOF induction ) Instruments : backing vocals Cassie Gaines Active : 1975 - 1977 Backing vocals Carol Bristow Active : 1987 -- 1988 Backing Vocals Debbie Bailey Active : 1991 -- 1994 Backing Vocals Debbie Davis Active : 1994 -- 1996 Backing vocals Tim Lindsey ( filled in for Leon Wilkeson on tour ) Active : 1993 Instruments : bass Rick Wills ( filled in for Leon Wilkeson on tour ) Active : July 1999 Instruments : bass Joey Huffman ( filled in for Billy Powell on tour ) Active : 2008 Instruments : keyboards Jimmy M. Gallagher ( filled in for Gary Rossington on tour ) Active : 2003 - 2006 Instruments : guitar Lineups Personnel Studio albums Singles 1966 -- 1971 ( The Pretty Ones / The Noble Five / One Percent / Lynyrd Skynyrd ) Ronnie Van Zant -- vocals Allen Collins -- guitars Gary Rossington -- guitars Larry Junstrom -- bass Bob Burns -- drums `` Michelle '' 1971 -- 1972 Ronnie Van Zant -- lead vocals Allen Collins -- guitars Gary Rossington -- guitars Greg T. Walker -- bass Rickey Medlocke -- drums, backing vocals `` I 've Been Your Fool '' 1972 Ronnie Van Zant -- lead vocals Allen Collins -- guitars Gary Rossington -- guitars Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Bob Burns -- drums 1972 Ronnie Van Zant -- lead vocals Allen Collins -- guitars Gary Rossington -- guitars Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Bob Burns -- drums Billy Powell -- keyboards 1972 -- 1973 Ronnie Van Zant -- lead vocals Allen Collins -- guitars Gary Rossington -- guitars Ed King -- bass, backing vocals Bob Burns -- drums Billy Powell -- keyboards ( pronounced ' lĕh - ' nérd ' skin - ' nérd ), August 1973 `` Gimme Three Steps '' `` Free Bird '' 1973 -- 1974 Ronnie Van Zant -- lead vocals Allen Collins -- guitars Gary Rossington -- guitars Ed King -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Bob Burns -- drums Billy Powell -- keyboards Second Helping, April 1974 `` Do n't Ask Me No Questions '' `` Sweet Home Alabama '' 1974 -- 1975 Ronnie Van Zant -- lead vocals Allen Collins -- guitars Gary Rossington -- guitars Ed King -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Artimus Pyle -- drums, percussion Billy Powell -- keyboards Nuthin ' Fancy, March 1975 `` Saturday Night Special '' 1975 -- 1976 Ronnie Van Zant -- lead vocals Allen Collins -- guitars Gary Rossington -- guitars Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Artimus Pyle -- drums, percussion Billy Powell -- keyboards Gimme Back My Bullets, February 1976 `` Double Trouble '' `` Gimme Back My Bullets '' 1976 -- 1977 Ronnie Van Zant -- lead vocals Allen Collins -- guitars Gary Rossington -- guitars Steve Gaines -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Artimus Pyle -- drums, percussion Billy Powell -- keyboards Street Survivors, October 1977 `` What 's Your Name '' `` You Got That Right '' 1977 -- 1987 ( Disbanded ) Personnel Studio albums Singles 1987 -- 1990 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Randall Hall -- guitars, backing vocals Ed King -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Artimus Pyle -- drums Billy Powell -- keyboards -- -- 1990 -- 1993 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Randall Hall -- guitars, backing vocals Ed King -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Artimus Pyle -- drums, percussion Billy Powell -- keyboards Kurt Custer -- drums Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991, June 1991 The Last Rebel, February 1993 `` Smokestack Lightning '' `` Keeping the Faith '' `` Good Lovin 's Hard to Find '' `` Born to Run '' 1993 -- 1994 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Mike Estes -- guitars, backing vocals Ed King -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Kurt Custer -- drums Billy Powell -- keyboards 1994 -- 1996 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Mike Estes -- guitars, backing vocals Ed King -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Owen Hale -- drums Billy Powell -- keyboards Endangered Species, August 1994 1996 -- 1998 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Rickey Medlocke -- guitars, backing vocals Hughie Thomasson -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Owen Hale -- drums Billy Powell -- keyboards Twenty, April 1997 `` Travelin ' Man '' `` Bring It On '' 1998 -- 1999 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Rickey Medlocke -- guitars, backing vocals Hughie Thomasson -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Jeff McAllister -- drums Billy Powell -- keyboards 1999 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Rickey Medlocke -- guitars, backing vocals Hughie Thomasson -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Kenny Aronoff -- drums Billy Powell -- keyboards Edge of Forever, August 1999 `` Preacher Man '' 1999 -- 2001 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Rickey Medlocke -- guitars, backing vocals Hughie Thomasson -- guitars, backing vocals Leon Wilkeson -- bass, backing vocals Michael Cartellone -- drums, percussion Billy Powell -- keyboards Christmas Time Again, September 2000 2001 -- 2005 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Rickey Medlocke -- guitars, backing vocals Hughie Thomasson -- guitars, backing vocals Ean Evans -- bass, backing vocals Michael Cartellone -- drums, percussion Billy Powell -- keyboards Vicious Cycle, May 2003 2005 -- 2006 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Rickey Medlocke -- guitars, backing vocals Ean Evans -- bass, backing vocals Michael Cartellone -- drums, percussion Billy Powell -- keyboards 2006 -- 2009 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Rickey Medlocke -- guitars, backing vocals Mark Matejka -- guitars, backing vocals Ean Evans -- bass, backing vocals Michael Cartellone -- drums, percussion Billy Powell -- keyboards 2009 -- 2012 Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Rickey Medlocke -- guitars, backing vocals Mark Matejka -- guitars, backing vocals Robert Kearns -- bass, backing vocals Michael Cartellone -- drums, percussion Peter Keys -- keyboards God & Guns, September 2009 Still Unbroken, September 2009 2012 -- present Johnny Van Zant -- lead vocals Gary Rossington -- guitars Rickey Medlocke -- guitars, backing vocals Mark Matejka -- guitars, backing vocals Johnny Colt -- bass, backing vocals Michael Cartellone -- drums, percussion Peter Keys -- keyboards Last of a Dyin ' Breed, August 2012 External links Lynyrd Skynyrd official website Lynyrd Skynyrd Gary Rossington Rickey Medlocke Johnny Van Zant Michael Cartellone Mark Matejka Peter Keys Johnny Colt Ronnie Van Zant Allen Collins Bob Burns Larry Junstrom Greg T. Walker Leon Wilkeson Billy Powell Ed King Artimus Pyle Steve Gaines Randall Hall Kurt Custer Mike Estes Owen Hale Hughie Thomasson Jeff McAllister Kenny Aronoff Ean Evans Robert Kearns Studio albums ( Pronounced ' Lĕh - ' nérd ' Skin - ' nérd ) Second Helping Nuthin ' Fancy Gimme Back My Bullets Street Survivors Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 The Last Rebel Endangered Species Twenty Edge of Forever Christmas Time Again Vicious Cycle God & Guns Last of a Dyin ' Breed Live albums One More from the Road Southern by the Grace of God Southern Knights Lyve from Steel Town Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve : The Vicious Cycle Tour Authorized Bootleg Lynyrd Skynyrd Live / Cardiff Capitol Theater - Cardiff, Wales Nov. 04 1975 Authorized Bootleg Live In Winterland, San Francisco, CA, March 07, 1976 Live from Freedom Hall Compilations Skynyrd 's First and... Last Gold & Platinum Best of the Rest Legend Skynyrd 's Innyrds Lynyrd Skynyrd ( Box Set ) A Retrospective What 's Your Name Old Time Greats Extended Versions : The Encore Collection The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd Skynyrd 's First : The Complete Muscle Shoals Album 20th Century Masters : The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd Solo Flytes All Time Greatest Hits Collectybles Then and Now Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Collection Thyrty Greatest Hits Then and Now Volume Two Greatest Hits Icon Video Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour Freebird... The Movie Lyve From Steel Town Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve : The Vicious Cycle Tour Lynyrd Skynyrd : Live from Austin, TX Live from Freedom Hall Songs `` Tuesday 's Gone '' `` Gimme Three Steps '' `` Simple Man '' `` Things Goin ' On '' `` Free Bird '' `` Mr. Banker '' `` Do n't Ask Me No Questions '' `` Sweet Home Alabama '' `` Saturday Night Special '' `` Double Trouble '' `` All I Can Do Is Write About It '' `` What 's Your Name '' `` That Smell '' `` You Got That Right '' `` Red White & Blue '' Tours Pronounced ' Lĕh - ' nérd ' Skin - ' nérd Tour Second Helping Tour Nuthin ' Fancy Tour Gimme Back My Bullets Tour One More From The Road Tour Street Survivors Tour Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 Tour The Last Rebel Tour Lynyrd Skynyrd Twenty Tour Edge of Forever Tour Vicious Cycle Tour Rebels and Bandoleros Tour Spin - off bands Rossington Collins Band The Rossington Band Allen Collins Band Artimus Pyle Band Van Zant Related articles Discography Band Members Skynyrd Frynds 1977 Convair CV - 240 crash Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park Leonard Skinner `` All Summer Long '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Lynyrd_Skynyrd_band_members&oldid=804506660 '' Categories : Lists of members by band Lynyrd Skynyrd members Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Norsk Português Edit links This page was last edited on 9 October 2017, at 13 : 34. 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Question: who is the only surviving member of lynyrd skynyrd
Answer: Gary Rossington