Billy Powell

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Billy Powell
Powell in 2007
Background information
Birth name	William Norris Powell
Born	(1952-06-03)June 3, 1952 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Died	January 28, 2009(2009-01-28) (aged 56) Orange Park, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Southern rock blues rock country rock hard rock[1]
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Piano, keyboards
Years active	1964 (1964)–1977 (1977) 1979 1987 (1987)–2009 (2009)
Formerly of	Lynyrd Skynyrd

William Norris Powell (June 3, 1952 – January 28, 2009) was an American musician and the keyboardist of southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2009.