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    • Apr 2, 1952
    Bass player Leon Wilkeson is born in Jacksonville, Florida. He joins the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, whose "Sweet Home Alabama" is credited among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 30, 1976
    Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant and Leon Wilkeson get into a fight on stage in Lakeland, Florida, but finish the show. The group's "Sweet Home Alabama" is ranked among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Dec 14, 1999
    Lynyrd Skynyrd cancels a show in Odessa, Texas, when bass player Leon Wilkeson is hospitalized with an infected intestine and urinary tract. The band's "Sweet Home Alabama" is deemed one of country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book, "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 27, 2001
    Bass player Leon Wilkeson dies in his sleep at home in Jacksonville, Florida. He was a longtime member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, a Southern rock band that influenced many country performers and was the subject of the 1994 tribute album "Skynyrd Frynds"
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