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The Violation Of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Blood Oath By The Surviving Members
Out of respect for their fallen friends and at the request of their families, the survivors agreed never
to use the band’s name for money again. This pact became known as the ‘blood oath.’ They stuck
to it for ten whole years until they decided to regroup in 1987.
The band got back together for a tribute tour and kept making music under the Lynyrd Skynyrd name.
But this move didn’t sit well with Ronnie’s widow, Judy, who thought it broke their promise. She
and Steve’s widow, Teresa, took the band to court, and a new agreement was hashed out.
This new deal said the band could keep using the name Lynyrd Skynyrd, but only if Gary Rossington
and at least two other surviving members—Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, Ed King, and Artimus Pyle—
were in the lineup. The band stuck to this ‘Rule of Three’ for quite a while, even though they tried to
shake off the original lineup’s shadow by adding ‘1991’ to the name at one point.
Full story at:
Out of respect for their fallen friends and at the request of their families, the survivors agreed never
to use the band’s name for money again. This pact became known as the ‘blood oath.’ They stuck
to it for ten whole years until they decided to regroup in 1987.
The band got back together for a tribute tour and kept making music under the Lynyrd Skynyrd name.
But this move didn’t sit well with Ronnie’s widow, Judy, who thought it broke their promise. She
and Steve’s widow, Teresa, took the band to court, and a new agreement was hashed out.
This new deal said the band could keep using the name Lynyrd Skynyrd, but only if Gary Rossington
and at least two other surviving members—Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, Ed King, and Artimus Pyle—
were in the lineup. The band stuck to this ‘Rule of Three’ for quite a while, even though they tried to
shake off the original lineup’s shadow by adding ‘1991’ to the name at one point.
Full story at:
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