Burns was born in Gainesville, Florida, on November 24, 1950.[2] He helped to form Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1964 with Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Larry Junstrom and remained until 1974, although by some accounts he left the band for a while during the early 1970s. Burns played on the band's early recordings, but on the album Skynyrd's First and... Last, a collection of early demos made in Muscle Shoals, the drum parts of some songs recorded in 1971 were played by Rickey Medlocke. That album also contains songs recorded in 1972 which feature Burns on drums, suggesting that Burns left the band in 1971 and had returned by 1972. During a brief period in the early 1970s, Medlocke occasionally played alongside Burns on drums for live shows, a two-drummer lineup similar to The Allman Brothers Band.
In addition to Skynyrd's First and... Last, Burns played on the band's first two official albums: (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) and Second Helping. He had a mental breakdown while on a European tour and left the band in 1974.
In 1996, after several years of his public disappearance since the departure, he participated in a performance to promote Freebird: The Movie. On March 13, 2006, he rejoined Lynyrd Skynyrd for one performance as he played alongside Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Ed King, Artimus Pyle and The Honkettes at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. But since then, he already disappeared from public attention once again until his death.
Deathedit
Burns died on April 3, 2015, in a single car crash after hitting a mailbox and tree on a sharp curve in Cartersville, Georgia, shortly after leaving his home.[3]
Referencesedit
^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Leggett, Steve. "Biography: Lynyrd Skynyrd". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
^"Robert Lewis "Bob" Burns Jr. 1950–2015". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 9, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
^Southall, Ashley (April 4, 2015). "Robert Burns Jr., First Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer, Dies at 64". The New York Times. p. A22.
burns, drummer, robert, lewis, burns, november, 1950, april, 2015, american, drummer, original, lineup, southern, rock, band, lynyrd, skynyrd, burnsburns, 1973background, informationbirth, namerobert, lewis, burns, born, 1950, november, 1950gainesville, florid. Robert Lewis Burns Jr November 24 1950 April 3 2015 was an American drummer in the original lineup of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd 1 Bob BurnsBurns in 1973Background informationBirth nameRobert Lewis Burns Jr Born 1950 11 24 November 24 1950Gainesville Florida U S DiedApril 3 2015 2015 04 03 aged 64 Cartersville Georgia U S GenresSouthern rockOccupation s DrummerYears active1964 1974 1996 2006Formerly ofLynyrd Skynyrd Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBurns was born in Gainesville Florida on November 24 1950 2 He helped to form Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1964 with Ronnie Van Zant Gary Rossington Allen Collins and Larry Junstrom and remained until 1974 although by some accounts he left the band for a while during the early 1970s Burns played on the band s early recordings but on the album Skynyrd s First and Last a collection of early demos made in Muscle Shoals the drum parts of some songs recorded in 1971 were played by Rickey Medlocke That album also contains songs recorded in 1972 which feature Burns on drums suggesting that Burns left the band in 1971 and had returned by 1972 During a brief period in the early 1970s Medlocke occasionally played alongside Burns on drums for live shows a two drummer lineup similar to The Allman Brothers Band In addition to Skynyrd s First and Last Burns played on the band s first two official albums Pronounced Lĕh nerd Skin nerd and Second Helping He had a mental breakdown while on a European tour and left the band in 1974 nbsp Burns with Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973 from left to right Gary Rossington Allen Collins Leon Wilkeson Ronnie Van Zant Billy Powell Burns and Ed King In 1996 after several years of his public disappearance since the departure he participated in a performance to promote Freebird The Movie On March 13 2006 he rejoined Lynyrd Skynyrd for one performance as he played alongside Gary Rossington Billy Powell Ed King Artimus Pyle and The Honkettes at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction But since then he already disappeared from public attention once again until his death Death editBurns died on April 3 2015 in a single car crash after hitting a mailbox and tree on a sharp curve in Cartersville Georgia shortly after leaving his home 3 References edit Erlewine Stephen Thomas Leggett Steve Biography Lynyrd Skynyrd AllMusic Retrieved April 13 2010 Robert Lewis Bob Burns Jr 1950 2015 Atlanta Journal Constitution April 9 2015 Retrieved September 11 2020 Southall Ashley April 4 2015 Robert Burns Jr First Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Dies at 64 The New York Times p A22 External links editBob Burns discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Burns drummer amp oldid 1150123018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
