Also known as Leon Russell Wilkeson
American bass guitarist (1952–2001)
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Leon Russell Wilkeson (2 April 1952 - 27 July 2001) was the bassist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001. Early Life Born on April 2, 1952 in Newport, Rhode Island but raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Wilkeson became a major Beatles fan just as he was becoming a teenager and began learning to play bass guitar in order to emulate his favorite member of the Fab Four, Paul McCartney. Wilkeson dropped out of his school band in order to focus on learning the bass at
Leon Wilkeson (ur. 2 kwietnia 1952 w Newport, zm. 27 lipca 2001 w , Floryda) – amerykański muzyk rockowy, basista southern-rockowego zespołu Lynyrd Skynyrd od 1971 roku.
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