ARTIMUS PYLE BAND- Honoring Ronnie Van Zant's Lynyrd Skynyrd
Strand Theatre Hudson Falls Hudson Falls, NY
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ARTIMUS PYLE BAND- Honoring Ronnie Van Zant's Lynyrd Skynyrd
More than just a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd a tribute to the man that defined it. Artimus Pyle has said If it wasnt for Ronnie, no one would know my name. Since his departure from Skynyrd in 1991 , Artimus Pyles career has led him down an amazing path of solo records and projects culminating into one the finest tributes to southern rock royalty. The Artimus Pyle Band is a high energy, true to the music, and true to the era rock group. One of the few that is on the road today. Artimus Pyle, Brad Durden, Jerry Lyda, Dave Fowler, and Scott Raines are not only a group of friends and contemporaries but a group with some of the most seasoned musician in the southeast.
APB delivers hit after hit after hit, night after night after night. From Freebird to Sweet Home Alabama, APB gives fans the best of Skynyrd with one of men who made it!
Artimus Pyle Drums 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Long considered the wild man of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Artimus Pyles powerful and distinctive double bass drumming helped define the legendary Skynyrd sound.
Artimus got his first real break at the Charlie Daniels bands Volunteer Jam. His first recording lists Artimus Pyle, percussion. Then with other work for the Marshall Tucker Band, Artimus became known as a powerful session drummer.
Using his connections with Charlie Daniels and Marshall Tucker, both acts that toured often with Skynyrd, Artimus met with Ronnie VanZant and Ed King at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia. The results of that meeting Saturday Night Special greatly impressed Ronnie. Artimus live debut with the band took place in Jacksonvilles Sgt Peppers Club in October 1974. The gig, a show to raise money and awareness for Jacksonvilles food bank, was hot Everyone remembers the band walking through the front door and into a crush of people that doubled the legal occupancy of the club. Playing under the hot lights in an over-packed club with an underpowered air conditioner made for a memorable night When Bob Burns left the band permanently following Skynyrds first European tour in December 1974, Artimus quickly got the nod as Skynyrds new drummer.
The years Artimus played with Skynyrd were the years that solidified the legend behind the band. Quickly developing into one of the nations top touring draws with a grueling schedule of 300 shows a year, the constant work and touring paid off. By October 20, 1977, Skynyrds songs had become radio staples.
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