It is difficult to name a band that has persevered through more tragedy than Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd. Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, the band rehearsed and honed their craft in the sweltering swampland they called home, eventually venturing to...

Just the look in the pilot’s eyes was enough to tell Artimus Pyle that the plane carrying him and the rest of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd was going down. Pyle had been going back and forth between the cabin and cockpit, sitting in the navigator jump seat. “You better go...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (indicted on March 13, 2006), Thomas Delmer "Artimus" Pyle is an American musician who replaced Bob Burns, LYNYRD SKYNYRD’s original drummer due to his recurring battle with mental illness. Artimus played drums...