Leon Wilkeson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leon Wilkeson
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Apr 2, 1952(1952-04-02)
Age	72
Date Of Death	July 27, 2001, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aries

Leon Wilkeson Biography

Leon Wilkeson is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on April 2, 1952 in United States.

Leon Russell Wilkeson (April 2, 1952 – July 27, 2001) was the bassist of Southern rock Band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001.

After the crash, Wilkeson and the other survivors bowed out of the spotlight for the remainder of the 1970s as they attempted to put their lives back together. Wilkeson did manage to lay down bass parts for a release by Jacksonville band Alias, whose debut album, Contraband, was released in 1979 on Mercury. The 1980s appeared to bring great promise for most of the surviving band members, as a new group, the Rossington-Collins Band, formed, consisting of Wilkeson, guitarists Gary Rossington and Allen Collins, and keyboardist Billy Powell.

Leon Wilkeson Net Worth

Leon Wilkeson is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leon Wilkeson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

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 Beatle, Paul McCartney. Wilkeson dropped out of his school band in order to focus on learning the bass at the age of 14 and shortly afterward was approached by a fellow student who told him that her brother was searching for a bassist for his band. Her brother turned out to be Ronnie Van Zant, and soon after, Wilkeson signed on with Van Zant’s group, the Collegiates. However, due to plummeting school grades, Wilkeson had to drop out of the group. Soon Wilkeson found himself in another local group, the King James Version. He began to study the “lead bass style” of bassists such as Cream’s Jack Bruce, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Jefferson Airplane’s Jack Casady, The Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh and the Allman Brothers’ Berry Oakley. By the early 1970s, Wilkeson was becoming one of Jacksonville’s top bassists. When Lynyrd Skynyrd’s bassist Greg T. Walker left the band, Wilkeson was brought in as his replacement. For a short time, Wilkeson worked at a dairy plant, Farm Best Dairy in Jacksonville, during which on an interview he laughed that he “got paid every two weeks and got all the ice cream he could eat”.

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The Rossington-Collins Band got off to a good start, as their 1980 debut, ‘”Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere,” became a modest hit. But shortly after the release of their second album, 1982’s This Is the Way, the band split up. Wilkeson opted to remain with Collins in a new venture, The Allen Collins Band, issuing one album in 1983, Here, There and Back. After the Allen Collins Band fizzled, little was heard from Wilkeson during the mid-1980s, except for a short-lived membership with Rocco Marshall’s Christian-rock band Vision, which also included Billy Powell. But in 1987, Wilkeson and Powell signed on with a reunited version of Skynyrd, with Ronnie Van Zant’s youngest brother, Johnny, performing lead vocals. The group embarked on a successful, sold-out tour. The new Skynyrd continued to tour and release albums on a regular basis.

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Lisa Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Leon Wilkeson celebrates birthday on April 2 of every year.

Lynyrd Skynyrd dedicated the song “Mad Hatter” from their 2003 album Vicious Cycle to Wilkeson’s memory.

What happened to Leon Wilkeson of Lynyrd Skynyrd?

More Stories by Billboard. Leon Wilkeson, bassist of legendary southern rock act Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in his sleep Friday in his room at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He was 49.

Who Cut Leon Wilkeson?

The new Skynyrd continued to tour and release albums on a regular basis, when another mishap almost cost Wilkeson his life during the early 1990s. Guitarist Ed King found Wilkeson with his throat cut, bleeding profusely on the group’s tour bus. Wilkeson was rushed to the hospital.

Is Leon Wilkeson still alive?

July 27, 2001

How old was Leon Wilkeson when he died?

49 years (1952–2001)

Who survived the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash?

Pyle survived alongside guitarist Allen Collins, guitarist Gary Rossington, bassist Leon Wilkeson, keyboardist Billy Powell, singer Leslie Hawkins, tour manager Ron Eckerman and several crew members , but the loss of Van Zant and Gaines devastated the band.