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  Dayton Daily News, Ohio

  More acts heading to Fraze this summer

  May 7—Rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd and comedian Drew Carey are among the latest acts heading to Kettering's Fraze Pavilion this summer. Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Big Wheels Keep on Turnin' Tour" will be presented Sunday, July 17 at 8 p.m. Original member Gary Rossington will be joined by Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Mark "Sparky" Matejka, Michael Cartellone, Johnny Colt, Peter Keys, Dale Krantz ...

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  Lynyrd Skynyrd suspends, cancels performances after guitarist tests positive for COVID-19

  Lynyrd Skynyrd will not perform at a Pro Football Hall of Fame concert with Brad Paisley after guitarist Rickey Medlocke tested positive for COVID-19.

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  James Beaty: RAMBLIN' ROUND: How Merle Haggard inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd to keep rollin'

  Jun. 13—A couple of song lyrics and a quote from Johnny Van Zandt sum up the reasons why Lynyrd Skynyrd band members have axed their plans to retire from life on the road after winding up what they intended to be the longstanding Southern rock band's final tour: "You don't know what you've got till it's gone." — Joni Mitchell, from her 1970 song "Big Yellow Taxi." "Big wheels rollin', gotta ...

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  Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd Remembers Gregg Allman's 'Unmistakable Voice'

  Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd tells Billboard about his friendship with Gregg Allman and growing up with The Allman Brothers.

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  Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd on Duane Allman: 'If You Didn't Like The Allman Brothers, You Were Sacrilegious.'

  Rickey Medlocke, an early Lynyrd Skynyrd member who left to start Blackfoot and then returned to the band in 1996, tells Billboard about growing up immersed in the Allmans and about the band's long and warm friendship with Gregg Allman.

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  Lynyrd Skynyrd Cancel December Tour Dates Over Guitarist's Health

  Lynyrd Skynyrd have canceled December tour dates to let guitarist Gary Rossington (right, pictured with Ricky Medlocke) recuperate from heart procedures. The members of the pioneering Southern rock group announced via Facebook this week that they will be canceling or rescheduling their two remaining dates in 2015 so that founding member Gary Rossington can recuperate from recent heart procedures. The 63-year-old Rossington — Skynyrd’s guitarist and the group’s only remaining original member —

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