LA Times
Billy Powell, the former roadie who became a rock star for his keyboard work with the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died early Wednesday morning apparently of heart problems at his home in Orange Park, Fla., police said. He was 56.
Police received a telephone call at 12:55 a.m. from Powell, who complained that he was feeling dizzy and was having a hard time breathing, Orange Park Police Chief James H. Boivin said by phone.
Police received a telephone call at 12:55 a.m. from Powell, who complained that he was feeling dizzy and was having a hard time breathing, Orange Park Police Chief James H. Boivin said by phone.
When police and rescue workers arrived, they found Powell in his bedroom with the phone nearby, Boivin said. Powell did not respond to CPR and was pronounced dead at 1:52 a.m., the chief said.
The cause of death has yet to be determined, but police believe it was heart-related, Boivin said.
"He was supposed to have a meeting with his heart specialist" earlier this week but failed to show up, the chief said. "The doctor said he had heart problems."
The cause of death has yet to be determined, but police believe it was heart-related, Boivin said.
"He was supposed to have a meeting with his heart specialist" earlier this week but failed to show up, the chief said. "The doctor said he had heart problems."
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