OFF: Skynyrd/Ed King

[Ted Jackson]

On 7 Sep 2001, at 15:28, Project2501 wrote:

> Rickey Medlocke was an old time member of the band...he played drums
> on a number of tracks that are on the First And...Last album.
>
You are quite right!

> One of the big things with Ed King not coming back (outside of the
> congestive heart failure thing) was that he felt the band breached
> their contract with him.  He sued them, IIRC.

According to EK, he was supposed to be on leave until his health
problems were resolved.  When the band hired a replacement
guitarist and hit the road, EK sued them.  Apparently, the suit was
settled.  Not a wise career move for Ed, unless he needed the
money...

theo