Artimus Pyle

Thomas Delmer "Artimus" Pyle (born July 15, 1948) is an American musician best known for playing drums with Lynyrd Skynyrd, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.Vrabel, Jeff. (November 29, 2005). The Florida Times-Union. Accessed September 24, 2007.Vrable, Jeff. (November 29, 2005) The Florida Times-Union. Accessed September 24, 2007.

Career

Early life and career

Pyle was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Pyle served in the United States Marine Corps in 1967-71 as a sergeant in aviation. He joined Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1974. He survived the 1977 plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant, Cassie Gaines and Steve Gaines. The appearance of Pyle and his companions alarmed the residents of the farmhouse, who greeted them with guns and demanded they leave the premises. Eventually the Gillsburg Volunteer Fire Department arrived and assured the occupants that the men were survivors of a plane-crash.<ref...
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