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HUGHIE THOMASSON ACTUALLY USED THIS SIGNATURE LYNYRD SKYNYRD GUITAR PICK

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UP FOR AUCTION IS THIS :
HUGHIE THOMASSON signature FREEBIRD guitar pick *
*At the end of the intro part of Freebird when Johnny VanZant finishes the Lyrics of Freebird , Johnny throws the Microphone stand to me , after Gary Rossingtons throws the glass slide he uses to play the intro to Freebird . Before all of that Hughie would Flick his pick at me to see if I could catch his pick before Gary and Johnny threw stuff at me . I caught this One .
* COMES WITH A STAMPED DOCUMENT OF AUTHENTICITY *
* From Craig Reed's 40 Year Roadie LYNYRD SKYNYRD Survivor Collection *
Hughie Thomasson
Hughie Thomasson
Thomasson performing in the 1970s
Background information
Birth name
Hugh Edward Thomasson Jr.
Born
August 13, 1952
Buchanan, Virginia
, U.S.
Died
September 9, 2007 (aged 55)
Brooksville, Florida
, U.S.
Genres
Southern rock
,
hard rock
,
blues rock
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter
Instruments
Guitar, vocals, banjo
Years active
1967?2007
Labels
Arista
Associated acts
Outlaws
,
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Website
https://www.outlawsmusic.com/
Hugh Edward
"
Hughie
"
Thomasson Jr.
(August 13, 1952 ? September 9, 2007)
[1]
[2]
was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a founding member of
Outlaws
. The band found success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with a string of hits. He was also a replacement guitarist for
Lynyrd Skynyrd
.
Biography
Thomasson wrote many of the songs for the Outlaws, including most of their more popular songs like "Hurry Sundown", "
There Goes Another Love Song
," and "
Green Grass and High Tides
". After Outlaws disbanded, Thomasson joined Lynyrd Skynyrd, leaving that band in 2005 to reform Outlaws. Before his death, he contributed to writing of many of Lynyrd Skynyrd's songs on their 2009 album
God & Guns
, including the single "Still Unbroken."
Thomasson died in his sleep on September 9, 2007, of a heart attack in his home in
Brooksville, Florida
. He was 55 years old.
References
Social Security Death Index
External links
"Southern Rock Pioneer Hughie Thomasson Dies in Florida"
"Guitarist Remembered For Generosity"
Official website
Flippo, Chet (September 11, 2007).
"Southern Rock Pioneer Hughie Thomasson Dies in Florida Guitarist Founded the Outlaws and Later Joined Lynyrd Skynyrd"
.
CMT News
. 2010 MTV Networks
. Retrieved
December 18,
2010
.
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SELLERS PAST LIFE


I started working with the legendary LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND late in 1973 , I was the third roadie I ever to be hired by LYNYRD SKYNYRD . I started as a drum roadie but I was the guitar tech most of the time and at the time of the crash . I was also the stage manager and production manager at different times in my career with them . LYNYRD SKYNYRD was one of the wildest groups of musicians who ever toured the rock and roll circuit . Some of the wild insodents included drinking , drugs , and fighting were made into songs written by band leader Ronnie Van Zant . Many People who worked for the LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND never saw thirty years old . I survived the lifestyle that comes with working with a wild young band like LYNYRD SKYNYRD and being personal friend with each member and partying with each member was unbelievable , not to mention I also survived the LYNYRD SKYNYRD airplane crash October 20 , 1977 , Although I was seriously injured .


I also survived working with the Rossington Collins Band from 1979 through 1983 . Those years were crazy . Then I survived working with the Allen Collins Band in 1983. That year was insanity to say the least . I could have died many times in numerous situations during that period of my life . Before that I survived working as a guitar tech on world tours with Foreigner in 1978 & Journey in 1979 . Plus the Marshall Tucker Band from 1983 through 1987 . Then I survived working again with the new LYNYRD SKYNYRD tribute band from 1987 through 2006 .


When I say I survived all of the above you really would have had to have been there to totally understand I should have died many times like alot of my friends . During these years I did things that led me to get Hep C . Many band members died with this illness such as Leon , Billy and Allen , others in the band are dealing with this problem at this time , like me . I was released working with LYNYRD SKYNYRD in 2006 beause of complications with the treatment that included injections of a medicine that did not agree with me . Since I was released from the band I have been selling my precious collection of LYNYRD SKYNYRD memorabilia from my life with LYNYRD SKYNYRD from the past 40 years . I recently sold Allen Collins 1932 Plymouth 3 window coupe which was one of my most prized posessions , I was in the studio as a guitar tech for every album ever done by the original LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND plus the ROSSINGTON COLLINS & ALLEN COLLINS BAND. I became close friends with each member of all the bands.


SELLERS PAST LIFE


I started working with the legendary LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND late in 1973 , I was the third roadie I ever to be hired by LYNYRD SKYNYRD . I started as a drum roadie but I was the guitar tech most of the time and at the time of the crash . I was also the stage manager and production manager at different times in my career with them . LYNYRD SKYNYRD was one of the wildest groups of musicians who ever toured the rock and roll circuit . Some of the wild insodents included drinking , drugs , and fighting were made into songs written by band leader Ronnie Van Zant . Many People who worked for the LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND never saw thirty years old . I survived the lifestyle that comes with working with a wild young band like LYNYRD SKYNYRD and being personal friend with each member and partying with each member was unbelievable , not to mention I also survived the LYNYRD SKYNYRD airplane crash October 20 , 1977 , Although I was seriously injured .


I also survived working with the Rossington Collins Band from 1979 through 1983 . Those years were crazy . Then I survived working with the Allen Collins Band in 1983. That year was insanity to say the least . I could have died many times in numerous situations during that period of my life . Before that I survived working as a guitar tech on world tours with Foreigner in 1978 & Journey in 1979 . Plus the Marshall Tucker Band from 1983 through 1987 . Then I survived working again with the new LYNYRD SKYNYRD tribute band from 1987 through 2006 .


When I say I survived all of the above you really would have had to have been there to totally understand I should have died many times like alot of my friends . During these years I did things that led me to get Hep C . Many band members died with this illness such as Leon , Billy and Allen , others in the band are dealing with this problem at this time , like me . I was released working with LYNYRD SKYNYRD in 2006 beause of complications with the treatment that included injections of a medicine that did not agree with me . Since I was released from the band I have been selling my precious collection of LYNYRD SKYNYRD memorabilia from my life with LYNYRD SKYNYRD from the past 40 years . I recently sold Allen Collins 1932 Plymouth 3 window coupe which was one of my most prized posessions , I was in the studio as a guitar tech for every album ever done by the original LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND plus the ROSSINGTON COLLINS & ALLEN COLLINS BAND. I became close friends with each member of all the bands.