Dr. Edward L. King was born to Edward Louis King and Beatrice Nicholson King in Grand Forks, ND. From 1921-1932, Ed, sister Patricia, and parents lived briefly in Fargo, ND; Hibbing, MN; Duluth, MN; ...

Gibson has unveiled its latest high-end Les Paul, an exacting Custom Shop recreation of Ed King’s famed “Red Eye” 1959 Les Paul Standard. The guitar is named after the bright red area of finish near ...

Ed King, who co-wrote the Lynyrd Skynyrd hit "Sweet Home Alabama," the tune with the classic riff that became a Southern rock anthem, has died. Ed King, who co-wrote the Lynyrd Skynyrd hit "Sweet Home ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ed King, a former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write several of the group’s hits including “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a ...

We at Oakridge Strong and the Save TV Butte movement are reaching out in regard to a recent article on Ed King and his upcoming award as an “American Wine Legend." The Save TV Butte movement is ...

Edward A King Jr Dec 9, 1919 – April 6, 2013 Resident of Walnut Creek Ed passed peacefully at his home on April 6th, with family at his side. Ed was a retired aeronautical engineer with a diversified ...

Another tragedy has struck in the Lynyrd Skynyrd camp. The legendary Southern rock band’s former guitarist and bassist Ed King, the co-writer of “Sweet Home Alabama” and other Skynyrd classics, died ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ed King, a former lead guitarist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd who co-wrote one of the group's best known hits, "Sweet Home Alabama," has died at age 68, a founding ...