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'''Kenneth Leo Lyons''' (March 17,1953 – May 20, 2012)<ref>[http://www.journalpatriot.com/obituaries/article_5bdd6180-a692-11e1-8d47-0019bb30f31a.html Kenneth Lyons, 59, of Mount Sinai Road dies in Winston-Salem]</ref> was a bass guitarist and founding member of the southern rock band [[38 Special (band)|.38 Special]]. He was born to mother Joyce Lavelle Godwin Lyons and father Clynn Leo Lyons in Jacksonville, Florida. He founded .38 Special with [[Don Barnes]], [[Donnie Van Zant]], Jack Grondin, Steve Brookins, and Jeff Carlisi in 1974. He was a member of .38 special from 1974 to 1977. He only played on their self-titled [[38 Special (album)|debut album]]. He left .38 Special in 1977, before their first album was released. Lyons was replaced by [[Larry Junstrom]], who continued to play in .38 Special until his retirement in 2014. |
'''Kenneth Leo Lyons''' (March 17,1953 – May 20, 2012)<ref>[http://www.journalpatriot.com/obituaries/article_5bdd6180-a692-11e1-8d47-0019bb30f31a.html Kenneth Lyons, 59, of Mount Sinai Road dies in Winston-Salem]</ref> was a bass guitarist and founding member of the southern rock band [[38 Special (band)|.38 Special]]. He was born to mother Joyce Lavelle Godwin Lyons and father Clynn Leo Lyons in Jacksonville, Florida. He founded .38 Special with [[Don Barnes]], [[Donnie Van Zant]], Jack Grondin, Steve Brookins, and Jeff Carlisi in 1974. He was a member of .38 special from 1974 to 1977. He only played on their self-titled [[38 Special (album)|debut album]]. He left .38 Special in 1977, before their first album was released. Lyons was replaced by [[Larry Junstrom]], who continued to play in .38 Special until his retirement in 2014. Lyons died on May 20, 2012 at the age of 59 at the Wake Forest Baptist Health Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. |
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| Birth name | Kenneth Leo Lyons |
| Born | March 17, 1953 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Died | March 20, 2012 (aged 59) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Genres | Southern rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
Kenneth Leo Lyons (March 17,1953 – May 20, 2012)[1] was a bass guitarist and founding member of the southern rock band .38 Special. He was born to mother Joyce Lavelle Godwin Lyons and father Clynn Leo Lyons in Jacksonville, Florida. He founded .38 Special with Don Barnes, Donnie Van Zant, Jack Grondin, Steve Brookins, and Jeff Carlisi in 1974. He was a member of .38 special from 1974 to 1977. He only played on their self-titled debut album. He left .38 Special in 1977, before their first album was released. Lyons was replaced by Larry Junstrom, who continued to play in .38 Special until his retirement in 2014. Lyons died on May 20, 2012 at the age of 59 at the Wake Forest Baptist Health Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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