Billy Powell
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Billy Powell used a Hammond B3 that was painted white, as seen on the back cover of Lynyrd Skynyrds live album "One More From The Road"
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Billy Powell used the Wurlitzer. Billy used to play it in the early days before Lynyrd Skynyrd hired Sound Productions for their live shows and before Billy got the Steinway. It had a really good response and worked as a real piano and would get real loud too.
“Billy played the $hit out of it” Joe Barnes
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In a live performance of "Saturday Night Special" at Knebworth '76, Billy Powell can be seen using a Yamaha SY-2, showcasing its use alongside his usual Hammond B3. This performance is available on Mercury's YouTube channel.
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In the video "Lynyrd Skynyrd - They Call Me The Breeze live," filmed by Sasa Rodic on YouTube, Billy Powell is seen playing a Yamaha Grand Piano (White) starting at 2:48.
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Billy Powell is confirmed to use the Korg T1, as evidenced by a photo featured in Keyboard magazine approximately 10 years ago. The image depicted him onstage with the instrument positioned at an angle on top of a white B3, as recalled by a user on the Music Player Network forum in the discussion titled "Lynyrd Skynyrd and the White Hammond."
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