article_snippet.sent: Atlanta (CNN)Robert Lewis Burns Jr., the original drummer in Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Friday night in a car crash, spokesman James Tallent said.
article_snippet.sent: Lynyrd Skynyrd changed members over the years as Lynyrd Skynyrd produced rock anthems including "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Freebird.
article_snippet.sent: " spokesman James Tallent left Lynyrd Skynyrd before Lynyrd Skynyrd third studio album, "Nuthin Fancy," in 1975, "exhausted by touring," according to Lynyrd Skynyrd's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame biography.
article_snippet.sent: Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame biography in 2006.
article_snippet.sent: Lynyrd Skynyrd still tours with Rossington, the only original member still in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
highlights_snippet.sent: Robert Lewis Burns Jr. was part of Lynyrd Skynyrd's original lineup .
  