Billy Powell nasceu o 3 de junho de 1952 em Corpus Christi, Texas, EUA. Foi casado com Vera Ellen Easter e Stella Elizabeth Tuten. Morreu o 28 de janeiro de 2009 em Flórida, EUA.
Was originally a roadie for Lynyrd Skynyrd. One day after rehearsals,
lead singer Ronnie Van Zant heard him play the keyboards and was
mesmerized. He asked him if he would like to join and, as history goes,
Billy was the only keyboard player ever for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
