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Jul 18, 2018 · The film, Lynyrd Skynyrd: If I Leave Here Tomorrow, covers a lot of ground: the band’s rise from Jacksonville, Florida, the plane crash that killed vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve...
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Oct 20, 2017 · Read our account of the 1977 plane crash that claimed the life of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant, including new recollections from a survivor.
Jun 13, 2022 · At the height of Lynyrd Skynyrd's fame, 29-year-old frontman Ronnie Van Zant was killed in a brutal plane crash outside Gillsburg, Mississippi on October 20, 1977.
Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist and founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, Captain Walter McCreary and First Officer William John Gray all died as a result of the crash, while twenty others survived. [5]
On October 20, 1977, they would board a flight bound for Louisiana that would crash in Gillsberg, Missippi and claim the lives of band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, along with Pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray.
Van Zant was buried in Orange Park, Florida, in 1977. His body was relocated after vandals broke into his tomb and that of bandmate Steve Gaines on June 29, 2000. Van Zant's casket was pulled out and dropped on the ground. The bag containing Gaines' remains was torn open and some scattered onto the grass. [11]
Jun 20, 2022 · But, on October 20, 1977, Ronnie Van Zant’s death came suddenly and tragically during the midst of the band’s success. Videos by American Songwriter. Van Zant’s Death. After performing in...
Oct 21, 2019 · Judy Van Zant-Jenness, widow of Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, among speakers. The day, 42 years after the crash, marked the largest ever one-day fan pilgrimage. The...
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Jul 28, 2021 · Ronnie Van Zant was asleep on the floor. Some of the guys were playing poker. And the hardest-working rock ‘n’ roll band in America was about to run out of gas. It was the last flight of ...
May 24, 2018 · Rossington’s broken bones healed long ago, but they still ache when the weather turns cold or rainy. The pain, the scars, the metal rod in one arm – frequent reminders of October 20, 1977, the day Lynyrd Skynyrd’s plane went down near McComb, Mississippi. Among the dead, lead singer Ronnie Van Zant.
