On October 20th, 1977 an airplane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed, killing the popular band and injuring many others. It was a terribly sad day for rock-and-roll.
Aerosmith considered buying the plane, but after inspection they decided it wasn't a good idea. They never owned the plane.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was on a Convair CV-240, a twin-engine propeller aircraft, when it crashed on October 20, 1977. The plane was carrying members of the band and their crew from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Unfortunately, the crash resulted in the deaths of several band members and crew, marking a tragic event in rock history.
The Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash was a very sad event in history. The crash happened a little over 35 years ago, with many different articles noting the passing of time.
It crashed on top of a school, which was unoccupied at the time. The crew bailed out, but were machine gunned by the Germans on the way down.
Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd is the band, the writer of the song is somewhere in band It is a dedication number for Ronnie Van Zant who was a member of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He died in a plane crash. The whole band is credited with the writingof the song.
"Sweet Home Alabama," by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Three of the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd -- including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant -- died in a plane crash, and most of the rest of the band was severely injured in the crash.
"That Smell" is by Lynyrd Skynyrd, from the album 'Street Survivors,' the last record they released before the infamous plane crash.
Before joining Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Van Zant was the lead singer of a band called "Johnny Van Zant Band." He formed this band in the late 1970s, which had some success with their southern rock sound. The band helped establish his reputation in the music industry before he took over as lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd after the tragic plane crash in 1977 that claimed the lives of several band members.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is a legendary southern rock group who are facing an uncertain future, due to the untimely demise of keyboardist Billy Powell,who died over a week ago of an apparent heart attack. The band has experienced numerous tragic deaths throughout its career, beginning in October 1977, when several original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd died in a plane crash. ( see wikipedia for Lynyrd Skynyrd,s biography ). Some of Lynyrd Skynyrd,s classics include: Freebird, Gimme Three Steps, On The Hunt, The Needle & The Spoon, What,s Your Name, That Smell, Simple Man, Saturday Night Special, Sweet Home Alabama, & Gimme Back My Bullets.
The song is referring to Ronnie Van Zant, the lead singer and songwriter of Lynyrd Skynyrd (famous for the song "Free Bird", among many others) and the members of his band and crew that were killed when their plane crashed in Mississippi in 1977. Since their deaths, "Free Bird" has become a tribute to them.
Hi, all I know is that most of the Lynard Skynard was touring and they were in a plane and the engine gave out so they died in a plane crash but some of the band members I know the drummer didn't go on the plane so he got some friends together and started up Lynard Skynard again. I do not know when though