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Ronald Wayne Van Zant (January 15, 1948 – October 20, 1977) [1] was an American singer, best known as the founding lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was the older brother of Johnny Van Zant , the current lead vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Donnie Van Zant , the founder and vocalist of the rock ...
I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt by Brian T. Atkinson was released on New Year's Day 2012 by Texas A&M University Press, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of Van Zandt's death. The book contains interviews with longtime Van Zandt friends Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kris Kristofferson ...
Burns was born in Gainesville, Florida, on November 24, 1950. [2] He helped to form Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1964 with Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Larry Junstrom and remained until 1974, although by some accounts he left the band for a while during the early 1970s.
Some have claimed that Lynyrd Skynyrd was the unluckiest band of all time.Along with the deaths of Ronnie Van Zant, the Gaines siblings, and Bob Burns, guitarist Allen Collins was paralyzed in a ...
Van Zandt’s obituaries in 1997 dwelled on his dark side. He is seen as a troubled troubadour, self-deprecating but also self-destructive. He was a childhood genius who suffered from mental ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant is asking fans to "say a prayer" for his youngest daughter and his family after her health scare.. On Thursday, Sept. 26, the 64-year-old vocalist of the ...
Donald Newton Van Zant (born June 11, 1952) is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as a member of the band 38 Special , from its formation in 1974 until 2013.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was formed under the name My Backyard in 1964, which was later changed to The Noble Five, and again to One Percent. [2] The group originally included vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarists Gary Rossington and Allen Collins, bassist Larry Junstrom and drummer Bob Burns, all of whom were students at Robert E. Lee High School. [3]