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The crash took place three days following the release of the band’s fifth studio album Street Survivors. The album cover showed the band surrounded by flames. Following the plane crash, MCA replaced the image with a new cover, showing the band against a simple black background, which was on the back of the original sleeve. [20]
1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il-12 plane crash: Jim Croce: United States 1973 Others killed in the crash were pilot Robert N. Elliott, Croce's bandmate Maury Muehleisen, comedian George Stevens, manager and booking agent Kenneth D. Cortese, and road manager Dennis Rast. Beechcraft E18S: Natchitoches, Louisiana
On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina to Baton Rouge, Louisiana crashed outside of Gillsburg, Mississippi.The crash killed Ronnie Van Zant, Steve and Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, as well as pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray. [2]
On this day in history, October 20, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd ...
October 20th will mark the 47th anniversary of the plane crash of Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird" are Lynyrd Skynyrd's most notable songs.
It was 45 years ago when a plane crash claimed the lives of Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Ronnie Van Vant and guitarist Steve Gaines, among others.
On June 23, 2016, it was reported that Cleopatra Entertainment was producing a biopic about the rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, whose plane crashed on October 20, 1977, killing three band members Ronnie Van Zant (Lead Vocals), Steve Gaines (Guitar), and Cassie Gaines (Backup Vocals), Dean Kilpatrick (assistant road manager) and the two pilots, when the tour plane ran out of fuel over Mississippi.
Band members Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, and Ronnie Van Zant all died in the above-mentioned plane crash that took place in Gillsburg, Miss., on Oct. 20, 1977, just three days after Skynyrd ...