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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]
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.
Steven Earl Gaines (September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977) was an American musician. Steve is widely considered to be the best guitarist in Lynyrd Skynyrd. He is best known as a guitarist and backing vocalist with rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1976 until his death in the October 1977 airplane crash that claimed other band members and crew.
Gillsburg was the location of the October 20, 1977 plane crash that killed three members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd.A rental plane carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina, to LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was low on fuel and crashed in a swamp in Gillsburg. [2]
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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.
The park was built in memory of Ronnie Van Zant, vocalist of Southern rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, who died along with numerous other band members and crew in a 1977 plane crash. The park was funded by fans and family of the band, and features a number of facilities including tennis courts , fishing ponds , a disc golf course and picnic areas ...
Gaines was killed in a plane crash along with his sister Cassie Gaines and Van Zant on October 20, 1977. [12] Coincidentally, Steve Gaines was born on the same day as King, September 14, 1949. King was one of the guitarists in the reunited Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987, and played a major role.