Three members of the legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, and three other people, were killed in a plane crash on this day in history, Oct. 20, 1977.
Three musicians from the iconic American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, plus three other people, were killed in a terrifying plane crash on the Louisiana-Mississippi border on this day in history, Oct. 20, 1977. Lead singer and founder Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and his sister, backup singer Cassie Gaines, were all killed on impact.
He suffered a 'massive hole in the head from flying through the fuselage, a broken neck, broken ribs and 45 years of pain,' he said. It was only after Odom got out of the hospital that he learned Van Zant and the others were dead. 'The only reason so many survived is that there was no fuel left on the plane. So there was no fire,' said Odom.
Sweet Home Alabama,' one of the band's signature songs, an ode to 'the Southland,' boasts nearly 1 billion plays on Spotify, nearly 50 years after it was recorded in 1974. The band's signature tune, 'Free Bird,' from Lynyrd Skynyrd's debut 1973 album, is a rock epic. The song's impact has expanded beyond music and embedded itself in wider pop culture.
Old Lynyrd Skynyrd still sells a couple million albums a year,' said Odom. 'Elvis, The Beatles and Lynyrd Skynyrd. How 'bout that for my old fishing buddy?' For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
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