Draggingtree Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 The legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, 40 years after plane crash tragedy Wendy Geller 20 hours ago It’s hard to believe that four decades have passed since one of rock’s best-known tragedies occurred. On Oct. 20, 1977, a chartered Convair CV-240 plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd — in the midst of a headlining tour and having released their fifth album, Street Survivors, three days prior — crashed in a Gillsburg, Miss., swamp after running out of fuel. The toll was dire. Three band members (Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines, Steve’s older sister) perished; the others were all severely injured. Drummer Artimus Pyle, one of the few survivors able to walk, staggered out for help and was allegedly shot at by an alarmed farmer. Record label MCA scrambled to replace Skynyrd’s Street Survivors album cover, which eerily forecast the accident by depicting the band members engulfed in flames. https://www.yahoo.com/music/legacy-lynyrd-skynyrd-40-years-plane-crash-tragedy-193635116.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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