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The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash: A Tragic End to a Southern Rock Legacy
On October 20, 1977, a plane carrying the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd ran out of fuel and crashed in a Mississippi swamp, killing lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines. The survivors’ stories — from haunting premonitions to the chaos of rescue — make this one of rock’s strangest and most tragic chapters.
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