Florida Times Union, Oct. 21, 1977

Name/Title

Florida Times Union, Oct. 21, 1977

Entry/Object ID

Library.2301

Tags

Library JAMM as of June 4, 2023, Library newspapers

Description

The Florida Times Union, October 21, 1977 headline : 3 Skynyrds' die in crash. JAMM Three Skynyrds die in crash. Ronnie Van Zant, the lead vocalist and guiding light of the Lynyrd Skynyrd rock group of Jacksonville, and 5 other persons were killed Thursday night when a chartered plane crashed in a swamp in Souhwest Mississippi. Others killed were guitarist Steve Gaines, his sister Cassie, a backup vocalist; Dean Kiilpatrick, the group's personal valet; and the two pilots, William John Gray and Walter McCreary. Six members of the band were injured, four critically.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Jacksonville Area Music Museum (JAMM)., Lynyrd Skynyrd (Musical group)., Musicians -- Florida -- Jacksonville., Van Zant, Ronnie.

Publication Details

Author

Florida Times-Union

Publisher

Florida Times Union

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Jacksonville, Fla.

Call No.

Vertical files, JAMM Lynyrd Skynyrd