At 12,339 words this is a *l o n g* article about Ronnie Van Zant the former lead singer for my second favorite band, Lynyrd Skynyrd. He, along with other band members and crew were killed in a plane crash in 1977. Other members of the band and crew survived and later reformed the band but for me, nothing beats that original sound and energy. I’ve long thought that Skynyrd would never have been Skynyrd without Ronnie fronting the band just as Queen would never have been Queen with Freddie Mercury. Both Ronnie and Freddie were the greatest front men in Rock & Roll.
The article is an interesting take on who Ronnie Van Zant was so put on some early Skynyrd and enjoy!
The Southern Muse of Ronnie Van Sant
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