Lynyrd Skynyrd Reflect on the Tragic 1977 Plane Crash

Lynyrd Skynyrd Reflect on the Tragic 1977 Plane Crash | The Big Interview

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8 ай бұрын

Friday, October 20 marks the anniversary of when a plane carrying the band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed near Gillsburg, Mississippi, a tragedy that took six lives, including that of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant.
In this interview with Dan Rather, longtime Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington describes his experiences surviving the crash. Later, singer Johnny Van Zant reflects on his brother and following in his footsteps as the new frontman of the band.
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@user-bq2xc2fl6l 8 ай бұрын

R.I.P. Gary. Thanks for making my life a little more bearable with some of the greatest music ever created.

@oleandreasjensen5263 2 ай бұрын

Back then I lost lost of of my friends in a car accident. He was only 18 years old when he died and he was HUGE FAN of Lynyrd Skynyrd as also I am and will always be.- And then right after this the terrible plane accident with Lynyrd Skynyrd happend. - After all these years, I still cries . - Will never forget. - Peace & Love to all of you from Norway ☮🕊♥

@brucejones1867 3 ай бұрын

I still get somewhat emotional listening to the guys talk about the crash. Been a fan since I first heard their music in the latter part of 1973. Will die a fan.

@StephenLuke 2 ай бұрын

RIP Walter McCreary Jr. (1943-1977) William J. Gray Jr. (1945-1977) Ronnie Van Zant (1948-1977) Steve Gaines (1949-1977) Cassie Gaines (1948-1977) and Dean Kilpatrick (1949-1977)

@chelleroberson3222 6 ай бұрын

Good to see that Gary was spiritual

@sonydav356 8 ай бұрын

I remember that day, I had just graduated high school a couple of months earlier & was listening to the radio when the news broke. In 1977 we lost another great one, ELVIS.

@eaaivazian 7 ай бұрын

1977 was a bad year for rock. In August, Elvis died. Then (and I guess this matters more to English music fans, though I'm American and it makes me sad) in September 1977, Marc Bolan of T.Rex was killed in an automobile accident. And then in October 1977, the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crashed. Bad year. (1980 was also an awful year for music.)

@bhumphries1360 Ай бұрын

@@eaaivazianNot an English folk here, but I still knew exactly who you were talking about. Marc Nolan, what a huge loss there. Anytime we lose an artist that we love, it's like we just lost a best mate. The pain is definitely palpable.

@user-ek9ou4nr1k 8 ай бұрын

Hi Dan Rather your an excellent anchor man with interviews documenteyies shows like this. It's good to see you here

@chocolatetownforever7537 3 ай бұрын

Dan is a legend.

@Island_Lady 8 ай бұрын

AXS I Love your interviews. I have seen Lynyrd Skynyrd so many times and I'd see them again and again. They are the epitome of Southern Rock. Soooo Good! ❤

@MrDoneboy 8 ай бұрын

R.I.P. Gary!

@jons7771 8 ай бұрын

Gary's eyes were always swimming in his head. Always toasted. Sad. Skynyrd were the best.

@bhumphries1360 Ай бұрын

You watched this, and that's the best comment you could scrape up? Come on. At least have a tad bit of respect for someone who spent their life giving you something beautiful.

@insignificunt5637 13 күн бұрын

When you've had a tough existence, a lot of trauma and horrific things happening around you, drugs offer a warm blanket to make you feel safe

@pljc66 7 ай бұрын

Good to hear Gary and Johnny speak. Awesome Ricky Medlocke sitting there. Hopefully, i can find a clip where Ricky talks. Rest in peace Gary

@keithsexton1263 5 ай бұрын

He talked you have to see the whole interview

@bobsteel6916 11 күн бұрын

I never realized Gary had dreams of the crash almost every day. That breaks my heart, as I never knew this. It's like PTSD reliving this every day in a time you should be resting and at peace asleep.

@cassiepittman1489 8 ай бұрын

I have always been a fan of Dan Rather and Lynard Skynyrd🥰much love from the middle of America ✌️💖🤩

@tracezachdaniels4264 8 ай бұрын

GREAT JOB ALL...THANX 4 MAKING Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO the music worldwide. LOVE YOU ALL...!!!....MUCH LOVE.!! rip.....so sad..

@AnonYmous-jp8uu 25 күн бұрын

Gary was a good dude. I am from there very near the site of the crash and memorial . Remember that night.

@commonname9205 2 ай бұрын

RIP Gary Rossington

@larrytate5605 8 ай бұрын

thanx for posting this,... i went to the monument in Gillsburg, MS on 10-20-23,....it is nice,...and the locals,...even nicer...go if you can.

@jamesstewart8377 5 ай бұрын

I respect what Dan is saying but I have to be honest they NEVER reached the level musically or power wise they had when they crashed in 1977. The band for all intents and purposes ended in 1977.

@mikearcuri406 5 ай бұрын

Current lineup still pretty solid. Saw them on New Year’s Eve live from Nashville. Also saw Artimus Pyle Band on Huckabee and they are every bit as solid as current Skynyrd. No one expects them to reach the heights of the original band, but they are troopers for keeping the music alive. I do believe Ronnie would approve!

@chocolatetownforever7537 3 ай бұрын

James is right though. Just not the same band creatively without Ronnie. I just would have liked to have seen what else they would have come up with had the plane crash not happened, because they were all still relatively green in their career together, and I dont think that Skynard was a flash in the pan. There was some amazing musical talent in that band. Could have been even better had they had more time.

@maureenrodts7769 4 ай бұрын

NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS THE DEPTH OF SADNESS AND INABILITY TO GRASP THIS TERRIBLY SAD i LISTEN C

@jasonlinton9902 2 ай бұрын

When they went down they hit alot of pine trees but the tree that did them in was the big oak tree the plane hit and split it into if that oak hadnt been there maybe they would have made a softer landing because pine trees break easy