| Birth: | Jan. 15, 1948 | | Death: | Oct. 20, 1977 | 
Musician. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he was the lead singer and a founding member of the 1970s Southern rock band "Lynyrd Skynyrd". Together with guitarist Allen Collins, he co-wrote many of the band's hit songs to include "The Ballad of Curtis Loew", "Sweet Home Alabama", , "Mr. Saturday Night Special" and "Freebird". On October 20, 1977, with band members Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines and assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, he was killed when the band's chartered flight to Baton Rouge crashed due to mechanical problems in west Mississippi. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Plane crash
Search Amazon for Ronnie Van Zant | | | Burial:
Jacksonville Memory Gardens
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Orange Park
Clay County
Florida, USA
Plot: In front of the main office, just at the left side of the fork at the main entrance off Blanding Blvd
*Former burial location |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1057 |
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