| 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. Due to the June 29th, 2000, vandalizing of his original grave site, his casket was moved to this new location and buried in a massive underground concrete burial vault. To open the vault would require a Tractor with a lift capability of several tons. It is also patrolled by security. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Parents:
Lacy Van Zant (1915 - 2004)
Marion Virginia Hicks Van Zant (1929 - 2000)
Search Amazon for Ronnie Van Zant | | | Burial:
Riverside Memorial Park
Jacksonville
Duval County
Florida, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Soorus
Record added: Sep 01, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6742069 |
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