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

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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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@StephenLuke 6 месяцев назад

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)

@JOAT_AMOS 15 дней назад

The BAND MEMBERS COME BEFORE THOSE PILOTS.

@StephenLuke 14 дней назад

@@JOAT_AMOS No, not in my opinion. This was a plane crash and I always count the pilots first, just like on the other plane crashes that have famous people onboard.

@MrDoneboy 11 месяцев назад

R.I.P. Gary!

@Amber_xo_133 2 месяца назад

RIP to all the original members of LS 🙏🏽🙏🏽

@jons7771 11 месяцев назад

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

@bhumphries1360 4 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@larrytate5605 11 месяцев назад

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.

@AnonYmous-jp8uu 3 месяца назад

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

@johncarter44 11 месяцев назад

Rickey Medlocke Band touring March 2024! 🎸

@SonyaHiter-hx9gf 3 месяца назад

I believe that Ronnie was a God sent Angel. He said many times that he would die before he was thirty years old and sadly it came true. I believe that some people are closer to God than others even people believing in God and I believe that Ronnie was one of those lucky people that had a very special relationship with God. They all were very special talented people. They are missed by so many.

@davidh6818 2 месяца назад

Ronnie a "God sent Angel"? Get outta here with that absolute nonsense😂😂😂.Ronnie Van Zant was an immensely talented singer/songwriter,he was also a violent drunk who assaulted his bandmates regularly when he was intoxicated.He knocked a few of Billy Powell's teeth out,cut Gary Rossington's hand severely,and threatened to cut Ed King's throat while holding him against a wall with a broken lamp just to name a few examples of his violent behavior.Ronnie Van Zant was anything but a "God sent Angel"......

@jimmyabbott7538 15 дней назад

It’s Really Not Skynyrd especially after Gary Died , That’s 💯💯

@Έμποροςθανάτου 11 месяцев назад

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

@oleandreasjensen5263 6 месяцев назад

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 6 месяцев назад

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.

@CynthiaBlanchard-y2q 11 месяцев назад

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

@chocolatetownforever7537 7 месяцев назад

Dan is a legend.

@jamesstewart8377 8 месяцев назад

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 8 месяцев назад

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 7 месяцев назад

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.

@trevorgordier3938 Месяц назад

I think your wrong … YES … Lynrd would’ve been different than the band Johnny sang for … it’s 2 different guys .. he writes this song … he writes that song .. but to step in and write music to carry on the band after your Brothers passing and carry on the sound of bluesy southern rock is a testimony … still loved them … 💯🙏⭐️❤️🤙🦋

@jackhopkins4679 19 дней назад

It's a cover band in 2024

@TopDogDankSmoker 18 дней назад

@@jackhopkins4679 Live a little. You're on a video of the original band member surviving the crash. How are they "covering" their own music. Bet you're real fun at social events.

@commonname9205 5 месяцев назад

RIP Gary Rossington

@bobsteel6916 3 месяца назад

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.

@Island_Lady 11 месяцев назад

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! ❤

@sonydav356 11 месяцев назад

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 10 месяцев назад

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 4 месяца назад

@@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.

@mattg1611 Месяц назад

I live in Jacksonville and Ronnie’s grave is at the same graveyard as my grandparents, I live in fruit cove which is a town in Jax, they have a property they used to own 3 walking minutes away from my house, we lost too many beautiful souls that day. I feel blessed to live where these boys took off and started their career.

@rogerbennett6117 13 дней назад

I'm visiting my son in Green cove springs, how far is the cemetery from me if you don't mind me asking please?

@chelleroberson3222 9 месяцев назад

Good to see that Gary was spiritual

@cassiepittman1489 11 месяцев назад

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

@PatriciaLen66 10 месяцев назад

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 8 месяцев назад

He talked you have to see the whole interview

@tracezachdaniels4264 11 месяцев назад

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

@stevemason5173 23 дня назад

Here it is late 2024 and I still miss and wonder what would have become of this band if this tragic plane crash would not have happen. All of the original band members are gone now and I hope they are resting in Heavenly Peace, but have Heaven when we all arrive. God Bless each and everyone of them!!!

@maureenrodts7769 7 месяцев назад

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

@jos642 2 дня назад

GOD is GREAT ❤GOD is LOVE ❤️🙏❤️💯

@gterrymed 4 месяца назад

@3:33 JESUS ❤️ THANK YOU

@rustykernz1 5 месяцев назад

I saw them live not too long before the crash

@uncatila 22 дня назад

thr pilots ran out of fuel then had to put her down in the trees.

@jasonlinton9902 5 месяцев назад

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