Ronnie Van Zant

1948 - 1977

He was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. Van Zant aspired to be many things before finding his love for music. Notably, Ronnie was interested in becoming a boxer(as Muhammad Ali was one of his idols) and in playing professional baseball. Ronnie also tossed around the idea of becoming a stock car racer. He would say that he was going to be the most famous person to come out of Jacksonville since stock car racer Lee Roy Yarbrough. Van Zant formed Skynyrd late in the summer of 1964 with friends and schoolmates Allen Collins (guitar), Gary Rossington (guitar), Larry Junstrom(bass), and Bob Burns (drums). Lynyrd Skynyrd's name is a mock tribute to a gym teacher the boys had in high school, Leonard Skinner, who disapproved of male students with long hair. The band's national exposure began in 1973 with the release of their debut album, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), which has a string of hits and fan favorites including: "I Ain't the One", "Tuesday's Gone", "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man," and their signature song, "Free Bird", which he later dedicated to the late Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band. Van Zant died on October 8, 1977 from a plane crash that killed bandmate Steve Gains among other people part of the band. Other band members (Collins, Rossington, Wilkeson, Powell, Pyle, and Hawkins), tour manager Ron Eckerman, and road crew suffered serious injuries.

Фильмы

Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More For The Fans

Justin Kreutzmann

Trace Adkins, Gregg Allman

On November 122014, an extraordinary collection of artists came together at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA to perform the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd, one of the most influential bands of our time. The unique concert featured incredible performances by Lynyrd Skynyrd, including an unforgettable rendition of Travelin' Man, performed as a duet between Johnny Van Zant and his late brother Ronnie, who appeared via archival video.

Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More For The Fans

8.7 ⚠️ 2015

Германия, музыка

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Freebird... The Movie

Jeff G. Waxman

Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins

See classic live performances, interviews and vintage footage of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd band.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird... The Movie

8.2 ⚠️ 1996

документальный

If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd

Stephen Kijak

Ronnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant

The story of Lynyrd Skynyrd; The Greatest American Rock Band Ever. We fly beyond Free Bird to celebrate the life & times of leader Ronnie Van Zant, from boogie-woogie beginnings in Jacksonville’s Shantytown to a tragic end in a Mississippi swamp.

If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd

7.8 ⚠️ 2018

США, документальный

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Gone With The Wind

Tom O'Dell

Johnny Van Zant, Ronnie Van Zant

This music documentary tracks the meteoric rise of classic rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd as well as the bands' tragic downfall.

Gone with the Wind: The Remarkable Rise and Tragic Fall of Lynyrd Skynyrd

2015

документальный

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth '76

Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington

Featuring the legendary line-up, this set was part of a daylong festival which also boasted headliners The Rolling Stones. This footage, originally only available via the 1996 film Freebird: The Movie, was intercut with interviews and other performance footage. Now, Live At Knebworth '76 presents the pure concert experience in its entirety, delivering the show as it happened that day.

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth '76

2021

США, музыка

Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Old Grey Whistle Test

Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington

Bob Harris presents a 1975 concert by the Southern rockers, recorded in Shepherd's Bush, London. Songs featured include Sweet Home Alabama, Every Mother's Son, Double Trouble, I Ain't the One, Call Me the Breeze, Same Old Blues and Freebird.

Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Old Grey Whistle Test

1975

музыка