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Lynyrd Skynyrd, American rock band that rose to prominence during the Southern rock boom of the 1970s on the strength of its triple-guitar attack and gritty working-class attitude.
In 1977, as Skynyrd’s success was increasing, a plane carrying the band ran out of fuel and crashed in Gillsburg, Mississippi, killing singer Van Zant and guitarist Gaines. Also killed in the crash were Gaines’s sister, Cassie Gaines, who sang backup for the band, assistant tour manager Dean Kilpatrick, and the aircraft’s pilot and copilot. There were 20 survivors, some of whom were critically injured. The group disbanded.
Surviving members reunited in 1987, with Van Zant’s younger brother, Johnny, singing lead. The new Skynyrd was embraced by a number of country singers, especially Travis Tritt. In 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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