Youngs song "Powderfinger" on the 1979 album Rust Never Sleeps was reportedly written for Skynyrd, and Van Zant is pictured on the cover of Street Survivors wearing a T-shirt of Youngs Tonights the Night. [6] The band's first gig was in December 1964 and earned them $10 ($2 each). discoveries. The bag containing Gaines' ashes was torn open and some scattered onto the grass. Otis was born on June 25 1877, in Arkansas, USA. That'll tell you." Van Zant was married twice. He earned the money being a professional Rock Singer. Primary Income source Rock Singer (profession). An error has occured while loading the map. On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-300 carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, crashed outside Gillsburg, Mississippi. Ronnie Van Zant estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below. Other times, it just kind of happens when no one is looking. Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. He is from FL. Share with your friends. October 20, 1977 in Gillsburg, MS. Genre. On October 20, 1977, Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines died in a plane crash in Mississippi. Enter a grandparent's name. Things didn't work out as well as he had hoped, so he put together a band of his own, My Backyard, with Bob Burns, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and Larry Junstrom. He was the older brother of the founder and vocalist of 38 Special, Donnie Van Zant, and of current Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant. 00071970466 13 works 00071970564 26 works 00086420670 10 works 00086420768 1 work. Taking him for reasons I don't know.". American singer and founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd (1948-1977) - Ronnie Van Zant was born in Jacksonville (largest city in Florida, United States) on January 15th, 1948 and died in Gillsburg (town in Mississippi) on October 20th, 1977 at the age of 29. Musician. document.write('