For many, their first Earth-shattering concert is a sign. For the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant, his sign occurred when he saw The Rolling Stones on their first American tour.

Somehow, they got past security. Ronnie Van Zant, Artimus Pyle and I believe, Gary Rossington, managed to [sneak in] and they came on stage waving bottles of champagne as we were about to do our ...

Free Bird! Free Bird!” The organ started up as Van Zant rested a top hat on his mic stand, a longstanding tribute to his brother Ronnie who died in a plane crash that claimed six lives in 1977.

Since 1987, Ronnie Van Zant’s younger brother Johnny Van Zant has taken the ... Let me even go back to say that I’ve had people go ‘Hey why don’t you wear a hat like Ronnie?’ ‘Why don’t you go ...

Johnny Van Zant, 64, still tours with Lynyrd Skynyrd, which he has helmed since the loss of older brother Ronnie Van Zant, who, along with five others, was killed in a plane crash in October 1977.

They were originally fronted by Van Zant’s older brother, Ronnie Van Zant, who was killed along with guitarist Steve Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines when their chartered plane crashed in ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant has revealed that doctors discovered a mass on his youngest daughter's brain this week and is asking fans to "say a prayer" for her. The legendary rock band ...

Placing Ronnie’s Hi-Roller hat on a spotlit mic-stand, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant leaves the stage. The band that remains strike up the instantly recognisable opening chords, and Free ...

and that’s my older brother Ronnie Van Zant. So you guys sing for us tonight, OK? Can you let him hear you in rock’n’roll Heaven?” Placing Ronnie’s Hi-Roller hat on a spotlit mic-stand, Lynyrd Skynyrd ...

Stood alongside Van Zant were two friends ... On stage, with the brim of his hat pulled down low and bare feet visible beneath frayed flared jeans (“I love to feel that stage burn”), Ronnie paced the ...

Ronnie Van Zant was the iconic symbol of Lynyrd Skynyrd and southern rock in general. With his black gambler hat, deep southern accent and passion for fishing and cars, he was the real-life model for ...