Southern Rock



Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash

Today marks the 42 anniversary of the plane crash that killed three members of the Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lead singer Ronnie VanZant, lead guitarist Steve Gains and his sister Cassie Gains a back up singer for the band were killed as a result of the crash on October 20th, 1977.



Song of the day October 17th, 2019 Lynyrd Skynyrd “That Smell”

This performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd playing “That Smell” was recorded 3 months and 7 days before the iconic southern rock band’s airplane crash in 1977. The sound quality is excellent however it was recorded in the standard 4-3 video resolution that was standard in the 1970’s.


Song of the day October 15th, 2019 The Ballad of Curtis Loew

We stumbled on this great cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “The Ballad of Curtis Loew”. The official Lynyrd Skynyrd Facebook page has shared this video and the music blog Country Rebel has written about it. We hope you enjoy the GuitarSwan’s rendition.