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    • Sep 19, 1976
    Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant and his wife, Judy, have a daughter, Melody Van Zant. Dad sang and co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama," ranked among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 3, 1977
    Willie Nelson holds his Fourth of July Picnic one day early, attracting 70,000 fans to the Tulsa Fairgrounds Speedway. The lineup includes Lynyrd Skynyrd, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Jerry Jeff Walker and Asleep At The Wheel
    Oct 20, 1977
    Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and backup vocalist Cassie Gaines die in a plane crash in Gillsburg, Mississippi. Their brand of Southern rock influences many future country artists, leading to a 1994 tribute album, "Skynyrd Frynds"
    Oct 25, 1977
    Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant is interred at the Jacksonville Memory Gardens in Florida, while Merle Haggard's "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am" plays in the background
    Jan 13, 1979
    The surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform live at Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam in Nashville--the group's first concert appearance since a plane crash 15 months earlier
    Nov 30, 1979
    MCA releases Lynyrd Skynyrd's album "Gold & Platinum." It includes "Sweet Home Alabama," cited by the Country Music Foundation among country music's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Feb 8, 1980
    Lynyrd Skynyrd plays Orlando's Great Southern Music Hall in its first full concert since the deaths of several members in a 1977 plane crash. "Sweet Home Alabama" ranks among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Mar 25, 1980
    Lynyrd Skynyrd's album "Gold & Platinum" earns a gold award from the RIAA. It features "Sweet Home Alabama," listed among country music's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 18, 1980
    The Lynyrd Skynyrd album "Gold & Platinum" is certified platinum by the RIAA. Among its contents: "Sweet Home Alabama," hailed in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country music's 500 greatest singles of all-time
    Feb 13, 1982
    A 300-pound marble marker is stolen from the grave of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant. The band is honored a dozen years later with a tribute album, "Skynyrd Frynds," featuring Wynonna, Charlie Daniels and Sammy Kershaw, among others
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