In this video, we are going to (lightheartedly) discuss why you should get punched in the face should you yell out "Freebird" at a concert, blunt force trauma, and the impending doom of the self-proclaimed Mississippi Kid, Ronnie Van Zant. This is a unique story because it's an example of a plane crash where there are a lot of survivors and wrangling the story into a truthful timeline posed as a difficult task. We also discuss the importance of this music due to its reach and use as funeral music.

This is a long one so grab a beverage and get comfy. I'm probably better enjoyed as a podcast, haha.

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The most special thanks to all of the survivors who have gone on to keep this legend alive.

Cover Image of Ronnie Van Zant is by Michael Zagaris:
https://zagaris.photoshelter.com/

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Works Cited:
Batalis, Nicholas. 02 March 2016. Forensic Autopsy of Blunt Force Trauma. Medscape. Retrieved from https://emedicine.medscape.com/articl...

Buffalo. 19 October 2017. It was 30 Years Ago Today: Last Flight of the Free Bird. Swampland. Retrieved from http://swampland.com/posts/view/title...

GHARTLEY. 18 October 2021. It’s been 44 years since Lynyrd Skynyrd was in a plane crash leaving Greenville. GVL Today. Retrieved from https://gvltoday.6amcity.com/lynyrd-s...

History 101. 8 December 2021. The Strange Tale of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash. Retrieved from https://www.history101.com/lynyrdskyn...

Runtagh, Jordan. 27 October 2017. Remembering Lynyrd Skynyrd's Deadly 1977 Plane Crash. Rolling Stone. Retrieved from https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/...

...and countless interviews with Gene Odom, Gary Rossington, Artimus Pyle, Ron Eckerman, JoJo Billingsly, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson, Mark Frank, and Paul Welch, all of which were on the plane.

Music By: Hell Hound Creative

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