THE CRASH KILLED RONNIE VAN ZANT,ALLEN COLLINS,AND STEVIE GAINES.
GAINES’ OLDER SISTER, BACKUP SINGER CASSIE GAINES,THE PILOT, CO-PILOT,
AND THE GROUP’S ASSISTANT MANAGER ALSO DIED IN THE CRASH. PLUS,
MOST WHO SURVIVED THE CRASH WERE SEVERELY INJURED.
THE ORIGINAL COVER FOR THE ALBUM WAS PULLED FROM THE SHELVES.
HERE’S THE ALTERNATE COVER:
HERE’S THE ORIGINAL LYNYRD SKYNYRD PERFORMING “SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL” IN SAN FRANCISCO AT ‘WINTERLAND’ A YEAR BEFORE RELEASING THE SONG ON “STREET SURVIVORS” …