Lynyrd Skynyrd Members Die in Plane Crash| This Week in Music History

It was October 20, 1977, when the world of rock music was forever changed. On this date, a chartered plane carrying the band Lynyrd Skynyrd ran out of fuel and crashed, killing six passengers including lead vocalist, Ronnie Van Zant. Witness the harrowing events of that fatal day in Dan Rather's exclusive interview with surviving band members.

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