113. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, our next 48'er was a founder of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but died tragically in a plane crash in Mississippi in 1977. Who was this icon of Southern Rock to whom a memorial park is located in Asbury, Florida?
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Answer:
Ronnie Van Zant
Elvis and Marc Bolan also died in 1977, Elvis at age 42 and Bolan, who was born in 1947, at age 30. Among the galaxy of entertainment stars who also passed away in 1977 are Joan Crawford, Charlie Chaplin, Maria Callas, Groucho Marx, Ethel Waters, Guy Lombardo, and Freddie Prinze.
Southern Rock performer Stevie Ray Vaughn, who was born in 1954, also passed away too soon at age 35 in 1990.