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History of the 90s

Introducing... Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry | The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash | 1

History of the 90s

Kathy Kenzora

History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The old days of air travel were quite risky…compared to today, the chances of your flight going down were far greater …every airport had kiosks and coin-operating vending machines where you could buy life insurance before you headed to the gate—you know, just in case you thought you weren’t going to make it to your final destination…

1977 was one of the worst years for accidents in aviation history…in addition to several violent hijackings every month—sometimes with fatal results—There were also passenger plane crashes with great loss of life…including the worst aviation disaster of all time when two 747s planes collided on a runway in the Canary Islands, killing 583 people.

Frank Sinatra’s mother, the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, and all but one member of the University of Evansville basketball team died in crashes…

But then there were the events of October 20, 1977, when a rickety chartered plane went down in a swamp in Mississippi…on board were members of Lynyrd Skynyrd…six of the 24 passengers died, including singer Ronnie Van Zandt, guitarist Steve Gaines, backup singer Cassie Gaines, and assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick…both pilots also died…

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's Kathy. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to History of the 90s

0:04.7

early and ad-free on Amazon music included with Prime.

0:09.3

Hey there, it's Kathy, and I want to introduce you to a new one-of-a-kind true crime

0:14.3

podcast that I think you will love. It's called Uncharted, Crime and Mayhem in the music industry.

0:20.8

And it's hosted by the one and only Alan Cross, an award-winning It's called Uncharted, Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry.

0:29.1

And it's hosted by the one and only Alan Cross, an award-winning music historian and host of the chart-topping ongoing history of new music.

0:37.8

On this podcast, Alan takes you inside unbelievable stories of murder, plane crashes, court battles, and even run-ins with the mob.

0:41.5

You'll hear all about the dark side of the world of music.

0:47.8

There'll be new episodes every two weeks, so search for and follow uncharted crime and mayhem in the music industry wherever you get your podcasts.

0:51.1

I hope you enjoy this sneak peek.

1:01.6

Music podcasts. I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek. The old days of air travel were quite risky.

1:05.6

Compared to today, the chances of your flight going down were far greater.

1:10.0

Every airport had kiosks and coin-operated

1:12.6

vending machines where you could buy life insurance before you headed to the gate. You know, just

1:17.5

in case you thought you weren't going to make it to your final destination. Today, the technology

1:22.4

and regulations that keep planes safe in the air and on the ground is immeasurably better. But this came at great cost.

1:30.3

1977 was one of the worst years for accidents in aviation history. In addition to several

1:37.3

violent hijackings every month, sometimes with fatal results, a passenger plane also crashed somewhere

1:44.0

in the world with great loss of life.

1:47.0

That included the 583 people who were killed when 2 747s collided on a runway in the Canary Islands.

1:54.0

That was the worst aviation disaster of all time.

1:58.0

Frank Sinatra's mother, the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, and all but one member of the University

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