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Ongoing History of New Music

Introducing...Uncharted: The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 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… What happened? Have I got a story for you... Show contact info: X (formerly Twitter): @AlanCross Website: ajournalofmusicalthings.com Email: Alan@alancross.ca https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry/id1710775237 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing

0:04.3

history of new music early and ad-free on Amazon music, included with Prime.

0:09.4

Hold up for a second to Alan again, and I want to introduce you to something brand new.

0:13.6

It's my one-of-a-kind true crime podcast, which is called Uncharted, Crime and Mayhem in the music industry.

0:22.6

So yeah, true crime and music together at last.

0:26.8

On this podcast, I take you inside unbelievable stories, murder, plane crashes, court battles,

0:32.5

even run-ins with the mob.

0:34.5

You will hear about the dark side of the world of music.

0:38.8

We're releasing new episodes every two weeks, so search for and follow uncharted crime and mayhem in the music industry.

0:44.1

You can get it wherever you get your podcasts. Meanwhile, here's a sneak peek.

1:01.0

The old days of air travel were quite risky. Compared to today, the chances of your flight going down were far greater.

1:06.0

Every airport had kiosks and coin-operated vending machines where you could buy life insurance before you headed to the gate.

1:12.9

You know, just in case you thought you weren't going to make it to your final destination.

1:17.2

Today, the technology and regulations that keep planes safe in the air and on the ground is immeasurably better.

1:23.6

But this came at great cost.

1:26.7

1977 was one of the worst years for accidents in aviation history.

1:31.3

In addition to several violent hijackings every month, sometimes with fatal results,

1:37.3

a passenger plane also crashed somewhere in the world with great loss of life.

1:42.3

That included the 583 people who were killed when two 747s collided on a runway in the world with great loss of life. That included the 583 people who were killed when two

1:46.1

747s collided on a runway in the Canary Islands. That was the worst aviation disaster of all time.

1:53.6

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

1:58.8

of Evansville basketball team died in plane crashes.

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