Nashville Tennessee
January 13, 1979: Lynyrd skynyrd reunites on-stage for the first time, since the 1977 tragic plane crash in gillsburg ms
September 6, 1987: LYNYRD SKYNYRD REUNITES ON-STAGE FOR THE second TIME SINCE THE TRAGIC 1977 PLANE CRASH IN GILLSBURG ms
2nd Lynyrd Skynyrd Reunion: Volunteer Jam : Nashville Tennessee: September 6, 1987:
The next Lynyrd Skynyrd appearance, also took place at a Volunteer Jam (XIII) Concert in Nashville. Allen Collins served as music director, in a wheel chair, partially paralyzed, after crashing his car. He could be seen at the back of the stage, clapping along during Lynyrd Skynyrd's set, which included
Ronnie Van Zant's brother, singer Johnny Van Zant. One of the most popular groups to come out of the Southern Rock movement of the 1970's, Lynyrd Skynyrd's career was cut short in 1977 by a plane crash that took the lives of three members. A 1987 reunion, the Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Band, was first planned as a single concert at the Volunteer Jam XIII in Nashville Tennessee. They decided to tour, and the name changed to Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991. Later, with Judy VanZant's permission, the name changed
back to Lynyrd Skynyrd