Skynyrd in Nashville TN

April 18, 1974: The original Lynyrd Skynyrd at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville Tennessee. Pictures by Bill Cody

Pictures include Ronnie Van Zant, Ed King, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson & Gary Rossington

(Not shown) Keyboard player Billy Powell & drummer Bob Burns.

This was at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville Tennessee

Opening acts included Pure Prarie League.

Pictures by Bill Cody.

Singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Gary Rossington
April 18, 1974 at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville

April 18, 1974: Singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Gary Rossington

The original Lynyrd Skynyrd with Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant & Gary Rossington

April 18, 1974: Ed King & Leon Wilkeson in Cookeville Tennessee

April 18, 1974: Pure Prarie League, opens for Lynyrd Skynyrd

at Tennessee Tech's Memorial Gym in Cookeville Tennessee

June 9, 1974: Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Fairgrounds Speedway Grandstands in Nashville Tennessee. Pictures by Billy Dyer

June 9, 1974: ZZ Top & Lynyrd Skynyrd in "A Southern Music Explosion".at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Grandstand. Image from Newspaper. (We have no pictures of ZZ Top)

"A Southern Music Explosion" presented by Sound Seventy Productions

Lynyrd Skynyrd opening for ZZ Top at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

This is the original Lynyrd Skynyrd with original lead singer Ronnie Van Zant

Pictures taken by Billy Dyer

The original Lynyrd in Nashville Tennessee

This was before Steve Gaines & Artumus Pyle joined the band

Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crashed on October 20, 1977 in Gillsburg Mississippi

killing lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and five others on the plane.

This picture includes keyboard player Billy Powell on the left

This was the first of several times that they played the Nashville Fairgrounds

September 21, 1974: Lynyrd Skynyrd, with special guest Blue Oyster Cult at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds Speedway Grandstand. This concert took place during the Tennessee State Fair.

This was a great concert, from beginning to end. Image from Newspaper.

January 17, 1976: Lynyrd Skynyrd, with special guest

Atlanta Rhythm Section at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium

July 30, 1976: The Summer Gold Rush, featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd, with Johnny & Edgar Winter, Ted Nugen

July 30, 1976: The Summer Gold Rush, featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd, along with Johnny & Edgar Winter, Ted Nugent, Point Blank and 38 Special. The concert drew a crowd of more than 15,000 people at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds Speedway Grandstand. What a show! Image from Newspaper.

July 30, 1976: The Summer Gold Rush, featuring Ronnie VanZant (shown) with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

This was at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

July 30, 1976: The Summer Gold Rush, featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd, with Ted Nugent, Point Blank & 38 Spe

July 30, 1976: The Summer Gold Rush, featuring Ronnie VanZant (shown) with Lynyrd Skynyrd,

along with Johnny & Edgar Winter, Ted Nugent, Point Blank & 38 Special, at the

Tennessee State Fairgrounds Speedway Grandstand. Picture from Newpaper.

July 30, 1976: The Summer Gold Rush, featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd (shown),

with Johnny & Edgar Winter, Ted Nugent, Point Blank & 38 Special, draw a crowd of 15,000 people

at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds Speedway Grandstand. Picture from Newspaper.

Dates that the original Lynyrd Skynyrd played Nashville Tennessee (1974-1976).

Plus, a couple of concert ticket stubs. (Tickets courtesy of Pat Adams)

(Top) September 21, 1974 at the Tennessee State Fair in Nashville

(Bottom) January 17, 1976 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Early Nashville Concerts:
Concerts in Nashville
of the original band
before plane crash.
March (1-2) 1974,

June 9, 1974,

September 21, 1974,

January 17, 1976
July 30, 1976

October 27, 1977: Lynyrd Skynyrd was scheduled to play the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Dunn Center in Clarksville Tennessee (45 minutes from Nashville).

Lynyrd Skynyrd had to cancel this concert due to the October 20th plane crash.

Southern Tribute

A Southern Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd From Nashville TN & Gillsburg

ORIGINAL LYNYRD SKYNYRD CONCERTs IN the NASHVILLE area & Nashville CRASH COVERAGE

April 18, 1974: The original Lynyrd Skynyrd at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville Tennessee. Pictures by Bill Cody

June 9, 1974: Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Fairgrounds Speedway Grandstands in Nashville Tennessee. Pictures by Billy Dyer

Newspaper ads, tickets & Memorabilia of Nashville Tennessee Lynyrd Skynyrd Concerts from 1974 - 1976

Nashville Tennessee Newspaper coverage of the Lynyrd skynyrd plane crash in mississippi

Video- Lynyrd Skynyrd's Last Video Performance.

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