Copy, Contract - Lynyrd Skynyrd

 
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Copy, Contract - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Copy, Contract - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Copy, Contract - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Copy, Contract - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Copy, Contract - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Object number2020.014.159
DateOctober 1977
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions13 × 10 in. (33 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionA print of Lynyrd Skynyrd's contract for their October 22, 1977 concert at Little Rock’s Barton Coliseum. Included on the print is the handwritten note, "Cancelled. Van Zant killed in plane crash."

On October 20, 1977, the plane transporting Lynyrd Skynyrd from South Carolina to Louisiana crashed, killing lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and vocalist Cassie Gaines.
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