Ronnie Van Zant
On October 20, 1977, a plane carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ran out of fuel outside Gillsburg, Mississippi. The passengers had been informed about potential problems with the Convair CV-240 and were told to brace for a crash. Van Zant died on impact from head injuries suffered after the aircraft struck a tree. Bandmates Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines, along with assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray, were also killed. The rest of the band was seriously injured. Van Zant was 29 years old.
Ronnie Bond
Ronnie Bond (born Ronald James Bullis, 4 May 1940 – 13 November 1992) was an English drummer, who had a solo hit single called "It's Written on Your Body", released on Mercury Records. It entered the UK Singles Chart on May 31, 1980. It remained in the charts for five weeks, reaching no. 52.