Paul welch lynyrd skynyrd biography

Paul Welch was a sound man for Lynyrd Skynyrd and was responsible for mainly making Ronnie sound good through the mic and sound system for the venue....

Lynyrd Skynyrd crew, Judy Van Zant unveil Mississippi monument to plane crash victims

  • Plane crash survivors and rescuers met in rural Mississippi on Sunday.
  • Judy Van Zant-Jenness, widow of Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, among speakers.
  • The day, 42 years after the crash, marked the largest ever one-day fan pilgrimage.
  • The 15,000-pound monument includes sketches of the band members who were killed.

Judy Van Zant-Jenness, the widow of original Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant, stood atop a set of steps in the middle of the Mississippi countryside.

 At her feet were six yellow roses.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash Survivor Paul Welch.

  • Paul Welch 35 years ago on October 20, 1977 was laying in a swamp.
  • Paul Welch was a sound man for Lynyrd Skynyrd and was responsible for mainly making Ronnie sound good through the mic and sound system for the venue.
  • One of them was Paul Welch.
  • Paul Welch and the interviewer, Jim Ball, just happen to know each other, so the interview is a little more relaxed.

    • Behind her was a yet-to-be unveiled monument that would forever combine the influential Southern rock band with Mississippi.

    The roses symbolized the six lives lost more than 40 years ago after Lynyrd Skynyrd’s plane skittered along the tops of the southwest Mississippi treeline, before slamming into the thick swampy brush.

    Lead singer/founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guita