Ooh, that Smell!

…The smell of death’s around you…Today in rock history, three members of the band, Lynyrd Skynyrd (named after their teacher, Leonard Skinner), were killed in 1977, in a fiery plane crash. Out of respect, their 1977 album, Street Survivors, was pulled from stores and re-released without the flames on the album cover that were smothering the band. More recently, the remastered CD version of the Street Survivors album used the original cover art work, flames and all. In another really weird coincidence, one of the singles from that album was called “That Smell,” from which you can draw your own conclusions (believed to have been directed at guitarist Gary Rossington, who did get drunk and drive his new car into a tree). The band came back from disaster and is currently performing with Johnny Van Zant, Ronnie's younger brother, at the helm, and a couple of the surviving original members, and continues to record music and tour today. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006. Thanks to www.garylessard.com and www.wikipedia.org for the info, keep on rockin’, and stay away from light planes!