"Ronald Wayne Van Zant"@en . . "Ronald Wayne \"Ronnie\" Van Zant (January 15, 1948 \u2013 October 20, 1977) was an American lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and a founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was the older brother of current Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant, and of the founder and vocalist of 38 Special, Donnie Van Zant. He is the father of a singer Tammy Van Zant, and cousin of a musician Jimmie Van Zant."@en . "American singer and songwriter" . "solo_singer" . "1948Z"^^ . "1977-10-20Z"^^ . "1948-01-15Z"^^ . . . . "1977Z"^^ . "1964Z"^^ . . "Ronnie Van Zant"@en . "Van Zant, Ronnie"@en . . "1977Z"^^ .