The Rossington Collins Band Went Gold. Then Tragedy Came Back.

#rossingtoncollinsband #lynyrdskynyrd #southernrock #70sRock #ClassicRock #BestRockSongs #nostalgia #1970s #1970smusic #70s #70smusic In July 1980, the Rossington Collins Band went gold. Three months later, it started falling apart. Gary Rossington and Allen Collins survived the plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, and Dean Kilpatrick. Eighteen months later they hadn't touched a guitar together. Then they built a new band around a woman's voice — something almost nobody in Southern rock had tried — and watched it climb to number thirteen on the Billboard 200 before grief found them again. This is the full story of the Rossington Collins Band: the gold record, the empty microphone at center stage every night, the phone call that stopped the tour, and what happened to Allen Collins afterward. 0:00 Intro 0:34 From The Wreckage 2:47 The Voice Nobody Expected 4:25 Gold In Their Hands 5:14 The Crown Within Reach 6:35 The Second Tragedy 7:44 The Night They Came Back 8:35 The Spiral 11:07 What Came After 13:16 The What If That Refuses to Fade 📚 Sources Wikipedia contributors. "Allen Collins," "Rossington Collins Band," "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere," "This Is the Way (album)," and "Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. United Press International. "People: Trial for Skynyrd Ex." UPI Archives, July 18, 1986. Ultimate Classic Rock. "When Lynyrd Skynyrd's Allen Collins Was Paralyzed in a Car Crash." January 25, 2021. Ultimate Classic Rock. "What Happened to the Survivors of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash?" October 19, 2020. The Jitney. "Lynyrd Skynyrd's Allen Collins Was the Craziest Sumbitch I Ever Met." jitneybooks.com. Find a Grave. Memorials for Allen Collins (ID 4676) and Kathy Evelyn Johns Collins (ID 19302862). Grunge. "The Tragic Real-Life Story of Allen Collins From Lynyrd Skynyrd," citing the Peoria Journal Star. February 23, 2021. Redbeard, In the Studio. Recollections of the 1980 nationwide premiere broadcast for Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere, with MCA National Promotion Director Beth Rosengard. Fish, Scott K. Feature on the Rossington Collins Band and interview with drummer Derek Hess, 1981. About Yesterday's America 🎥 Videos, the real history behind the classic rock bands and songs you grew up on 🎨 Written, voiced and produced by Yesterday's America 🔔 Subscribe for more classic rock history, new videos every few days ⭐ Join as a member for access to exclusive videos and other perks, and to help support the channel Watch More from Yesterday's America 🟢    / @yesterdaysamerica   Or check our full catalogue at 🔗 https://yesterdaysamerica.tv _____________________________________________________ 💼 Business Inquiries and Contact • For business inquiries, copyright matters or other inquiries please contact us at: yesterdaysamerica84@gmail.com. ⚠️ Copyright Disclaimers • We use images and content in accordance with the YouTube Fair Use copyright guidelines • Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” • This video could contain certain copyrighted video clips, pictures, or photographs that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.