On October 20, 1977, Southern Rock legends Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, and others tragically lost their lives when Lynyrd Skynyrd’s plane went down in a remote Mississippi forest.

This primal blast of sexual energy – penned by Chip Taylor and later hijacked by Jimi Hendrix – would prove an immediate ’66 hit for Reg Presley and his "proto-punk" beat boys ...