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What did Jimmie Van Zant died from?
Liver cancer
Jimmie Van Zant/Cause of death
He toured widely with his band, performing over 200 shows each year, and released a third album, Feels Like Freedom, in 2012. His wife Zohra often performed with him. He died in a hospice in Florida in 2016, aged 59, after several years of treatment for liver cancer.
Jimmie Van Zant has died: Cousin of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Ronnie Van Zant was 59. Jimmie Van Zant, cousin of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Ronnie Van Zant and a musician in his own right, has died. “We know you’re lookin’ down on us from rock ‘n’ roll heaven, Jimmie,” Lynyrd Skynyrd posted on Facebook Thursday.
Are Johnny and Donnie Van Zant still alive?
He is the middle of three sons; his older brother Ronnie was the original lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd who died in a 1977 plane crash in Mississippi, and his younger brother Johnny has been the lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd since 1987….
| Donnie Van Zant | |
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| Associated acts | 38 Special Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Where is Jimmie Van Zant buried?
Rock musician Jimmie Van Zant, a Southern rocker whose cousins are Ronnie and Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Donnie Van Zant of ….Jimmie Van Zant.
| Birth | 22 Dec 1957 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA |
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| Death | 7 Apr 2016 (aged 58) Florida, USA |
| Burial | Riverside Memorial Park Martin County, Florida, USA |
Who did Jimmie Van Zant play with?
Rock musician Jimmie Van Zant, the cousin of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Van Zant brothers, including Ronnie and Johnny, died Thursday in hospice care, according to multiple news sources. He was 59. The cause was liver cancer. The band announced the death in a post on Facebook, where his name was trending early Friday.
How old was Jimmie Van Zant when he died?
60 years (1956–2016)
Jimmie Van Zant/Age at death
Why did Donnie Van Zant quit 38 Special?
Hearing loss is the silent destroyer of rock. It claimed a victim in 38 Special’s Donnie Van Zant, who was forced to quit music a few years ago because of the damage it was doing to his ears.
What part of Jacksonville Florida was Ronnie Van Zant from?
Legacy. The Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park, funded by fans and family of the band, was built on Sandridge Road in Lake Asbury, Florida, nearby his hometown of Jacksonville.