I was to co-write some songs with him, which meant he would come up with the germ of an idea and I would flesh it out. Collins was driving his new Ford Thunderbird home down Plummer Grant Road with his fiance, Debra Jean Watts, in the passenger seat. if you could catch him sober, which might be for about 20 minutes after he woke up. But one thing that sticks out in my mind, is the time I got a call from my tour manager and he said there was some trouble at a place they were staying. Ronnie was such a gentleman, he wouldnt let anybody mess with us, says Jo Jo Billingsley. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. He was not supposed to be driving. Debra Jean Collins Midkiff July 4, 1960 November 14, 2020 STAFFORDSVILLE - Debra Jean Collins Midkiff, 60, entered her heavenly reward on Saturday, November 14, 2020. Allen Collins, former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Rossington-Collins Band, will have to stand trial on a charge of being drunk in the . Liked it? I told him that it was the strongest thing I had seen a man do., Lacy Van Zant always insisted he warned his son not to get on that plane. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Collins couldnt even get his guitara very valuable 1957 Gibson Les Paulon. Lois was born and raised in Lebanon. The five of us wound up at the Sugar Bowl, a teen club in a working-class subdivision called Cedar Hills, where several prominent musicians were raised, including Collins and future Skynyrd members Leon Wilkeson and Billy Powell, guitarist Jeff Carlisi (of .38 Special), singer-guitarist Don Barnes (also of .38), and keyboardist Kevin Elson (later sound mixer, recording engineer and producer). I was lying in the swamp, holding my nose on, thinking, Thank God this violence is over with., I loved and respected Ronnie Van Zant, says Pyle. Daughter of Horace Lionel WATTS and Arlena Ann Miller The drum major of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but instead of a baton he had a microphone stand that was, by the way, lightweight aluminium it only looked like it was heavy. Her awards include Online Journalist of the Year and the National Feature Writer Award from the Music Journalists Association, and three Deems Taylor Awards. Bill Beemont 04/29/1924 - 12/09/2022 Bill Beemont, 98, passed away, December 9, 2022. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I was acting as the manager for Gary and Allen, says Judy Van Zant Jenness. Ronnie was the only one of my children who had second sight, recalled his late father Lacy Van Zant in 1995. Allen was great. What is Debra Jean Lizama's current address? Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Debra Watts. Support The Jitney on Patreon! Or why not treat yourself? Because none of the reconstituted band members can write a song that can get near to anything Van Zant ever wrote. accessed ), memorial page for Debra Jean Watts Lizama (25 Oct 1954-29 Jan 1986), Find a Grave . Rossington and the rest of the band and crew 20 in all survived their injuries but struggled for years with the aftermath. ", "Everyone felt safe with him. Johnny Van Zant, who replaced him as the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, isnt sure. Ronnie could see the future, always had been able, said his father Lacy. What set him off? Geni requires JavaScript! We had problems on the plane before that last flight, Elson says. I ran into Allen Collins again in 1978, a year after the infamous plane crash, when my second wife and I were living in a small house in Murray Hill. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; Remarkably, Lynyrd Skynyrd, considered one of the greatest American rock bands of the 70s, still have a strong effect on contemporary music. Detective D.B. He was super mean, and super nice., They were all mean around here, remembered Van Zants mother Marion. Are you the guy thats trying to sound like me?. "When I heard that there had been a plane crash, I just knew Ronnie was one of the ones that didnt make it, Judy Van Zant Jenness recalls. Gary and Allen werent ready.. Suicide. Allen Collins suffered another gut punch while he was onstage with his new band. I told you, he says. Powell and Wilkeson are now members of a Christian group called Vision. Year should not be greater than current year. You dont forget a night like that easily.. His beautiful Les Paul is broken, the headstock severed from the neck, dangling by the strings. He seemed to recognize me. I wrote [That Smell] when Gary had his car accident. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. One Percent, soon to become Lynyrd Skynyrd, was performing that night. Ronnie told me, I am never going to live to see 30, recalls Pyle. God made his mark on them for them to make their mark on the world. Price looks at the stump and says, Ill bet you anything Allen did that., Look where the post is whacked off, he says. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. From Dec. 4, 2020 onward, our daily celebrity news obituaries can be found at Legacy.com. Maybe it had more to do with the fact that Allman once dated Van Zants winsome wife Judy There was always a whiff of competitiveness between the two of them. Weve updated the security on the site. I said Allen, please dont get on that plane. He said, Jo, its funny youd mention that, because I was looking out the window yesterday and I saw fire come out of the wing. [When I heard about the crash] the first thing I thought was, God saved my life. The Lord gave me that dream to warn me, and I did the only thing I could do and warned them. Hed as soon smack you in the face as sit down and discuss something at great length. I didnt want to hold the funeral until Allen and Gary got out of the hospital. But that was impossible. Scuffling to survive, Price, De Blasio and I travel to Vidalia, Ga., to become the weekend house band at the Golden Nugget, a medium-sized nightclub. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Puresouthernrock.com is the most complete Southern Rock resource on the web. We were in Tokyo at some bar and we were drinking lots of sake. In his own circle, it was common knowledge that Van Zant didnt expect to live much longer. Allen Collins father had just begun showing up about the same time the cheques did, according to one member of the band. You know, prior to starting the Survivor tour, Ronnie gave my brother EC his best black hat and a beautiful ring that he used to wear. I remember we were on the bus and Ronnie would be lying there with two pieces of raw meat on his eyes, and hed wear sunglasses during the show. Here we are, doing 50 miles per hour through a 7-11 parking lot. They took anything that said Lynyrd Skynyrd. Fate takes you on whatever road it wants. One thing breeds another, you know. In early 1985, I was working with Filthy Phil Price and drummer-singer Carl De Blasio at Macs Mustang Lounge. Debra was born April 19, 1955, to Max and Ellen House Watts in Durango, Colorado. Inevitably the group and those who were closest to them were up front. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. I woke up screaming, and my mom came running in going, Honey what is it? I said Mama, I dreamed the plane crashed! And she said, No honey, its just a dream. And I said No mom, its too real!, They had already sent me the itinerary, so the next day I called Greenville. She invited me to the Van Zant house and introduced to sons Donnie and Johnny. It was clear to most people who knew him that it was not safe to get into a vehicle with Collins, even if he wasnt driving. Maybe they got into a tussle doing 80 miles per hour. Drug addiction. No one who survived that day can forget that Van Zant, then 29, had repeatedly proclaimed that he would not live to see his 30th birthday. Dorothy was born on August 25, 1930 to V. J. Ed Kings father had committed suicide. But he was straightforward with everything he did. Allen never took any music lessons, but will always be remembered for unique songwriting and guitar playing skills. . At the last minute his plans had changed, and he decided to meet the band in Baton Rouge. If he couldnt get his way, hed run across this room and butt a hole right in the wall. Had he been older and wiser, he says, he never would have climbed those rickety steel stairs. He chose Randall Hall, who had been in the Allen Collins Band, as his replacement. He later went after the road manager with a pickaxe. She was thrown from the car when it veered into a ditch, hit a concrete culvert and landed on its roof before rolling onto its wheels. It was so weird because some of them thought that maybe I had something to do with it, but I had nothing to do with it.. There used to be a stop sign at this corner fastened to a four-by-four post stuck in the ground. It felt like we were being hit with baseball bats in a tin coffee can with the lid on, says Billy Powell, his voice still breathless in the telling. On that last day, he was standing right on this step, said the elder Van Zant, who pointed to a spot about 10 feet from where we sat, and I begged him not to get on the charter plane. Patsy Lorraine Sherriff February 1, 2023 (64 years old) View obituary. Learn more about managing a memorial . You can always change this later in your Account settings. While sitting in the passenger seat, Collins enjoyed scaring the hell out of driversand anyone else in the car. Family members linked to this person will appear here. They were a good pair.. They were like, I have this funny feeling about this. On Monday we get called to a rehearsal at Collins house on Plummer Grant Road. Van Zant took umbrage to the intrusion, and lost no time in raising his fists and thumping the intruder on the side of his head. GREAT NEWS! Lois worked at NORPAC for part of her life. Collins suffered a broken back. He already had a drummerwho doubled as his chauffeurso De Blasio was left out. This man had just been to the funeral home and seen his son dead and decided to keep that to himself for these guys to heal. I told Sister about meeting Collins at the chicken place. Debra "Debbie" DeGraaff age 65 passed away December 6, 2022 after a painful battle with cancer. The bandmates, almost to a man, had lost their fathers early on. And the whole front row would go Wow., As mean as he could be, there was a Jekyll and Hyde aspect to Ronnie Van Zant. They went through our suitcases. Music Newsletter Take a second to support The Jitney on Patreon! Allen decided to drive home, Reynolds replies. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; Rossington's broken bones healed long ago, but they still ache when the weather turns cold or rainy. I am speculatingthis is an educated guess, taken from experiencethat she probably yelled at him to slow down, pull over, stop acting so stupid. Its not just smashing up a room they skinned a cat!. Rossingtons broken bones healed long ago, but they still ache when the weather turns cold or rainy. Debra Watts. Rossington was raised by a single mother, his father dying when he was just a tyke. The pilot radioed to the Houston [Texas] Air Route Traffic Control Center, telling the staff they were low on fuel, and requested vectors for a tiny airstrip in McComb, Mississippi. Lois was born and raised in Lebanon . So thats what Price and I concentrated on. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Lacy came up and reached down and scooped up a handful of the dirt and wiped it across my mouth and said, Kiss this ground youre walking on. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. While at the peak of their career, Skynyrds plane crashed into Mississippi swamp, killing six people on board, including front manRonnie Van Zant. I called everybody on the list. I thought, well, thats music to my ears, Billingsley told a reporter from swampland.com in 2003 (opens in new tab). Oops, we were unable to send the email. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. All my T-shirts were taken, all my jewellery, a skull and crossbones coke spoon. Like the time Leon Wilkeson was caught staring at a girls breasts. He puts his guitar down and says, Ill be right back. After waiting an hour, we go into the house to look for him. Drummer Artimus Pyle and crew members Ken Peden and Mark Frank stumbled through the wreckage to go for help. With the passion and dedication coursing through his veins, it is no wonder that Allen joined Lynyrd Skynyrd, at the time, My Backyard, just two weeks after . Sister of David Joseph Watts; Dale Joshua Watts; Daniel "Danny" Jonathan Watts; Private and Private. He also gave me several things, including his lawn mower and his 1955 Chevy pickup truck. The band, however, carried on with the help of several replacements taking the place of dying membersguitarist Gary Rossington is the only remaining founderand has been touring regularly since. By 8.30 hed be putting his charges through their paces in workdays that regularly ran eight to 12 hours; sometimes they wouldnt straggle back until the next morning. Constance Sue Gutmann, 83 of Cedar Hill, died Sunday, January 2, 2022, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. The man scrambled off the tour bus, with Van Zant in pursuit, only to be met by a crowd of the mans pals bigger, brawnier and more lethal than their friend. Neither did Larkin Collins. I remember once Ronnie stuck a wooden coat hanger down his pants at a bar to fight to defend the honour of one of the girl singers. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. He would stomp his foot down on top of mine [on the gas pedal], Reynolds says. He picked up his bleary-eyed and grumbling troops in his battered old 55 Chevy truck every morning at 7.30am, stopping for jugs of coffee at the donut shop where his mother worked. Try again later. Since reforming in 1987 with Ronnies younger brother Johnny on lead vocals, Rossington has held the reins of Lynyrd Skynyrd, putting him in a position that he never imagined nor wanted. Or when Ronnie caught Wilkeson drinking wine during Free Bird. They were immediately affected by the presence of The Who, remembered Bill Curbishley, Rudges management partner and current manager of The Who. They go to the motel, get their stuff, and head back to Jacksonville, a two-hour drive. Thats what destroyed him, Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell (who died in 2009) told interviewer Marley Brant. Cassie said, Im going to ride in the truck, but she changed her mind at the last minute. No band that has ever opened for The Who has ever gotten an encore. Who manager Peter Rudge remarked at the time. Van Zant had written the song as a cautionary tale to his band members, inspired by Rossingtons near-fatal 1977 car crash and the feeling that some of them were pissing away their future with excessive drinking, drugging, and carousing. Why? Lexington, KY Deborah Jean Watts, 52, died Sunday, December 22, 2013. After the Tribute Tour, Allen disappeared from the music scene and led reclusive life until his death. She began schooling at Queen Anne Elementary and graduated from Lebanon Union High School in 1972. This getup became Collins trademark for a time; he even wore white tennis shoes, the kind women wore. The only other times I saw him behave gently was around his daughters, whom he adored and they him. Burns, whod been playing poorly and suffering Van Zants wrath regularly, freaked and tossed the hotels beloved resident cat out his fourth floor window, making for a grisly kitty cat splat outside the establishments front door. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Debra Jean (Louisville, Kentucky), who passed away on March 31, 2022. Lucky for him I caught it in midair, before it too hit the wall. Try again. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. He was born May 23, 1947 in Louisville, KY, the son of Marion H. and Wilma Jean (Hamilton) Watts and had been an Ashtabula resident most of his life. We had been playing poker right before the crash, and I was winning big. The first time I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins was in 1969, when I went with a group of hippies to the Comic Book Club in downtown Jacksonville, where One Percent was the house band, to score some acid. There was an error deleting this problem. If you didnt fight for it, somebody would take it from you., By most accounts, Van Zant was largely full of ire when he drank. This was topped by a huge head of shoulder-length, curly hair. Log In. It broke off, went flying up in the air over the top of the car and landed right there.. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. This would not be the last time the spectre of Ronnie Van Zant would pay a visit to friends and family. One of the first women to work in rock journalism, Jaan Uhelszki got her start alongside Lester Bangs, Ben Edmonds and Dave Marsh considered the dream team of rock writing at Creem Magazine in the mid-1970s. Mike Wolfe. Collins also claimed he had boinked Chaka Khan on Skynyrds tour bus. amzn_assoc_linkid = "3dade7dca27a107e53fc9f079283fe14"; They even went out and took the side of the plane that was painted Lynyrd Skynyrd., The thing I think of is the constant telephone calls with Judy Van Zant who was at Ronnies house, remembers Charlesworth. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? He recalled when their first drummer Bob Burns snapped in a northern England hotel room in late 1974 on the bands first overseas trek, a breakdown the others say was triggered by an unhealthy number of viewings of the hit film, the The Exorcist. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Judy Van Zant was there, as was Billy Powells ex-wife Stella. We would especially like to feature independent artists to try and get them more exposure. From an early age he taught his eldest son Ronnie named after his favourite movie star Ronald Reagan not only knew how to fight but how to hurt. See Photos. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Hed just had a falling out with a band member whod disparaged his wife. Allen Collins injured his spine; back-up singer Leslie Hawkins had serious facial cuts, while Billy Powell and Artimus Pyle were released from hospitals a week after the crash. Collins drivers license has been suspended numerous times and revoked at least twice, said Kee. Obituary Headlines, View current celebrity deaths on Legacy.com. Theyre haunted by the spectre of what could have been. Allen Collins life went on a slope from there. But, if my brother was really so sure he was going to go, dont you think he would have made a will?. "Jacksonville, Fla. (AP) - A former member of the Lynyrd Skynyrd rock group remained hospitalized in serious condition today, suffering from injuries he received in an accident that killed a passenger in his car.Allen Collins, 33, a guitarist, was charged with reckless driving and driving on a suspended and revoked license after the Wednesday night accident in South Jacksonville. Fist fights, premonitions and a plane that fell from the sky. If you dont want Gary to know it, dont do it in front of me. She married Robert Henry Moore Jr. July 14, 1973. He was in serious but stable condition this morning, said University Hospital spokeswoman Leslie Heinrich.Debra Watts Lizama, 31, who lived with Collins, was killed in the accident, said Mike Kee, a police spokesman. They were naturally a bit crazy in various ways and all that meeting with The Who did was light the fuse. Please reset your password. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. I had been trained never to stop playing in the middle of a song no matter what happens, because if theres a melee, stopping will draw everyones attention, whereas if you keep playing, a lot of people wont notice. Please try again later. But when we were in Glasgow and they were playing with The Who or The Stones, I forgot. I always knew something bad would happen to them after I left, the guitarist recalled. He saw his old friends when he came off the road and he loved to fish would fish with anybody. Man, all the signs were there., It didnt stop there. Try again later. I started teaching him how to box when he was two-and-a-half years old, remembered Van Zants father in 1996. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Debra Jean Watts Lizama I found on Findagrave.com. Find your friends on Facebook. If you're an artist and think we'd like your music, get in touch. I kept calling to him, Come back, dont go away. I didnt want it to end.. Theres a short-cut on State Road 15 running through Blackshear that leads back to U.S. 1. But Gregg wanted them to call it Free Bird, so we dropped the idea. He was abusive, a nasty, mean little man with the personality of a thumb.. They were contenders. He most likely did that while Debra was driving, Reynolds adds. Collins finally pled no contest, claiming he had no memory of the incident. Murder. This was a year after Skynyrds plane crash. Watts died from her injuries. Lacy Van Zant was a Golden Gloves boxer, with no less than 36 bouts under his belt. I taught him if you really wanted to hurt a man youd hit him across the face. Debra Gail Watts, 64, Indiahoma passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at her home in Indiahoma. I dont think Im going to make it.. That anthem-turned-albatross began life as a wistful love song about a man who was trying to extricate himself from a claustrophobic relationship. He slapped me in the elevator, and I just looked at him and said Slap the other side, Im lopsided.. We don't run annoying ads but The Jitney still needs gas. We then went to the hospital and saw all the other people who were hurt. This is notable because certain Skynyrd members were notorious bigots. The only thing that seemed to comfort him were rocknroll panaceas drinking, drugs and driving around in fast cars. Try again later. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. About the height of a car bumper. The survivors werent aware that the cause of the crash was due to the pilots running out of fuel, so they feared the plane would burst into flame at any moment. This account has been disabled. Scrambling in the dark fearful of snakes, alligators, or worse the three finally flagged down a farmer named Johnny Mote, who had come to investigate what the mighty noise was that jarred him out of his house. The reason for Lacys rather strange behaviour was because Jo Jo wasnt on that flight. Skynyrd manager Rudge chartered three planes to take family members to the small Mississippi town to see the survivors and in six instances, identify their dead. Rossington doesnt need aches and pains to remind him of that day its something that will haunt him forever. Among the dead, lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. July 23, 1954 January 8, 2020. Died instantly of a massive head injury. Resend Activation Email. He said he liked to take them out in to the woods and roll them. Ronnie and Stevie were only on this earth a short time. Debra Watts. Peace, love and understanding never made it to Jacksonville. More cops materialized. It was probably a good thing. Trying to stay calmI realize he is messing with our headsI say, Allen, who is going to clean up your nice leather seats?, I mean you are scaring the shit out of us., Allen, if you want to kill yourself, thats fine, but please dont take us with you., He turns back to face us, left hand on the wheel, still doing 50 mph. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. It didnt then. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Before 10 minutes had passed, Gary Rossington had joined Van Zant at the bottom of a bloody heap and the singer suffered facial injuries that required he wear sunglasses onstage. Bucyrus - Dorothy J. Watts, 90, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021. The music was incredible. He was in serious but stable condition this morning, said University Hospital spokeswoman Leslie Heinrich.Debra Watts Lizama, 31, who lived with Collins, was killed in the accident, said Mike Kee, a police spokesman. July 23, 1954 January 8, 2020. I was touring with them quite a bit in Europe and I felt this was a band that could have gone all the way. They all looked at Lacy through stitches and swelling and he told me not to say anything about Ronnie. Reynolds says Larkin told him both Collins and Watts were ejected out the passenger side and that Collins went out the windowbeforeWatts. I said, Bullshit man. But he said, No, no, I want to go out with my boots on.. Former Skynyrd guitarist Ed King drove through the night arriving the next morning to see the members of the band he left in the middle of the night two years before. Place of Burial: Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States of America. Search above to list available cemeteries. The daughter of Herman Alvin Lee Dishong and Regina "Jeannie . But looks didnt really matter to me. I saw the plane smack the ground. To honor his probation, he appeared, wheel-chair bound, before every show to provide a short lecture on the consequences of drinking and driving. I know this was late February, because Collins threw a pie at me on my birthdaySkynyrd had a tradition that anyone having a birthday got a pie in the face. He probably got distracted . Photo by Bill Delaney. or. Moore estimated the car was traveling at 70 to 90 mph before the accident." 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