Gary Rossington, the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on Sunday (March 5), at the age of 71, nearly four months before the band was planning to set out on its next tour. No cause of death was given, though the guitarist had been dealing with health issues over ...
NEW YORK -- Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd's last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. No cause of death was given. "It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Robert Burns Jr dies in car crashReuters
CARTERSVILLE, Ga.- The former drummer and a founding member of the Southern hard rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, Robert Burns Jr., died late Friday in a single-vehicle crash in Georgia, police and his father said. Burns' vehicle went off a road just before midnight as it approached a curve nea...
“It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” the bandwrote on Facebook. “Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like ...
Gary Rossington, a co-founder and last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write the classic answer song “Sweet Home Alabama” and played unforgettable slide guitar on the rock anthem “Free Bird,” died Sunday at age 71. No cause of
Founding Lynyrd Skynyrd member and .38 Special bassist Larry Junstrom has died at the age of 70. The news was broken through a Facebook post by .38 Special. Read the post below. Junstrom formed Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1964, alongside vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, drummer Bob Burns and guitarists ...
"I must be traveling on now," and that's whatLynyrd Skynyrdwill continue to do afterthe deathof the band's last founding memberGary Rossingtonlast month. The group had already planned to tour this year to celebrate their 50th anniversary, but discussions were had about how to proceed after...
"I must be traveling on now," and that's whatLynyrd Skynyrdwill continue to do afterthe deathof the band's last founding memberGary Rossingtonlast month. The group had already planned to tour this year to celebrate their 50th anniversary, but discussions were had about how to proceed after...
King’s guitar work and songwriting were critical to making Lynyrd Skynyrd the huge band it became in the 1970s, with King writing or co-writing trademark songs including “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Saturday Night Spec...