Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped write the classic “Sweet Home Alabama,” died Sunday at the age of 71.
(AP) - 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 death was given. ...
Guitarist Gary Rossington was the last remaining original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sadly, he passed away today, March 5th, at the age of 71. A statement from Lynyrd Skynyrd reads: "It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd was the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious Southern image and a hard rock swagger. Skynyrd never relied on the jazzy improvisations of the Allman Brothers. Instead, they were a hard-living, hard-driving rock & roll band —...
Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour: Directed by Jon Small. With Johnny Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Rickey Medlocke. Celebrating 30 years of rock & roll, Lynyrd Skynyrd continues to be a major force in music. This live concert chroni
A version of the band continues to tour and record, with only Gary Rossington of its original members remaining. Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006. Click here to see the Dish Network posters....
As anyone who’s recently attended a show by Foreigner or Lynyrd Skynyrd knows, it’s become as common as a guitar solo to see a classic rock & roll outfit without any original members in the lineup. But what few may realize is that the template for that concept may have started 80 ...
Southern rockersLynyrd Skynyrdwill be continuing as a band after therecent deathof their last original member and guitarist, Gary Rossington. READ MORE:Has Mick Thomson of Slipknot left Jackson Guitars for ESP? The remaining members of the band announced Monday of the group’s plans to “keep ...
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 death was given. ...
Rossington, along with Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, and Medlocke, was one of the founding members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, leaving behind a musical legacy that continued with three generations of fans. The Aftermath Remaining guitarist Rickey Medlocke, who has been associated with Lynyrd Skynyrd since...