Wilkeson cheated death in 1977, surviving a crash of the band's chartered plane. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and singer Cassie Gaines were all killed in the crash, and the band stopped performing and recording. Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed in 1987, and has been touring and...
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 ...
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(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. ...
Gary Rossington survived the tragic 1977 plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines, as well as backup vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot John Gray. Although the cause of death has...
Several of the players in Lynyrd Skynyrd had now married and the time was getting close to when the band either had to make it or the members would not be able to support their growing families. In 1973, however, things finally started coming together for Lynyrd Skynyrd. During a week-...
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
74-year-old Pyle is now the only living member of the band that was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. “As it turns out, being the last living member ofLynyrd Skynyrd Trending on Billboard No cause of death for Rossington was given, though the guitarist had been d...
With the 2001 death of bassist Leon Wilkeson (to whom "Simple Man" is dedicated in the show), this edition of Lynyrd Skynyrd features only two of the musicians heard on that first LP, guitarist Gary Rossington and keyboardist Bill Powell. Lead singer Johnny Van Zant suggests there is ...
His Death Started the ‘Legacy’ Band Trend 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 ...