The last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, guitarist Gary Rossington, died on Sunday (5th March) aged 71. No specific cause of death was given at the time, but Rossington had serious health ...

Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last original band member, Gary Rossington, died on Sunday at the age of 71, the band announced. A cause of death was not given. He was the only member to be ...

Before he died, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and founding member Gary Rossington told fellow band members Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke that he wanted the band to continue after he was gone. "He ...

The band released a statement on Facebook about Rossington’s death. “Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty like he always does,” the statement said.

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 ...

The family of Gary Rossington has partnered with the Chicago Music Exchange to give some well-known musicians the chance to play the late Lynyrd Skynyrd co-founder’s famous 1961 Gibson Les Paul/SG ...

Two members of the popular Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd will be at Central Store, 1850 5 th Ave., Suite D, in downtown Moline on Saturday, April 13 from 12 noon to 2 p.m., for a special whiskey ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington has died (Photo: Lynyrd Skynyrd / YouTube / MGN) (CBS NEWS) — Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found ...

(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 ...

Gary Rossington, the longtime Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist who played critical roles on the timeless Southern rock anthems “Free Bird” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died, the band announced. He was 71. A ...