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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 anthe...
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
Gary Rossington, the guitarist who inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd’s song “That Smell” and then played the hell out of it—and many more of the band’s classic hits—died on Sunday, March 5, after at least a decade of coronary issues. He was the band’s last surviving original member and a true guitar hero.
Scott Dodelson/Getty Images; Jeff Han / Getty Images Charlie Star, singer and guitarist for Blackberry Smoke, was sailing on Lynyrd Skynyrd's Simple Man
Gary Rossington, guitarist and founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Sunday at the age of 71. Rossington was the last surviving original member of the band.