Lynyrd Skynyrd Founding Member Gary Rossington Dead at 71
He was the last surviving original member of the iconic band.
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He was the last surviving original member of the iconic band.
In later years, Rossington underwent quintuple bypass surgery in 2003, suffered a heart attack in 2015 and had numerous subsequent heart surgeries.
Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington has died at the age of seventy one. He helped write the classic "Sweet Home Alabama" which became a mainstay musical selection during games of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Rossington was the last surviving original founding member of the Southern rock band, known for its anthemic "Free Bird," among many other hit songs.
Rossington was the last surviving original founding member of the Southern rock band, known for its anthemic "Free Bird," among many other hit songs.