Gary Rossington, founding Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist, dies age 71

Gary Rossington, one Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Members who were founding has died At the age of 71 the band made Sunday’s announcement.

Rossington is well-known for using his slide guitar to perform the song “The Band’s Most Popular Song”. “Free Bird,” Lynyrd Skynyrd’s final surviving member. The famous plane crash of 1977 that killed him was his last. that killed Ronnie Van Zant (band members) and Steve Gaines (backup singer Cassie Gaines, Steve’s sibling), Dean Kilpatrick (road manager), and both pilots.

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“It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today. Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does,” The band announced Facebook “Please keep Dale, Mary, Annie and the entire Rossington family in your prayers and respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time.”

Rossington was born on January 31, 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida. His future bandmates, and the rest of his adult life would follow him while playing Little League baseball. per Rolling Stone. Through years of change, tragedy, success and failure, this is what th