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Gary Rossington
Rossington performing in 2011
Born
Gary Robert Rossington

(1951-12-04)December 4, 1951
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 2023(2023-03-05) (aged 71)
Milton, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Years active1964–2023
Spouse
Dale Krantz-Rossington
(m. 1982)
Children2
Musical career
Genres
  • Southern rock
  • blues rock
  • boogie rock
  • hard rock
Instrument(s)Guitar
Formerly of
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • The Rossington Band
  • Rossington Collins Band

Gary Robert Rossington (December 4, 1951 – March 5, 2023) was an American musician best known as a founding guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, with whom he performed until his death. Rossington was also a founding member of the Rossington Collins Band, along with former bandmate Allen Collins. Rossington was the last surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the only original member left in the band at the time of his death.

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Gary Rossington

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Gary Robert Rossington (December 4, 1951 – March 5, 2023) was an American musician best known as a founding guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...

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Rossington Collins Band

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The Rossington Collins Band was an American Southern rock band founded in 1979 by guitarists Gary Rossington and Allen Collins following the 1977 plane...

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

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My Backyard in 1964 and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass guitar), and...

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List of Lynyrd Skynyrd members

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the group originally included vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarists Gary Rossington and Allen Collins, bassist Larry Junstrom and drummer Bob Burns. The...

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Ronnie Van Zant

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summer of 1964 with friends and schoolmates Allen Collins (guitar), Gary Rossington (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass), and Bob Burns (drums). The quintet...

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The Rossington Band

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Rossington was a Rock / Blues rock group formed by Gary Rossington, of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame, and his wife Dale Krantz-Rossington after the breakup of The...

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Street Survivors

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abuse that seemed to be aimed at fellow band members (both Collins and Gary Rossington had serious car accidents which slowed the recording of the album)...

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Sweet Home Alabama

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Gary Rossington were both born in Jacksonville, Florida, while Ed King was from Glendale, California. In an interview with Garden & Gun, Rossington explained...

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Second Helping

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United States. Second Helping features Ed King, Allen Collins, and Gary Rossington all collaborating with Ronnie Van Zant on the songwriting, and cemented...

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Free Bird

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remains a staple on classic rock stations. According to guitarist Gary Rossington, for two years after Allen Collins wrote the initial chords, vocalist...

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Gimme Back My Bullets

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November 11, 1975. Lynyrd Skynyrd Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals, lyrics Gary Rossington – guitars Allen Collins – guitars Leon Wilkeson – bass, background...

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Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991

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met with moderate success. Lynyrd Skynyrd Johnny Van Zant - vocals Gary Rossington - guitar Ed King - guitar Randall Hall - guitar Leon Wilkeson - bass...

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Allen Collins

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Florida, just two weeks after its formation by Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington, along with Bob Burns and Larry Junstrom. Knowing that Collins played...

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour

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number of surviving members reunited for the tour. Original members Gary Rossington, Billy Powell and Leon Wilkeson were joined by Ed King (original member...

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Southern by the Grace of God

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Gary Rossington) re-form the famous triple-lead guitar attack of the original band. New background vocalists Carol Bristow and Dale Krantz-Rossington...

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Artimus Pyle

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of Dorman Cogburn, a childhood friend of Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington; vocalist Jimmy Dougherty, who went on to sing on the Allen Collins...

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Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash

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situation clear, the passengers sat in silence, some praying. Guitarist Gary Rossington recalled hearing what sounded like hundreds of baseball bats hitting...

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Johnny Van Zant

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Bike Week at WestWorld of Scottsdale. He stated that original member Gary Rossington was recovering and still needed prayers. In May 2006, less than one...

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That Smell

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indulgences of the band members culminating in the evening when guitarist Gary Rossington crashed his Ford Torino into an oak tree along Mandarin Road in Jacksonville...

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Coricidin

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Brothers Band), Ray Wylie Hubbard, Rory Gallagher, J. D. Simo, and Gary Rossington also adopted the Coricidin bottle as a slide. "Label: Coricidin HBP...

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