Gary Rossington, the last founding member of the American band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on Sunday at the age of 71, with the group not giving a cause of death.
“It is with deep…sadness that we inform you that today we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist Gary Rossington. [domingo]”, wrote the band, on the social network Facebook.
Rossington cheated death more than once, Rolling Stone magazine wrote.
He first survived a car accident in 1976, which inspired the song “That Smell.” A year later, he survived, with two broken arms, a broken leg, and a punctured stomach and liver, the plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and showgirl Cassie Gaines.
In later years, Rossington underwent quintuple bypass surgery in 2003, suffered a heart attack in 2015, and underwent numerous subsequent heart-related surgeries. In recent shows, Rossington has performed in concert parts.
Rossington was born on December 4, 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida.
The band released their debut album in 1973. The album featured such classics as “Tuesday’s Gone,” “Simple Man” and “Gimme Three Steps,” but it was the nearly ten minute “Free Bird” that became the calling card. from the band. Skynyrd.
Source: TSF
