Rossington was born December 4th, 1951, in Jacksonville, Florida, and raised by his mother after his father died. Upon meeting drummer Bob Burns and bassist Larry Junstrom, Rossington and his new friends formed a band, which they tried to juggle amid their love of baseball. During a fateful Little League game, Ronnie Van Zant hit a line drive into the shoulder blades of opposing player Burns and met his future bandmates.
Adopting Lynyrd Skynyrd as the group’s name — both a reference to a similarly named sports coach at Rossington’s high school and to a character in the 1963 novelty hit “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” — the band released their debut album
RIP GARY ROSSINGTON. A real legend will be missed and forever loved.
Last of the Street Survivors. Still love to recall how LS played for my Junior HS dances back in 1970.
So sad
I will now be listening to 'Tuesday's Gone' for a month of Tuesdays. 😔 😟 . Vio con dios Rossington
Wow! I had tix to see them when Covid put the kabbash on that. Never got to reschedule that RIPGaryRossington ✌🏻❤️😇
bless him
RIP legend
One of the guys that wrote 'Freebird' died today.
GaryRossingtonRIP
Gary’s licks on Saturday Night Special and the way he performed that bit on stage was the definition of Southern Rock. You couldn’t make it look any cooler.
Damn man this crushed me… Long Live Ronnie, Gary, Billy, etc. Best band to ever do it.
Where is Gary now? John 8:24 “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”
think I can hear Free Bird being played from the heaven above
I was fortunate enough to see the 1987 reunion at Nashville TN. The tour tee shirt may have faded, but the memory of one of the best concerts I have ever seen burns clear in my mind. GaryRossington played all night, a true legend 💔
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Sad day.
RIP to a legend
Rossington was the last surviving original Lynyrd Skynyrd member. By some quirk in the space-time continuum, the band continues to tour!!!
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bc_news_addict R.I.P.
so bummed about this one. such a unique player that i was lucky enough to see perform! ❤️🩹
Welcome Me Home - The Rossington Band GaryRossington DaleKrantz Skynyrd Don't Misunderstand Me - Rossington Collins Band RHRIP
Gary Rossington 2012: Through the years... the KKK and skinheads kinda kidnapped the Dixie flag. We didn't want that to go to our fans or show the image like we agreed. After backlash: We are all proud of our heritage... we know the Civil War was fought over States rights.
SharletEvans 😭😪😭
I used to head bang to Freebird all the time in my youth, sad day.
Sad prayers for Gary’s family
R I P
Gary Rossington ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd’ Said This Before He Died| Try Not To Cry😭
Fly high freebird! RIP
damn
Is he another victim of Donald Trumps “beautiful vaccines” and Trumps “operation warp speed”?
RIP
I was listening to Free Bird a mere few hours ago...
RIP
I’ll miss you Gary. Your musical genius will carry on. 😔
Free as a bird now...!
Lynyrd Skynyrd was such an unbelievably tight band. Watch the Live and Knebworth concert. Absolutely fantastic. The tragic plane crash happened only 3 years after the release of their first album. One can only imagine all the great music we missed.
Just noticed the use of the word ethereal. It’s in Sundays NY Times Crossword puzzle.
Damn! RIP Gary Rossington.
The boys at the 1977 Atlanta Braves home opening game.
RIP, Gary. Sat hello to Ronnie.w
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Shame he was a racist
Why is the death of a rock star on the RS Twitter page?
berniewilson Damn! 🎸🎵🎼🎶🙏
RIP Gary, helluva guitar player
Gary Rossington last video before death
Gary Rossington last video before death
NoahShachtman Bad week for slide guitarists.
NoahShachtman Bad week for slide guitarists.
These guys were responsible for so many hits throughout the years, rip
PaulZeise Well, that sucks.
mhenderson33 A lot of Skynyrd tributes... and rightly so, I might add. For me, though, when I hear his name, I think of the Rossington-Collins Band.
aww Gary play me some dobro
Turn it up.
JilllovesJazz Vale
RedDirt_Roots
WynnWs Icon
Wow….sad, sad, sad. Unbelievably underrated talent. RIP Gary.
NoahShachtman Moving on to a new sweet home state RIP
Legend.
NoahShachtman Damn, he could shred a guitar!! I feel older and older when all my favorites leave us!!
MarkMaddenX
Go fishin with Ronnie...
g_godsmack77 RIP
RIP my good man.
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If you know, you know
MarkMaddenX RIP
Last original member gone..😔
L.S. was a big influence when I was young.
Mysic news from RS. RIP Gary. You cool ass mofo. See you later.
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