In October 1977, Gary Rossington survived a plane crash that killed three bandmates and became a touchstone in rock music lore. The Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member and guitarist seemed ...

By Neil Genzlinger Gary Rossington, an original member of Lynyrd ... a key figure in the group’s eventual rebirth after a plane crash in 1977 killed three of its members, died on Sunday.

Rossington had a history of heart issues and previously had surgery following a heart attack in 2015. In October 1977, Gary was one of more than a dozen passengers who survived a plane crash in ...

Gary Rossington's 1961 Gibson Les Paul SG. That’s the electric guitar the late musician used to play "Free Bird" right up ...

Guitarist and songwriter Gary Rossington, the last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, who survived their 1977 plane crash and played with the band until this year, died Sunday. He was 71.

Gary Rossington, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd ... A year later, he emerged from the infamous 1977 plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backing ...

AP Photos Share Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving ... A year later, he emerged from the 1977 plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backing ...

Gary Rossington, founding member and guitarist ... Only a year later, in 1977, he survived the tragic plane crash in Mississippi that killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines ...

Gary Rossington, a co-founder and last surviving ... A year later, he survived the plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines ...

The last living original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gary Rossington, died on March 5 ... to an infamous 1977 plane crash that killed three of Skynyrd’s members, including singer Ronnie Van ...