Rossington did not make any apologies for keeping the group going, years after he became the last original member to be part of the lineup. “Me, Allen [Collins] and Ronnie started this band with ...

Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on August 31, 1991 in Mountain View, California. (Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Gary Rossington, the guitarist for ...

in the summer of 1964 when teenaged Rossington, Van Zant and Bob Burns met while competing on rival baseball teams, the band’s website says. Soon, the trio was joined by guitarist Allen Collins ...

“Just that she’s a great, great singer. Back when we stared the Rossington-Collins Band we didn’t want to get another male singer right off the bat and start playing because it would just be ...

That feeling is one Rossington believes his former bandmates would share. “Me, Allen [Collins] and Ronnie [Van Zant] started this band with a dream of making it big, and that dream came true.

That’s the electric guitar the late musician used to play "Free Bird" right up until Skynyrd's tragic plane crash in 1977, ...

Guitarist and songwriter Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Sunday at the age of 71. No immediate cause of death was given. Rossington had dealt with ...

Just being able to talk about Ronnie and Allen (Collins, who died in 1990) and share their music with the audience,” Rossington said. “We had a dream back in the day to be in a big band and ...

Along with Allen Collins, Rossington formed the Rossington-Collins Band in 1980, releasing the LP Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere that same year, and the follow-up This Is the Way in 1981. The former ...

The band, playing countless bar dates around Florida and eventually beyond, evolved into a seven-piece with three guitars — Mr. Rossington, Allen Collins and Ed King (later replaced by Steve ...

The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. After recovering from his injuries in the crash, Rossington formed the Rossington Collins Band with fellow Collins. Featuring ...

Rossington rejoined at that time. Rossington also separately formed the Rossington Collins Band with Collins in 1980, releasing two albums. They disbanded two years later over the death of Collins ...